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We are holding this hearing virtually in compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings pursuant to House Resolution 965. This is the third virtual subCommittee Hearing and the ways and Means Committee. As with our previous hearings i want members to know that i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegiality and substantial debate, substantive debate, even as we conduct our business from afar. I will continue to work with the Ranking Member, mr. Smith, and his ...

Including some turtles. Thats right. Your tax dollars actually paid for a study that put turtles on treadmills. So here we have our turtles on a treadmill. To no ones surprise, it turns out that turtles are really, really slow. Okay. Thats what our tax dollars went to. In fact, this wasteful study found that turtles moved at nearly the same pace as dead turtles on a treadmill. Arent you glad that washington bureaucrats used your hard earned dollars to conduct this study . Good grief, folks. Now ...

Year scholars, it is honor for me to serve as the mc for this program tonight. Our guest this evening is dr. James nolan, 1859 professor at williams college. He is author of several books, one what they saw in america, alexis detotfil, chester ton. I especially look forward to this discussion as dr. Nolans insights will help us wrap up the year long study on American Political Culture inspired by totevilles america, uc california days and degrees from university of virginia. His Research Fall in...

He was able to pull the victim over three rows of seats and into the street. Moments after the rescue, the entire vehicle went up in flames there. Quick, fast work by that officer. Now to a heartbreaking family tragedy at a North Carolina beach. A wave hit a 37yearold father of six as he was playing with his children. The wave knocked him down, breaking his neck and killing him. Heres abcs gio benitez. Reporter he was a father to six children and a family is in mourning after a freak accident. Y...

Congress authority to withdraw all financial incentive dollars under their discretion that the state was providing for the company to locate here. Arizonas economy just fine. Its doing fine without nike. We dont need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nations history. So question should nike be getting involved in political activism absolutely not. Nike clearly has the obligation to get a return, profitable for all its stake holders, first the shareholders, and you know what,...

History and senior fellow at the Kenan Institute for ethics at Duke University documents the relationship between deregulation and the rise of fraud. We are going to introduce tonight enzi state history chair Department Chair david who will further introduce our guests and i was turned over to him at this moment. Thank you very much. Welcome everybody. As was said i am head of the History Department and first of all i want to thank ed for asking me to moderate this panel. Im really looking forwa...

I would like to turn it over to him. Thank you very much. Welcome, everybody. As was said im head of the History Department at nc state university, and i want to thank ed for asking me to moderate the panel. Im looking forward to it. Ed has already been introduced to you. He is a member of the faculty, he History Department of Duke University and also vice provost for Interdisciplinary Studies and leading a study support bid National Endowments for the humanities as long as is lats and the fathe...

And an overwhelming tragedy. Host when we rise my life in the movement. Cleve jones is the author. Live coverage of the 22nd annual l. A. Times festival of bucks held on the campus of universities Southern California you can watch the full schedule today at booktv. Org we will be doing a call in later on the book the mother of all questions but right now lets go inside to another panel on writing history. Live coverage on booktv. [inaudible conversations] i am not putting down fiction i have asp...

Today. If you are a recent College Graduate, there is a special line for you. Can catch up with us on all of your favorite social media. Happy memorial day weekend. I want to start off talking about commencement addresses. They are leading some of these papers in the last several days. Page of thefront Washington Post metro section on graduation at the naval academy. Defense secretary chuck hagel was the speaker. Sexual offense in the military. Storyw york times had a about Janet Yellens speech ...

The same table in front of regulators. It may make it harder for the time Warner Comcast deal to go forward. It will be interesting to see if the comcast time warner deal does fall apart if the at t directv deal would go through. If theyre both announced in tandem, a lot of consolidation in that sector. The at t directv is a harder deal to go through. If you put it on the table with the comcast time warner deal, it makes the whole thing dicey for everybody, which is what i think theyre trying to...