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Returned from the march on washington and he began raving about a speaker, Young John Lewis who had electrified the crowd. And so imagine when i finally met him in atlanta in 1976 as a young law student, it was a transcendent moment like meeting a historical figure Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin who wrote the declaration of independence but yet here was someone who had made america live up to those noble words. Right. Along with dr. King and reverend abernathy and andy young and Joseph Lowrie and ct vivian and another lion we lost on the same day as john lewis. John had an incorruptible integrity and an ideological purity which was like a halo. Somehow this extended to everyone who was in his orbit. Myself included. And thats the reason the nation has p ....
I hope this marks the beginning of the end in our painful time in our history. I want to instill Public Confidence that the vaccine that is safe, were in a pandemic and so we all need to do our part. And instilling Public Confidence will be a critical step. This hour, were also following Vaccine Distribution that is under way in ohio, kentucky and other states across the u. S. 145 sites in all are expected to get pfizers vaccine just today. This week alone, close to 2. 9 milg i dont think doses wilion distributed. And if all that wasnt enough, were also watching democracy in action. All 538 eelectricing tore rlect kavanaugh their vo cast their votes for president. In the last hour, electors in New Hampshire gathered to cast their ballots. And despite an a ....
[inaudible conversations] good morning. The military personnel subcommittee of the Armed Services committee will come to order. I want to welcome everyone to our hearing today to discuss the challenges of Service Members that are facing accessing Reproductive Health care. The Supreme Court decision in dobbs versus Jackson Womens Health organization overturned 50 years of precedent and took away the established constitutional right to an abortion. The courts stated their opinion merely returned the issue of abortion to the states, and that women can vote for whom they wish to represent their values. That servicemembers do not get to choose where they live. This leaves 230,000 servicewomen who could b ....
Ours alone to make. I think you for the opportunity to share my story. Thank you. Your testimony is extraordinary. You are precisely who we want to serve in the military. To have anyone snuff out that opportunity for a lack of providing services to our Service Members is repelling to me. Thank you for your testimony. Teresa is an active duty servicemember and is joining us by a zoom. Good morning chairwoman, Ranking Member and distinguished members of the sub committee. It is an honor to appear before you today to share my personal experience. I am a major in the United States air force. My comments today are my personal story and do not reflect the views of the department of defense, department of the air force, United States government or my unit. I entered the air ....