. >> up next senator ben cardin, kirsten gillibrand and jennifer mcclellan discussed the equal rights amendment at infant f a georgetown university law school. they advocate for the amendment to be a permanent fixture in the constitution and discuss its importance. this is about 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] hello, everyone. this is washington in action. as you y know we have several people who are speaking but the first is definitely an important advocate for the 28th amendment. not the era, the 28th amendment. and it's particularly a pleasure because i found out that someone i thought legislative procedure to is now the chief counsel for senator cardin. when i was visiting at university of maryland. i want to introduce to you and extraordinary advocate for the 28th amendment and equal rights, and extraordinary leader in the fight for human rights around the globe, and a great center for the great state of maryland, ben cardin. [applause] >> professor nourse, don't leave us. are you? i want to thank you. i want to thank you. you did a great job on bi