do you know that brown university pays more taxes than brown university does? look at the record and that really is not true. all this stuff, all the people who work there and the economy they create, you have to take a look at that. and i think you can see it my way. and i am not saying it shouldn't continue. over the course of 10 years, we could have got more maybe over the course of the years but i think they have an obligation. rather than force them i think you have to sit down at the table and negotiate with them and i think you will find them cooperative. i always did. the second part about pensions. people used to work with the city of providence and other municipalities around the country because they didn't pay much money but they had good benefits. when the pension system was put in, don't forget, policemen and firemen don't get social security. do not forget that. they don't get that. they get only their pension. the pension system is abused by when the retirement board was made up of people and it still is, people elected by unions. they run the bo

familiar face around the watson institute and brown university. he will take it from here and help us sort out the future of the republican party. with 2 republicans -- he will introduce our panelists. we are welcoming c-span2 our campus. if you feel moved to shout out and announce someone, feel free, but do it into the microphone. you cannot be heard if you are talking in general. and he goes without saying, as with all other classes, cell phones off. david, please take it from here. david: thank you. we will get to questions at the end, so save your shouting for them. i will have a bias when it comes to questions, taking questions from students. fair warning, i want students to rush of the mikes to ask a good questions. i am happy to be here as part of a series we had been doing through this academic year for the election, an election that was suppressing to both winners and losers. now we are looking ahead towards the future. i will start with our 2 panelists and introduce them. we're going to try to not get too bogged down in the details of th

the panelists took questions from brown university student. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome to brown. welcome to our conversation. i've been watching politics a long time. i don't think i've ever seen an election like this one. the college democrats and the college republicans both internally split. college republicans couldn't agree which candidate to support. sharp e-mails were exchanged and now both democrats and republicans trying to figure out what direction for the party. where do we go? to help us sort this out i'm delighted to welcome back our graduate -- i won't say what class did a reset casa brown university, david corn. david is the washington bureau chief for mother jones and if you read it, he's written in it here that's probably all that needs to be said. i'll plug your book. inside hubris, the story of spin, scandal and selling of the iraq war. familiar face among the watson institute in brown university. he will help us sort out the future of the republican party were to republicans. he will introduce our panelists. before

questions from brown university students at this early march event. this is one hour and 25 minutes. >> welcome to. brown, welcome to our conversation. i have been watching politics a long time and i don't think i have ever seen an election like this one. the college democrats and the college republicans both internally split. college republicans couldn't agree on which candidate to support. sharp e-mails were exchanged. and now both democrats and republicans trying to figure out what direction for the party. where do we go? who are we? to help us sort this out, i'm delighted to welcome back our graduate -- i won't say what class -- a recent class of brown university, david corn. david is the washington bureau chief for "mother jones," and if you read it, he has written in it. i think that is all that needs to be said. award-winning journalist. i will plug your book. "hubris: the inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling of the iraq war." familiar face around the watson institute and brown university. he will take it from here and help us sort out

thank you forjoining us, professor of political science at brown university.ce to try to set a new world record for the largest group crossing the channel. 0ur reporter fiona lamdin was on board one of them. they gathered at first light in a field in kent. and as the sun rose, with almost military precision, at exactly 7am, the mass ascent began. 82 pilots from across europe, here to set a new record. the pack drifted over dover's castle and cliffs. england was soon behind them as they headed 26 miles over the channel to mainland europe. it's just fantastic being up with so many other balloons. it's a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity. well, the cameraman is in a balloon somewhere out there so i am filming there myself. we are right in the middle of the flight. can't see france, can't see england, all i know is i'm above the world's busiest shipping lanes. and after three hours drifting above the sea, they arrived in france, south of calais, to the warmest of welcomes. after three hours, 21 minutes, and 20 seconds, it was down—to—earth with the most gentlest of b

