New book that is just came out april 21st, something for us to read in this time and just to do a quick introduction, doctor is in a professor at Texas Womans University and coincidentally, is home of the archive. And this is a book that is very special for her and im sure she will talk about her journey to getting this book to publication. I want to start, something im always fascinated by, how did you get started on this topic, when did you learn about it, what hooked you in . Thats a great question and thank you so much for having me in talking to me today, i would like to show this picture, this is the moment in time where i met carol and that is her in the aviation people who might be on here and no that their buying one of the coolest airplanes over, and in oklahoma of june of 1993, i went by myself, i could not get any friends to go with and somebody pointed out the fact that curtis pitts was in the shade of the hanger over there and he introduced me too carol as a champion of t
This is not an answer, its a question. The questions that frame this exhibition are what did americans know and what more could have been done . You will see that what we try to do is try to show the context of American History. That context includes our isolationism in the aftermath of world war i, xenophobia, fear of immigrants, racism, jim crow america, antisemitism in the United States, the 1920s and 1930s where the height of antisemitism in the United States, and then we are responding to nazism amid the context of the Great Depression and war. We are always trying to keep that context front and center. The opening film of the exhibition shows the context of the United States between 1918 and 1932. What you see is americans response to world war i. Veterans on the streets. Americans mouring at graves of fallen soldiers. You see the context of the United States being relatively closed to immigrants that severely limited the number of immigrants that could be leading with quotas. Yo
Yesterday President Biden was in brownsville, texas. Trump made the chaos on the border a campaign issue. We want to hear your thoughts about this. Our phone lines for democrats 202 7488000, for republicans 202 7488001, for independents 202 7488002 we have a special line set up for border states that 202 7488003 you can use that mind to text us with your first name, city, state and you can also reach us on social media at facebook on facebook. Com cspan and x at cspanwj. Congress passes a shortterm spending measure. The shutdown would have started this weekend if it had not passed. They extended the funding for federal agencies into march keying up another scramble with another shutdown deadline a week away. This stopgap passed on thursday evening and the funding deadline was pushed until march 8 and march 22. Lets get back to our topic which is the border in those visits as i mentioned President Biden was in brownsville. [video clip] the speaker of the house needs to put this on the f
The secretary talks about porn and ownership. Land ownership. Called a meeting to order of the agriculture committee. Welcome everyone this afternoon. Your leadership is important and essential Rural Communities strong. I share the concerns of my colleagues doctor years of record income, you show farming team is to be one of the riskiest businesses there is. This makes sense it is abundantly clear, its time to get together on a bipartisan farm bill that supports our farm bill and helps Rural Communities. Farmville is always possible. Your willingness to work with us to find creative important needs. Together we have made significant progress. In october which are leadership, senator boseman and i 2. 3 billion working with you from commodity credit appropriation that will double funding for the trade promotion programs for the next five years and grandpa american grown food a growing crisis hunger around the world. Secure 350 million in additional funding support the rights in the indus
House Armed Services committee on cspan three. Is the hearing will come to order. We wish you a full and speedy recovery. We understand that you are recovering and sitting for to long, and sitting is not good for your health. We agreed to your request to limit your appearance today to two hours. To get to as many questions as possible, unanimous consent to reduce comment to four minutes. So ordered. If we cannot get to you today, please submits your questions for the record and the secretary has sured us that hell get answers to that in a timely fashion. The secretary will be in about a month to testify again. So youll have another opportunity to at that time. Mr. Secretary, the reason that weve asked you here today is not to discuss your health. Year here to determine why the president was not immediately informed of your incapacitation. The timeline as we understood it is this, on the evening of january 1st, secretary austin was transported to the hospital via ambulance for complicat