Culture live sunday beginning at 6 00 pm eastern on American History tv on cspan2. Next afghanistans ambassador to the us on the relationship between the two countries hosted by the new america foundation. This is an hour and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] coming . I run the National Security program here. People watching on cspan, cspan covering this live, identify yourself and wait for the microphone to hear your question. Today we discuss afghanistan 2017, prospects for the future and two panelists to discuss that, the ambassador to the United States and afghanistan. He previously worked as the deputy chief of staff, worked at the American Institute in afghanistan and phd from the United Kingdom and he will speak first and after that, a fellow here, been living in afghanistan since 2010 and runs a Company Called hot lights providing intelligence and security analysis to differences in afghanistan and doing his phd about the afghan civil war, retired air force colonel in speci
The guest chaplain mr. President , members of the senate, may the lord be with you. Let us bow our heads in reference to his presence. God, our help in ages past, be our comfort still. Thank you for this great, great nation, and its foundation of one nation, under god, indivisible. Thank you, lord, that we can emphasize indivisible. Thank you for the liberty, the justice, and the freedoms we enjoy. We pray for all who walk these hallowed halls where lifechanging, worldchanging decisions are made. Bless this austere gathering of men and women chosen by you and the American People to serve us all. Give them wisdom to acknowledge you first in all they do. Give them grace, as has been extended to them. Guide them, o holy spirit. Guide them, o holy spirit. Fill them and this chamber with your presence, and fill these halls with your glory. When they leave today, may they say, we have not just been in the presence of men; we have been in the presence of god. Now, in the name of the one i tru
N our panel. [applaus [applause]. A reminder if you missed any of this conference you can watch it online in the video library. Tonight on cspan2, we have been featuring booktv beginning at 8. Tonight, authors featured on after word will be with us. Tonight, beginning at 8 p. M. Eastern here on cspan2. Yesterday, marked 30 years of gavel to gavel senate floor coverage on cspan2. Our special program featured video from the senate floor going back to the first televised session. Here is a look the senate is trying to make the best use of the technology in the 21st century to remain true. It is difficult to forge compromise. Everybody has to give and that is not photogenic. This indeed is a humbling moment for me. I am honored to serve as majority leader. But i recognize the majority is slim. We have witnessed something that never happened before in senate history. The change of power during a session of congress. Watch that entire program looking back at Televised Senate saturday at 8 p.
House, because the way this is spreading and the way this is moving, that will be everywhere in the United States of america. And once it is it migrates and once it moves, whats going to stop it . And whos going to stand on the floor of the United States senate and take responsibility for the lack of action . For the lack of responding to this Public Health crisis . Thats why were coming here today. This isnt about politics. This isnt about a Public Health emergency. We need resources, we need answers, we need tests, and we dont need to rob from other potential pandemics like ebola to get this done. There isnt a citizen in the country who wouldnt say this is an obligation of the government to protect their people. We anticipate, we anticipate in puerto rico, a territory of this country, a lot of people travel to and from puerto rico. One in five people in puerto rico will be infected by the zika virus. Do they know it . Probably not. Frequently, no symptoms come with the infection. So
I know that the wine is part of the program, but i hope that is not why you are here tonight. [laughter] times, ine this a few will only answer questions that are written in the vietnamese. [laughter] tonight is a special night. Ago, april 22, 1975, was the night our family left saigon. End to the life that we had. A life full of joy and happiness living among your own people, speaking your native language, being around family and friends. That life will always be a part of me, but as you will hear shortly, my new American Life turned out to be very rich as a result of the people i have met in this country. And i am humbled and honored youre here tonight so i can share that part of my journey with you. Vietnam is always a loaded topic in this country, despite 35 years. Debate thatf the sparked me in 2004 to write this. Ok, a sense of duty i have been out of the marines for 10 years on active duty. I was married and turning 40. And the election between john kerry and george bush was abo