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New york famous book row that ran along Fourth Avenue from astor place to union square with 48 used bookstores that competed with one another they have all shuddered except for the strand so thank you for a shifts readers we are Still Family Owned and thriving in fact 400 events and discussions just like tonight and even tonight we have four events it is really fun. [applause] and also thank you cspan for filming this. Happiness is the best medicine us some large enough to send every family of f...

And discussions just like the one tonight, and even tonight we have four events. So its just really fun. So [applause] thank you. And thank you, cspan, for filming this. Happiness is the best medicine, yet americans will spend 3 billion on medicine and health care this year. A sum thats large enough of to send every family of four a check for 40,000 for their care. And we all know that happiness is not a big ticket item. Our guest tonight, dr. Kelli harding, will discuss this. She is an assistan...

Test. Test. We also know that while these institutions are doing the most work to close that achievement gap, and advance economic mobility, theyre severely underresourced. Its great to see the Community Coming together in a bipartisan way to prioritize and address this issue, and i look forward to working with all of you on this. Madam chairwoman, id like to enter into the record this report by the United Negro College fund, which is led by my close friend, michael lomax, who actually the emcee...

Welcome. Orning and the subcommittee on Higher Education and workforce investment will come to order. We are happy you are here. I know a quorum is present. I want to ask can sense they be permitted to participate in todays hearing with the understanding your questions will come after all members have completed their questions. The committee is eating to hear testimony on engines of economic mobility. The Critical Role of Community Colleges, historically lacked minorities serving and institution...

the world. >> when we look at where we are economically and we are a stronger economically we have been in history. steve: historic. best in the world. maybe in their world but not in the real world it is the reality this labor day weekend joe biden america is working. yes it is true the unemployment rate is low but the main reason the rate is low because so many americans stopped looking for work just this week we saw the latest figures for job openings way ahead of expectation nearly...

the world. >> when we look at where we are economically and we are a stronger economically we have been in history. steve: historic. best in the world. maybe in their world but not in the real world it is the reality this labor day weekend joe biden america is working. yes it is true the unemployment rate is low but the main reason the rate is low because so many americans stopped looking for work just this week we saw the latest figures for job openings way ahead of expectation nearly...

maybe in their world but not in the real world it is the reality this labor day weekend joe biden america is working. yes it is true the unemployment rate is low but the main reason the rate is low because so many americans stopped looking for work just this week we saw the latest figures for job openings way ahead of expectation nearly an all-time record spinning this with good news people are hiring. no. they cannot find people to do the work one of the reasons why we have runaway in...

Homecoming game. I was running down the sideline. It was perfectly thrown in myte hands. And i lost the touchdown pass in my hands. In the thing is a scout was there for the university of richmond. He walked out of the stadium my coach jb greene believed in me. This time i caught the ball. That one catch resulted in a hundred 80,000 scholarship to the university of richmond. It was a great in the perseverance. In the second chance. How did you get from plane from the university of richmond spide...

And materials all of these programs are available to watch online. Were pleased to be joined by one of 362 americans who is actually been in space and that is astronaut Leyland Melvin and mr. Melvin you write that your, your book is called chases space and you write it had all begun with a dropped past. Exactly. A drop past so i was a wide receiver this in a running team, and that means that i block a lot versus catching passes. We were at a home coming game and i was running down the sideline b...

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