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the inscription on your medal reads "to representative john lewis, for your extraordinary moral and physicalnd enduring commitment to promoting human dignity." common lewis. [applause] rep. lewis: good evening. i want to thank you board of trustees and the united states holocaust memorial council for this award as well as the useum director sara lumasil. it is a great honor to be medal, this precious name for a man that i have admired and loved for many years. someone that i've met on more than one occasion. i will cherish that for years to come, elie wiesel. as i said earlier on the film, when you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to speak up, to speak out, and find a way to get in the way. when i was growing up in rural alabama, 50 miles from montgomery outside of a little place called troy, i would see those signs that said "white n," "colored men," white waiting, colored waiting, i would come home and ask my mother, my father, my grandparents, my great grandparents why? they would say that's the way it is. don't get in the way. don't get in
the inscription on your medal reads "to representative john lewis, for your extraordinary moral and physicalnd enduring commitment to promoting human dignity." common lewis. [applause] rep. lewis: good evening. i want to thank you board of trustees and the united states holocaust memorial council for this award as well as the useum director sara lumasil. it is a great honor to be medal, this precious name for a man that i have admired and loved for many years. someone that i've met on...
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representative john lewis. he worked alongside martin luther king, junior, and other prominent leaders. this ceremony is 35 minutes. ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the museum vice chair, allan holt. >> good evening, everyone. it's an honor to be here, and i want to express my thanks to all of you for being here. i want to especially thank this evening's chairs, beth hifitz and jody and rod mackland. [applause] allan holt: and the washington community. my home community. for this fantastic show of support for the museum and its campaign. i am the son of holocaust survivors. and i am also blessed. i just celebrated with my parents their 70th wedding anniversary. [applause] allan holt: i grew up in the 1950's and the 1960's. two events that i most remember from my early life were the legacy of the holocaust and the ongoing struggle for civil rights. in fact, one of the unforgettable moments of my new jersey childhood was witnessing first hand the horrible race riots in newark in so tonight these
representative john lewis. he worked alongside martin luther king, junior, and other prominent leaders. this ceremony is 35 minutes. ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the museum vice chair, allan holt. >> good evening, everyone. it's an honor to be here, and i want to express my thanks to all of you for being here. i want to especially thank this evening's chairs, beth hifitz and jody and rod mackland. [applause] allan holt: and the washington community. my home...
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the inscription on your metal reads to representative john lewis, for your extraordinary moral and physical courage. and enduring commitment to promoting human dignity. congressman lewis. [applause] [applause] >> good evening. i want to thank you board of trustees and the united states holocaust memorial council for this award. as well as the museum director. honor to bereat medaling this precious named for a man that have admired and loved for many years. met morehat i have than one occasion. i will cherish it. for years to come. weisel. , when you seeier something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to speak up. to speak out. and find a way to get in the way. when i was growing up in rural alabama, 50 miles from montgomery, outside of a little place called troy, i would see those signs that said white men, women, man, white colored women. i would come home and asked my mother, my father, my grandparents, my great grandparents, why? they would say that is the way it is. don't get in the way. don't get in trouble. bible, i read the story about the children of
the inscription on your metal reads to representative john lewis, for your extraordinary moral and physical courage. and enduring commitment to promoting human dignity. congressman lewis. [applause] [applause] >> good evening. i want to thank you board of trustees and the united states holocaust memorial council for this award. as well as the museum director. honor to bereat medaling this precious named for a man that have admired and loved for many years. met morehat i have than one...
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the inscription on your medal reads, to representative john lewis, for your extraordinary moral and physicalnd enduring commitment to promoting human dignity. congressman lewis. [ applause ] >>> good evening. i want to thank you board of trustees and the united states holocaust memorial council for this award, as well as the museum director sarah bloom enfield. it is a great honor to be receiving this precious medal named for a man that i have admired and loved for many years. someone that i have met on more than one occasion. i will cherish it for years to come. elie weisel. as i said earlier on the film, when you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to speak up. to speak out. and to find a way to get in the way. when i was growing up in rural alabama, 50 miles from montgome montgomery, outside of a place called troy, would you see signs that said white men, white women, color men color waiting. and would come home and ask my mother, my father, my great grandparents, why? they said, that is the way it is. don't get in the way. don't get in trouble
the inscription on your medal reads, to representative john lewis, for your extraordinary moral and physicalnd enduring commitment to promoting human dignity. congressman lewis. [ applause ] >>> good evening. i want to thank you board of trustees and the united states holocaust memorial council for this award, as well as the museum director sarah bloom enfield. it is a great honor to be receiving this precious medal named for a man that i have admired and loved for many years. someone...
