The hearing will come to order. Good morning. Protecting american seniors from scammers who seek to defraud them is a central goal of this committee. In the past six years, we have hearings on frauds and scams we must find ways to combat those who steal billions from our seniors and block moving and robo calls. Callers generated more than 26 billion unwanted calls that reached mobile phones. When land lines are included, the number source to 48 billion. Alone, residents received 93 million robo calls last year. Of 73 callsverage to each person in our state. So far, scammers are on pace to generate more than 58 billion billion unwanted calls. Scammers are initiated by offshore robo callers using new theirlogies to perpetuate schemes. We will focus on a practice called spoofing. Scammers to mask their identity by replacing their caller id with one that fits their story. See the internal sheriffservice or department pop up, they understandably understand answer the phone. They are worried
That august, which Means Congress and the president are on vacation. But todays topic is not on vacation and will not be, at least through the 2020 election. So that will some center is not putting off a conversation. That being said, disinformation is hardly any problem. In the midst of the cold war, the u. S. And the soviet union both try to influence narratives on other parts of the globe. For example, a new article published by the Wilson Center tragic history and Public Policy program look at translated russian documents related to operation denver. A campaign in the 1980s not spread the lie that h. I. V. Was created as a result of the pentagons biological weapons research. So, disinformation was not infected in 2016 and is sadly unlikely to be buried in 2020, but today, we delve into the context. And we have the right moderator and speakers to do that. Our first panel, which starts right now is on historical patterns. Moderating is the very talented kate baldwin, the anchor of cn
California. Tell us about your school and your students. I am fortunate to be able to teach a population that is almost entirely firstgeneration american. Bilingual coming into their english language skills. Teach students who want to learn. Immigrant children love learning. Their parents are super invested. I get to be the guide to teach them about those connections to American History and World History and the government and help them see their place within this country that sometimes does not always treat them as part of it. You said you were moving in the coming fall. Taught in the past . I was the only history teacher so i ran the whole gamut of World History, u. S. History, and government and this year entirely on government. When you say focused on government, one of the topics that class covers . I am fortunate to get the whole year of government. We get to go over the branches, the functions of government, all the Different Levels but i get to have the time to talk about media
History tv. Announcer next on American History tv, author Rebecca Roberts talks about the decade leading up to the passage of the 19th amendment and how women gained the right to vote through marching, picketing, and persistence. Ms. Roberts is the author of suffragists in washington, d. C. , the 1913 parade and the fight for the vote. The White House Historical association hosted this discussion. Stewart my name is stuart, the president of the White House Historical association. It is my privilege to welcome many of you back to the historic Decatur House and the White House Historical association for another one of our wonderful lectures. Tonight is one of the annual National Heritage lectures that we do in partnership with the u. S. Capitol Historical Society and the u. S. Supreme court Historical Society, and we have our wonderful colleagues from both tonight, and we would like to welcome you here today. On june 4, 1919, the 19th amendment was passed and sent to the states for ratif
Discussant about geoscience and how lunar samples from the Apollo Mission help scientists understand our moon and solar system. The National Archives and American Geophysical union cohosted this event. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] i am thevening, archivist of the united states. Its a pleasure to welcome you to the william g mcallen theatre, whether you are here in the room with us, or participating through facebook or youtube, and a special welcome to our cspan audience. If you could please join us for tonights program, small steps 11 giant leaps, how apollo shaped our understanding of earth and beyond. Tonights program is presented in partnership with the american episcopal union, celebrating its geophysicalrsary union, celebrating its 100th anniversary, and the generous support of the boeing company. Days, we arefour commemorating the 50th anniversary of the historic flight of apollo 11 and the first moon landing. We will night, july 18, screen a celebrate