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journalist lies a monday, talks about her book cold girls. the american woman code breakers of world war ii. the next session is one that i had mentioned earlier, unfortunately lynn olson could not make it and our other panelists, lies a monday has agreed to expand on her original top. we ve asked catherine to lead this section this session. she s been involved with the museum for over a decade, and just a month ago she had organized a joint program with our museum and the second world war research group, where we had everyone come for a deal-long program. so catherine s information is in your program, and i would point out in addition to being a professor at the mississippi state university, she s an author of two books. one called a curse, and the other one strategy and tactics. ladies and gentlemen doctor catherine barr b.a. and liza munday. good morning, happy to see all these nice faces up in front, this is a fantastic event and i m excited to be part of it, i ....
session. catherine has been involved with our museum for over a ecade and just two months ago, she helped organize a program where we had scholars from around the continent come for a daylong program. catherine s information is in your program. i point out that in addition to being a professor at mississippi state university she is the author of two fine books, one entitled, the battle of kursk and the other, strategy and tactics. ladies and jump in, dr. catherine barbeeand liza mundy. [applause] good morning. happy to see all of these nice faces outfront. this is a fantastic event and i m excited about being part of it. i would like to introduce liza mundy, a journalist and author of four books and you can read her bio the program. she is going to talk to us about an amazing book, code girls: the untold story of the american women code breakers of world war ii which i recently read and highly recommend. so i m looking for to her presentation. [applause] liza: thank ....
support first of our authors, second of this wonderful annual event now in its 22nd year. [applause] and third of all the books that would be discussed and enjoyed throughout this beautiful texas capitol complex here in downtown austin, if i might pause, i would ask you to silence your cell phones. live tv, thank you, c-span after our session both authors will be relocated to the book signing tent down the street to autograph their books. books are for sale courtesy of the great independent bookseller bookpeople. [applause] buy a book. when you buy a book your support not only the author, the festival and a great local indie store but you are also helping the texas book festival as a nonprofit entity, pursuant to its mission of supporting low-income schools with other visits, but donations via the reading rock stars program and to fund grants for libraries throughout the state. additionally the festival is running a benefit, a book drive benefit this weekend to raise mo ....
. . congress has unique opportunity to address the issue and we are encouraged by the senate s stated commitment to complete this year and we look forward to working with you in identifying ways in which we can address challenges in section 404 permitting program for public safety infrastructure. we would also like to address funding needs because without word and army corps our counties would not have been able to accomplish the multitude of projects that we have been able to carry out in several decades. finally, we encourage congress to provide framework of meaningful consultation between the army corps of engineers on pending rules and policies that directly impact us. we believe that this will solve many conflict that is now exist between army corps and governmental programs and today we can work to make partnerships stronger. thank you for the opportunity to testify and i d be happy to answer any questions. thank you very much, we appr ....
government officials testified about the infrastructure needs at recent senate hearing. good morning. i call this hearing to order. today we are holding a hearing to highlight the importance of passing a new water resource development act or werda during the 1 is 5th congress. it authorizes funding for the army corps of engineers water works program which need past wedder today provisions. prior congresses have too additionally passed werda on biannual basis going back to 1986. unlike other contentious issues, historically, republican and democratic members of this senate environmental public works committee, have been able to pass werda legislation. this is legislation that moves. regardless of party affiliation we understand these kinds of investment are par too important to the community to fall to partisan politics. this represents a did i veers group of communities with different needs. our committee has members that represent baltimore, maryland, anchorage, alas ....