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[applause] good afternoon, everyone. Its a pleasure to be here with all of you. As our Spring Semester draws to a close and i wish to begin by expressing our deepest decision to Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg were joining us here on campus today. Its an honor to welcome here to gaston all and to hear her reflections this afternoon. I also wish to express our gratitude to the honorable ronald chief judge for the us court of appeals for the Second Circuit and all his efforts to make this extraordinary symposium possible for our community. I look forward to sharing a few more words about the judge in just a moment. Id also like to think professor mary and professor wendy from our Georgetown Law Center who will join the justice in conversation today. Professor hartman and professor williams are for authorized biographers and coauthors of her recent book, my own words, published this past year. I wish to thank all of you being here for the special gathering. The bernstein symposium was created
Leaders want to bring it to chambers next week. They are talking about 11 unfinished bills in that package. The bills for fiscal year 2017 that started last october 1. Plus, possibly a supplemental spending bill to cover defense and Border Security provisions that have been requested by the president. And you never know, there could be some other things tucked in there as well. We will not know until we see the package. As of the close of business today, there was talk that it could be filed as early as sunday night, maybe monday night. We have seen these things slip before. We will be looking to see it early next week. Host the posting on the beyond the hill blog, after this measure passes, the Government Shutdown avoided. As donald trump prepares to sign the stopgap. What sort of stumbling blocks might be ahead for this longerterm measure . Ms. Nancy ognanovich it depends on the disposition over the weekend of socalled poison pill riders, that we see every year in these appropriation
Leaders want to bring it to chambers next week. They are talking about 11 unfinished bills in that package. The bills for fiscal year 2017 that started last october 1. Plus, possibly a supplemental spending bill to cover defense and Border Security provisions that have been requested by the president. And you never know, there could be some other things tucked in there as well. We will not know until we see the package. As of the close of business today, there was talk that it could be filed as early as sunday night, maybe monday night. We have seen these things slip before. We will be looking to see it early next week. Host the posting on the beyond the hill blog, after this measure passes, the Government Shutdown avoided. As donald trump prepares to sign the stopgap. What sort of stumbling blocks might be ahead for this longerterm measure . Ms. Nancy ognanovich it depends on the disposition over the weekend of socalled poison pill riders, that we see every year in these appropriation
Policy testified on strategical relations with china, south korea, north korea and india. Business 2. 5 hours. In the fans and Foreign Policy testified on strategical relations with is this 2. 5 hour. The Committee Meets his way to receive testimony on you as policy ends strategy in the asiaPacific Region. I am pleased to welcome our panel of expert witnesses come all with deep knowledge and experience in the region. The Senior Adviser and korea chair at the center for strategic and international studies. Aaron friedberg who is the professor of politics and International Affairs at princeton university. And the former Principal Deputy assistant secretary of defense for asia pacific security irs and senior fellow am having trouble with my enunciation. Strategic affairs at the endowment for international peace, an old friend of the committee. Americas interest in asiaPacific Region are deep and enduring, that is why for the past 70 years we have worked with our allies and partners to up