they took questions from students at brown university. this is about 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome to brown, welcome to our conversation, i have been watching politics a long time. i don't think i've ever seen an election like this one, the college democrats and the college republicans both internally split. college republicans couldn't agree on which candidate to support, sharp emails were exchanged and now both democrats and republicans trying to figure out what direction for the party, where do we go, who are we? to help us sort this out i'm delighted to welcome back our graduate, i won't say what class, recent class of brown university david, david is the washington bureau chief for mother jones and if you read it, he's written in it. i guess that's probably all that needs to be said. the inside story of spin scandal and the selling of the iraq war, familiar face around the watson institute and brown university. he will take it from here. he will help us sort out the future of the american party where to republicans and he will introduce our

familiar face around the watson institute and brown university. he will take it from here and help us sort out the future of the republican party, where 2 republicans -- he will introduce our panelists. before i turn it over to him, note that we are welcoming c-span to our campus. if you feel moved to shout out and denounce someone, feel free, but please do it into the microphone. [laughter] feel free, but please do it into the microphone. you can't be heard if you're just talking in general and, of course, it goes without saying as with all of the classes, cell phone offs, welcome to the panel, david, please take it from here. >> thank you, jim. we will get to questions at the end so you will save your shouting for then and i will have a bias when it comes to questions, taking questions from students. so fair warning, i want students to rush to mics to ask good questions. i'm happy to be here as part of a series we've been doing through this academic year before and after the election, an election that was quite surprising to both winners and los

and end up ultimately at brown university. to me, that makes sense. we will go to obama's alma mater and end there. >> sean: okay. on a serious note, i really do think that conservatism is a philosophy -- as an ideology, is good for america and good fors young people, a climb the ladder thing. it's freedom. that's a good way to sum it up. it's about opportunity and american independence. jobs, corporations. >> they don't want that. >> sean: why? >> they want chaos and anarchy. chaos and anarchy is where these folks thrive. they are a bunch of cowards. a lot of them walk around in masks, they put either half of their face covered or their whole face. or they just -- they just spout a bunch of cliches. there is no real argument. ann coulter would go up there and make an argument. you might disagree or agree about why immigration laws are important and actually bipartisan. she would make that argument and really smart students would get up and ask her questions. that. challenge her. that is what smart kids do. they are not interested in learning, they ar

she is now a freshman forward for brown university. >> finally have four years of playing last night in my [ indiscernible ] >> you don't want to play -- >> reporter: this day she was seeking playing career advice from san jose sharks brent burns. >> i have always said it's good to stay with what you're passionate about because you know, this life is as great as it is, it's hard. >> reporter: thanks to an online master tutoring session, an online textbook company based in santa clara not every day you get chat time with one of the nhl's top players. >> think about that you just tutored a kid at brown university. >> that's -- thank god it wasn't math! [ laughter ] >> it was, um, you know, it's pretty cool just to, you know, talk about something that we're both passionate about and we have that thing we can share. >> sharks on the board here. it's 2-0! >> reporter: the sharks are in the league's second season. the play-offs. san jose dropped from division leader to contender. yet burns would love nothing more than a return to the stanley cup finals with a different result. >> this run

joining us also is ashley-bowen -- ashley bowen-murphy, who just got her phd at brown university. our focus has been the panel you did at the aha on the pbs show "mercy street." let me start with you, ashley. how would you describe that showed to people who have not seen it and how realistic is it? ashley: it is a scripted drama that takes place at a union field hospital. exceeding a union general , hospital. it is pretty accurate. they worked with a lot of historians. they did a lot of research into both what occupied alexandria was like an specific family members -- the green family, a major character in the show. they were real people. some of the physicians and surgeons and other folks are composites of the various people who would have worked there, but there is a lot of reality. the new york times called it "gray's anatomy" with crinolines, pretty good description? >> the fabric that civil war women would have worn. ashley: which i think is pretty accurate. which makes it pretty accurate. as much as there is medicine and history, it is also really funny and there is drama an

veterans, handley-cousins, and ashley bowen-murphy, who just got her phd in american studies at brown university. thank you for joining us. the focus has been the panel you did at the pbs show, mercy street. let me start with you, ashley. thatould you describe showed people who have not seen it, and how realistic is it? ashley: it is pretty accurate, they worked with a lot of historians, they did a lot of research into both what occupy alexandria was like come and specific family members. the green family was a major character in the show they were , real people. some of the physicians and surgeons are composites of the various kinds of people who would have worked there. but there is a lot of reality in the show. it new york times called with crinoline, which is a pretty good description. it is pretty accurate. drama, loveunny, stories and other stuff as well. sarah, why were they interested in having a discussion on what "mercy street " means to historians like you? sarah: ashley is the one who figured out the idea for the panel. and it came out of conversations she and i had been having as we

