on the map as the innovator and founder of go-go music, mr. chuck brown.to ask that you turn off your cell phones today or set them on vibrate, if you would, please. we want you to refrain from taking any pictures, if you would. we want to ask you to take off your shoes if they're hurting already. i understand. we want to give special thanks to mayor vincent gray and the government of d.c. this doesn't happen like this today without mayor gray and the government staff of washington, d.c. thank you for making this happen, for representing d.c. like chuck brown deserved. thank you. we're going to begin with "i love the lord" backed by the special chuck brown memorial band who are ready to do their thing. music director my boy wayne bruce then we'll have the opening prayer by reverend tony lee, senior pastor. >> right now it looks as though there's going to be a beautiful song that's going to be performed. then we'll hear the opening prayer from reverend tony lee. sounds like they're doing a little setup now before that occurs. as we take a look at this, this

and following her will be mr. chuck boers, apache indian. ou hear their stories it sort of brings everything from mr. medicine crow on up. and we see how our modern warriors are serving in today's military. so debra? [ applause ] >> i'll get this figured out. i'm big chief note pad number two pencil. electronics aren't real good for me. as he said, i'm debra mooney. i joined the army national guard in 1991, started out with the thunderbird division, with the 45th. i'm a combat engineer. and i have a connection with every one of these guys. the 45th engineer, the 45th for these guys. my last deployment i was with the field artillery unit. and then i met chuck at the powwow. so i have a connection with every one of them for some way. you know, our indian country is getting smaller. so i joined in 1991. i started out as a quarter master group and then moved into the combat engineers two years later. within the combat engineers i met many people and done a lot of different things. with the traditional national guard, we have a habit of saying, ju

reagan up to you current president you wouldn't need to go to a book or very far you could just ask mr. chuck boers. he was in grenada. he was in haiti. kosovo, first iraq war, second iraq war. he's seen it all over 20 years. especially as a combat photographer. so when he retells the story of all of his experiences, you know, this serendipitous pow-wow that happened at the air base right outside of fallujah, in his efforts to get there. it's just amazing. combat photographers have a special place in america's history. since the invention of the camera. the casualty rates were high. and they served fearlessly. you're not there to fight back. you're there to record history. and master sergeant chuck boers, as you will see, has recorded america's history. so master? >> thank you. [ applause ] >>> today what we're here to talk about is the warrior spirit and the warrior tradition. and you have it right there on the stage. joe medicine crow, war chief and then you have emhoolah, debra. they're all warriors, brothers and sisters. and we have a special bond. and what makes that the tradition when i

she said i loved mr. chuck brown from my '80s prom. it was hand honor to have met him.you were true to what you loved the most. >> do you guys remember would played at your prom. >> it definitely wasn't chuck brown. >> it was huey lewis. >> really? where did you go to school? >> i was in the bay area. >> we had a dy. are you kidding me? >> i did go to a private school. that might have contributed a little bit. we met his quota. >> our dj could really sing journey. >> i would take chuck brown over huey lewis at my prom. >> everybody loves who they love. >> the dancing would have been much more fun if it was chuck brown. >> our weather is fun. i got to tell you. >> weathers perfect. next couple of days. temperature in the 50s and 60s now breaking out to the north and west. these temperatures are in the comfortable range and getting better and better. what is happening, the cooler and drier air filtering in from north and west here. our cold front came through during the overnight hours and check it out now. 59 in gaithersburg. temperatures falling quickly here as well as

chuck? >> what is psycho. who is hirohito. >> hirohito, yes. >> mr. rayburn. who is mr. rayburn. >> yes. >> chuck?> who is henry waxman. >> you got it. >> nytimes.com welcomes you to the list of the best 1,000 movies ever made which includes this 1931 bela lugosi film. chuck? >> what is dracula. >> dracula, yes. >> all right. >> that leaves you with $18,100. but we bump that up to $50,000. >> chuck just cleaned up last night. his total winnings of 50 grand went to the d.c. based charity samaritan inn, a group that provides recovery programs and housing to homeless men and women. chuck, nice work. tonight, keeps getting better, our own kelly o'donnell on "jeopardy." still ahead on "way too early" while you're awake your tweets, texts and e-mails are next. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto in

