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Where else are you able to have face time with historians such as we have here . It is one of the great delights of such an experience, which leads me to the opportunity to introduce jennifer keene, not only a specialist in American Military history in world war i but extraordinary educator and lifetime friend of the museum and its mission. Jennifer spent some time in australia. She was reminiscing about being kangaroosy crowds of while she was there, so we have a lot in common. She has publishe...

Historians such as we have here. Wrecking it is one of the great delights of such an experience. Which leads me to this opportunity to introduce dr. Jennifer keane. Not only a specialist on American Military history during world war i, but a lifetime friend of the museum and its mission. Friend of the museum and its mission. Jennifer spend some time in australia. She was reminiscing about being harassed by crowds of kangaroos. So we have a lot in common. She is published widely on the american i...

American people. We welcome you the senator from texas and colleagues back after thanksgiving break. I had my parents had our thanksgiving dinner with all of their children and grandchildren and cousins so i have a lot to be thankful for. As my mom and dad see their whole family and be happy about it. That now we are back in we have a lot of work to do before the end of the year and precious little time to do it to. Expiring one week from this friday 100,000 dreamers are waiting to work kinneale...

In recess with votes on judicial nominations expected at 5 30 p. M. Eastern and starting on g. O. P. Tax reform bill tomorrow. Watching live coverage of the senate floor here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father, god, thank you that we see you in the world around us be holding your works in the earth and sea and sky. Your everlasting mercies sustain us, enabling us to borrow our heartbeats fro...

And it has to do with supervisor cohen excuse me, supervisor kim who is going to address us and present a substitute draft of her proposed Campaign Finance legislation and is requestingn of her proposed Campaign Finance legislation and is requesting that we meet to advance her proposals in this regard. Supervisor kim, nice to have you with us. Please proceed. Thank you, chair keane, and thank you to the Ethics Commission. I will do my best to be brief because i likely know that you have a long m...

30 minutes. Thank you. Madam president , i welcome you, senator from texas, after thanksgiving break, i have my parents, 94 and 89, with all children and grandchildren, and this and that. I would like to be thankful, blessed to have my mom and dad, happy about it. Now we are back. Precious little time to do it. Funding for the government expires this friday. 800,000 dreamers wait to hear they can live and work in the only country they have ever known. 9 million children reauthorizing the Health ...

Resiliency, and i must say the land use had the greatest dialogue, and we came back together as a working group not long ago, a month or two ago, and it appeared that, from my perspective that the we needed to elevate the conversation across the three sub committees and try to bring it out of the silo and try to integrate all of the work that weve been doing, and so weve been very vocal as tryit tryin continue that conversation. Were in phase two or part two or whatever part two, and its going t...

Speaking of which, why is a portrait of me hanging behind a ceremony honoring native americans . Again, my nickname was indian killer, not indian tickler, not indian honorer, indian killer. Literally, any other portrait would be less insulting to native americans the mascot for the cleveland indians, the lando lakes butter lady, the guy who dressed up like an indian who criedly in the commercial. Johnny depp as tonto, anything. But trump is the president so to show my respect for navajo code tal...

Portrait of me hanging behind a ceremony honoring native americans . Again, my nickname was indian killer, not indian tickler, not indian honorer, indian killer. Literally, any other portrait would be less insulting to native americans the mascot for the cleveland indians, the lando lakes butter lady, the guy who dressed up like an indian who criedly in the commercial. Johnny depp as tonto, anything. But trump is the president so to show my respect for navajo code talkers. I will speak in code. ...

Are we missing anything . Are there things that we havent thought of, so were hoping to get really put forth the most robust piece of le legislation that we can around honesty and transparency in our country. I want to thank our community partners. Weve held several meetings since july to get feedback from members of our community on how we can continue to strengthen our disclosure on transparency, and for that, ill open it up for comments if there are any comments by this commission. Thank you,...