jerry moran, senator roger marshall, katherine see karen seaburg and joc president from the american earhart foundationell. [applause] [applause] kansas. good morning, everybody. i am so delighted to be here and honored at astra for aspira to the stars through difficulty. that is the kansas state motto, a recognition that kansas came into the union as a free state when there was fierce opposition that the spirit of kansans propelled them to beat the odds and accomplish much. who better to represent our great state in statuary hall than dwight d hayes and our and now a native daughter of kansas, amelia earhart. i want to extend my gratitude to our congressional leaders and our kansas delegation for the opportunity to honor one of kansans most iconic figures, a woman who showed all of us what it means to reach for the stars. amelia earhart was born and raised in atchison, kansas. a small town overlook in the missouri river from a very early age. amelia was a dreamer. her dreams went far beyond the banks of that river and far beyond the prescribed gender roles of her time. kansans have long celebrated our

jerry moran, senator roger marshall, catherine c karen c berg, and shock for joe, from the american earhart foundationpplause] ladies and gentlemen, the honorable kelly, governor of kansas >> good morning everyone. i am so delighted to be here, honored. at asha -- to the stars through difficulty. that is the kansas state motto. a recognition that kansas came into the union as a free states, where there was fierce opposition. the spirit of kansans propelled them to beat the odds, and accomplish much. who better to represent our great states, and statuary hall, then dwight d. eisenhower. now, a native daughter of kansas, a millionaire heart. i want to extend my gratitude to our congressional leaders, and our kansas delegation for the opportunity to honor one of kansans most iconic figures. a woman who showed all of us what it means to reach for the stars. amelia earhart was born and raised in acheson kansas, a small town overlooking missouri river. from an early, age amelia was a dreamer. her dreams went far beyond the banks of that river, and far beyond the prescribe gender roles of her time. kansans h

american earhart foundation. and leaders mccarthy and mcconnell.ra kelly, governor of kansas. >> good morning i am delighted to be here, and honored. at. to stars through difficulty, the kansas state motto, and recognition that kansas came to the union as a free spate. when there was fierce opposition. that the spirit of kansas propelled themm to beat the odds who better to represent our great state in statue hall than eisenhower and now daughter of kansas amelia earhart. a woman who showed all of us what it means to reach for the stars. she was born and raised in kansas a small town overlooking missouri river. from a very early age, she was a dreamer. her dreams went beyond the banks of that river and beyond the prescribed gender roles of her time, kansasians have long celebrated our women trail blazers like first woman mayor in u.s. in 1887. and like georgia gray was first woman toec serve as u.s. treasure. and lucenta todd, who actually lit the flame that resulted in 1954 decision brown versus board of education, it is fitting today, dedicating

earhart foundation. the family and everyone who continues to carry on we pray her determination to achieve new heights is ingrained in our everyday lives as we strive to represent the americanre. amen. ♪ this fall watch c-span's new series books that shaped america. join us as we embark on a captivating journey in partnership with the library of congress which first create a book that shaped america list free to explore key works of literature from american history. the books featured have provoked thoughts, won awards, led to significant societal changes and are still talked about today. hear from featured renown experts will shed light on the profound impact of these iconic works virtual journeys to significant locations across the country intricately tied to the celebrate authors and their unforgettable books among our featured books common sense by thomas paine. huckleberry finn by mark twain. their eyes were watching god. and free to choose but milton and rosa freedman. watch our 10 part series books that shaped america starting monday september 18 at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, see spent now are free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. ♪ weekends on c-span2 are