is authorized todeclare a recess of the committee at any time . i now recognize myself for an opening statement. for more than two years the scientists concerned with our nation s public health agencies have been on the frontlines of our battle against the coronavirus. thanks to their efforts in leadership of president biden the worst of the pandemic appears to be behind us. before president biden took office, of public health officials had to contend with more than just a deadly virus. as americans who were dying by the thousands then president trump and his political appointees made the calculation that his reelection would be more likely if the seriousness of the pandemic were downplayed. pursuing this strategy trump administration officials criticized and interfered with the work of the scientists at our nation s public health agencies. because the science of the coronavirus showed a grave threat to theamerican people . these actions made our country sicker and did in imm
atlanta press club debate series. this is a debate among republican candidates for governor. it lets meet the debate. they are in alphabetical order, catherine davis, a nonprofit leader. brian kemp is the incumbent governor of the state of georgia. david perdue is a former u.s. senator. candiss taylor is an educator. and tom williams has retired after 835 year career at robins air force base. now, let s meet the panelists. greg covers state politics for the atlanta journal-constitution and chuck williams is a reporter covering government at w rbl tv in columbus, georgia. for complete rules on today s debate please visit the atlanta press club website, atlanta press club.org. to start the debate, each candidate will be asked one question by one of the panelists. they have 60 seconds to answer each question. greg, you get the first question, please ask your question to tom williams. mr. williams, the governor s latest decision to reopen parts of georgia s economy, even amid o
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the theme of this year s event is ordinary people, extraordinary times. historians explore how the war affected a diverse group of american people. the event is cohosted by the library of virginia, university of virginia center for civil war history, and the american civil war museum. in the first session, james robertson, virginia tech history professor emeritus, and the author or editor of more than 20 books will give a talk titled civil war echoes from the common folk. but first, the director of the center for civil war history at the university of virginia will welcome the audience. this is live coverage on american history tv on c-span3. good morning, i m gary gallagher and i very pleased to welcome all of you this morning. to our symposium titled ordinary people, extraordinary times. i do this and welcome you on behalf of the library of virginia, the american civil war the center for civil war history at the university of virginia. treadway, they library and would per
we begin this program in athens, where the greek finance minister says he does not think emergency talks to resolve the greek debt crisis will lead to an agreement. the comments on the eve of thursday s meeting in luxembourg came right after the greek central-bank said the country is headed for a painful exit from the euro. how close, are we, exactly, to the greek exit. first we have this report. thousands turned out to her told the prime minister to his pre-election promise. they are worried that the looming deadline will force re-negotiators into an unfair compromise. earlier in the day they greeted visited austrian leader llama with a warm welcome in athens. the meeting of the leaders found some much-needed common ground. if europe insists on this incomprehensible option they must be of the cost of developments that will not be beneficial for anyone in europe. he agreed that a deal would be in europe s interest. to me it is unimaginable that the hope of a goo