john: you were at brown university and you see this affect the parents?ry: we are seeing students who aren't always prepared to get perhaps a. >> on a paper. it's income principle to them. john: did a quick? hilary: they might drop a class defined in easier grade. we see this student take first semester organic chemistry and doesn't do well and decides my dream of dana doctor is out the window. john: one of the results of the self-esteem movement is americans think they are smart on surveys. they asked do you do well in math and american kids compared to other countries rank themselves number one and self-esteem in math but less roll the chart of how well they actually do. they are ranked country by country and they are not number one on the chart. where's the united states? we still haven't gotten to the united states. they ranked 34 countries and finally there we are at 27. kind of near the bottom so we think we are smarter than we

john: you were at brown university and you see this affect the parents?ing students who aren't always prepared to get perhaps a. >> on a paper. it's income principle to them. john: did a quick? hilary: they might drop a class defined in easier grade. we see this student take first semester organic chemistry and doesn't do well and decides my dream of dana doctor is out the window. john: one of the results of the self-esteem movement is americans think they are smart on surveys. they asked do you do well in math and american kids compared to other countries rank themselves number one and self-esteem in math but less roll the chart of how well they actually do. they are ranked country by country and they are not number one on the chart. where's the united states? we still haven't gotten to the united states. they ranked 34 countries and finally there we are at 27. kind of near the bottom so we think we are smarter than we

earlier i spoke to corey brett—schneider, who's a professor of political science at brown university.ar—reaching effects. that is one incentive for the republicans and congress not to do this. at some point as they may find themselves in the minority and this would impeding their ability to stop nominees they do not agree with. what goes around comes around so they might think twice. john mccain says he will vote for the rule change to confirm neil gorsuch but he believes it is a slippery slope to the ledge —— legislative filibuster. not only in deliberation and interaction but also as much as possible consensus. this is essentially giving up on that possibility. any consensus about judicial nominees, they will find the same when it comes to legislation. if in the future are minority party has little or no say, could that lead to much more radical nominees? i think that is one possibility that all of a sudden there is a need for compromise and parties mightjust there is a need for compromise and parties might just find there is a need for compromise and parties mightjust find they can

earlier i spoke to corey breittschneider, who's a professor of political science at brown university.ould have far—reaching effects. yes, i mean, that's one incentive i think for the republicans in congress not to do this. at some point in the near future, they congress not to do this. at some point in the nearfuture, they might find themselves in the minority on it and this would really impedes their ability to stop nominees that they disagreed with. so what goes around comes around and they might think twice. john mccain is saying he will vote for the rules change to confirm neil gorsuch but he says it is the beginning of the end of the senate. he believes it is a slippery slope to the legislative phyllis just being eliminated two. what is the significance of that? the senate prize not only deliberation and reasons interaction but also as much as passable consensus. this is essentially giving up on that possibility. if they are unable to reach consensus aboutjudicial nominees, the worry is they will find the same when it comes to legislation. and if in the future, a minority party w

earlier, i spoke to corey brettschneider, professor of political science at brown university.marriage and euthanasia. i asked him if he thought this would give us a good indication of how he will be in court. yes, i think he can, he's written a lot, a dissertation at oxford university and a book that followed based on the dissertation. the topic of the book is assisted suicide. he gives an argument as for why there has to be a respect for human life and an argument for a national ban on assisted suicide, potentially enforced by the supreme court. and the question in regard to abortion is whether or not he would apply that sort of framework in thinking about abortion as well. i think certainly the book has lots of criticism of the foundation of the right to an abortion, namely the right to privacy, or, as he terms it, the right to make intimate choices and he's very critical about thatjurisprudence. similarly he is critical about the right of gay marriage, but of course it was a book — sorry, in the dissertation i think he was critical — but that was written before this decisio

