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but they become a dynamic duo as they go down the mississippi. wyatt is -- why it is controversial today is because the n-word is using it quite bit, some people want it bad because of that, and they say that it cannot really be a classic because of that, and then twain was willing to do dialect. any time a white author starts dealing in dialect in any culture it gets tricky and sensitive, particularly now. ernest hemingway said all american literature emanates from the adventures of huckleberry finn. it continues to live on and to be discussed and debated, and mark twain is one of our great writers because of his body of work, but this was the one that has the -- lasted the test of time and is still red and talked about. but less so now because of that. hayden: what is interesting, and i'm skipping over to number eight, their eyes were watching god, by zora neale hurston, was also criticized for using dialect. and alice walker, the great water, basically resurrected hurt and her reputation and -- her and her reputation. brinkley: zora neale hurs
but they become a dynamic duo as they go down the mississippi. wyatt is -- why it is controversial today is because the n-word is using it quite bit, some people want it bad because of that, and they say that it cannot really be a classic because of that, and then twain was willing to do dialect. any time a white author starts dealing in dialect in any culture it gets tricky and sensitive, particularly now. ernest hemingway said all american literature emanates from the adventures of...
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so one of the first images that i remember in thinking about this book was actually from life on the mississippi where they talk about the ambition to be a steamboatsmen. they all wanted to be steamboat pilots or steamboat workers. so that image of a young boy on the edge of civilization and how the river and all the things that it carried, the people, the cargo, the steamboat woman -- steamboatmen themselves. it is that image of him on the outside of this growing civilization, and by 1910 he is living in the italian villa outside new york city. how do you get from this to one -- scruffy little uneducated, belligerent, wayward youth to one of the most magnificent commentators we have ever seen? that is the journey for me to take him from that riverbank to really the capital of the world and the height of sophistication and the civilized world, and by doing what we did we carried the theme forward. so for the river of dreams chapter we carry the theme of the river all the way through the chapter because he goes back to the river. she leaves hannibal -- he leaves hannibal in about 1851 and travels
so one of the first images that i remember in thinking about this book was actually from life on the mississippi where they talk about the ambition to be a steamboatsmen. they all wanted to be steamboat pilots or steamboat workers. so that image of a young boy on the edge of civilization and how the river and all the things that it carried, the people, the cargo, the steamboat woman -- steamboatmen themselves. it is that image of him on the outside of this growing civilization, and by 1910 he...
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you could see the mississippi river and great lakes. even where the route of canadians is quite defined. as is the pacific coast where vancouver, captain cook, others had charted the pacific coast. i love this word in the middle. i have looked at hundreds of maps in my life. this is the only time i have found this word. i have blown it up. it says conjectural. that means we don't know what is there. this is amazing. lewis and clark are pretty much -- they know where their destination is. they are not quite sure what they are going to encounter in the interim. there were all kinds of stories of what they might find. they might find exotic animals or welshmen -- welch men. mountains of silver. mountains of salt. a northwest passage. large, furry beaver that were six feet long. who knew what to expect in this area? they are kind of exploring naturalists. they're paying attention to the laura and anna -- flora and fauna to understand what is going on in that region. they also knew if they got into the great plains and there weren't any tree
you could see the mississippi river and great lakes. even where the route of canadians is quite defined. as is the pacific coast where vancouver, captain cook, others had charted the pacific coast. i love this word in the middle. i have looked at hundreds of maps in my life. this is the only time i have found this word. i have blown it up. it says conjectural. that means we don't know what is there. this is amazing. lewis and clark are pretty much -- they know where their destination is. they...