we are going to deeply miss chuck brown for ever and ever. >> reporter: mr. smith, why was his music important to d.c.? what difference did it make? >> it made a difference because he was the founder of go-go. everybody loves chuck brown. everybody loved go-go in d. c. back in the day, they love go- go. loved chuck. >> i was told by one fan, if you went to a chuck brown concert and you weren't feeling good, chuck could focus you on the positive and change your attitude. how did he do that? >> he would get you up. he made you dance all day and all night long. then after the chuck show, the chili bowl. >> i talked to one woman who said even if you didn't feel like it, your body started to move. >> that's right. and you keep on moving all night long. >> i know that as you're talking to me, maurice is the chili bowl. we have 30 seconds here. tell me what chuck's impact is on his legacy. >> chuck brown is an institution. he means a lot to d.c. d.c.'s music. d.c.'s heart and soul. we will love for ever and miss chuck. >> thank you very, very much. my favorite defini

his life dazzled by his own redemption or dazzled by the life of chuck colson. mr. gohmert: i first read about chuck colson after the watergate event occurred and all the events surrounding it and i was in law school when i read his book "born again." sounded like this was a brilliant man who really and truly would have a conversion experience. life had been materially changed. but then again, there are those who as a judge, would get in trouble and grab a bible and say i'm changed, so, go easy on me, things like this, but this appeared quite genuine. and we will be known by our fruits. incredible fruits this man produced. amazing. over the years, i stayed in touch -- he didn't know me personally during those years, but i listened to his sermons, his lectures, that tells you how far back it goes. they were cassettes and his c.d.'s and lectures and sermons and would read his books and thank god he was so prolific and was moved to write extraordinary books. in fact, i came to realize with this kind of brilliance and others have pointed this out but struck me back in th

mr. speaker, first let me suggest that i join with my colleagues in honoring the memory of chuck colson, a man who also meant a lot to me, as an individual and those of us who come from california and remember richard nixon coming out there and remember the great work that chuck colson did for our prison community in california, we're very grateful for that. and he taught us really the true meaning of christian compassion and i personally was a beneficiary of that knowledge and that spirit that he helped us understand and development within our open hearts. so i would -- our own hearts. so i would like to join my colleagues in that. but today i rise to call attention to the hundreds of millions of public dollars we have spent and continue to spend in the form of foreign aid to the people's republic of china. better known as communist china to those of us who have spent years trying to fight that

chuck any day of the week. what a man and what a loss. >> and the legacy he has left. >> actually, you know, one of the things mr. c said, how would you sum it up? he said, just like james brown there will never be another chuck brown. >> only one. from here all the way to tokyo. >> all over the world. and love him to death. how could they not? >> jim vance. >> including my daughter. >> yeah. you were -- >> i was shy. >> jim, thanks for sharing. >> always good reminiscing. >> we'll talk more later. >>> our other top story tonight is about two howard university students. they were shot in a daring home invasion that happened in broad daylight in northwest d.c. and that is where pat collins is tonight to tell us how this all went down. >> reporter: wendy, this is still very much an active crime scene. why was this house targeted? did the suspects know the victims? what were they looking for here? questions that police are trying to answer tonight. ambulances, cops, evidence techs, a flurry of activity at this home on north capital and bryant streets northwest. two people shot inside the house during a home invasio

chuck brown, is dead. in fact, he defined the go-go sound after battling pneumonia for weeks, he died of multiple organ failure. he was 75. joining me live, a musician, mrou played with chuck brown for more than a decade. i can't imagine what it must have been like for you, someone who worked with chuck, who knew chuck when you heard the news, what went through your mind? what were you thinking? >> chuck was an inspiration not just to me, but so many people in the d.c. area. so many people calling and saying i'm sorry for your loss. it was everyone's loss. chuck touched the lives of so many young people that didn't have the father figure roles in their life. the inspiration to so many. >> i heard that so many times. he was like a father figure. he had his own sons and daughter, explain what you mean by that. you didn't get into go-go. we know it was here before then, but as a child, what did you think or hear about chuck? >> you know, chuck -- me being a musician and being into jazz and generas of music, chuck, he personified the jazz and introduced it to a will the of people that weren't familiar with the likes of duke elington, these people, chuck bro