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king said, are you the boy from troy, are you john lewis. and i said, dr. king, i am john robert lewis. and we had a discussion with my mother and my father. they were a frafraid. they thought we would lose our land and our home would be bombed and burned and suggested i continue to study in nashville. that's what i did. it was in nashville that hundreds and thousands of students, black students all across the south, started studying the way of peace, the way of love, the way of nonviolence, and we started sitting in. by sitting down, we were standing up for the best in america. the media. reporters, photographers helped move the city movemovement, the sit-in movement around the south and around the nation. spread it like wildfire. we were beaten. we were arrested. we were jailed. sitting in orderly, peaceful fashion. waiting to be served. someone would come out and spit on us. put a light out on our hair. we were arrested and jailed. we weren't trespassing. we were orderly. we were peaceful. the first time i got arrested, nashville tennessean put the pictur
king said, are you the boy from troy, are you john lewis. and i said, dr. king, i am john robert lewis. and we had a discussion with my mother and my father. they were a frafraid. they thought we would lose our land and our home would be bombed and burned and suggested i continue to study in nashville. that's what i did. it was in nashville that hundreds and thousands of students, black students all across the south, started studying the way of peace, the way of love, the way of nonviolence,...
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joanne mulholland is here, we have judy richardson, congressman john lewis, and stokely carmichael was part of the student nonviolent coordinating committee as well. 1961 are the freedom rides where groups of interracial activists tried to defy racial segregation across interstate travel, very infamously on may 4th, 1961, there is going to be a greyhound bus that is firebombed in anniston, alabama and giving us the most iconic pictures and portraits of the civil rights era but also going to force the hand of the attorney general robert kennedy to send in federal marshals in to the south. 1961 is also the gear of really raging protests all across the united states in terms of counter demonstrations -- 1962 is the year of james meredith, the first black student to integrate the university of mississippi and there will be three days of rioting that leave one person dead. 1963 is the centennial of the emancipation proclamation and the city of birmingham, alabama is literally and figuratively on fire. martin luther king jr. connected with a local movement led by the reverend fred shuttleswo
joanne mulholland is here, we have judy richardson, congressman john lewis, and stokely carmichael was part of the student nonviolent coordinating committee as well. 1961 are the freedom rides where groups of interracial activists tried to defy racial segregation across interstate travel, very infamously on may 4th, 1961, there is going to be a greyhound bus that is firebombed in anniston, alabama and giving us the most iconic pictures and portraits of the civil rights era but also going to...
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holocaust memorial museum honors representative john lewis. he worked alongside martin luther king, junior, and other prominent leaders. this ceremony is 35 minutes. ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the museum vice chair, allan holt. >> good evening, everyone. it's an honor to be here, and i want to express my thanks to all of you for being here. wa
holocaust memorial museum honors representative john lewis. he worked alongside martin luther king, junior, and other prominent leaders. this ceremony is 35 minutes. ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the museum vice chair, allan holt. >> good evening, everyone. it's an honor to be here, and i want to express my thanks to all of you for being here. wa
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later georgia congressman john lewis receives the 2016 award from the u.s. holocaust memorial museum. >> this weekend, the c-span city two are by charter and time warner cable partners takes you to san bernardino california to explore the history and literary culture of this city, located east of los angeles. on december 2 20 15, 14 people were killed and more were seriously injured in an attack. we will talk with the congressman pete aguilar about the attack. his district includes the regional center. it's something that across this country means something, because this is a big city that was attacked. this could happen. >> we will speak with the city councilman about establishing a permanent memorial. >> it provides a sense of remembrance. it highlights their lives and what they contributed to our local community and certainly always will be near and dear place for us to provide a place for serenity. we are thinking a garden in and
later georgia congressman john lewis receives the 2016 award from the u.s. holocaust memorial museum. >> this weekend, the c-span city two are by charter and time warner cable partners takes you to san bernardino california to explore the history and literary culture of this city, located east of los angeles. on december 2 20 15, 14 people were killed and more were seriously injured in an attack. we will talk with the congressman pete aguilar about the attack. his district includes the...
