cesar chavez carried his nonviolent fight for civil rights to the small central valley town of delano fasted in 1968, and again in 1988, to strengthen the resolve of those who followed. and this was the bed that witnessed his weakest physical moments, but his strongest spiritually. >> this was '88, right, when he did this fast? >> today, interior secretary ken salazar toured the compound known as 40 acres. >> i am committed, dedicated, devoted and will not stop until we tell the story of all the people of america. including the stories of all of those people whose stories historically were swept under the rug. >> and with the power of the white house, secretary salazar officially dedicated 40 acres as a national historic landmark. >> this property is of national significance in commemorating the history of the united states of america. >> they used words like hallowed grounds to describe 40 acres. a place where giants walked, they said. today, 40 acres received the highest honor from a historical perspective bestowed by the united states of america. ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's e

but opinion that opinion put it on their side the liberal steps were taken to go with delano perhaps wayne some some of says. towards a hitch free ratification of the treaty. after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russian settlers were offered a choice either return to russia or live in the reservation like settlement of ninilchik. what became of the money earned in the alaska deal was shrouded in mystery. the official version claimed that the whole payment reached russia and was spent on the construction of railways. rumors persisted however that the ship carrying the gold received from the sale of alaska had sunk in the pacific. a. few fish. fish fish. fish to. it. business. geary and school was born and raised in alaska like many alaskans he refers to other states and the lower forty eight gary is sure that americans have a poor impression of the forty nine most people in the lower forty eight go know that alaska is part of america some believe it's still to russia but many believe that it's own country and they wonder what kin

but opinion but opinion or so i deliberately steps were taken to go with delano perhaps wanting some sentences towards a hitch free ratification of the treaty. after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russian settlers were offered a choice. either returned to russia or live in the reservation like settlement of ninilchik. what became of the money earned in the alaska deal was shrouded in mystery. the official version claims that the whole payment reached russia and was spent on the construction of railways. rivers persisted however that the ship carrying the gold received from the sale of alaska had sunk in the pacific. closer is that so much of an oldish each musician on the mark with the battle for libya is a so-called humanitarian intervention there so noble and straightforward must intervene. hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. derrius was born and raised in alaska like many alaskans he refers to other states as the lower forty eight gary is sure tha

even the strongest proponents of collective bargaining for the private sector, people like franklin delano and roosevelt, never thought there was a place in government where no one is playing with his own money. the representative on the government side is playing with the taxpayers' money. i think that is a legitimate issue. who works for whom here? is the government there to serve the public? tavis: if the debate is about the rights of workers, we could have a whole conversation tonight about government in this country. however government being oftentimes the worst discriminator, the worst offender. let's not talk about civil rights or slavery or woman suffrage -- i mean, i could do this all night, giving examples where government has been the discriminator in chief. why not access to collective bargaining? just because they work for government? >> there was a time when in the old days of of patronage and so forth when government workers were put upon and vulnerable, but that is a long time ago. now in 41 states out of 50, they are better paid than the taxpayers to support them. in the f

locked so there was only one exit there was no sprinkler system it was a different time and franklin delanoroosevelt's labor secretary called it the day the new deal so one hundred years later looking back at this day as a catalyst for the labor movement that's changed what stayed the same and what's happened in america well here discuss with me is that your line reporter and blogger for think progress dot org and the progress report the center for american progress as well as state motley president of less government so i want to thank you both for joining me tonight and see i'm going to start with you because i know that you aren't a fan of unions obviously but if we look back at this day if we look back at this day in history though i look at this tragic event you know can you deny the importance of unions when it comes to workers' rights when it comes to safety in the workplace yes in the u.k. no wait they've long since outlived their usefulness as demonstrated by the current private sector union membership is under eight percent it's seven point nine percent they have served their purp

i'm criticized often, because i don't think the constitution -- as a matter of fact, frank lynn delanooosevelt and lyndon johnson didn't think the federal constitution gave anything in terms of the constitution for the education. one of our biggest difficulties in the future is do we have an educated, competitive workforce? education is lower at every level than it was when we first started the federal role in education. so i would put forward that we've not done a good job. not that our intentions are bad or that we don't have good intentions, but what we have done hadn't worked. so let's put it in the hands of the local school boards and the states about how we educate our kids. for the same amount of dollars, we'll get a whole lot more value. host: the senator is referencing a new g.a.o. report. there was stories in the papers yesterday. more stories today. the senator requested the report from the g.a.o. looking at overlapping and duplicate initiatives. 100 different surface transportation programs, etc. they were linking it and we're linking it to our website. the lead on this rep

during world war ii, president franklin delano roosevelt said a nation of homeowners is on comparable. in the 80's president ronald reagan advocated the need to preserve mortgage interest deductions in order to promote the most important aspect of the american dream, homeownership. americans realtors agree. we see a bright future of housing with america. we ask the congress to maintain a positive aggressive forward-looking approach to overcome the obstacles we currently face and ensure that the housing and the national economic recovery sar sustained. i think you for the opportunity today and as always, the national association of realtors is ready, willing and able to work with congress to create a bright future for our children and grandchildren. thank you. >> thank you, mr. phipps. because we have to votes, the committee will recess for a short time and resume the hearing after the votes. [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible] >> thank you a maturing johnson and ranking member shall be and distinguished members of the committee. for the opportunity to testify. my name is jeff lub