. >> we're starting off talking about some brown university polling that comes to us about chester countythey found it to be the most partisan county of all places. they call it an exurban county, pretty well-to-do, pretty well educated, lots of different business firms. but listen to some of these figures -- 49% think donald trump is doing an excellent to a good job, 44% have participated in some form of protest -- they've given money. they've actually marched. they've signed a petition. still 100 days in on the line -- what does this tell us about where we are? >> it tells us more about chester county than it does about donald trump or anyone else. it just happens to be a very divided place, and, look, this is a vast continental nation. if you go through it, you will see tremendous cleavages. when you look at the way in which congress is organized... >> mm-hmm. >> ...and they've managed to vacuum up votes for each side of the political aisle, so you've got a very partisan divided institution, and what's happening in chester county is just a reflection of a very divided culture right now

the patrol at brown university even before kids step into the classroom.f acceptance letters to use gender-inclusive language, that's what they call, they now replaces he or she but not the only change, students can also expect gender-inclusive bathrooms, locker rooms and dorms. abby: now they're heading to the white house correspondent dinner. huffington post inviteing students, she resigned before her first day. heather: story going viral this morning. abby: 9-year-old from indiana overcome with emotion when his dad reward his hard work with tickets to see chicago cubs my. [crying] >> what is it? >> who are they playing? heather: cubs mvp infielder reacting on twitter say, can't wait to see you, cult. abby: i love it. teaming up to teach students a lesson of respect using, yes, doughnuts. >> we asked no respect, don't discriminate, don't harass and don't hate. >> it's simple, don't make bad decisions and we will give you free doughnuts. heather: the department going viral promoting respect and trying to bring people together peacefully. abby: i love it.

in 1969 wood joined the faculty of brown university where he is still professor emeritus. he told me nothing he had ever done achieved as much excitement on campus or the wide approval of his students as the few seconds of fame he had when matt damon and ben affleck mentioned his name in the 1997 movie "good will hunting." the campus went nuts. and he said when newt gingrich praised woods' 1992 prize-winning book "the radicalism of the american revolution, wood describes newt's praise on c-span saying, that was the kiss of death for me among academics. none of them are republicans and none of them are conservative. george mason law school sponsored american history seminars for united states federal judges for about five years. the two history professors chosen to lead the discussions among these elite were gordon wood and joel ellis. i have talked with federal judges doug ginsberg and ricecamp who is here today, among many others, and they said how much they benefited from these incredible seminars which coincided with the annual conferences that our federal judges have b

. >> janet yellen i believe went to brown university. got a phd in economics from yale. you know,. the skillset. >> gary cohn was a commodities trader who got his bachelor's degree from american university school of business. listen, i went to harvard of westchester county, pace university. i'm not, i'm not saying anything wrong with going to american university. i'm just telling you the skillset -- you know what? listen, i think if trump really wants to go for commodities trader as his fed chair, should appoint eric bolling. liz: eric bolling for fed chair. >> eric, i don't know where he went to school obviously for trump. eric and gary cohn, they were both commodities traders. liz: i think gary is enjoying this moment and this job. he has, he seized it. you saw today as he walked up to the podium, before he walked up to the podium, i don't know if we he video, he was suppressing a smile. he knows what he has done. >> he just ate two pounds of raw meat before he went out there. gary cohn is vicious inside fighter. >> what do the hedge funds think about the plan? >> the tax cut? >>

a new study from brown university says alcohol consumption increases the risk of rosacea in their skin. white wine and liquor were the biggest culprits and the more women drink, the higher the risk for a lot of things. >>> well, a gift from hitting all the right notes for one young girl from fairfax county. 10-year-old isabella nicola was born with an incomplete right arm. she teemed up with five george mason bioengineers. now she has a custom made pink prosthetic arm. it took a year for them to produce the bioarm. >> i'm very grateful. without these people i don't think i could play my violin. i don't think i could play any instrume instrument. >> she said this 'they the particul -- she said this let her do her dream. >> i tried >> chuck tried it, sheena, melissa. everyone is getting a taste of that unicorn frappucino. people walking down the street. it's all over instagram. apparently not everyone loves it. >> if you got on social media, barristas say it's stressful to make it. >> one even dauld the devil. another person was happy that they sold out of the ingredients. whether you lo

