And securing the blefg of liberty blessings of liberty for all americans has taken a long and bumpy road and we still have a lot further to go. It starts with that one step. But at this moment the country and the world are demanding we pick up the stride. Lets follow iowas lead. Lets come together and take meaningful action. And to be clear, the passage of a single bill is not going to suddenly reverse centuries of injustice. Passing laws are a simple part. If we really want to change behavior, we need to commit ourselves to changing our hear hearts. The best way that we can personally commemorate the life of george floyd and the many others before him who lost their lives or suffered injustice is to open our own hearts. Chaplain black summed up the solution best when he quoted to me mark 12 31. Love your neighbor as yourself. Its both that simple and that challenging. So im asking all of us in this body to be more like iowa. Lets find a solution. Lets take that first step and begin ou
Chairwoman lowey consideration of the interior environment appropriations bill, fiscal year 2021. I will not recognize to present the bill. Thank you, madam chair. I am pleased to prevent the 2021 appropriations bill. It reflects the hard work and participation of our Committee Members as well as the good ideas we have received from many sources including my colleagues and outside experts. The bill provides increased funding to support staff and other resources that Congress Needs to do its job well. The bills analytic capacity in the legislative branch and to address high priority Information Technology and security. For example, the bill provides a 25 million increase for the which covers staff, office space and other facilities. I believe it is sufficient to express our new normal as members move into a new means of interacting with constituents. It turns out to an average of office. Per member of our bill creates a new house modernization initiatives account and provides a down pay
Exploring the american story. Book tv, American History tv, we travel to amarillo texas. Well experience in the city of about 200,000 starting with an the largest canyon. And then we will learn about kansas citys developments on amarillo. And then step in a specially made rail card used to move Nuclear Material around the United States. Later a trip to the panhandle plains. We start at the canyon state park. The experience today is a lot like it has been. Even today it is quite a sharking experience. The fact that i get to come see this every day sometimes i have to take in. The canyon has been forming for about a million years or so. It runs from here over to silverton. You can make a good case that it is at least 80 miles in length itself. It is the second largest canyon in the United States. Its not a single canyon. There are many that branch off to the sides. Were standing in an area now where we can see three canyons from where were at right now. Its much bigger than people realiz
Me it is my belief that the only thing that we have to fear is fear itself. By the time Franklin Roosevelt gives his march 1933 inaugural speech, almost a quarter of the nation is unemployed. More than 5,000 banks have failed and drought is persisting in key agricultural areas of the country. People must have faith. Coming up in the next hour, stories from the Great Depression as we take you to places like toledo and then in 1931 five of the six largest banks all failed at the same time which made it the largest banking failure of the Great Depression. To successful infrastructure of the times still impacting us today. And to one ending in tragedy. Well talk you to st. Paul with gangsters and the corrupt police force strike a bargain. Well explore the impact of new deal programs like the Conservation Corp as we go just outside of amarillo, texas. We wouldnt have a park here if it wasnt for the Conservation Corp. And well hear from artists who tell tales. We begin our cities tour featur
History tv on the road. Support from our sudden link cable partners, we travel to amarillo, texas. Well discover the history of this panhandle city of about 2,000. Starting with a visit to the second largest canyon in the u. S. Following that, in about ten minutes, well learn about kansas citys influence on the development of amarillo. And in 20 minutes, step inside a rail car used to move Nuclear Material around the United States. Later a trip to the Panhandle Plains History Museum in nearby canyon as we tour their native plains exhibit. We begin our special feature at paladillo state park. Its like its been for thousands of years. All of a sudden you come across this huge drop into the earth. And its even today quite an experience. I have to appreciate how lucky i am to be here every day. The canyon has been forming for about a million years or so. The bulk of the formation has happened in the last hundred thousand years. It runs from here down close to the town of silverton. And so