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holocaust memorial museum honored georgia congressman john lewis with the 2016 ely weasel award. -- elie wiesel award. he worked with martin luther
holocaust memorial museum honored georgia congressman john lewis with the 2016 ely weasel award. -- elie wiesel award. he worked with martin luther
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then, congressman john lewis will receive the holocaust museum award. newsmakers, on joining us from the american commonwealth of puerto rico is the governor there to talk about their fiscal situation. thank you for being with us. , nick timorous, who is the national wall street correspondent, and jonathan miller from cq local. they are also here to help us this morning. if i may begin, can you tell the american people how order rico is $70 billion in debt. in a very short story, we got into a recession, congress -- with thepproved help of that section, it was to help puerto rico walk out of the recession. however, congress said it was too much and repealed that section. , we walked the end into a recession again. from 2006 2 2012, there was an anti-space in work creation. space -- empty space in work creation. from 2006 and 2012, it was double. one governor to 60 billion. in just four years each. debt --272 billion in debt, to $72 billion in not just because of adjustment, but also with loans. that is the history, and now we have to deal with that. you
then, congressman john lewis will receive the holocaust museum award. newsmakers, on joining us from the american commonwealth of puerto rico is the governor there to talk about their fiscal situation. thank you for being with us. , nick timorous, who is the national wall street correspondent, and jonathan miller from cq local. they are also here to help us this morning. if i may begin, can you tell the american people how order rico is $70 billion in debt. in a very short story, we got into a...
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bloody sunday march from selma to montgomery, where people shed blood, tears, our own colleague, john lewis, bludgeoned on that bridge, the bridge, 50 some years ago. in order to have the right to vote for all americans. and on that day, republicans and democrats held hands as we crossed the bridge one more time, as john lewis likes to say. this time on the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. we all had a kumbaya moment, if you will. but we came back to congress and did nothing to try to restore the voting rights act of 1965. i ask my colleagues, mr. speaker, have we really gone so far in the last 10 years? after all, the voting rights ct of 1965 was amended and re-authorized five times. most recently in 2006 under a republican president. president george bush. who was with us on that glorious day on the 50th anniversary of the selma to montgomery march, to make sure that his support for the voting rights act of 1965 was there. and so i say to you, in 10 years, since 2006, when we re-authorized voting rights act of 1965, overwhelmingly in both house of congress, overwhelmingly we re-authoriz
bloody sunday march from selma to montgomery, where people shed blood, tears, our own colleague, john lewis, bludgeoned on that bridge, the bridge, 50 some years ago. in order to have the right to vote for all americans. and on that day, republicans and democrats held hands as we crossed the bridge one more time, as john lewis likes to say. this time on the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. we all had a kumbaya moment, if you will. but we came back to congress and did nothing to try to restore...
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and representative john lewis is horpped by the holocaust museum. >> policy makers veterans and activists. he talked about his role during the war and the events that led to the u.s. withdrawal more than 40 years ago. this was held in austin, texas. an hour and 15 minutes.
and representative john lewis is horpped by the holocaust museum. >> policy makers veterans and activists. he talked about his role during the war and the events that led to the u.s. withdrawal more than 40 years ago. this was held in austin, texas. an hour and 15 minutes.
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congressman john lewis of georgia delivered the keynote address. this is about two and a half hours. >> i am kaniko tomelin, deputy mayor of the city of
congressman john lewis of georgia delivered the keynote address. this is about two and a half hours. >> i am kaniko tomelin, deputy mayor of the city of
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the congressman john lewis of georgia delivered the key note address. this is about two and a half hours. >> i am canica jokes tomalin. deposit mayor of the city of st. petersburg. a former journalist and a proud graduate of the institute. the catalyst for my journey of service through the power of words. i will serve as one of your hosts for
the congressman john lewis of georgia delivered the key note address. this is about two and a half hours. >> i am canica jokes tomalin. deposit mayor of the city of st. petersburg. a former journalist and a proud graduate of the institute. the catalyst for my journey of service through the power of words. i will serve as one of your hosts for
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congressman john lewis, congressman jim clyburn, ambassador andrew young was a consultant on our filmer of people in the johnson administration at the time. al: you mentioned vietnam earlier. lyndon johnson does worley when asked about the public view of presidents. i don't think there is an airport in the country named after him. do you think this will begin to educate people in the fact that there was another side of lyndon johnson that probably did more great works than any president since roosevelt? >> that's how i usually describe it. i was about 10 or 11 years old when he decided not to run again due to the unpopularity of the war. on look at the work he did quadruplingdicaid, national financing of education, npr, pbs. he passed more legislation in those few years than almost any president since fdr. i think what people will notice when you watch the film is just what it's like for someone who actually believed government can improve the quality of life of americans and has spent his whole life learning how to do that, and did it incredibly well during those early years. the fil
congressman john lewis, congressman jim clyburn, ambassador andrew young was a consultant on our filmer of people in the johnson administration at the time. al: you mentioned vietnam earlier. lyndon johnson does worley when asked about the public view of presidents. i don't think there is an airport in the country named after him. do you think this will begin to educate people in the fact that there was another side of lyndon johnson that probably did more great works than any president since...