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[applause] last month, surrounded by the family, i signed a law naming a national monument in mississippi. i very proud to have done that. hope can grow and the promise of america can prevail. that is what it is about. among the lawyers who convened in this room 60 years ago was the son of a carpenter, a domestic worker in alabama. his name was freddie gray. -- fred grey. when they needed a lawyer in their fight for freedom, they called him. he was one of the most important lawyers in our history. he secure the right to vote for millions of people. he pursued a righteous calling. through him, he came back here. to washington. in the same room, 59 years later. i had the great honor, i had read about him as a public defender involved in civil-rights. i always wondered. i got to bustillo on him 59 years later the metal of rita -- medal of freedom, our nation's highest honor. [applause] a remarkable man. the youngest speaker at the march on washington and a future congressman, john lewis, who became a friend. they spoke and prayed that we keep pushing, keep going. set the record straight. thi
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host: moses is next in greenville, mississippi, democrat. caller: good morning. how are you doing? i sit back and i watched this political mess unfolding and i view it as endangerment and indoctrination. everybody else is supposed to be working for the people and the country but it is apparent people have ulterior motives. if we keep going down this road, we are going to be in a world of trouble. they shipped all the jobs overseas. they reduced the taxes on the corporations but the republican party sit there and want to cut these programs. where are we headed? that is all i want to know, but remember, this is dangerous indoctrination that is manifesting itself in the current political environment. thank you. guest: thanks, moses, for the question. i want to tell you that i agree with you on multiple parts of your question. i might disagree on a couple of parts but let me try to address them. you did what i used to call a compound question. let's talk about shifting jobs overseas. yes, we have got to incentivize jobs to come back to the united states. we have to because when that ha
host: moses is next in greenville, mississippi, democrat. caller: good morning. how are you doing? i sit back and i watched this political mess unfolding and i view it as endangerment and indoctrination. everybody else is supposed to be working for the people and the country but it is apparent people have ulterior motives. if we keep going down this road, we are going to be in a world of trouble. they shipped all the jobs overseas. they reduced the taxes on the corporations but the republican...
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this is jim in mississippi, independent. caller: hello. i am calling because i am on supplemental security income, ssi, and i get the maximum, $914 a month. that is not easy to live on. the reason i am calling is because i emailed my senator, cindy hyde-smith, here in mississippi, and asked her if there was word on the $300 increase to the ssi program across the board because i pay over $700 in rent, below the national average for rent. i never even received an email -- i was not expecting her to respond directly but usually you get an email from an intern or staffer sanely got your email. i did not get anything. i think congress should consider raising ssi by $300 to bring it back to where it was, relative to everyone else in the early 1990's. host: jim, thank you for the called. for folks who do not know in mississippi, the ssi is administered through social security and provides monthly payment for people with disabilities and older adults with total to no income or resources, that is the ssi.gov website. this is roseann in wisconsin ra
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized for two minutes. mr. thompson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentlelady from connecticut for the time. i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 5525, a bill more designed to appease the extreme maga wing of the republican party than to stave off a government shutdown. with just hours remaining before our nation is struck into an unnecessary shutdown, the house is being forced to waste time on a measure that would impose draconian cuts to vital federal programs and compel the enactment of h.r. 2, the child deportation act. when we considered h.r. 2 in may, i called it a cruel, extreme, unworkable immigration and border security measure. time has not been kind to the bill. it still would wreck our economy, cripple our ports of industry, destroy the asylum system, criminalize visa overstays, force unaccompanied children into dangerous situations, jail families and children indefinitely, and on top of all that, worsen conditions at the border. the child deportation act would upend c.b.p.'s abil
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized for two minutes. mr. thompson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentlelady from connecticut for the time. i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 5525, a bill more designed to appease the extreme maga wing of the republican party than to stave off a government shutdown. with just hours remaining before our nation is struck into an unnecessary shutdown, the house is being forced to waste time on a measure that...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized for two minutes. mr. thompson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentlelady from connecticut for the time. i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 5525, a bill more designed to appease the extreme maga wing of the republican party than to stave off a government shutdown. with just hours remaining before our nation is struck into an unnecessary shutdown, the house is being forced to waste time on a measure that would impose draconian cuts to vital federal programs and compel the enactment of h.r. 2, the child deportation act. when we considered h.r. 2 in may, i called it a cruel, extreme, unworkable immigration and border security measure. time has not been kind to the bill. it still would wreck our economy, cripple our ports of industry, destroy the asylum system, criminalize visa overstays, force unaccompanied children into dangerous situations, jail families and children indefinitely, and on top of all that, worsen conditions at the border. the child deportation act would upend c.b.p.'s abil
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized for two minutes. mr. thompson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentlelady from connecticut for the time. i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 5525, a bill more designed to appease the extreme maga wing of the republican party than to stave off a government shutdown. with just hours remaining before our nation is struck into an unnecessary shutdown, the house is being forced to waste time on a measure that...
