Mr. Chairman, are you ready to begin . Please begin your five second countdown. Chair pappas five, four, three, two, one. Good afternoon. I call this hearing to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. We have a number of members participating remotely today. And before we proceed, i would like to go over some items for our members participating remotely. First, if youre experiencing connectivity issues, please make sure you or your staff contact our Technical Support so those issues can be resolved immediately. Members participating remotely must continue to use the video function for the duration of their participation in the hearing, unless they experience connectivity issues or other technical problems that render the member fully unable to participate on camera. It is committee and subcommittee policy that members participating remotely will remain muted when not recognized, just like turning on your microphone on and off during an inperso
Host we are focusing on books written by former first ladies. The first first lady to venture into publishing was known one who recalls her time in the white house 1914 and since then ten other first ladies have published memoirs. We will focus tonight on five women who have served in that position in the last 50 years. First up, Rosalynn Carter who served as first lady from 19771981 and she is the author of five books. In 1984 her bestselling memoir, first lady from plains, was released. Missus carters subsequent books have focused on caregiving and Mental Health care. This is a subject she is championed throughout her life. Now from 2010 here is Rosalynn Carter talking about her book, within our reach ending the Mental Health crisis. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you. [applause] i am really pleased to be here tonight and pleased to see so many people interested in my book. I have been on a book tour this week and i started on monday and i get the same two questions every time
Financial roadblocks. This is an hour and ten minutes. Mr. Chairman, are you ready to begin . Yes. Please begin your fivesecond countdown. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Good afternoon. I call this hearing to order. A quorum is present. Without objection, the chair is authorized to call a recess at anytime. I would like to go over items. If you are experience connectivity issues, please contact your staff. It is committee and Sub Committee, participating members will be muting when not recognized and its out of courtesy so that background noise did not interfere with another member recognized to speak. When you are recognized you need to unmute your microphone and pause before speaking so we can hear everything you say. In order to ensure that everything members say is captured on the live stream of the hearing members are asked to pause for two to three seconds before beginning to speak. If you wish to have a document inserted in the record please ask for unanimous consent and have your staff email t
Hi i am Suzanne Spaulding director of the Democratic Institution project and the International Security program at the center for strategic and international studies. I want to welcome all of you to part one of a twopart conversation, connecting the issues of racism, National Security, and Civic Education and empowerment. This conversation is part of a broader Strategic Dialogue with civics as a National Security imperative. The Broader Program and todays program are generously funded by the Craig Newmark philanthropy. We are very grateful for his support. Todays amazing lineup of speakers will focus on the ways in which systemic racism in addition to being a fundamental violation of our commitment to human rights, is also a National Security issue. From sidelining essential voices and talents and National Security to undermining our influence around the world to presenting an all too tempting targets to exploit. address the inequities in the National Security threat. All of us must be
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