he graduated from brown university and holds a masters degree in a doctorate degree from rutgers university. [applause] >> he holds the chair of civil war history at dickinson college and serves as the director of the house divided project, an effort to build digital resources on the civil war era. he has previously held visiting fellowships at the strategic studies at the u.s. army war college and the national constitution center in philadelphia. he is the author of two books - "abraham lincoln" and "lincoln sanctuary." his next book is forthcoming, candidly titled understanding abraham lincoln's partisan leadership. he has also published widely on the underground railroad and various topics, and contributed to the journal of american history and several other academic journals as well as newspapers such as the "baltimore sun," "los angeles times," "philadelphia inquirer," and "usa today." he appears regularly on tv channels such as c-span and a&e. he currently serves the organization of american historians as a distinguished lecturer. he sits on the advisory boards of several historic org

. >> we're starting off talking about some brown university polling that comes to us about chester county of all places. they call it an exurban county, pretty well-to-do, pretty well educated, lots of different business firms. but listen to some of these figures -- 49% think dold

moved to massachusetts when she was 15 and she received her from the smaller known college of brown university and the trinity repertoire. she's directed theater all over the united states and she's known not just for classic plays but for bringing out the personal experience and stories of people to light. she believes theater should be meaningful. don't we all? and able to change the audience. one of her latest productions, tells the story of five liberian women who try to survive toward the end of the second liberian war. this production actually became the first ever all female cast play written and directed by a female to premier on broadway. i will pause for applause on that. [applause] last summer, she made history as the first woman of color to have a tony award nomination for best director for production of "eclipse." she's now in rehearsal for the -- for her interpretation of "macbeth." we will talk about that a little bit tonight. you have got to come and see it. anyway, thank you very much for taking time for rehearsals to come tonight. [applause] >> this is a star-studded panel bu

moved to massachusetts when she was 15 and she received her from the smaller known collagen of brown university and the trinity repertoire. she's directed theater all over the united states and she's known not just for classic plays but for bringing out the personal experience and stories of people to light. she believes theater should be mean fall. don't we all? she believes she can change the audience. one of her ladies productions, eclipse, written by dan tell the story of five liberian women who try to survive toward the end of the second liberian war. this production actually became the first ever, all female cast play written and directed by a female premier on broadway. i will pause for applause on that. [applause] last summer, she made history as the first woman of color to have a tony award nomination for best director for production of the eclipse. she's now in rehearsal for the play and her conception of shakespeare's macbeth -- will talk about that a little bit tonight. you have got to come and see it. anyway, thank you very much for taking time for rehearsals to come tonight. [appl

they took questions from students at brown university. this is about 90 minutes.

veterans, handley-cousins, and ashley bowen-murphy, who just got her phd in american studies at brown university. thank you for joining us. the focus has been the panel you did at the pbs show, mercy street. let me start with you, ashley. thatould you describe showed people who have not seen it, and how realistic is it?

they have that issue and there have been many universities that we can think of of harvard, brown, emory university who feature set up their own commissions to look into their own institutions. it may be part of it drives in next big reparations push as we saw in the '90s. >> we have to wait for the microphone because they are broadcasting its reaction research to 2017. it's universal shock and shame and at the time that you did your original research report that reactions were and then they occurred did you see anything that was inspirational or anyone smiling at the time and thought these would not have occurred? >> you'll have the relationship question. >> it was important to highlight the people that stood up and fitness but it wasn't spoke about it for what it was to show they are not just the ideas of the times but human beings always have compassion, decency and a sense of justice so there were people that spoke out against what was happening in california even in the united states congress there were others who spoke out against california's genocidal policy. but i will tell you

that is when we just heard he's going to receive an honorary degree at brown university's 249th commencemented this great distinction in a variety of fields. de