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, south carolina $1.2 million, brick grants, mississippi, $315,000, north carolina $163 million, south carolina $40.7 million. these investments in region 7 are being used for projects like installing stand alone emergency generators to be used in power failures affecting some 30, 308 protecting north carolina's water supply and alleviating flood loss to critical lifeline and support services and ensuring a south carolina water plant supplied during flood events. millions of americans. and impact every year whether through drought, wildfires or floods, louisiana knows the truth better than anybody else. these projects are not just infrastructure but lifelines that strengthen the fabrics of our community. we know these are real and making a difference. democrats have been fighting for these and not providing talk but real ac. the cost of war has been real and we have seen it in every way. the honoring of our act addresses the full scope of addressing toxic exposed to veterans, access to veterans, care and benefits by the decision making process. it will expand the eligibility for 3.5 mi
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they sent federal troops to mississippi. they supported the marches in selma. they work very closely with dr. king on voting rights which was passed immediately after my uncles death in memorial to him. they integrated the university of alabama as well. they forced voting rights and supported the freedom riders. they were in the middle of the civil rights battle. they were indignant about the way black americans were treated. i am proud of their legacy during that minute -- during their administrations. black americans who had been officially apartheid, they dismantled the jim crow laws. it made black americans second-class citizens. they made america a true constitutional democracy for the first time in its history. i'm very happy that you've had good experiences. with vaccines i've never opposed vaccines. what i said is that we should have good science. we should have robust science and we should and the financial entitlements between the regulatory agencies and the pharmaceutical companies. if people want to take vaccines, they should be able to do that. i h
they sent federal troops to mississippi. they supported the marches in selma. they work very closely with dr. king on voting rights which was passed immediately after my uncles death in memorial to him. they integrated the university of alabama as well. they forced voting rights and supported the freedom riders. they were in the middle of the civil rights battle. they were indignant about the way black americans were treated. i am proud of their legacy during that minute -- during their...
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the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the east central high school baseball hornets team for their outstanding showing in the 2023 mississippi high school athletic association class 5-a tournament. after winning a state title last year, the hornets were determined to repeat in the playoffs. mr. ezell: the hornets found themselves in elimination games multiple times but these athletes were unified by fortitude, not anxiety. to paraphrase senior all state catcher logan terry, they just didn't lose. this mentality brought the hornets their first repeat championship in school history. their success over the last two seasons is a testament to the leadership of coach bo long and a large class of senior players. congratulations to the east central hornets baseball team on their outstanding seas
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host: let's speak wisconsin along the mississippi river commission this is tim, democrat the morning. guest: good morning. host: tim, are you with us? we had took the oath didn't park, new york. -- we had to clifton park, new york. mark, go ahead. caller: good morning. i would like to ask former governor scott walker who he thinks the republican candidate who has the best chance of winning in battleground states such as pennsylvania, wisconsin, and michigan? guest: i do not know if it is clear yet. early on, at least the quiet case many of the republicans made, they would be better candidates, there may be some polls that show that. i think a lot of it it appears former president donald trump is going to be the republican nominee. i was telling, when i was in milwaukee for the debate, telling someone i think who was on cnn, that i think in the commonwealth of pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan, arizona, north carolina, georgia, the handful of states that will probably determine who the next president is, i said i believe there is a case to be made donald trump can win or he may not win
host: let's speak wisconsin along the mississippi river commission this is tim, democrat the morning. guest: good morning. host: tim, are you with us? we had took the oath didn't park, new york. -- we had to clifton park, new york. mark, go ahead. caller: good morning. i would like to ask former governor scott walker who he thinks the republican candidate who has the best chance of winning in battleground states such as pennsylvania, wisconsin, and michigan? guest: i do not know if it is clear...