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and representative john lewis is horpped by the holocaust museum. >> policy makers veterans and activists. he talked about his role during the war and the events that led to the u.s. withdrawal more than 40 years ago. this was held in austin, texas. an hour and 15 minutes. >> you are not only the national security adviser to and secretary of state to president nixon and secretary of state to president ford but a part-time consultant to president kennedy. >> i want to congratulate the library for organizing this and providing the opportunity. i would like to say also it is symbolic that secretary kerry is coming here tomorrow night. he was walking around outside the white house when i served there. [laughter] he pointed out what his absence had been there and that it was a pity that we didn't have an rather than o talk confront each other in that period. in that spirit, he and i worked together when he was chairman of the foreign relations committee and i greatly respect his efforts now and it's very meaningful that this conference would end with his speech by this distinguished leader of
and representative john lewis is horpped by the holocaust museum. >> policy makers veterans and activists. he talked about his role during the war and the events that led to the u.s. withdrawal more than 40 years ago. this was held in austin, texas. an hour and 15 minutes. >> you are not only the national security adviser to and secretary of state to president nixon and secretary of state to president ford but a part-time consultant to president kennedy. >> i want to...
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holocaust memorial museum honored georgia congressman john lewis with the 2016 as a result award.- elie weisel the ceremony is 35 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please the museum chair. [applause] good evening everyone. it is an honor to be here. i want to express my thanks to all of you for being here. i want to especially thank this evening's chairs. and the washington community. my home community for this fantastic shows or, the museum, and its campaign. i and the sun of holocaust survivor. and i'm also bless. i just celebrated with my pa
holocaust memorial museum honored georgia congressman john lewis with the 2016 as a result award.- elie weisel the ceremony is 35 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please the museum chair. [applause] good evening everyone. it is an honor to be here. i want to express my thanks to all of you for being here. i want to especially thank this evening's chairs. and the washington community. my home community for this fantastic shows or, the museum, and its campaign. i and the sun of holocaust...
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charlie: john lewis. bryan cranston: and andrew young. very helpful coming to the play and being supportive of the film, able to tell this story as honestly as possible. you need consultants like that. who know the man. moyers, joe, bill cawafano. charlie: you talk to each of them? bryan cranston: yeah. they opened their hearts and their minds to me and allowed me to pick their brains and ask what it was like, you know, to try to get a sense of the man. i am not doing an impersonation. i am paying homage to him in the most honest way possible. charlie: but you are not doing the upper sedation of him for sure. of him forrsonation sure. but in the one or two hours before you go on stage, it is remarkable. bryan cranston: thank you. he had thin lips and beady eyes, so thank you, charlie. eyes, thinsquinty lips and in makeup, you can do a lot. implants.k i had a chin added, i had a nose, ears that poked my years out but also elongated them. out, but also elongated them. i put on 15 or 16 pounds and i was in lifts that would add three inches t
charlie: john lewis. bryan cranston: and andrew young. very helpful coming to the play and being supportive of the film, able to tell this story as honestly as possible. you need consultants like that. who know the man. moyers, joe, bill cawafano. charlie: you talk to each of them? bryan cranston: yeah. they opened their hearts and their minds to me and allowed me to pick their brains and ask what it was like, you know, to try to get a sense of the man. i am not doing an impersonation. i am...
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charlie: john lewis. he said that. bryan cranston: and andrew young. he was there.ery helpful, coming to the play and being supportive of the film, able to tell this story as honestly as possible. you need consultants like that. you need people who were there. who knew the man. dick goodwin, bill moyers, joe calafano. charlie: you talk to each of them? bryan cranston: yeah. just read the books. they opened their hearts and their minds to me and allowed me to pick their brains and ask what it was like, you know, to try to get a sense of the man. so, i am not doing an impersonation. but i am paying homage to him in the most honest way possible. charlie: yeah, but you are not doing the impersonation of him for sure. but at the same time, during the wonder of whatever happens one or two hours before you go on stage, it is remarkable. bryan cranston: thank you. he had thin lips and beady eyes, so thank you, charlie. he hadctually closer -- the squinty eyes, thin lips and in makeup, you can do a lot. i had cheek implants. i had a chin added, i had a nose, ears that poked
charlie: john lewis. he said that. bryan cranston: and andrew young. he was there.ery helpful, coming to the play and being supportive of the film, able to tell this story as honestly as possible. you need consultants like that. you need people who were there. who knew the man. dick goodwin, bill moyers, joe calafano. charlie: you talk to each of them? bryan cranston: yeah. just read the books. they opened their hearts and their minds to me and allowed me to pick their brains and ask what it...
