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Century washe 19th george white of North Carolina in 1901. It is a long time before another African American comes into the house. That is oscar dupree from illinois. We have a couple of really rare artifacts from him from the 1920s and 30s. Before i launch into them, matt, tell us about oscar dupree. And how he got into congress. Decades is almost three after George Henry White leaves congress when there are no African Americans who served in the house or senate to that has everything to do with the jim crow laws that go on the books in the south. The way that that changes over time during those decades, there is a critical thing going on in the south were African Americans begin to leave the south a ....
The clerk pthe house will be in order. Mr. Doorkeeper. The doorkeeper mr. Clerk the speakerelect, Newt Gingrich representative from georgia and the escort committee. Its a whole new world. Mr. Gephardt ladies and gentlemen of the house, i first want to thank my democratic colleagues for their support and their confidence. I noted we were a little short. But i appreciate your friendship and your support. As you might imagine this is not a moment that i had been waiting for. When you carry the mantel of progress, there is precious little glory in defeat. But sometimes we spend so much time talking about the winners and the losers, we lose sight of the victory we all share in this crown jewel of democracy. You see, mr. Speaker, this is a day to celebrate a power that belongs not to any Political Party but to the people no matter the margin, no matter the majority. All across the ....
Replaced in part by two programs at the heart of the second deal. And the Social Security act. Created permanent structures that overlapped. Sent a letter to the nations clergy asking what they thought. And he received more than 12,000 replies within two months. Proved generally favorable in tone. For the first time in our history we have a National Administration that is seeking to realize the objectives catholics, protest tants and jus. For religious leaders like this one, the welfare state represented a religious achievement. One mississippi presbyterian and selfproclaimed southern democrat worried that the churchs hold had been receivered. Where they once had community contacts, they now looked to the government for everything. Now its possible that federal aid made it easier now they had options and clergy already inclined to question the new deal expressed ala ....
Conferences. Even with the gridlock in washington, governors are using their authority to effectively improve the quality of health care for the people of their states. While education and health care are top of mind for all governors, we also have focussed on infrastructure, the roads, rail waterways, the runways, broad band networks and power grids needed to accelerate Economic Growth and job creation. Governors know that you cant build a competitive economy without the Foundation Provided by modernized infrastructure. To be frank, too little federal investment in infrastructure is handicapping u. S. Business in global markets. What was new 65 years ago now has to be either rebuilt or repaired and in response states are increasing their funding. Fiscal year 2014, transportation spending grew by more than 4 with state funds increasing more than 10 at the same time that ....
The house selects Newt Gingrich as speaker of the house. [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen of the house, i first want to thank my democratic colleagues for their support and confidence. I noted that we were a little short. I appreciate your friendship and support. As you might imagine, this is not a moment that i had been waiting for. [laughter] when you carry the mantle of progress, there is precious little glory and defeat. Sometimes we spend so much time labeling the losers, we lose sight of the victory that we all share in this crown jewel of democracy. You see, mr. Speaker, this is a day to celebrate a power that belongs not to any political party, but the people. No matter the margin, no matter the majority. All across the world, from bosnia to chechnya, to south africa, people lay down their lives for the kind of voice that we take for granted. Too often the transfer of power is an act of pain and carnage. Not one o ....