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host: kathleen's in mississippi, joins us on our democrat line for max cohen a punch bowl news. aches were calling. go ahead. caller: the problem is we should not be working on daylight savings time to dock. we should not have to go and get payday loans and people working in the education system getting paid less money. it is sad they are cutting off everybody on medicaid. medicaid expansion. we are here. everywhere, this is going global. stop killing us and our children. thank you. guest: i think medicaid funding was mentioned there, that is something of a kratz have tried to claim republicans are trying to cut and that would be a big campaign issue and issue on the spending to come, democrats say republicans in the shutdown would wreak havoc on many programs vulnerable americans rely on and expect that kind of rhetoric and is argument to come to the fore as we get closer to a government shutdown, democrat argument is the shutdown has the biggest impact on the poorest of society, the ones who depend on government programs the most. host: republican line from teresa in tennessee
host: kathleen's in mississippi, joins us on our democrat line for max cohen a punch bowl news. aches were calling. go ahead. caller: the problem is we should not be working on daylight savings time to dock. we should not have to go and get payday loans and people working in the education system getting paid less money. it is sad they are cutting off everybody on medicaid. medicaid expansion. we are here. everywhere, this is going global. stop killing us and our children. thank you. guest: i...
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kelly of mississippi. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 723, the gentleman from mississippi, mr. kelly, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from mississippi for five minutes. mr. kelly: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in support of my amendment to reduce funding to the global environment facility fund from $139 million to $129 million. or about $10 million. we do well what we measure. that's what my father always told me growing up. we do well what we measure. unfortunately, many of the organizations and many of the money spent by america are not measured well. we need to force people to prioritize and account for the funds that they spend. this is a small little cut. americans are struggling every day as they face high gas prices, inflation due to the reckless spending of this administration, and the radical climate change agenda of the biden administration. my amendment claws back just a little bit of those hard-earned tax dollars going to fu
kelly of mississippi. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 723, the gentleman from mississippi, mr. kelly, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from mississippi for five minutes. mr. kelly: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in support of my amendment to reduce funding to the global environment facility fund from $139 million to $129 million. or about $10 million. we do well what we measure. that's what my father always told me growing up....
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come --, from the mississippi film festival, former vice president mike pence talks about his book. on afterwards -- with her boo the death of public school. she is interviewed by the washington post education reporter. watchable tv every sunday on c-span two and find the full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at book tv -- booktv.org. >> c-span is your unfiltered view our government. we are funded by these television companies and more including mediacom. >> at...
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like a puddle as the dominant region and north dakota for delete regulated might be the mystery of the mississippi. okay i concede that but some years they farm right through. makes no sense. we were on the lead on the water in the usa and north dakota. how it beat them back on federal leasing. hear from iowa they said governor burgum the biden administration's think they have done more than trumpeted. i'm biden administration was the first one since the truman. everyone since the truman after the war there's federally required lease sales to allow u.s. companies to produce minerals, oil and gas on federal lands. the federal lands do not belong to the party that is in charge i they do not blow into the bureaucrats they belong to the american people. the unit roosevelt would await land for the benefit of the use of the american people back to our balance sheet so we can use. even obama, as much as he was anti- u.s. energy, heat followed the law it's amazing, for his whole time. biden has never held a quarterly lease sale. an 84 page ruling. i know they are appealing a ruling for a federal judge sai
like a puddle as the dominant region and north dakota for delete regulated might be the mystery of the mississippi. okay i concede that but some years they farm right through. makes no sense. we were on the lead on the water in the usa and north dakota. how it beat them back on federal leasing. hear from iowa they said governor burgum the biden administration's think they have done more than trumpeted. i'm biden administration was the first one since the truman. everyone since the truman after...
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representing nearly one third of the landmass of pennsylvania, one of the most rural districts east of the mississippi, i am keenly aware of the problems that my constituents face when accessing medical services. we are facing a health care crisis in our nation's rural areas. these often disadvantaged populations are still struggling to access affordable, quality care. many remain uninsured. most are underinsured. however access to quality care remains the largest challenge. even when people gain access to health insurance, it doesn't mean equal access to care. rural hospitals across the country are closing. leaving patients without access to the emergency rooms and long-term care facilities. in addition to hospital closures, a workforce shortage plagues rural america. the patient primary care physician ratio is only 39.8 physicians per 100,000 people. compared to 53.3 physicians per 100,000 in urban areas. recruitment and retention of experienced professionals, including primary care physicians, is an ongoing challenge. furthermore, the opioid epidemic sweeping the nation has ravaged our rural commun
representing nearly one third of the landmass of pennsylvania, one of the most rural districts east of the mississippi, i am keenly aware of the problems that my constituents face when accessing medical services. we are facing a health care crisis in our nation's rural areas. these often disadvantaged populations are still struggling to access affordable, quality care. many remain uninsured. most are underinsured. however access to quality care remains the largest challenge. even when people...
