Development administrator mark green testified before the Appropriations Committee and Donald Trumps 2021 budget request for his agency, he fielded questions on the various foreign aid programs run by usaid and his agencys involvement in responding to the global coronavirus outbreak. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee on state, foreign operations and related programs will come to order. Administrator green, thank youou for joining us today. I really do want to thank you for your stewardship of usaid during very difficult times and for the dedication of our Development Professionals. Usaid helps the worlds most do need a kleenex . We are all carrying them around. Usaid helps the worlds mosta vulnerable, assists in recovery from natural disasters and humanitarian crises, and supports countries efforts
And lets see what happens in 2024, but i dont think its enough to just move to a red state or reject the populist, you have to gain control of the political apparatus through elections, and its justifiable to worry if you cant achieve that through fair elections, what should you do . I know everyone says that every elections are of utmost importance, but these elections are very important because we are in the midst of a revolution and this is our only way. To a normal life. What will happen if the democrats win the president ial election in 2024. If they win, they will retain their majority in the senate and likely take back the house of representatives. And then i expect that we will see another 10 or 15 million Illegal Immigrants crossing the border. Efforts will be made to. Restrict the entry of these emigrants into northern cities, they somehow stop them, i would guess that we will probably have advisors in ukraine on a pro bono basis, i think they really want to intervene in ukra
Political influence of blacks and hopes that will bring social economic benefits. They will flow national. Elect more black officials these other benefits will flow national. Thats really been a key strategy of the civil rights leadership. Particular since the 1960s in the wake of the passage of Civil Rights Act of 1964 and voting rightsing a of 1965. They made an effort to elect more black officials. I thought that the Obama Presidency was really the culmination of this effort. Everyday of the Obama Presidency it will be a good time to assess that strategy. Host what as far as the gains made or not made, how would you square that out . What would you say in either category . Guest i dont think it panned out the way the architects of this strategy hoped. Thats not necessarily due to obama policies. The book partially a critique of those policies. Its a broader critique of trying to move a group from poverty to prosperity, primarily through political means. I think that once again obama
Technology to detect concussions, and what it means for the nfl. [applause] discussion on a race in america and the postobama era. We will hear from wall street editorial writer jason hannahjones. Le good evening. Resound the nationally nationally renowned speaker that was previously introduced. I am proud to be your moderator for this conversation. Two important caveats to our conversation. One is that our speakers have come to talk about a wide variety of views. You can imagine they may not be the same views. Thats the whole point of the conversation. We are going to host a conversation between our two guests today, and then we would , andq a and the audience there we cards available for you to have time to write down your question. One of the best quotes that i love is the instruction to the audience in rooms like this. He makes a point to say please form your statement in the form of a question. Its brilliant. As using about the question, please be concise and brief to allow for mo
You can imagine they may not be the same views. Thats the whole point of the conversation. We are going to host a conversation between our two guests today, and then we would do a q a and the audience, and there we cards available for you to have time to write down your question. One of the best quotes that i love is the instruction to the audience in rooms like this. He makes a point to say please form your statement in the form of a question. Its brilliant. As using about the question, please be concise and brief to allow for more dialogue. This is a room of friends, so i know the conversations will be soft and polite as we go through this very important conversation. We have two important guests, both new yorkers who have come to visit us. Nikole hannahjones is a awardwinning journalist for the new york times, or she has investigated racial segregation in housing and schools. Is maintained through official action as well as policy. She has won several national in wards National Awar