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And so one of the things at the very basic level we need to do is just get more people participating. Its hard to run a good democracy with less than one in five people participating. And what that tends to do is bring out the people who are the most focused and organized and generally the most ideological. And its going to take a while to shift that around. The political scientists will tell you thing that is dont make sense to me but theyre pretty consistent on it that moving to more early voting doesnt actually show an increase in turnout. Which again i thought it would. But do you know why...

The week ahead will task you with thinking about many of these challenges and considerations that Face Congress and the president every day. With your faculty director, you will explore these issues and attempt to find some Bipartisan Solutions. This seminar is a unique spacebased experiential learning opportunity that very few College Students will ever have. Being here in d. C. Together as a group and engaged in the seminar will allow us to do a deep dive into and to remain focused on the issues at hand. With the help of your faculty director, you are able to tie the remarks of one speaker t...

Can transcend that. That these trends are not permanent. If we listen to another to one another, we can govern even in this polarized environment. We put together a 29 member commission. We had former interior secretary , senator bennett was one of our members. We had a really Knockout Group of people. Former members of congress governors, cabinet officials. Civic leaders, Business Leader people from all walks of american life. We went through an 18 month process and went all over the country california, ohio, philadelphia. We had meetings and engaged the American Public. Then, they had some d...

Together Syrian People. We appreciate it. We know that youre doing a lot. But they really need to be in a safe zone. So i really asking you and seeking this, its so important. Thank you. Rep. Cicilline mr. Chairman if i might ask indull against for one final quep i question. The role of the current Iraqi Government, you know, there are many people who argue that isis is an outgrowth of policies from iraqi and Syrian Governments that have marginalized sunnis in particular. What do we need to see from the current Iraqi Government or a future Syrian Government to demonstrate the tolerance and inc...

Its hard to believe it was 20 years ago in the fall of 1995 that an fcc Advisory Committee made recommendations to the commission for the worlds first alldigital Television Transmission system. And many of you were involved in that epic process. But we all know that time and Technology March on. Today we stand on the dawn of a fully new system, one that promises even more flexible standard also alter High Definition television, and really a marriage between video and the internet. With all this in mind, we ought to turn now and sample the unique perspectives of our super panelists, television ...