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i'd like to tell people i live four miles north of the mississippi river and that makes everybody wonder. but we have a diversified family farm there with livestock and grain and have two teenage boys that all they think about is the future of farming. so look forward to the discussion. thank you. >> ambassador, thank you for coming. i'm stanle from danville, iowa, southeast of here. i'm farming with my wife and two of my daughters. they'll be the fifth generation, we're just trying to figure things out. >> welcome to house district 70, ambassador. i'm the state representative for this area and my name's -- and i also farm. >> great, thank you for that. well, just as we set the stage for this, you know, we can't go too far without saying that iowa's role in feeding the world is that we're number one producer of corn in the united states. queer number one in pork. we're number one in ag production. we're a close second in soybean production. so from those commodities that feed the world, we think that we've got a pretty important place and so with that we'd maybe open it up. is there anyb
i'd like to tell people i live four miles north of the mississippi river and that makes everybody wonder. but we have a diversified family farm there with livestock and grain and have two teenage boys that all they think about is the future of farming. so look forward to the discussion. thank you. >> ambassador, thank you for coming. i'm stanle from danville, iowa, southeast of here. i'm farming with my wife and two of my daughters. they'll be the fifth generation, we're just trying to...
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. >> i have a question from the manager at the mississippi. [inaudible] >> international development. he asks, could you educate u.s. agm networks gather and disseminate news from russia? particular given the challenging and potentially hazardous condition for journalists operating in that region? how do you evaluate the impact of your impact on international audience? >> i'm going to say very limited things about my reporting and russia just for the safety and security people around the world will talk about that. but remember when we talk about this it's hard to get journals into china it's hard to get them into russia we cannot get journalists at all into north korea or iran. that was a situation for u.s. agm almost from the beginning there is nothing new about this. it is technologically different were being cut off in different kinds of technologies. but we have been reporting and disseminating news about countries from countries into countries in extraordinary closed environments realize the size and quality of our audience inside north
. >> i have a question from the manager at the mississippi. [inaudible] >> international development. he asks, could you educate u.s. agm networks gather and disseminate news from russia? particular given the challenging and potentially hazardous condition for journalists operating in that region? how do you evaluate the impact of your impact on international audience? >> i'm going to say very limited things about my reporting and russia just for the safety and security people...
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illinois, pennsylvania, south carolina, idaho, georgia, south dakota, wyoming, montana, louisiana, and mississippi our members are standing and cheering for you. letting their constituents know who the real fighters are in d.c. and who is standing in the way. we all know you'll all stay strong and committed and we thank you for it. we're growing the team of your supporters. let's go. mr. higgins: i thank you all for being here and i appreciate my colleagues for standing with us today. before you, ladies and gentlemen, americans at home, you have the fighters within the house of representatives. where the men and women -- we're the men and women that represent the point of the spear and we speak your voice, feel your pain. $33 trillion of debt is crippling our nation's future. it's got to be stopped. we have to change the trajectory of spending and we have written 12 appropriations bills, republicans, under republican majority, some of us worked on these bills for over a year. these bills are set to be passed. there's a bit of a disagreement right now. we have faith, many of us have faith that we c
illinois, pennsylvania, south carolina, idaho, georgia, south dakota, wyoming, montana, louisiana, and mississippi our members are standing and cheering for you. letting their constituents know who the real fighters are in d.c. and who is standing in the way. we all know you'll all stay strong and committed and we thank you for it. we're growing the team of your supporters. let's go. mr. higgins: i thank you all for being here and i appreciate my colleagues for standing with us today. before...