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they were the martin luther king and john lewis of that movement. the 20th century was a time of continued democratic expansion, the great instance when the courts finally got involved and set out the standard that you needed one person one vote all culminating in the 1960s, in the great triumphs of the civil rights movement especially in 1965 in the voting rights act. that story has been told so many times especially we had a recent anniversary. you have seen it in movies, the recent movie selma. the story is even more complex and interesting than you might imagine. martin luther king proclaims to a meeting in soma in january in 1965 we will bring a voting bill into being on the streets of selma and it was the pressure of those courageous activists willing to risk their lives and safety that forced the national government to act but as you know it was this incredibly elaborate dance between these viscerally talented leaders, king and johnson. i read about it at length in the book where king -- they would meet repeatedly, johnson would say i am for
they were the martin luther king and john lewis of that movement. the 20th century was a time of continued democratic expansion, the great instance when the courts finally got involved and set out the standard that you needed one person one vote all culminating in the 1960s, in the great triumphs of the civil rights movement especially in 1965 in the voting rights act. that story has been told so many times especially we had a recent anniversary. you have seen it in movies, the recent movie...
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this comic book is about civil rights legend john lewis. it's part of a trilogy of books.cool. i think this is one of the best gifts -- best prizes. >> we have previewed the graphic novel march. it's a trilogy and they made this comic book that gives you little excerpts of each one of the volumes of the trilogy, including the third one, third volume, which is not yet out. and it's really good. so you could win that tonight. >> oh, that's amazing. >> i know. i think so too. let's bring in the disembodied voice of steve benen from maddow blog. good evening, steve. >> gook to you both. >> yay. >> hello. >> first question, maggie. ready? >> yes. >> wednesday's show, i interviewed a former bernie sanders staffer who is now helping run a new campaign effort. and that new campaign wants to run 435 candidates for congress, all at once, all on the same platform, all using the same campaign, in the midterms, in 2018. what is the name of that new campaign? is it, a, the 50-state solution? b, for the win 2018? c, brand-new congress? or d, progressive insurance. >> i like 50 state solu
this comic book is about civil rights legend john lewis. it's part of a trilogy of books.cool. i think this is one of the best gifts -- best prizes. >> we have previewed the graphic novel march. it's a trilogy and they made this comic book that gives you little excerpts of each one of the volumes of the trilogy, including the third one, third volume, which is not yet out. and it's really good. so you could win that tonight. >> oh, that's amazing. >> i know. i think so too....
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this comic book is about civil rights legend john lewis, it's part of a trilogy of books, super cool.f the best gifts. >> we have previewed the graphic novel. they made this comic book that gives you excerpts of each of the volumes of the trilogy including the third volume not yet out. it's really good. you could win that. >> that's amazing. >> i know. i think so too. let's bring in the voice of steve beenen from maddow blog, determine whether you got the right answer. hello, steve. >> good evening to you both. >> yeh. >> hello. >> first question. ready? >> yes. >> wednesday's show, i interviewed a former bernie sanders staffer who is now helping run a new campaign effort, that new campaign effort wants to run 435 candidates for congress, all at once, all on the same platform, all using the same campaign in the midterms. in 2018. what is the name of that campaign, is it a, the 50 state solution, b, for the win 2018, c, brand new congress, or d, progressive insurance. >> i like 50 state solution but it was in fact c, brand new congress. >> steve, did maggie get that right? >> you did.
this comic book is about civil rights legend john lewis, it's part of a trilogy of books, super cool.f the best gifts. >> we have previewed the graphic novel. they made this comic book that gives you excerpts of each of the volumes of the trilogy including the third volume not yet out. it's really good. you could win that. >> that's amazing. >> i know. i think so too. let's bring in the voice of steve beenen from maddow blog, determine whether you got the right answer. hello,...
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year, every year people ask civil rights people, quote, they say if king were here and congressman john lewis in the 90's said something i thought was really important, he said if king were here in addition to saying we should be doing something, we need a revolution in the black community. we need to understand that non violence was intended not just as strategy but as a way of life and we need to -- that's one thing he says, but we need a revolution of ideas in values and i've never forgotten because he was there, you know, so i think there has been progress and it's been maybe two steps forward and one step back, it's been bloody, i don't give up on that hope because i can't give up on that hope for my children and certainly not for my 4-year-old grandson. you know, i have to have him have a confident feeling about himself, a strength that is his inheritance as a black american. >> so i don't think we can get rid of racism, i don't because it's anchored in the human ego and the ego is a very difficult -- it will fight to stay alive under any circumstances the ego will and human beings aren
year, every year people ask civil rights people, quote, they say if king were here and congressman john lewis in the 90's said something i thought was really important, he said if king were here in addition to saying we should be doing something, we need a revolution in the black community. we need to understand that non violence was intended not just as strategy but as a way of life and we need to -- that's one thing he says, but we need a revolution of ideas in values and i've never forgotten...
