so the legislature doesn't need to act? >> the legislation needs to act if we want to make a constitutional amendment but the way the system works, i could weigh in on the lawsuit that led me to be able to recreate the -- or veto the gerrymandered map in pennsylvania. >> how much? >> we have a commission but we have to get the law changed in order to change districts. >> new hampshire? >> they're looking at an independent commission but we don't have the issue i believe gerrymandering doesn't work anyway. just in new hampshire at least because i'm one of the only two states in the country where we have to get elected every two years. you do your job, you can show your results and hopefully get elected if you like. if you don't, there's complete accountability to the people and they can turn you out if they want. we're a purple state so not a significant issue. >> well, good luck next year, congratulations this is year and good luck next year. >> gerrymandering worked in pennsylvania. we have slight edge in registration to d

it remains with you the legislature not with the board. stronger boards, more mission focus with deeper accountability and increased responsibility and increased responsiveness and enhanced results that's what we want from institutions of higher government and higher learning if we can do that with stronger governance. we are prepared to meet that challenge year on ensure the most efficient use of taxpayer resources clear visual displays of the budget data and other financial information about the government. our budget proposal also brings a new level of transparency to help the tax revenue support the day-to-day obligations. this act of transferring the tax revenues and the last days of discussions in the general fund from the elaborate sources were proposing to the benefit of the people of north dakota will direct the $1 billion transfer to support general fund revenu revenues. they were bringing ongoing spending in line with ongoing revenues within our means. for the general shortfalls that is like blowing money out of your savings acc

the fifth district elected lance gooden who served in the state legislature, he was insurance broker for energy companies prior to his election. chip roy is a former senate staffer having worked for senator cornyn, and the ch chief of staff for senator cruz. he worked for rick perry and writer. a ghost previously a member of the texas state legislature, serving terms in the state house and senate before his political career he saw combat in iraq. ,nd in the sixth district

thanks to the legislature, lt. governor sanford, tax commissioner ryan rauschenberger, indian affairs executive director scott davis and i had the unique opportunity to serve on the interim legislative tribal taxation issues committee, which i was honored to chair. the committee had productive discussions with all of the tribes. as a result, house and senate leaders plan to co-sponsor legislation to allow the governor to enter into separate agreements with individual tribes, to administer sales and use taxes and wholesale taxes on alcohol and tobacco. to have these bills co-sponsored by legislative leadership sends a strong and welcome signal, of collaboration and improved relations. as we continue to engage with the tribes in discussions about oil and gas tax revenue distribution, law enforcement, behavioral health, and other priorities, we will do so with mutual respect and the understanding that we are all north dakotans. [applause] in that spirit of mutual respect, we're honored to announce that the governor's

and members of the 65th legislature. thank you for your welcome. it is nice to be here and will be even better next fall when we go back to the capitol. thank you. [applause] would you please join me in recognizing secretary of state ed buchanan, auditor kristi racines, treasurer curt meier and superintendent jillian balow. [applause] we are an amazing team and i am really looking forward to working with them more and i think we have great things that we can do together as we go forward. mr. chief justice, i note, you're over there, but i also note that this is the first time in our state's history when we will hear from a state of the judiciary from a majority female bench. [applause] i think it is very fitting, though, because 149 years ago, governor john campbell appointed esther morris. as the first female justice of the peace in america. the sweetwater county clerk's telegram announcing the event read, "wyoming, the youngest and one of the richest territories in the united states, gave equal rights to women in actions as well as words." [appla

and they have elected the first refugee, representative my-linh thai, to the legislature. [applause] it's really heartening to look out and see faces that reflect the diversity of our state. these are firsts we all are proud of. mr. speaker, madam chief justice, distinguished justices of the court, members of the legislature, tribal leaders, state and local government officials, members of the consular corps, and most importantly, my fellow washingtonians. today we gather in a place that tells much of our washington story. today, we come together from across the state, from the rolling hills of the palouse to the coastal rocks of la push, to find inspiration for the work we do.

be recommended reading for anyone serving in the legislature. they identified a number of things we could choose to fix. one of them was identifying our licensing approach is one of the potential barriers. today, we have over 80 licensed occupations over and by more than the 60 boards, agencies, and commissions. i had the chance to go back and look at all data from 1995. governor shafer himself asked the legislature to join him to refine, re-think, and reinvent those commissions. the legislature made progress in the 1990's. we reissue that today. when an airmen from the air force base was deployed, his wife wanted to become a registered dental assistant she returned to her home state to complete the program with $60000 to earn her accreditation when she returned to north dakota after deployment she was advised to become certified to take multiple national exams more than $700. after completing those exams successfully she was informed north dakota would not recognize the california license and she would have to take the course again without bein

