The House Modernization Committee held a hearing on rules about males sent by members of congress, two academics and a software testified at the hearing about how technology affected with members of congress communicate with their constituents. The share is authorized to convene a meeting and it is entitled bringing the standards to the 21st century and i recognize myself. Happy halloween. I am dressed as americas most maligned superhero, congressman able to fly across the country in six hours on Alaska Airlines we were wants to call it Franken Stein and how theyve haunted, and we some go with the unspooky title and like most that have fallen under the mandate with the work of the House Commission on congressional mailing standards is very inside baseball. To most people frank is a name or a hot dog and the members of congress, the congressional frank is how we respond to constituents and every time we respond to requests and we use the frank and it is no surprise that with the rise of
Is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. Cspan is the unfiltered view of government. Next a look at the congressional mailing rules during a hearing of the House Modernization Committee and experts will talk about how social media is going to affect the way congresspeople communicate with their constituents. This is late yesterday and is about an hour. All right. The meeting is coming to order and without notice the chair is allowed to call this meeting to a conclusion at any time. I now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. Happy halloween, everybody. I am dressed as americas most maligned super hero congress man and able to fly across the country in six hours on alaskan airlines. We were thinking about titling this hearing frankingstein, and how the houses ghoul ishmaeling standards have haunted the members for decades, but i suppose the unspooky title for record, and like most of issues that fall into this committees mandating and the work o
Here and when key members of our board are here and its always such a pleasure to have our International Advisory board member jafar here. Thank you for Crescent Petroleum support for this, for the Iraq Initiative, Global Energy center. Ive been stealing ideas from a long period of time, he happens to be one of the best thinkers and actors as an analyst in the region and also a pleasure to have him here as well. Todays event was organized by the councils Iraq Initiative and Global Energy center. Our Iraq Initiative is led by dr. And abbas working with us. Hes one of the rare individuals who understands the workings of the country hes covering, iraq, so intimately and also the workings of washington which in many respects is more difficult to follow. The discussion is timely. Iraq is facing its most challenging since isis, with protests in the country and citizens demanding reform and news just yesterday that ahmadi will resign. Despite the future, iraq has carried out elections and a p
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the shakespeare theater companys annual dinner and mock trial. Before we begin, please take this time to silence all Electronic Devices that may disrupt this evenings proceedings. Photography of this trial was tricky prohibited. Please join me in welcoming trustee and chair of the Bar Association, abby david lowell. Thank you for joining us. All the things we do, being involved in the board, doing the things we do to keep this alive. The mock trial in the Bar Association is the most joyous. Tonights annual dinner, and the support of this theater. On the text of the oresteia which was adapted by ellen the goffman and adopted from the original the oresteia with violence that can be stopped when society peers into its own soul and sees the depths of revenge, its complicity and the way out. Our performance and hope everybody got a chance to see it, our beloved artistic director at the end of his 33 years of being an artistic director. Not too long ago to cr
A number of incumbent House lawmakers have announced they will not seek another term in office. The announcements ring in a likely season of retirement decisions, as Democrats and Republicans weigh their futures and seek to give their potential successors time to campaign. While some of those leaving their House seats are vying for the…