mr. president, i yield the floor. >> senator chuck schumer, democrat of new york, and this statement from white house press secretary jay carney. we are pleased that members of congress from both parties have come together to confirm jay powell and jeremy stein as members of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. today's broad bipartisan vote in the senate reflects their deep knowledge of economic and monetary policy as well as their distinguished background and unique experience. again, these two nominees that makes the board complete, a seven-member board of the federal reserve. the first time that has happened since 2006. >>> this is "washington today" on c-span radio heard coast to coast on xm channel 119. the dow fell 156,. nasdaq was down 60. s&p down 19. the number of people seeking unemployment benefits unchanged last week. suggesting modest but steady gains in the job market. the labor department said today weak unemployment aid applications stayed at a seasonally adjusted 370,000. and when applications drop below 375,000 a week, it generally suggesting hiring is s

mr. krueger, good morning. >> good morning, chuck. >> two straight months now of essentially job growth that? >> you know, these numbers are volatile. every month i say the same thing. they move up and down. what you want to do is take a step back. look at where the economy is headed, where it's coming from, over the last four months we've added over 800,000 jobs. and the recovery is continuing. we have a long way to go. given how deep the hole was. given the problems that were building up over decades but we're headed in a much better direction now and i think this report is further evidence that the economy is continuing to heal. >> but why is it a slow growth? >> you know, the first quarter we had the best job growth that we've had since 2006. so, i think you need to step back and kind of put these numbers in context. they move around. it makes a lot of sense i think to look at a moving average, if you will, of the data coming in. and i think we also have to recognize that given the severity of the recession, given the nature of the financial crisis, this recovery has faced a lot of headw

mr. nixon and white house special counsel and key adviser chuck colson who pass the away last month as they talk about the democratic presidential nominee, george mcgovern. >> he doesn't have the stuff? >> you really think so. >> i think he realizes he's on the verge of an impending disaster from his side, and everything he has done has gone wrong. >> in washington, d.c. listen at 90.1 fm. nationwide we're on xm channel 119 and streaming at c-spanradio.org. >>> the federal government has ten inspector general vacancies, seven of which have been vacant for more than a year. the house oversight committee held this hearing last week on how the vacancies impact prevention of waste, fraud and abuse. committee chairman darrell issa says president obama has failed to nominate people for those positions. this portion of the hearing is an hour and 15 minutes. >> the hearing will come to order. before we begin, this is an unusual hearing. and i hope you'll all agree that this is a hearing in which we're not talking about any particular problem that's occurred in the recent or not recent past. we're t

yesterday, chuck schumer and bob casey introduced a measure that would address him, mr. savin, and people like him. here's a story about it in this morning's "wall street journal." and it says, the facebook co-founder of thursday denied allegations by two senate democrats that he gave up his american citizenship to avoid taxes saying his decision to live in singapore was purely personal and he will owe the u.s. hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes despite the move. and the -- capitol hill yesterday, mr. schumer told reporters that mr. salve rinn had turned his back on the country and kept him safe, educated him, and helped him become a billionaire. through a spokesperson, he reiterated his decision wasn't about taxes. he said i will continue to invest in u.s. businesses and start-ups and believe and hope those investments will create many new jobs in the u.s. and globally. he's already subject to an exit tax that requires certain expatriates who give up their citizenship to pay tax on the unrealized gains on as sets exceeding $600,000. that's 15% of the fair market v

special counsel and key adviser chuck colson, who passed away last month as they talk about the democratic presidential nominee, george mcgovern. >> he doesn't have the stuff, mr. president. he really doesn't. >> you really think so? >> no. and he is on the verge of an impending -- >> disaster? >> disaster from his side. and everything he has done has

mr. coats: mike gerson said, "chuck led a movement of volunteers attempting to love some of their least lovable neighbors. this inversion of social policies and priorities putting the last first is the best evidence of a faith that is more thank a crutch, opiate, or a self-help program; it is the hallmark of yo authentic religin and it is the vast humane contribution of chuck colson. chuck colson's remarkable life story can serve as a guiding light and provide all of us the courage and strength to overcome whatever adversity we may face in our own be lives. may we remember the example of chuck colson and in the words prayed so often by my very dear friend, "please show me how you want me to live and give me the power to live that way." mr. president, i yield the floor. and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: mrs. murray: mr. president? i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: i ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. the pr

