We cannot say he belonged much overltimore or richmond the world or new york, but to the world. Were inside a working public theding that has hosted longest working acting legislature today. Since we are the First American State Capitol to open after the revolutionary war and the first monumental roman temple style public building in the modern its influence on other State Capitols, county courthouses, and public buildings that are very famous in washington, d. C. Cannot be underestimated. I have heard an architectural historian described the iconic buildings in washington, d. C. As a sequel to the virginia State Capitol back here in richmond. We started with our First Political center in jamestown, the oldest englishspeaking settlement in north america and that was used throughout the 1600s. There are multiple buildings, public and private, used for public meetings. Then when we moved to williamsburg we build and capitol in the english tradition. That burned down and we rebuilt the se
Public building that has hosted the oldest elected lawmaking legislature active in the western hemisphere today. In terms of architecture, since we are the First American State Capitol to open after the revolutionary war and since we are the first monumental roman temple style public building in the modern era its influence on other State Capitols, county courthouses and public buildings that are very famous in washington, d. C. , cannot be underestimated. I have heard an architectural historian describe the iconic government buildings in washington, d. C. , as the sequel to the virginia State Capitol back here in richmond. Well, we started off with our First Political center at jamestown, which is the oldest English Speaking settlement in north america. And that was used throughout the 1600s. There were multiple buildings, public and private, used for government meetings. When we moved to williamsburg we built a capitol in the english colonial tradition which burned down in the middle
To limit the use of predispute forced arbitration clauses in contracts for Financial Services and products. I strongly oppose the Congressional Review Act resolution to dismantle this vital Consumer Protection. Forced arbitration clauses force individuals to sign away their right to go to court as a condition of buying a product or service, and they allow Corporate America to take advantage of a shadow Justice System that is inherently biased toward the corporation, offers no meaningful appeals process. To put it bluntly, these clauses serve one purpose and one purpose alone. To help make sure the giant corporations still come out on top if they have wronged consumers. Thankfully weve started to make some progress in addressing forced arbitration. Five years ago the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began an intensive study of forced arbitration clauses in consumer Financial Services contracts for things like credit cards, savings accounts and private student loans. The study confir
We go way back to our days when they were on campus. Both of us had spent our lives in virginia. He studied history at william and mary. We stop cigarettes in the mouse of sculptures. Mouths of sculptures. Gordon has gone on to be a prominent sculptor. For many of you who have been to st. Matthews cathedral, you will see his culture there. You will also see one of his sculptures in public parks in washington, d. C. You see his sculpture at harpers ferry. And most prominently in colonial williamsburg. You will find it in front of the red building at the college of william and mary. It looked worse for wear in 1958. It was put on display in front of the library. This was dedicated in the fall of 1993. Introduced by people who have been walking on the street. Now he is taken his talents to sculpting james monroe. In watching gordon work and being aware of the intensity with which he understands the person he is sculpting, it occurred to me it would be a wise idea that we talk to someone w
We go way back to our days when they were on campus. Both of us had spent our lives in virginia. He studied history at william and mary. We stop cigarettes in the mouse of sculptures. Mouths of sculptures. Gordon has gone on to be a prominent sculptor. For many of you who have been to st. Matthews cathedral, you will see his culture there. You will also see one of his sculptures in public parks in washington, d. C. You see his sculpture at harpers ferry. And most prominently in colonial williamsburg. You will find it in front of the red building at the college of william and mary. It looked worse for wear in 1958. It was put on display in front of the library. This was dedicated in the fall of 1993. Introduced by people who have been walking on the street. Now he is taken his talents to sculpting james monroe. In watching gordon work and being aware of the intensity with which he understands the person he is sculpting, it occurred to me it would be a wise idea that we talk to someone w