it's hard to resist the money when it's sitting therehe and legislature is willing to go for it. >> one of the more controversial aspects of what he's proposing is he wants to give full access to midical for all undocumented immigrants up to age 26. ready there's criticism on that from republicans on the national front. >> look. so some of the halth care, you want to go back to the mandate in california. the mandate, you've got 70% of the people who will be paying into this mandate helping to subsidize putting thwer people onto thetate mediccal we have the highest poverty rates in the state. they shouldn't beicking up the tab for people comingrom other countries. this is the welcome caravan sign. it sends a very clear signal. granted democrats like it and h thigets good pr loud of it. the long-term financial costs are significant. i >> californ criticized for having very low reimburseme rates fordoctors. i was talking to a co-chair of the budget committee yesterday. he said i have constituents who get medical because a lot of w docto't take those patients. >> newsom is inheriting the nn

i am in contact with the legislatures about that. they are talking about this but not ready to go public. the other item today i want to welcome our new clean power sf intern winston parsons who is here today. he will be helping out with research into local build out and examining best practices of other cities with renewable energy goals and looking at practices perhaps we could apply in san francisco. winston is getting his masters if you are ban and public affairs at the university of san francisco and will be part of the class helping out with the emerging mobility study. i want to welcome winston. >> welcome. >> to the chair. i just wanted to publicly signal that i think that between our last meeting and this meeting there has been a major change in what is happening at pg&e. you know, i have been very public along with supervisor peskin, and i know that supervisor fewer agrees that basically we would be fools not to fully take advantage of a very incredible tragedy to seriously look at and begin steps to municipalize the utilit

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[applause] and in this legislature -- when this legislature adjourns, i expect bills on my desk that will deliver a jolt of new energy to a child's well-being in this state. but in the meantime, the reinvigorated children's cabinet will work with two departments to ensure that needs are being met and that we are at the forefront of innovations in service. i also want to take this opportunity to applaud mayor tim keller for recently announcing a similar idea, and i want to encourage all public offices throughout new mexico to be considering how we can come together and leverage our respective positions and resources to deliver a turnaround on child well-being in this state. that's how we get it done, together. [applause] governor lujan grisham: and speaking of getting things done, you probably want this speech to end, but there is more. docket. the rocket bring it. [applause] theseor lujan grisham: are built, which show many of you,- which so many of bipartisan, worked on in the recent past. they include good, productive ideas for this state. we will not cast off those good ideas anym

i know that in this first session of the 54th legislature, we are going to remind new mexico what it looks like when a governor and lawmakers commit to working together. commit to working through our differences. and the challenges that we face , with open minds and with the understanding that the person sitting across the table or across the aisle. together we are going to show new mexico how much good can be done with our two branches of government communicating clearly with each other. when we do the hard work. when we win with humility. when we win with grace. when we deal with our disagreements with civility. to keep the hard-working people of the states in our thoughts. and i want to thank you. >>> in this moment, everyone out there that can hear me now stay excited get active, stay active. raise your voices and raise your hope and hold them up high. i want you, esteemed members of legislature, hear me when i say, the entire state the eyes of the entire state are upon of us. in this moment and in the moments ahead, we must also work together as a larger constituency of new mexi

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opioids, a unanimous vote, of the entire legislature. and, it was just eight months ago, that we delivered a 20% pay raise, for hard-working teachers.>> [ applause ] -- >> when we unveil that proposal, many said that it was not possible. and, there is no doubt that forces were standing in the way. but because of teachers, lots of them, and principles, and, superintendents, ptas, parent, education champions and business leaders, with the leadership of jd mass nard add president yarborough, with bipartisanship support, leaders like david bradley, sean bowie, andrea del sandro and, steve farley. we got the pay raise past and into teachers paychecks. >> [ applause ] >> half of this commitment was added last fall. with some school leaders, going even further. payson, yuma, miranda, the washington elementary school district, right up the street, and many others. and, for anyone out there, considering using these resources, somewhere else, i have only one message. do not even think about it. >> [ applause ] >> these are raises that the teachers

he was previously a member of the texas state legislature. before his political career, he saw combat in iraq as a member of the u.s. marine corps. district, hex succeeded someone who he worked with. congress, new leaders, watch it all on c-span. second day that my of the government shutdown setting a record for the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. continue to follow the story senate debate and briefings all on the c-span networks. the senate confirmation hearings for william barred to be the next attorney general of the united states begin on tuesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern. in december, the president nominated him to replace jeff sessions who had held the position since the beginning of the trump administration. william barred served as u.s. attorney general for george h.w. bush. watch at the confirmation process live tuesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3. sunday, on "q&a" james grant -- >> i make my living about writing about those markets. it is much too expensive for some of the people out there. i think the trouble lies not s