. >> brown university professor gordon wood is a scholar of the revolution. >> there have been museumsvable event in the history of america but not the american revolution but is extraordinary when you think of the revolution as the most important event in our history. >> the museum's collection will include this letter, the french joining the cause and this document. >> this isn't the original. >> this is the original. >> and enlist ourselves as soldiers in the massachusetts. this is the beginning of the army. >> this is it. >> it shows the stakes were high. >> kill or be killed. >> and liberty or death. faces of the revolution. pictures taken of revolutionary war veterans during the earliest days of photography. some of these former soldiers were more than 100 years old when they posed for these pictures. >> is this the prize of the collection really? >> i think it will be hard to top this one for sure. >> yeah. >> the 21-foot piece of canvas was his home during the war. >> this is the actual tent. >> this is it. the roof he spent half the remember lugs. personally i think it's chill

questions from brown university students at this early march event. this is one hour and 25 minutes. >> welcome to. brown, welcome to our conversation. i have been watching politics a long time and i don't in

she is a graduate of brown university in two received her law degree from the university of michigan loss goal. without objection, each of the witnesses written statements will be entered into the record in there and tired he. i ask that each witness summarizes or her testimony in five minutes or less and to help you stay with that time limit, there are lights in front of you and you all know what they mean. so, sheriff, why do you lead off. your the button on microphone. >> thank you mr. chairman. i was greeted this morning as i walked into the office building. these measures were in place to protect everyone inside. most people are cleared pretty quickly and go about their business. it is the others who attempt to do us harm, those who have no respect for our laws, who we have to worry about. it is those the capitol police must deny entry. we had the same level of protection and safety to our legal residence. we must you all the tools in our toolbox is to truly restore enforcement of our nation's immigration laws for the safety and security of our citizens. public safety is my numb

she is a graduate from brown university and received her law degree. without objection each witness's written statements will be entered into the record in their entirety. i ask that each witness summarize his or her testimony in five minutes or less. to help you stay within that time limit, there are lights in front of you and you all know what they mean. so sheriff hodgein, why don't you lead off? press the button on your mike. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mechanics of the committee, security guards, metal detectors and scanners greetsed me this morning as i came in. these measures are in place to protect the safety of everyone inside. most people are cleared plaetd quickly and go about their business. it's the others who intend to do us harm, those who have no respect for our laws that we have to worry about. it's those who the capital police must hydrogen entry. we owe the same level of protection and safety to our legal residents. we must use all the tools in our toolboxes, share resources to truly restore enforcement of our immigration laws for th

she is a graduate of brown university and received her law degree from the university of michigan law school. without objection each of the witnesses written statements will be entered into the record in their entirety. i ask that each witness summarize his or her testimony in five minutes or less and to help you stay with that time limit there are lights in front of you and you all know what they mean. so sheriff hodgson, why don't you lead off. >> bres are press the button on the mic. >> thank you mr. chafrm chairman in my members of the zurt, security guards and metal detecters scansers greet the me as i walked in in morning these measures are in place to protect the safety of everyone inside. most people are cleared pretty quickly and go about business. it's the others who we -- who intend to do us harm those who are no respect more laws we have to worry about. it's those the capitol police must deny entry. we owe the same level of protection and safes to legal residents we must all the tools in our tell books shaver share intelligence and truly restore enforcement of immigration

university, anthony brown junior. from columbia university. .rom northwestern university from u.c.ley. maryland.niversity of >> from the university of missouri. from the george washington university. from ohio university. us in congratulating all of this year's scholarship winners. >> [applause] >> thank you and congratulations again to our 2017 winners. it is turning to know that such -- is heartening to know that such a great group of journalists is coming through the ranks. they are not the only young journalists in the room tonight making an impact. we are delighted that there are many students here, including those hosted by cnn and yahoo! news. >> [applause] jeff: but i would like to highlight a special group of students hosted by the huffington post. at pittsburghear high school in kansas, this group of students was doing research on the school's hired principle, when they uncovered some red flags about her educational and professional background. their tenacious work for a to the newspaper led resignation of that school official. congratulations. please stand so we can reco