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mr. romney's business background seen as an advantage on trade issues and the deficit, but as our own chuck todd puts it, quote, there are still plenty of doubts about who romney is. and on the issue of romney's former company bain capital, our nbc polling shows 9% of americans see the private equity firm in a positive light. 9%. but only 19% describe their feelings as negative. that leaves a pretty good chunk saying they don't know with 72% saying they are neutral or don't have an opinion on the matter of bain. >>> vice president joe biden, meanwhile, wants all those voters to learn about bain capital in a hurry. he's more than willing to talk about it on the trail. speaking at keen state college in new hampshire, the vice president tore into romney's experience in corporate america, echoing president obama's remarks that running a company is not the same as running a country. >> making money for your investors, which romney did very well, is not the president's job. the president has a different j job. your job as president is to promote the common good. that doesn't mean the private equi

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mr. lugar. when you look at murdoch this morning on with chuck todd.seems to believe the marching orders are follow what the people that voted for you are saying which is don't compromise with the democrats at any cost. >> i listen to that interview this morning when it took place and i was fascinated by his remarks. i agree with you. >> fascinated or worried? >> it is not a good harbinger for bipartisan ship. i think if he was more in touch he may have been able to defend off richard murdoch. as for the tea party, it is very unpopular rate now. popularity is way down. members backed in the republican at least on the house side by the tea party republican members are watching their backs and concerned about the primary prospects and their re-election prospects and we'll see what happens this fall as far as the force of the tea party. it is true that on both sides there is a lot of polarization and not just true on the republicans side and there is only about 20% of the seats in the congress now that are actually subject to swing. most of them have been

special counsel and key adviser chuck colson, who passed away last month as they talk about the democratic presidential nominee, george mcgovern. >> he doesn't have the stuff, mr. president. he really doesn't. >> you really think so? >> no. and he is on the verge of an impending -- >> disaster? >> disaster from his side. and everything he has done has gone wrong. >> in washington, d.c. listen at 90.1 f.m. nationwide on xm channel 119. and streaming at c-spanradio.org. >>> the u.s. house on wednesday will take up a bill setting out defense programs and policies for 2013. the legislation currently authorizes more than $642 billion, including $88 billion for the war in afghanistan and other overseas contingency activities. it also includes about $10 billion for the f-35 joint strike fighter. last week the house armed services committee met for almost seven hours to mark up the legislation, eventually passing it through committee by a vote of 56-5. we'll show you the afternoon session of that markup, which runs a little over three hours. >>> committee will come to order. committee will now receive the report of the subcommittee on tactical error and land forces. t

are going to -- the next one on my list is chuck schumer, he's not here, so we will go to representative young. >> i think this is a plot, madam chairman, mr. hall and i have the same problem. maybe it's our gray hair. madam chairman and chairman mike karks thank you and thank you for this conference. 30 mine is going to be very shomplt i really hope the senate will look at the reforms to try to expedite this process. the last time we wrote this bill we put in a provision to try to expedite it. we're still faced with about 15 years delay from when a road is to be built by the time it's started and finished. and that's a tremendous waste of money. look at these reforms that i'll send over to you. senator derbin, thank you for recognizing me. i was chairman last time with mr. backus. and we passed a good bill and you're right about the 500 -- it does work. this is very hard to go up that hill and i complement the chairman on this, not understanding, unless you got your fingers involved in making the soup, not many people will drink it. and this is very important. because what we have done is try to pass a bill that no one has any interest in

