Husband irvings are here i was by her personal journey and undying faith in humanity. I also learned she and Justice Ginsburg when we moved to washington, it seems natural to organize the conversation between these two extraordinary women. Iat opportunity arose when had the privilege of attending a small private dinner. She had Justice Ginsburg with and i asked her if this if this group would be interested in a conversation. It became this threesome. It would not have been possible had Justice Ginsburg not reached out to doris. This evening is the result of the support of many extraordinary women who pull their resources together. , the three justices, of course, misses wilhelmina holiday. She has the only Museum Dedicated to a woman in the arts in the world. Judy woodruff, icon in journalism. Misses bennett, a force of nature in washington. My friend connie milstein. And many, many others. This evening, this conversation is truly historic and we have gathered three women from three s
Good afternoon, everyone. Its a pleasure to welcome everyone to the Second Annual deans lecture to the graduating class. And the excitement here is extraordinary. There were long lines. We have an overflow room, because this room is packed. We have people in the front rows with notorious rgbt tshirts. And were all gathered here to hear from id like a big round of applause for our extraordinary speaker, justice ginsburg. [applause] thank you. So the idea behind this lecture is that its an opportunity for our graduating students to hear from a giant in the law, as she reflects on her career and offers advice to graduating students. And i cant imagine a better speaker for us to be listening to. Because were going to be talking about Justice Ginsburgs career im not going to go into a long intro. Its just particularly wonderful to have you here. First of all because youre someone who is not only a great justice but really a rarity among justices, somebody who would be an historic figure eve
Resources. The army does a lot of things. They are discoverers explorers. Army contracts are an important part of the economy. They play a role in conservation. In the American National parks they were established in the 19th century but there was no one to protect them or preserve them. Keep trespassers away. And so the army really because of the efforts of the commanding general, the army stepped in. Literally saves National Parks until another organization can be created. For better or for worse, they did more than fight indians. The American People have historically had a fear of the regular army. From the english traditions, revolutionary war traditions, we fear a standing army. It is hard for modern observers to realize because now the military is one of the most trusted institutions in the u. S. But that was not the case in the 19th century. Watch all of the events on cspan2s book tv. On American History tv on cspan3. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg touched on reproduc
And that food be happy to invite any of you to come to our daily stand up that we do every morning we review the data and take action. Thank you so much. Thank you. Mr. Schatz. Thank you mr. Chairman. I know va is working with dod so that the two can share servicemembers medical records electronically but progress as you know has been slow p. Gao cited the lack of progress is an issue and added va to its 2015 highrisk list. According to gao quote the two departments have engaged in a series of initiatives intended to achieve Electronic Health record interoperability but accomplishment of this goal has been continuously delayed and has yet to be realized. The ongoing lack of Electronic Health records interoperability limits of va clinicians ability to access records and so on. What kind of progress are you going to be making and when can we expect for you to be off of the gao highrisk list . First of all when i met with ahead of the gal isp put on that list. They run the largest Largest
Those reductions would have these effects. It would cut veterans medical care by 690 million. It would eliminate the funding for four Major Construction projects. This would reduce the va ability to provide additional Outpatient Services and will impact the following projects. The planned rehab therapy building in st. Louis missouri. The initial phase of the alameda california outpatient clinic, construction of the longsought after french california communitybased outpatient clinic. The replacement 155 bed Community Living center in. Center in. , maryland and would eliminate funding for cemetery Expansion Projects in st. Louis portland riverside, bayer month, and pensacola and a new column in alameda at reducing our ability to provide burial honors for as many as 18,000 veterans and eligible family members annually. The impact of these tested veterans care and benefits is unacceptable to me and i no it is unacceptable to members of congress. Chairman, Ranking Member members of the comm