The president and ceo of the United States capitol Historical Society. I just took this job in february, so this is my new adventure. But this organization has been around for more than 50 years, and we are delighted to have you all join us for a celebration of the distinguished history of the Senate Finance committee. We begin the program tonight with the presentation of colors by the United States Capitol Police ceremonial unit and the pledge of allegiance. Please rise. Forward march. March. Right shoulder. Now please join in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you very much. You may be seated. Our celebration this evening is possible because we have generous support from the bank of america, from grant thornton, from allergen, from the National Retail federation, from the association of global automakers, United Techno
My name is Jane Campbell. I am fortunate to be the president and ceo of the United States capital Historical Society. I just took this job in february. This is my new adventure. This organization has been around for more than 50 years. And we are delighted to have you join us for a celebration of the distinguished history of the Senate Finance committee. We begin the program tonight with the presentation of colors by the United States Capital Police ceremonial unit and the pledge of allegiance. Please rise. Please join in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Right shoulder. Forward march. Thank you. Very much. You may be seated. Our celebration this evening is possible because we have generous support from the bank of america. From grant thornton, allergan , the National Retail federation, the association of global automaker
Test. Test test. Test. Test test. Test. Test test. Test. Test test. Test it was a true honor of my life to serve on the committee. And as has been mentioned, great luminaries of our history have served there, daniel iel webste and others. I am on the road right now with two former trade Staff Members from the finance committee. Yall will remember, i know, Angela Hoffman and Carrie Phillips clark, who have shrink wrapped a motor home and are traveling across the country. So i get to pop in every now and then, have a glass of wine and go out and talk about farmers for free trade and it is a ton of fun. This fun doesnt stop here, particularly when you work hard with staff. It makes a big difference, and they still have the same passions just as don and i know when we leave the senate we still have passions. It has been a great opportunity for me. To read the history of the Senate Finance committee is to read the history of our country, the battles over tariffs, the National Banks of jacks
Public servant. Good evening, my name is Jane Campbell. As president and ceo of the United States capitol Historical Society, i have the honor as serving as the master of ceremonies for this event. I want to acknowledge that several of my Board Members that are here, i have to be especially nice to. That they are my bosses. John carlson, a board chair, john perry giles, wave your hand. Thank you very much for all that you do to keep this society going. The Capital Historical Society was founded in 1972 to encourage in the most comprehensive and enlightened manner, as understanding by the American People of the significance of the capital, as the tangible symbol of their representative form of government. We celebrate the capitol every day. Before we get started with todays program, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of my immediate predecessor, former congressman ron harrison, who served as the third president of the society from 2003 2018. His tenure was characterized
Could join us on this particular occasion. Being cast in marble is something that every Vice President looks forward to. Not only a high honor, it is our one shot at being remembered. [laughter] you see, joe, the is much to look forward to. [laughter] in the case of Vice President biden, he will be remembered for 44 years of faithful service in the senate, and the white house, and we appreciate you being with us this morning. [applause] i also want to note the presence of my good friend, and one of the great justices of the Supreme Court come also a hunting buddy, and next year scalia will mark his 30th year of the Supreme Court. [applause] im pleased as well to have the highest Ranking Member of congress here, my friend paul ryan. He has lately become a reminder to me that we dont always get exactly what we want in the world politics. Somehow, i once aspired to be speaker of the house and wound up as Vice President. You ran for president and wound up as speaker. You got the job for th