mr. chairman, in just a few days, i'm going to send over a piece of legislation to the council. and to name a park and a district of columbia for chuckll be a place just like chuck, a place where there is action, a place where there are people, a place where it will be the sound of the city. >> you can go to the cemetery and you look at the headstone. there are three things there. the day you were born and the year he died. and a dash in between. chuck asked himself, you know, what i asked you. what kind of dash are you going to have on life? what kind of dash are you going to live in life? are you going to live a selfish dash? or are you going to help a dash? and a given dash or a taken dash. chuck brown, he had a great dash in me and a great dash. with his music, his humanity, my question to you. what kind of dash are you going to have in memory of chuck brown? >> of course, political leaders are one thing, but the most moving part of today's service came from those who knew chuck brown the best, his family. and before thrones of his family and thrones to people, they knew him as simply dad. >> we all know you know our father for w

chuck? >> not as well as chris and some of these other fellows you mentioned. >> he was aboard at the time of "mercury" but basically became mr. gemini. all right. let's move on. what are some of your favorite anecdotes, things you might remember during the years you spent in the space program? strangest, funniest, that thing? >> they're all unmentionable. >> every one? there must be one you can dredge out of your memory that can be retold. >> well, there was one episode when john and i were racing in his convertible for friendship airport. we were late for the airplane going to i think st. louis, and we were going just barely to have time to race through the airport and catch an airplane. and i was getting the tickets out, ready to turn them in, and it occurred to me that i could surprise john a little bit by making him think that the tickets flew out of the car in the slip stream. so i let the envelopes go by. he was driving furiously down the road trying to make the airplane, and i told him the tickets had just blown away. on that freeway, there's no way to turn around. so we had lost the airplane. and he took it very well

chuck schumer and bob casey of pennsylvania. they introduced legislation that would penalize folks like mr.rbid them from ever come back to this country again. if they think they did it for this reason, that person would be subject to 30% capital gains tax o united states no matter where they live. >> savin has turned his back on the country that welcomed him and kept him safe, educated him and helped him become a billionaire. this is a great american success story gone horribly wrong. >>> in other financial news, senator bernie sanders, once the head of the jpmorgan chase jamie dimon to step down. he says the $2 billion trading loss highlights the need to make changes and working on legislation to end conflicts of interest. tonight in our survey, i asked are republicans getting disappoint by bringing up reverend jeremiah wright. 88% of you said yes and 12% said no. >>> coming up, scott walker compares himself to a legend on the gridiron. cut me some slack, will you, dude? we're coming right back with that one. if you made a list of countries from around the world... ...with the best math s

chuck brown died yesterday after suffering from pneumonia. joining us on the phone is a friend and local promoter, darryl brooks, mr. brooks, it is will and sarah. can you hear us? >> yes, i can. good morning. >> i know this is a tough morning for you. thank you for joining us. let me get your reaction to mr. brown's passing. >> i think the ambassador of washington, d.c. is a guy would gave the texture and sound of families and generations will be surely missed. i was talking to the manager and one of his family members. i was asking where the statue of chuck brown is going to be placed. the only place i think is big enough is probably down on the monument grounds. this guy has meant so much to so many people in reference to washington, d.c. but i had the privilege of being a promoter and very good friend of his, to travel with him to japan, to holland as well as some of the concerts that my company did over the years, packed the washington monuments. i surely miss imof his he was one of my best friends. >> tell us what it was like as chuck was getting his career started. did you know at the time how big this was go

bob casey, the co-sponsor of this bill with chuck schumer put it great >> he'swe've got troops overseas sacrificing on our behalf every day. mre spits in the eye of the american people when he does this. >> that's exactly what he is doing. so i just, you know, i agree with jeff macke. why haven't we done anything about those wall street executives who almost destroyed our economy in 2008? why aren't they in jail? what happened to john corzine? why hasn't he been on the stand? what about jameie dimon blowing $2,000,000,000 last week? there are things we ought to focus on. but the schumer legislation is great. go after these tax cheats like edwardo savren. i would go further, drag his ass back here and make him pay his taxes. he earned it here. what the hell. >> this is bill press show. ♪ lieutenant governor of california, and former mayor of san francisco is coming to current tv. >>every night on cable news networks everyone's focusing on what's wrong. i want this show to move past that. i love creative people, and with all the vexing problems we have we need creative thinking. >>(narrator) with interviews with notables from s

