Some of the issues that have become so important to washington politics today. As all the you know, the America Society and the coinlt of the americas are generally known for our work in the western hemisphere, including latin america, and canada. The immigrant experience is something that each of our nations have in common. We are a hemisphere of immigrants. For over five years, our immigration and Integration Initiative have sought to advance dialogue around the Economic Contribution of immigrants and latino to the United States. We believe that greater integration and appreciation for the socioEconomic Contribution of the Migrant Community will support National Leaders in as they pursue a sound policy framework within which we believe comprehensive Immigration Reform must play an Important Role that encourages the full participation of the imMigrant Community within the u. S. Economy as a critical pillar of economic development, growth, and community strength. And thats precisely wh
Follow what is true and do what is right. Lord, inspire our lawmakers with a renewed trust in you and commitment to Work Together for your glory. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. 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. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the majority leader. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1569, the debt limit legislation. The president pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk motion to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1659 a bill to ensure the timely payment of the obligations of the u. S. Government until december 31, 2014. Mr. Reid the time until noon will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. At noon there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture
Shaw look for these titles in bookstores and watch for the authors on booktv and on booktv. Org. Booktv continues with robert spoo. He talks about the clash between literary pirates over copyrights going back to 1790 and discusses how it has shaped the copyright laws that we have today and this is about one hour. [applause] thank you so much. As the dean indicated, most of us and a large number of legal scholars, you might be surprised to learn that an area that is not compelled by law, something that is informal but very organized, and it has grown up to fill the various needs and the various cracks in the wall of law and i am going to be talking about one of those major cracks in the law today and i will be focused on the 19th century in the United States and particularly on authors and publishers in america, really from the 1820s and 30s amah up to lease the end of the century where, as you will see, the world is really kind of turned upside down where publishing is concerned. Lawfu
Jefferson Cowie, James G. Stahlman Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, was recently honored with a 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship in part, in anticipation of his upcoming project, tentatively titled Crosswinds of a Common History, which will take a visionary approach to historical nonfiction.