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Good evening everyone, i have the honor of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation thank you all for coming this evening in honor of men and women in uniform to protect our freedoms around the world , please stand and join me for 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 please be seated. Before we get started i would like to take a moment to recognize special guest we have with us this evening with the board of trustees pete w...

Whats being done to modernize the library of congress. We heard testimony from dr. Carla hayden, the librarian of congress. This is a little more than an hour. [inaudible] who also chairs the appropriated committee for library and i think thats particularly helpful that you could be here as well. Also a member of this committee so shes here as a of the committee but also on these topics, particularly fallible in her role as appropriate. We have been having with the library, with the smithsonian, with the architect of the capitol these kinds of oversight hearings to fulfill that responsibility ...

I hope you all have been enjoying yourselves this morning. [applause]. Now, we have a rather large crowd this morning for this particular event. This way very thrilled to introduce our next program. For the past year, at the library of congress, lisa down. [laughter]. I have a few more things. For the past year the library of congress we have been celebrating changemakers i can think of a few people who more than that fit the description that the United States Supreme Court justice ruth ginsburg. [applause]. [screaming]. Okay. She is our hero and inspiration to so many of us. In fact at 4 00 a...

Good morning. [cheering] and the library of congress and i hope you all have been enjoying yourselves this morning. [applause] we have a rather large crowd and thithis morning for this particr session. Thats why im thrilled to introduce the next program. For the past year at the library of congress you may sit down because i have a few more. The United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. [applause] inspiration to so many of us and at 4 a. M. , students from the American University camp held in front oout infront of this univd they are here to. Spent most of your career enjoying a...

Particularly helpful that you could be here with us for this today as well, also a member of this committee. Shes here as a member of the committee but also on these topics particularly valuable and the rules appropriating we have been having with the library, smithsonian, architect of the capitol, these kinds of oversight hearings to fulfill that responsibility and be sure were giving the agencies the help they need. Were glad to be here of course with the librarian dr. Carla hayden with mr. Bud barton, the librarys chief Information Officer and karen temple, the register of copy rights thank...