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the issues that correctly affect my district in south mississippi. to combat the effects of active flooding, several of these counties were actively engaging in resilience. accordingly, fema is planning to spend 3 billion this year on resilience of projects in addition to several other agencies across the federal government. specifically, jackson county, which is my home county on the mississippi gulf coast is relying on many of these programs to plan and build projects to improve drainage, enhance our shorelines, protect our citizens from storms and flooding. ideally, these advancements will provide protection for properties and help lower flood insurance rates. however, because fema refused to disclose the full algorithms used in risk rating 2.0, the county leaders are unable to plan and target projects where they will have the greatest benefits to my constituents including lowering their insurance costs. my question this morning, our resiliency investments taken into account in the risk rating of 2.0 algorithm? >> that representative -- the most i
the issues that correctly affect my district in south mississippi. to combat the effects of active flooding, several of these counties were actively engaging in resilience. accordingly, fema is planning to spend 3 billion this year on resilience of projects in addition to several other agencies across the federal government. specifically, jackson county, which is my home county on the mississippi gulf coast is relying on many of these programs to plan and build projects to improve drainage,...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized for two minutes. mr. thompson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentlelady from connecticut for the time. i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 5525, a bill more designed to appease the extreme maga wing of the republican party than to stave off a government shutdown. with just hours remaining before our nation is struck into an unnecessary shutdown, the house is being forced to waste time on a measure that would impose draconian cuts to vital federal programs and compel the enactment of h.r. 2, the child deportation act. when we considered h.r. 2 in may, i called it a cruel, extreme, unworkable immigration and border security measure. time has not been kind to the bill. it still would wreck our economy, cripple our ports of industry, destroy the asylum system, criminalize visa overstays, force unaccompanied children into dangerous situations, jail families and children indefinitely, and on top of all that, worsen conditions at the border. the child deportation act would upend c.b.p.'s abil
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized for two minutes. mr. thompson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentlelady from connecticut for the time. i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 5525, a bill more designed to appease the extreme maga wing of the republican party than to stave off a government shutdown. with just hours remaining before our nation is struck into an unnecessary shutdown, the house is being forced to waste time on a measure that...
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. >> next up is christopher greene, professor of law at the university of mississippi. >> that was a beautiful segue interrupted by 303, one of the big cases and conservative versus liberal, i got a lot of press i think, most people are pretty familiar with it but should colorado five years ago in the masters cake shop, a free exercise case, for special election caps off, 14th amendment so masterpiece they said is going after this fact philip because of hostility to religion, but the 303 case, about websites. so if you go to a wedding, a weird one so if you got something to be green, my grandmother was there, 1 foot turned green so anyway, this, and what, what she had this idea, and the winning and will want to see only the this service so i told my kids and they said who were the people who wanted a website? there weren't any people because she colorado would come after a lot of coverage when it first came out and gave the impression the case about whiteness which it was not but she obviously had no controversies with the state of colorado but no particular couple came saying we wan
. >> next up is christopher greene, professor of law at the university of mississippi. >> that was a beautiful segue interrupted by 303, one of the big cases and conservative versus liberal, i got a lot of press i think, most people are pretty familiar with it but should colorado five years ago in the masters cake shop, a free exercise case, for special election caps off, 14th amendment so masterpiece they said is going after this fact philip because of hostility to religion, but...
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kelly of mississippi. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 199, the nays are 231. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 36 printed in part d of house report 118-216 by the gentlewoman from the virgin islands, ms. plaskett, on i which the -- and on which the nays prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 36 printed in part d of house report 118-216 offered by ms. plaskett of virgin islands. the chair: a recorded vo
kelly of mississippi. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for...
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congress looks at folks that are landmarks of american politics, race relations, books that to get on the mississippi revert to the open prairies of nebraska and to the pacific coast. books that examine free-market capitalism. books that changed america. live for 10 weeks as i nights at 9:00 eastern on c-span, spent a work, and c-span radio starting september 18. announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including charter communications. >> charter is proud to be recognized as one of the best internet providers, and we are just getting started. building 100 thousand miles of new infrastructure to reach of those who needed most. announcer: charter communicationsupports c-span as a public service along wh these other television providers, giving you a front row seat tdecracy. announcer: born in yuma, arizona, cesar chavez began his liver life as a manual labor he joined a labor organization which help labor is registered vote. he later began orchestrating strikes amon: for better pay -- coordinating for better the words of ce chavez i
congress looks at folks that are landmarks of american politics, race relations, books that to get on the mississippi revert to the open prairies of nebraska and to the pacific coast. books that examine free-market capitalism. books that changed america. live for 10 weeks as i nights at 9:00 eastern on c-span, spent a work, and c-span radio starting september 18. announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including charter...
