saying how we could insure the 27 million that are not insured currently. 27 million people under obamacare are without insurance. the question shouldn t be, you know, debating over the past. it should be over debating the future. the future should be figuring out how we insure the 27 million. i think there are a lot of opportunities that involve more freedom of choice, more freedom to choose your doctor, more freedom to choose what insurances work for you, and my goodness, that s what this debate is about. it s not about health care policy. it s about freedom of choice, and i hope every senator today will vote for freedom of choice. thank you. mr. enzi: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. enzi: i d suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, i think the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. wyden:
cuisine and empire they talk about how culinary practices developed, as well as the evolution of modern process food. was hosted by the american historical association at their annual meeting. it is about 90 minutes. i am the curator of philanthropy at the smithsonian museum of american history. recently, i was an associate at the national history center. we have here the director and assistant director. this roundtable is on rachel laudan s book, cuisine and and history. is focusing on an issue that is of great public interest today. food is attracting attention in a variety of ways. people with disposable incomes cook and eat not nearly for sustenance but for cultural projects. they try the latest restaurants, recipes, learn about new coup scenes, and generally approach with deliberation. a new term has been coined for odies. fo chefs are celebrities. some have even created philanthropic foundations, generally addressing hunger which persists in the face of bounty. al
this roundtable is on rachel laudan s book, cuisine and empire. why are we discussing this book? to bring history and historical perspective into broader public and policy conversations. this panel does that by focusing on an issue that is of great public interest today. food is attracting attention in a variety of ways. people with disposable incomes cook and eat not only for sustenance, but for cultural projects. they ardently try the latest restaurants, experiment with new ingredients and recipes, learn about new cuisine, and approach mealtime with a deliberate appreciation. so much so, a new term has been coined to refer to them, foodies. chefs have become celebrities. some have even achieved sufficient wealth and public profile that they have created philanthropic organizations, generally addressing hunger which persists. along with hunger, there are other related social ills like poor nutrition to obesity. policymakers debate and pursue responses to the consumption
bereft. all i have to say is neener, we have your jacki. jacki schechner in the newsroom. what are you doing for lunch today? well at 12:30 eastern time the president will sit down with mitt romney. there will be no press in attendance. he s meeting with the 12 nobel prize winners at 12:15 but then a post election niceties. there is no agenda. the white house spokesman said the president would wouldn t mind talking to mitt romney about ways to make the government more efficient. the president is will be meeting with paul tonko in the fiscal cliff negotiations. the man who had a tattoo on his face for the election removed. the r now stands for the man who was running for election but also the man who is a sore loser. it s been four years since hillary clinton ran for president, but she s still carrying $70,000 in campaign debt. secretary of state mrs. clinton is not allowed to do any campaigning for herself so it is up to her husband bill to try to get that number down when
Wet weather put a damper on the swan song of one of the City of Burnside’s key community events. But as with many dark, rain-filled clouds, there is a silver