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to quote the conscience of our congress, john lewis, i think he would say, let's make this place a little cleaner, let's make our environment a little greener, and maybe our country a little kinder. costs, more money for our water, our economy, and our environment. the chair: the gentleman yields. does any member seek time in opposition? >> i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman from idaho is recognized. mr. simpson: mr. chairman, first let me say that i appreciate the gentleman's kind words. and i am sympathetic to my colleague's interest in funding the construction account including the flood and storm damage reduction projects such as the herbert hoover dike. unfortunately, moving because we no longer do earmarks as we used to do, moving $50 million into an account doesn't guarantee that that project would necessarily be done by the army corps of engineers, it just increases the total amount in that account. in fact, the underlying bill increases the construction fund 80% 856 million, or almost above the budget request of the administration. for flood and storm damage red
to quote the conscience of our congress, john lewis, i think he would say, let's make this place a little cleaner, let's make our environment a little greener, and maybe our country a little kinder. costs, more money for our water, our economy, and our environment. the chair: the gentleman yields. does any member seek time in opposition? >> i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman from idaho is recognized. mr. simpson: mr. chairman, first let me say that i appreciate the...
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on wednesday, congressman john lewis receives the elie wiesel award at the holocaust memorial museum. it marks the anniversary of foxico's 186 victory over french puebla. friday is national nurses day, honoring the role nurses play in our health care. and saturday brings the 142nd running of the kentucky derby. the first leg of horse racing's triple crown. now to john kicker son in washington for a look at what's ahead on "face the nation." good morning, john. >> dickerson: good morning, jane, we'll talk to ted cruz about his last ditch effort to stop donald trump and his response to former speaker boehner's calling him lucifer. we'll also talk to bernie sanders about what is next for his campaign. >> pauley: we'll be watching. reminder that just after we go off the air this morning you can go to our facebook page to join a live chat with filmmaker abigail disney. and next week here on "sunday morning." a case of panda-monium. it was all pencil and paper. started out, the surface pro is very intuitive. with the pressure of my hand i can draw lightly, just like i would with a real pen
on wednesday, congressman john lewis receives the elie wiesel award at the holocaust memorial museum. it marks the anniversary of foxico's 186 victory over french puebla. friday is national nurses day, honoring the role nurses play in our health care. and saturday brings the 142nd running of the kentucky derby. the first leg of horse racing's triple crown. now to john kicker son in washington for a look at what's ahead on "face the nation." good morning, john. >> dickerson: good...
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we know that some of those who were trained or participated in the highlander schools, john lewis, dr martin luther king, junior, they world shaped in part by highlander and the teachings of a great nordic loss of her -- philosopher. and they had a ripple effect on the civil rights movement and ultimately on making america a better place. we would not have been here had it not been for that stone that was thrown in a lake and created ripples of hope that ultimately spread across an ocean to the united states of america and i might not be standing here were it not for the efforts of people like a lot baker and others to participated in the school. so that is just one small measure of the enormous positive influence that our nordic friends have had on our country and it is part of the reason we so value their friendship. i said before in i will repeat, they punch above their weight and their values, their contributions, not just to make their own countries function well but to make the whole world a better place makes them one of our most valuable partners everywhere in the world and we
we know that some of those who were trained or participated in the highlander schools, john lewis, dr martin luther king, junior, they world shaped in part by highlander and the teachings of a great nordic loss of her -- philosopher. and they had a ripple effect on the civil rights movement and ultimately on making america a better place. we would not have been here had it not been for that stone that was thrown in a lake and created ripples of hope that ultimately spread across an ocean to the...
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aleigh albert, john lewis, dr. martin luther king, jr.y were all shaped in part by teachings of the a great nordic philosopher. and they ended up having a the civil ct on rights movement and, ultimately, better g america a place. we would not have been here had not been for that stone that was thrown in the lake and created ripples of hope that ltimately spread across an ocean to the united states of america. and i might not be standing here not for the efforts of people like ella baker and in the ho participated highlander folk school. measures just one small of the enormous positive nordic e that our friends have had on our country. it's part of the reason why we friendship.ir i've said before and i will their they punch above weight. and their values, their contributions, not just to making their own countries making thell, but to whole world a better place, most them one of our valuable partners everywhere in the world. and we are very grateful for the do.standing work that they so i propose a toast. to the friendship between us and t
aleigh albert, john lewis, dr. martin luther king, jr.y were all shaped in part by teachings of the a great nordic philosopher. and they ended up having a the civil ct on rights movement and, ultimately, better g america a place. we would not have been here had not been for that stone that was thrown in the lake and created ripples of hope that ltimately spread across an ocean to the united states of america. and i might not be standing here not for the efforts of people like ella baker and in...
