I am so excited you all are taking it. Announcer there is still time to enter the competition. You have until january 20 to create a 56 minute documentary wantexplores an issue you a president ial candidate to address during campaign 2020. There is a grand prize of 5,000. For more information, go to our website, studentcam. Org. Washingtoncspans journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. Coming up wednesday morning, on new years day, we check in with talkshow hosts from around the country asking whether their audience is optimistic or pessimistic about the year ahead in washington. Be sure to watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 eastern wednesday morning. Join the discussion. Announcer next, a look at workersto protect , directed at Land Management agencies. Subcommittee on National Parks and public land will come to order. Statements are slim to the chair in the ranking minority member. Therefore, i ask unanimous consent that all other members Opening
Good afternoon. It is not often that i get a musical introduction so i appreciate that very much. I think we will have some fun with our panel when they come up but as i think you know, i believe this is the program, we are going to have a special guest first and a little intimate conversation between this special guest and me and i feel very privileged to be able to chat with them. An old and dear friend, senator john warner. Senator warner is approaching old age but you would never know it. We have been sitting in the back and talking about old times in this race and that race and all kinds of things. I was thinking about his career and that is absolutely incredible because you can go back as far as world war ii and korea. He was in both of those wars, and he did not have to, he did not have to do the second one if he did the first one, but he was always willing to jump in and participate. He did lots of things in between, but lets start with secretary of the navy and early 1970s. Th
Establish governmentbacked barriers of entry into professions and fields based on the allegation that the general safety and welfare of the community is served and protected by them. The reality is that connected Interest Groups favor occupational licensing for its anticompetitive effects. The fees and restrictions instituted by occupational licensure prevent entrepreneurial innovators who often come from modest backgrounds and represent vulnerable groups from efficiently providing consumers with better goods and services. The onus of these laws falls disproportionately on minority communities who would benefit from the elimination of burdensome regulations and the expense of Economic Freedom and mobility. The Johnson Center for political economy recently did a study that was published in 2018 called the cause of occupational cost of occupational licensing in alabama. We have dan sutter with us today who is the executive director of the Johnson Center for political economy. Concludes t
In history. So, theyre going into archives, into museums, into libraries and theyre sifting through primary sources, secondary sources. And then theyre thinking critically about that and why their topic was important in history as related to an annual theme. This year the theme is triumph and tragedy in history. And then they present their findings in different formats. Of course, one of the categories you see right behind me, and thats the exhibit category. And then theres also a paper category and dramatic performance, documentary, or website. So, history day gives kids an opportunity to be creative in the way in which they present their information. So, for performance category, first they have to do their research. Good, Solid Research into primary and secondary sources. Going into the museums. Lets say its a civil rights topic and theyre going to find someone to do an interview with. Basically the research that historical quality, the information and the evidence. Thats everyone h
An incredible discovery back in the 1990s that saved this building from being torn down. All is like around of applause for his discovery. This Evenings Program is a pay what you please event, meaning that at the conclusion of the program encourage you to leave a donation based on what you thought the program and the museum is worth to you. For an evening of Civil War History the donation bin is at the bottom of the stairs at the front of the Visitor Center on the first floor. If you would drop something in their, all those proceeds go to support the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office museum. The museum is member supported as well. If youre interested in learning more about becoming a supporter of the museum, let myself or other Staff Members know. We would be happy to assist you. Tonight program, we are very excited about. We are going to explore how the civil war shaped the celebration of christmas in the United States. Tonights presenter is brad stone, a longtime docent at the ion