The committee of House Administration will come to order. I note that a quorum is present. Without objection the chair may declare recess at any time. Also without objection the meeting will remain open for 5 legislative days and members can submit any materials they wish to be in. Thank you members of the committee, secretary bunch for joining us for todays hearing. The Smithsonian Institution is the Worlds Largest educational complex comprised of museums, Educational Resources and research services. The smithsonian preserves heritage and history while sharing knowledge with the world. 21 museums and roughly 137 million objects in this collection visitors have abundance of history and heritage to explore. The smith oh onian receives 1. 14 billion from the federal government in the last fiscal year. Twothirds of its total budget and 4,000 fulltime employees. Today the committee on House Administration which is charged with conducting oversight of the Smithsonian Institution will discus
Richelle carey this is how it does their life im so also coming up russia holds its own version of syria peace talks but the name opposition groups have refused to attend. Eisel claims responsibility for an attack on a military compound and kabul just days after a taliban suicide bombing the more than one hundred people. Plus why fitness tracking map is causing security concerns for the u. S. Military. When Rights Groups are warning or hunter refugees are being increasingly targeted by human traffickers of camps and bangladesh they say the problem has been made worse by the influx of refugees fleeing me and why our more than six hundred fifty thousand people have left sense a military crackdown began in. Rakhine state and august bangladesh is hosting about a million refugees in its camps many of them and dire conditions u. N. Warns that in the chaos trafficking is often overlooked because other urgent needs like food and shelter come first and the u. N. Says refugees are often exploite
State ceremony. Instead, controversy over his legacy. Ask, whatadriga we we is his legacy . I am joined in the studio by sonne, aeerner correspondent reporting on german politics. He says he will go into the history books of the chancellor of reunification but it there is also the powerhungry politician who offended many. Another observer joins us, alan posener, who argues that helmut kohls legacy is the expansion of the european union, the deepening and broadening of europe. Cleaver,come to hannah who has also closely watched helmut kohls career. She says corporatism were rife in his era. Germany is now more modern and its politicians can stand up straighter. I would like to begin with werner sonne. I have a quote for you. Johl was a stroke of luck for germany and europe. I agree 100 . He was a unifier of germany and europe. Theirgh he did not start unificatio the people of east germany started the process in g did not complete the unification but nevertheless, he was an extremely imp
State ceremony. Instead, controversy over his legacy. Ask, whatadriga we we is his legacy . I am joined in the studio by sonne, aeerner correspondent reporting on german politics. He says he will go into the history books of the chancellor of reunification but it there is also the powerhungry politician who offended many. Another observer joins us, alan posener, who argues that helmut kohls legacy is the expansion of the european union, the deepening and broadening of europe. Cleaver,come to hannah who has also closely watched helmut kohls career. She says corporatism were rife in his era. Germany is now more modern and its politicians can stand up straighter. I would like to begin with werner sonne. I have a quote for you. Johl was a stroke of luck for germany and europe. I agree 100 . He was a unifier of germany and europe. Theirgh he did not start unificatio the people of east germany started the process in g did not complete the unification but nevertheless, he was an extremely imp
The dakota pipeline. Into something that is going to come back and haunt if not us today, but the future. Amy we will speak with the chair in south dakota. Plus, we speak with the grandson of former Vice President Henry Wallace, who spoke against fascism in america more than 70 years ago. The Wallace Global Fund recently sioux 1tanding rock million for wind and Solar Renewable Energy projects. All of that and more coming up. This is democracynow, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. I am amy goodman. Today, in this holiday special, we begin with the words of frederick douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, douglass would escape, head north and become a key leader of the abolition movement. On july 5th, 1852, in rochester, new york, 165 years ago, douglass gave one of his most famous speeches, the meaning of july fourth for the negro. He was addressing the rochester ladies antislavery society. This is actor James Earl Jones reading douglasss historic address during a performan