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congressman john lewis of georgia and with the children of robert kennedy took aim at the 50th anniversary of a speech given in cape town 50 years ago. it is a striking moment for us to reflect on the importance and the power of the centrality of brown v. board in wiping away the dark stain of alexi for this focusing, that of legal fiction rendered in 1896 that separate but equal allowed us to square y the horrible injustice of a separation between the races with the words in our constitution, the word of you, madam president in the words above the interests of our supreme court are the words of the president's desk in our chamber, e. pluribus unum, from anyone. more important the words above the supreme court, equal justicl for all. we have the soaring words in our foundational documents and our most important government buildings that suggests we will dispense justice equally, that we will be gathered from many differences in background into one.is if the rail the in this country for its initial decades, both in its initial century was anything but. and it was 62 years ago today that the
congressman john lewis of georgia and with the children of robert kennedy took aim at the 50th anniversary of a speech given in cape town 50 years ago. it is a striking moment for us to reflect on the importance and the power of the centrality of brown v. board in wiping away the dark stain of alexi for this focusing, that of legal fiction rendered in 1896 that separate but equal allowed us to square y the horrible injustice of a separation between the races with the words in our constitution,...
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california. >>> donald trump is the last man standing in the republican race with john kasich dropping out just today. back with matt lewisnn conway. john, what is the campaign and party going to do with people like steve base. since leaving the gop, i feel liberated like the breakup chick in gretchen wilson song. >> some people have their feelings hurt and being drama queens on twitter when up late at night. give it time. the more that donald trump goes after hillary clinton, the more he finds a common enemy with these people, and the more it becomes a traditional republican versus democratic race, a lot of these upset republicans right now are going to come back in the tent because there is nowhere for them to go. if you live in atlanta and fly delta because it is the only option. and right now if you're a republican, you may be upset, you may not love donald trump, you may not even like him, but guess what, he's the only option and if you don't go with donald trump in the general, you're going to be looking at president hillary clinton. >> you didn't like the term drama queen. >> i didn't like that at all. i think that
california. >>> donald trump is the last man standing in the republican race with john kasich dropping out just today. back with matt lewisnn conway. john, what is the campaign and party going to do with people like steve base. since leaving the gop, i feel liberated like the breakup chick in gretchen wilson song. >> some people have their feelings hurt and being drama queens on twitter when up late at night. give it time. the more that donald trump goes after hillary clinton,...
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then, congressman john lewis will receive the holocaust museum award.akers, on joining us from the american commonwealth of puerto rico is the governor there to talk about their fiscal situation. thank you for being with us. , nick timorous, who is the national wall street correspondent, and jonathan miller from cq local. they are also here to help us this morning. if i may
then, congressman john lewis will receive the holocaust museum award.akers, on joining us from the american commonwealth of puerto rico is the governor there to talk about their fiscal situation. thank you for being with us. , nick timorous, who is the national wall street correspondent, and jonathan miller from cq local. they are also here to help us this morning. if i may
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truman and john l. lewis, head of united mine workers -- and back then in the 1940's about anybody who mined coal was a member of the united mine workers of american. it was all unionized. they made a commitment and a promise that they would get their benefits, it would be their health care, and they would get their pensions which were so meager, so meager, just to keep working to keep the country energized after world war ii. if they were to shut down and gone on strike, then the country would have fallen on extremely hard times coming off of world war ii. so that's how important it is. it's the only agreement where you have an executive order by the president committing the united states of america to keep its promise to our coal miners who did the job and made our country who we are today. and now here we are about ready to default on that. and we can't get people to move on it for whatever reason. the miners are facing multiple pressures, madam president, on their health care pension and benefits as a res
truman and john l. lewis, head of united mine workers -- and back then in the 1940's about anybody who mined coal was a member of the united mine workers of american. it was all unionized. they made a commitment and a promise that they would get their benefits, it would be their health care, and they would get their pensions which were so meager, so meager, just to keep working to keep the country energized after world war ii. if they were to shut down and gone on strike, then the country would...
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lewis black. let's take a look. >> (bleep), marry, kill "the daily show" edition. john oliver, jon stewart, or me.y, or i'll kick your ass. >> larry: oh, my god! all right, i'm killing jon stewart. >> oh! >> larry: leap, he abandoned us. i don't know what to say. lewis black, all that passion, man. and i'm marrying jon oliver, he's got a j-o-b, you guys. thanks for watching. good night everyone. >> chris: it's 11:59 and 59 second, this happened on "l.a. times.com." it was announced los angeles will
lewis black. let's take a look. >> (bleep), marry, kill "the daily show" edition. john oliver, jon stewart, or me.y, or i'll kick your ass. >> larry: oh, my god! all right, i'm killing jon stewart. >> oh! >> larry: leap, he abandoned us. i don't know what to say. lewis black, all that passion, man. and i'm marrying jon oliver, he's got a j-o-b, you guys. thanks for watching. good night everyone. >> chris: it's 11:59 and 59 second, this happened on...
