as well as the vice president. we can see why secretary pompeo and president trump have made such a concerted and across the board effort to obstruct this investigation and this impeachment inquiry. i will just say this, they do so at their own peril. kennedy: oh, gordo, ranking republican devin nunes had a different strategy, it was bizarre. instead of going after democrats, he went after ambassador sondland, who as i mentioned is the republican s witness. you can see the confusion in son sondland son s, face. you are here today to be smeared. you will make it through it. and i appreciate your service to this country, i am sorry you have had to go through this. kennedy: oh, finally sondland himself got to speak, he is the guy who supposed to support the president s claim of no quid pro quo. instead he aid this what a day. i know that members of this committee frame these complicated issues in form of a simple question. was there a quid pro quo. as i testified previousl
we can see why secretary pompeo and president trump have made such a concerted and across the board effort to obstruct this investigation and this impeachment inquiry. i will just say this, they do so at their own peril. kennedy: oh, gordo, ranking republican devin nunes had a different strategy, it was bizarre. instead of going after democrats, he went after ambassador sondland, who as i mentioned is the republican s witness. you can see the confusion in son sondland son s, face. you are here today to be smeared. you will make it through it. and i appreciate your service to this country, i am sorry you have had to go through this. kennedy: oh, finally sondland himself got to speak, he is the guy who supposed to support the president s claim of no quid pro quo. instead he aid this what a day. i know that members of this committee frame these complicated issues in form of a simple question. was there a quid pro quo. as i testified previously, with regard to the requested
in palm beach, florida. thank you, dr. brenneman. and good morning, everyone. i m so excited you re here. and welcome to the first founders and us relevance of our origin origins. i am gay gaines, aand i and i addict of founding american history. i was having breakfast with joe ellis and speaker newt gingrich at mount vernon, my favorite place in america. we were lamenting the fact that most colleges and universities in the united states are no longer teaching founding american history. and in fact most high schools are no longer teaching our founding american history. in 1898, when seniors and colleges and high schools were asked who is the greatest hero, they unanimously said george washington. in 1988, when they were asked the same question, the answer was michael jordan. we were discussing my dream of building a future for the past right here in palm beach, florida. what some might think an unlikely location. but i told them about this incredible organization, the soci
my definition of a historical novel one that makes literary history. it s quite contemporary. and i always operate under the admonition of the poet who said, make anu. that s what i try to do. are you exoited to be here tonight? it s fun. it s great fun. have you attended this dinner before. yes. i have won a national book award. for which book? world fair. it was about 25 years ago. anyway. some people may not know after you you are named after edgar allen poe. i think it s probably true. my father liked him. thank you for spending a few minutes on booktv. my pleasure. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] nice to meet you.3 [inaudible conversations] nice to meet you. i spent an hour with bryan in washington. yes, on q & a. we are covering you down in miami this coming weekend. you ll be live on booktv this weekend. but you re one of the finalist in the non-fiction category. is this a first time you have been nominated? yes, it is.
nicki. i know ron would want to absolute you and congratulate you so much for your 36 years of service. on behalf of ron and myself, let me just say, what a great role model you have been for all of us, but also i want to thank you for helping us navigate this great institution. we will always remember you, we will cherish your friendship and also i just want to say to you that as you start this new chapter of your life, i hope you get some rest, but hope you have a lot of fun. thank you again, nicki. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. bustos: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to thank all of our brave heros who are serving overseas and are not home with their families this holiday season. while most of us will be returning to our homes to celebrate with family and friends, let us not forget all of the men and women serving our country, who wi