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today i am asking this legislature to work with me again to fight for those individuals, to make sure that iowa success is every iowan success. a year ago i stood at this podium and i told d that my vision for the future is in iowa overflowing with opportunity, opportunity for working families, young people and our communities both urban and rural, a place where it doesn't matter if you are rich or poor, young or old, male or female, where your last name and zip code aren't nearly as important as your ability to dream and your willingness to reach for it a place where if life got in the way you could make a new start and if you made a mistake you would find a second chance. my vision for the future of iowa hasn't changed but the future i see is not around the corner or after the next election. the future is now. the time is now to deliver on the promises that we have made to iowans looking for a way up. [applause] it starts by taking the next step to prepare iowans for dynamic careers and lifelong learning and really that's what future ready iowa is all about. at its core it recognize

last year we had something called the subway action plan the legislature had to fund. we split that 50/50 between new york city and new york state. it is fair to new york city. it is also fair to long island and buffalo and westchester. i don't have a problem saying to anyone across the state keeping the system running help the entire state and it is worth putting the cost with new york city to make the investment we should have made for decades to keep the transportation system vital. more than anything we have to do it this year because the status quo has got to go. riders are fed up. the situation only gets worse. the old commercial, you can pay me now or you can pay me later. the system is continuing to deteriorate. if we don't invest now, we are going to pay more later and suffer in the meantime. let's address the mta. let's do it this year. [applause] >> we also have to make progress across the state, keep building the economy. we've done $70 billion in construction in the first term, $100 billion in the second. i want to do $150 billion in the third term. we wou

the legislature is charged with making policies. that is, it passes the law.he executives responsible for carrying out policies. and the judiciary is charged with reviewing and judging policies. while each of these branches of government has its own clearly defined duties, they all work together as a team through a system of checks and balances. here are some examples of what i mean. the president appoints justices to the supreme court. executive balances judicial. congress determines the size of the supreme court. legislative balances judicial. the president has veto power over the bills that are in by congress. executive checks legislative. the president can propose laws he thinks need to be passed. executive balances legislative. the supreme court has power to declare unconstitutional any law passed by congress. judicial checks legislative. congress must approve many of the appointments made by the president. legislative checks executive. congress appropriates money for the executive department. legislative balances executive. that's the way the constitutio

and i want you esteemed members of the legislature to hear me when i say, the eyes of the entire state are upon us. each of you must work for your constituents. in this moment and in the months ahead we must also work together for the larger constituency of new mexico. this magnificent state we're so lucky to call home. now it's been said that those of us who won office this fall had some pretty good timing. it has been said that we're all entering office at an opportune moment. and i agree. this moment is greater than the state of our budget or any numbers that suggest we can now begin the transformative investments, our schools, our economy, our communities have always deserved. i believe this is an an opportune moment, perhaps the greatest moment in the history of the state because today we have the strength and the vision and all of us have the will power to deliver together. the state of our incredible state is enthusiastic, ambitious, and ready. ready. [ applause ] thank you. we'll put the speech on the screen and then you'll know when you're supposed to do that. [ laughter ] tal

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meantime, you have a lot of work to get toeton the budecause there will be hearings and the legislature has until mid june to approve it. phil teen, assemblymanan from francisco, thank you. >> thanks for having me. >>> a forgotten chinese exodus brought to life by helen zia, ai long activist on human rights and lgbtis es, also former executive editor of miss magazine. "last boat of shanghai" is about the massive migration of chinese. she joins me now in the studio. good to have you here, helen. >> thanks for ving me here, twee. >> your book is around four compiles, those wholed the communist revolution. back in 1949, what was the scent like when people's liberation army marched into shanghai? >> this is a t generatit lived through starting world war ii, the occupation by japan. it had bee a very brutal time, the collapse of the old regime. so this was a society in chaos and had been for a very long time. so when it was ve clear tha the red army of chairmanao is going to be marching into shanghai, really all hell broke loose. it had been building forme s time because it was clear that th

to my friends in the legislature -- [applause] to my friends in the legislature, the democrats and republicans alike, i promise you an open door and an open mind. california did not send us here to bicker. we get enough of that with respect in washington. let us not forget that this is not only the corridor of the capital where change is being forged. i will partner with mayors and supervisors all over the state because i know the pressure that you face because i have been there. the only way to fix our problems is if you are empowered to lead the way. i intend to represent all of california. not just those that voted for me. i will be the governor of the dockworker in long beach, the farm worker, small business owner in corona and the teacher in compton. i recognize as well that many members of our rural community feel that sacramento does not care about them. that we do not even see them. well, i see you, and i care about you and i will represent you with pride. [applause] governor newsom: this notion that we are all in this together is a powerful one. it was also how i was raised. as my mot