brown's successful lawsuit broke the color barrier at the university of mississippi and helped set a tone for the future litigation in the civil rights movement. although the meredith case may be his most famous trial, mr. brown had already established a history of litigating for civil rights stretching back to 1948 when he sued on behalf of black teachers in jackson, mississippi, who sought salaries on par with their white colleagues. r. jess brown helped to break down barriers and set historical precedent that has shaped our nation for the better. it is only appropriate that we honor the work of mr. brown by naming the courthouse after him. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves his time. the gentleman from georgia, mr. johnson. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 455. i want to commend my friend on the other side of the aisle for his eloquence and in his support for h.r. 455, and with that i will yield to the gentleman from mississippi, -- the gentleman from mississippi such time as he may consume. t

from howard university, anthony brown junior. beryl kessio. merdie nzanga. from columbia university, riham alkousaa. from northwestern university, nia prater. from u.c. berkeley, sawsan morrar. from the university of maryland, becca king. >> from the university of missouri, adam aton. jinghong chen. brittany crocker. jasmine han. kasia kovacs. molly olmstead. jill ornitz. kouichi shirayanagi. francisco vara-orta. xuejiao wang. from the george washington university, teniola ayomide ayoola. from ohio university, megan henry. please join us in congratulating all of this year's scholarship winners. >> [applause] >> thank you and congratulations again to our 2017 winners. it is heartening to know that such a great group of journalists is coming through the ranks. they are not the only young journalists in the room tonight making an impact. we are delighted that there are many students here, including those hosted by cnn and yahoo! news. >> [applause] jeff: but i would like to highlight a special group of students hosted by the huffington post. earlier this year at

from howard university, anthony brown junior. beryl kessio. merdie nzanga. olumbia university, riham alkousaa. from northwestern university, nia prater. from u.c. berkeley, sawsan morrar. from the university of maryland, becca king. >> from the university of missouri, adam aton. jinghong chen. brittany crocker. jasmine han. kasia kovacs. molly olmstead. jill ornitz. kouichi shirayanagi. francisco vara-orta. xuejiao wang. from the george washington university, teniola ayomide ayoola. from ohio university, megan henry. please join us in congratulating all of this year's scholarship winners. >> [applause] >> thank you and congratulations again to our 2017 winners. it is heartening to know that such a great group of journalists is coming through the ranks. they are not the only young journalists in the room tonight making an impact. we are delighted that there are many students here, including those hosted by cnn and yahoo! news. >> [applause] jeff: but i would like to highlight a special group of students hosted by the huffington post. earlier this year at pitts

from howard university, anthony brown junior. beryl kessio. merdie nzanga. columbia university, riham alkousaa. from northwestern university, nia prater. from u.c. berkeley, sawsan morrar. from the university of maryland, becca king. >> from the university of missouri, adam aton. jinghong chen. brittany crocker. jasmine han. kasia kovacs. molly olmstead. jill ornitz. kouichi shirayanagi. francisco vara-orta. xuejiao wang. from the george washington university, teniola ayomide ayoola. from ohio university, megan henry. please join us in congratulating all of this year's scholarship winners. >> [applause] >> thank you and congratulations again to our 2017 winners. [applause] >> thank you and congratulations again to our 2017 winners. it is heartening to know that such a great group of journalists is coming through the ranks. they are not the only young journalists in the room tonight making an impact. we are delighted that there are many students here, including those hosted by cnn and yahoo! news. >> [applause] jeff: but i would like to highlight a special gr

of the humanities incidentally was another rhode islander, barnaby keeny, then president of brown university. so, mr. speaker, i begin this hour with a survey of history for a couple of reasons. first, i think that it is vital that both members and the president understand the care and consideration that went into creating the endowments. so years of deliberation by some of our finest legislators went into the determination made in the arts that, and i quote, while primarily a matter for private and local nishtivings the arts and humanities are also appropriate matters of concern of the federal government. end quote. so there is no doubt that private foundation and corporate philanthropy are the bedrock of arcticic funding -- artistic funding in this contry. nonetheless there is an important role for government at all levels to play in the endowment serve as the catalyst for government involvement. second, looking back helps remind us of the aspirations that drove the creation of the endowments in the first place. last week, we learned of the a soviet poet who defied his totalitarian governm