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that vessel is operating on the mississippi river today. unfortunate reaching this decision it inappropriate chose to apply existing time charter rules for fishing vessels operating in foreign waters to the inland passage service this misguided decision ignores the foreign company actually controls the vessel from selling tickets to the website to sing the ports of call all while profits are being sent overseas. in addition the hospitality cruiser be supplied by the foreign companies. which i believe significantly causes a safety issue. it's action raises significant concerns with the jones act community and has a real possibility of extending well beyond passenger cruises to all inland operations that utilize long-term charters. what can you tell us about this decision of whether your offices officeis going to take a closer? for administration's supports the jones act is a highly troubling decision regarding tissue noted we support the jones act and mirrored works the best of their ability and judgment to apply the law as written. i welcom
that vessel is operating on the mississippi river today. unfortunate reaching this decision it inappropriate chose to apply existing time charter rules for fishing vessels operating in foreign waters to the inland passage service this misguided decision ignores the foreign company actually controls the vessel from selling tickets to the website to sing the ports of call all while profits are being sent overseas. in addition the hospitality cruiser be supplied by the foreign companies. which i...
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he lives from 1895, mississippi passes the first disenfranchisement line 1890. douglas lives to see the beginnings of bitter segregation in the late 1980's and into the 1900s. he doesn't see it enter for wishon in the 20th century, but he sees it. nothing about it, as much as i could tell, surprises him because he had experienced all of the antebellum jim crow over and over and over. although, he always referred to things like being jim crowed or a form of segregation, legal or otherwise, as another variation of proslavery ideas. he would just call it their proslavery vision reconstructed. the proslavery tradition brought back to life. for him it was the resurrection of slavery. that's the way he knew how to understand it. eddie: that wonderful phrase he uses, the infinite manifestation of racism as our national for -- national face. david: he calls racism a national phase. it had been. eddie: that's also why the civil war and emancipation was so important. david: it habit. eddie: how influential is douglas and getting the women's suffrage past? david: very impo
he lives from 1895, mississippi passes the first disenfranchisement line 1890. douglas lives to see the beginnings of bitter segregation in the late 1980's and into the 1900s. he doesn't see it enter for wishon in the 20th century, but he sees it. nothing about it, as much as i could tell, surprises him because he had experienced all of the antebellum jim crow over and over and over. although, he always referred to things like being jim crowed or a form of segregation, legal or otherwise, as...
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louis county, minnesota, is the largest county east of the mississippi river and the place i've always called home. st. louis county is a checker board of federal and nonfederal land. as such, there are many actors managing the land. be it the bureau of land management or the u.s. forest service that manage our federal lands, or the states, the counties and the local tribes that manage our nonfederal lands. since its introduction over two decades ago, the good neighbor authority program has facilitated co-stewardship of our federal and nonfederal lands. by partnering federal land managers with stakeholders, we have created healthier forests, lowered fire risks and better conserved our landscapes. however, the most successful stewardship of our public land occurs when all parties are brought together and everyone is able to do their part. unfortunately our counties and tribal partners who do a lion's share of the work on federal lands are still unable to access the good neighbor authority program. h.r. 1450 will allow our counties and federally recognized tribes to access this critical
louis county, minnesota, is the largest county east of the mississippi river and the place i've always called home. st. louis county is a checker board of federal and nonfederal land. as such, there are many actors managing the land. be it the bureau of land management or the u.s. forest service that manage our federal lands, or the states, the counties and the local tribes that manage our nonfederal lands. since its introduction over two decades ago, the good neighbor authority program has...