i'm interested in the quality of your reporting on the activities in the legislature. i think that's the first systematic -- this is the first process which i've seen in the city which monitors so effectively. so i know you're getting this from eight databases, so i thank you for that because i know most people are too busy to go to sacramento to look this stuff up. when the governor vetoes an act, it would be helpful -- for example, one was vetoed in august, from what i'm reading, yes. it would be useful to see if it's going to be revisited or what the governor's message was, if there's an indication it's going back to the legislature for an amendment, if it's a dead duck or dead on arrival forever. just so we know, i think a lot of bills are vetoed with the idea of negotiating with the legislature, so it would be interesting seeing if there's some negotiation underway, and i assume the governor would say that in his veto message. and i'm surprised they wouldn't note that maybe in the fppc or maybe the secretary of state is doing this database or is it, i guess, clerk

they said that he walked around in a daze state he couldn't stay in state legislature anymore he had to get away so he got an ranch previously to think he might go every now and then out west in badlands he went for two years became a coy boy rancher he said as long as he could ride his horse 15 hours a day physical afnght prevents overthought. and he was finally able to sleep at night.ai but later he said this was the best educational aspect that he could possibly have developed because he developed a love of the land of open spaces, that was permanently associated with his name through the conservationso measures. >> now daughter who was born then his first daughter named alice -- why woulde. he not really mentin her name ever why did he ignore herr yet a sister raising her what was the name of that nature of that relationship? >> he had a peculiar relationship which was once his wife alice died he wouldn't bear to even say the name of the little who they called alice so only call her baby and he didnt want to bring her up because she reminded him too much of the woman who diedly s

, because the legislature should change things. to barnette said, way minute, minorities will never be able to win an election, will never be able to protect themselves in the legislature. it is up to the court to protect religious freedom. this is what phil donahue said earlier this morning. the reaction to the barnette decision, as you know, was uniformly positive. the christian century said this, this court had cleared of a whole range of cases involving freedom of conscience. all of them an outgrowth of the activities of jehovah's witnesses. the constitutional guarantees of religious liberty have been affirmed. you know when you have an occasion like this, you tend to overstate things, and you might programnk well, this was really excellent, but really, didn't they kind of go over the top with what they were saying? let me tell you categorically, the legal scholars recognize barnette as the single most important decision of the supreme court. for example, professor sun stain of harper said that -- harvard said this. select theo

he was previously a member of the texas state legislature. before his political career, taylor saw combat in iraq as a member of the u.s. marine corps. in the sixth district, ron wright succeeded joe barton, for whom he had once worked as chief of staff and district director. earlier in his career, he was on the city council of arlington, texas. new congress, new leaders. watch it all on c-span. up next more on the government shutdown from president trump from his visit to capitol hill. after the closed-door meeting at the white house, later the house votes on a bill to fund at the irs as part of an effort by democrats to reopen parts of the federal government. >> president trump was on capitol hill wednesday to

he was previously a member of the texas state legislature. before his political career, taylor saw combat in iraq as a member of the u.s. marine corps. in the sixth district, ron wright succeeded joe barton, for whom he had once worked

whors elected lance gooden has also served in the state legislature.roker priorurance to his election. he also worked for then governor rick harry, even does writing a book and has been a federal prosecutor. dan taylor represents the state's third district. he was previously a member of the texas state legislature before his current -- political career saw combat in iraq as a member of the u.s. marine corps , he washe six this are on the city council earlier in his career in arlington, texas. watch it all on c-span. briefing,weekly press house speaker nancy pelosi talked about the government shutdown and the effort to reopen parts of the government. this is 15 minutes. ms. pelosi: good morning. this week, the house democrats are continuing our -- to pass senate republican language. the senate opening day remarks, we want to accept good ideas wherever they come from.

legislature was never recognized or official from another state. hold on tight. we are headed for the study limit of independence. give me yeeha! this is called ruby avenue. someone -- some people think it was named after a woman named ruby, but it was named after colonel ruby. he cut this mode originally on his property line at ground level so he could sell to some of the foremans. worked for's father the flour mill as well. one of the largest industries in town. it is a privately owned home. george in front of it, bingham was an artist. after the civil war, they sold this to the wagoner family. they own this property here. they give tours through this daily. 90% of the original furnishings from the wagoner estate still in the home. 1000 wagon left our town in one month. it was not nearly the busiest year. 1849, the gold rush you. -- the gold rush years. getting readyople to go west. the claim it was 80,000 of these people heading west during that gold rush, alone. one of the largest voluntary migrations in the history of man. this is the reason that the cities