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. >> joining us now cnn political commentator errol lewis and editor and chief of daily beast john avalon. and cnn reporter. when you start talking about your presidential pick forever and ever it has been we need somebody who can get us a certain state, somebody who can get us a certain demographic. apparently not so much. >> this is really doubling down on the all white men strategy which the map doesn't work very well. it is astounding to hear basic issues like inclusive and being like not so much. we are going to really -- inclusivity is pandering in donald trump's america. >> the numbers don't work but somehow they magically work. >> here is a number that didn't work, paul ryan was supposed to bring the millennials, younger demographic to the republican party, perhaps he was supposed to bring his home state, wisconsin along. he lost his home state by seven points and lost young people. it is not enough to check a box. that person has to have a proven ability to bring it along. that is not pandering. that is just politics. >> we look at behaviors as so critical. any missteps have been
. >> joining us now cnn political commentator errol lewis and editor and chief of daily beast john avalon. and cnn reporter. when you start talking about your presidential pick forever and ever it has been we need somebody who can get us a certain state, somebody who can get us a certain demographic. apparently not so much. >> this is really doubling down on the all white men strategy which the map doesn't work very well. it is astounding to hear basic issues like inclusive and...
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lewis black. let's take a look. >> (bleep), marry, kill "the daily show" edition. john oliver, jon stewart, or me.0, larry, or i'll kick your ass. >> larry: oh, my god! all right, i'm killing jon stewart. >> oh! >> larry: leap, he abandoned us. i don't know what to say. lewis black, all that passion, man. and i'm marrying jon oliver, he's got a j-o-b, you guys. thanks for watching. good night everyone. >> trevor: from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with trevor ah! (cheers and applause) ♪ >> trevor: welcome to "the daily show"! i'm trevor noah! thank you so much, everybody! thank you so much! our guest tonight, hilary, trump and the impending doom of america. chief white house correspondent from politico, mike allen is joining us, everybody! (cheers and applause) but first, we turn our gaze to the east. >> president obama arriving in vietnam today, the first leg of his week' long trip to a.i.g. >> president obama had dinner with anthony bourdain, dined on pork and
lewis black. let's take a look. >> (bleep), marry, kill "the daily show" edition. john oliver, jon stewart, or me.0, larry, or i'll kick your ass. >> larry: oh, my god! all right, i'm killing jon stewart. >> oh! >> larry: leap, he abandoned us. i don't know what to say. lewis black, all that passion, man. and i'm marrying jon oliver, he's got a j-o-b, you guys. thanks for watching. good night everyone. >> trevor: from comedy central's world news...
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lewis b. and louise hirschfeld cullman. bernard and irene schwartz. judy and josh weston. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the citi foundation. supporting innovation and enabling urban progress. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, alison stewart. >> stewart: good evening and thank you for joining us. search efforts continued today to unravel what happened to the egypt air flight that crashed in the mediterranean on thursday, killing all 66 on board. egyptian officials denied reports they had located the plane's black boxes on the bottom of the sea. the boxes contain crucial cockpit voice recordings and flight data. the u.s. navy has joined the search, which has turned up plane wreckage and debris, including human
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lewis b. and louise hirschfeld cullman. bernard and irene schwartz. judy and josh weston. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the citi foundation. supporting innovation and enabling urban progress. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, soledad o'brien. >> o'brien: hello and thanks for joining us. a pivotal presidential primary in the republican race for white house is two days away, in indiana. of 10 states left to vote, indiana is the largest delegate prize left until the last primary, in california, in june. in indiana, the republican winner will take most of the state's 57 republican delegates. new york businessman donald trump is aiming to stretch his 430 delegate lead in the race for 1,237 delegates needed to be n
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lewis b. and louise hirschfeld cullman. bernard and irene schwartz. judy and josh weston. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the citi foundation. supporting innovation and enabling urban progress. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional suppo has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, alison stewart. >> stewart: good evening and thanks for joining us. president barack obama has begun a three-day visit to vietnam, starting a week-long trip in asia meant to enhance trade and security ties with allies in the region. the president arrived in vietnam's capital, hanoi, in his first visit to the former enemy of the united states. vietnamese leaders are looking for obama to lift the long- standing u.s. embargo on selling weapons to vietnam, as a deterrent to the growing influen
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