tdd# 1-800-345-2550 so talk to chuck online, on the phone, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 or come in and pull up a chair. >>> i have one real question for you, mr. what is the marijuana concern. pot smokers vote too, sometimes a week after the election but they vote. look at brit hume, he is high right now. he is on his fourth almond macha roon. >> tonight, another president is rewriting his position on the war on drugs. from support to opposition. two weeks ago, we reported that the president of columbia told president obama at the summit of the americas in carta hey na, columbia, that the war on drugs is a failure and that we should be moving towards decriminalizing, if not legalizing marijuana and possibly cocaine. you might remember president obama's response. >> i think it is entirely legitimate to have a conversation about whether the laws in place are ones that are doing more harm than good in certain places. i personally and my administration's position is that legalization is not the answer. nevertheless, i'm a big believer in looking at the evidence and having a debate. >> notice he referred only to his opposition to legalization of d

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one robby refers to, chuck coleson, the other his friend and beloved to many of us here today mr. newhouse. in one of the last essays that richard wrote for "first things" the magazine he founded, he discussed a new order of religious freedom. appealing to one the distinctive traits of the american experiment summarized in famous words in the currency, not in god we trust, but [inaudible] a new order for the ages. at the heart of this new order was an instinctive respect for persons of faith. all faith. and an intentional policy of access to the public square. free access not only for individuals, but also for religious associations. for communities of faith. and as the richard was wanting to do, he emphasized that the inspiration for religious freedom was itself as he said in his own way, it is our belief that it is the will of god that we should not persecute one another in our disputes over the will of god. wonderful newhousism. well, i am a baptist as robby has also said. i'm a southern baptist. that's the worst kind. maybe two is about the limit for the day. nonetheless, i wa

chuck schumer is not here, so we'll go to representative young. >> i think this is a plot, madam chairman. [laughter] mr hall, i had the same problem. not an chairman and chairman mica commit thank you in thank you for this conference. mine is going to be very short. i really hope the senate will look at the reforms to try to expedite this process. the last time he wrote this bill would put in a provision to try to expedite. search somewhat, but not nearly enough. were still faced with 15 years delay. one is the road just to be built by the time it started and finished and it's a tremendous waste of money. look what the reforms have sent over to you and mr. durbin -- senator durbin commit thank you for making me. i know my good friend mr. and how to recognize you. when i was chairman last time as mr. bachus and we passed a good will. you're right about the 500 engines. it does work. and this is very hard to go up that hill and i complement the chairman on this. not understanding lusty picture fingers involved in making this soup, not many people will drink it. and this is very important because what we

white house special counsel and key adviser chuck coulson who passed away last month as they talk about the democratic presidential nominee, george mcgovern. >> mr president, he really is -- >> you don't think so? >> i think he realizes he's on the verge of an impending disaster, and everything he's done -- >> in washington, d.c. listen at 90.1 fm. nationwide we're on xm channel 119 and streaming at c-span radio.org. >>> today, president obama will deliver the commencement address at barnard college in new york city, and you can see it live on our companion network, c-span. again, starting at 1:10 eastern. and later this afternoon on c-span be former undersecretary of state nicholas burns is speak being at the atlantic council about his ideas for strengthening nato and u.s./europe relations. that starts at 4 eastern, live on c-span. >>> nato leaders will meet next week in chicago. the senate foreign relations committee last week held a hearing on that summit. the pent gob's assistant secretary for european affairs and the deputy assistant secretary for nato both testified. senator john kerry chaired the two-and-a-half hour hearing. >> the hearin

mr. president, these types of reports of increased domestic violence due to unemployment are not just being recorded in camden, new jersey. the article cites chucks with the rising violence. he says you're dealing with households in which people have lost jobs or are in fear of losing their jobs, because there is a lot of fear out there, mr. president. he goes on to say this is an added stress that can push people to the breaking point. and i agree, it is certainly what i saw as well in my days of medical training and medical practice. the health crisis from unemployment under this administration is getting worse. in may of 2012, "christian science monitor" may 4, their article on the unemployment rate says -- quote -- "while the economy added 115,000 net jobs in april, some 350,000 americans gave up looking for work." so for every one new job that was added, three people gave up looking for work. that has the effect of reducing the unemployment rate because by the federal government way of calculating it, those people no longer count as part of the labor force. as a result, the share of americans who are part of the labor force either working o