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host: moses is next in greenville, mississippi, democrat. caller: good morning. how are you doing? i sit back and i watched this political mess unfolding and i view it as endangerment and indoctrination. everybody else is supposed to be working for the people and the country but it is apparent people have ulterior motives. if we keep going down this road, we are going to be in a world of trouble. they shipped all the jobs overseas. they reduced the taxes on the corporations but the republican party sit there and want to cut these programs. where are we headed? that is all i want to know, but remember, this is dangerous indoctrination that is manifesting itself in the current political environment. thank you. guest: thanks, moses, for the question. i want to tell you that i agree with you on multiple parts of your question. i might disagree on a couple of parts but let me try to address them. you did what i used to call a compound question. let's talk about shifting jobs overseas. yes, we have got to incentivize jobs to come back to the united states. we have to because when that ha
host: moses is next in greenville, mississippi, democrat. caller: good morning. how are you doing? i sit back and i watched this political mess unfolding and i view it as endangerment and indoctrination. everybody else is supposed to be working for the people and the country but it is apparent people have ulterior motives. if we keep going down this road, we are going to be in a world of trouble. they shipped all the jobs overseas. they reduced the taxes on the corporations but the republican...
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from the mississippi book festival, former vice president mike pence shares his book, so help me god, where he talks about his life, faith and time in the trump administration. at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, cara fitzpatrick looks at the school choice movement in the future of education in ameca with her book, the death of public school. she's interviewed by washington post education reporter. watch book tv every sunday on c-span two and find the full schedule on your program guide or watch online any at book tv.org. click see spanish or unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> you think this is just a community center, it's more than that. >> comcast is partnering with a thousand community centers to create wi-fi enabled listings so students from low-income families can get the tools they needo be ready for anything. coast support c-span is a public service, --, along with these other public television providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> a federal grand jury in washington, d.c. has found peter
from the mississippi book festival, former vice president mike pence shares his book, so help me god, where he talks about his life, faith and time in the trump administration. at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, cara fitzpatrick looks at the school choice movement in the future of education in ameca with her book, the death of public school. she's interviewed by washington post education reporter. watch book tv every sunday on c-span two and find the full schedule on your program guide or...
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from the mississippi book festival, former vice president mike pence shares his book, so help me god where he talks about his life, faith and time in the trump administration. at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, cara fitzpatrick looks at the school choice movement and the future of education in america with her book, the death of public schools. she is interviewed by washington post education reporter mariah blinken. watch book tv every sunday at c-span and find a full schedule on your program guide or 49 anytime apple tv.org. -- or watch any time on book tv.org. >> c-span's were unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including buckeye broadband. ♪ ♪ >> buckeye broadband supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy. ♪ >> next, former president donald trump, the featured speaker at the south dakota republican party's monumental leaders rally. then, the attorney for former proud boys leader hidden in ricky torino commenting on the 22 year sentence handed do
from the mississippi book festival, former vice president mike pence shares his book, so help me god where he talks about his life, faith and time in the trump administration. at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, cara fitzpatrick looks at the school choice movement and the future of education in america with her book, the death of public schools. she is interviewed by washington post education reporter mariah blinken. watch book tv every sunday at c-span and find a full schedule on your program...
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they sent federal troops to mississippi. they supported the marches in selma. they work very closely with dr. king on voting rights which was passed immediately after my uncles death in memorial to him. they integrated the university of alabama as well. they forced voting rights and supported the freedom riders. they were in the middle of the civil rights battle. they were indignant about the way black americans were treated. i am proud of their legacy during that minute -- during their administrations. black americans who had been officially apartheid, they dismantled the jim crow laws. it made black americans second-class citizens. they made america a true constitutional democracy for the first time in its history. i'm very happy that you've had good experiences. with vaccines i've never opposed vaccines. what i said is that we should have good science. we should have robust science and we should and the financial entitlements between the regulatory agencies and the pharmaceutical companies. if people want to take vaccines, they should be able to do that. i h
they sent federal troops to mississippi. they supported the marches in selma. they work very closely with dr. king on voting rights which was passed immediately after my uncles death in memorial to him. they integrated the university of alabama as well. they forced voting rights and supported the freedom riders. they were in the middle of the civil rights battle. they were indignant about the way black americans were treated. i am proud of their legacy during that minute -- during their...