courtly, the united states naval academy class of 2020, congratulations and bravo. today, you join the ranks of commission officers in the finest and strongest naval force in human history, the greatest the world has known. earnednct and you have for the dedication, hard work, and perseverance. i know that making it through a service academy is challenging enough. you are experiencing the epic of a global pandemic during your final year. in spite of this crisis, you have stayed true to your class motto. months, you have transitioned to a new normal. you've adjusted to online instruction, shared responsibility for your personal development, and connected with others in new ways. remained agile, flexible, committed. these are traits that i expect from all of our military leaders. especially in difficult times like these. while the coronavirus is daunting and an unprecedented challenge, it is just one of the many trials you will experience throughout a lifetime of military service. as new threats continue to emerge, you must remain ready, vigilant, prepared to protect o

secretary of defense markest per to the naval academy in -- mark esper to the naval academy. watch class of 020 commencement speeches friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> virginia governor ralph nor tham gave an update to the -- northam on the pannek democratic and reopening of the the state's beaches. govern northam: good afternoon. i understand a lot of you view this on tv and online as well. we appreciate everybody tuning. in today i want to start on a somber note. yesterday the united states reached a sad milestone.

naval academy in annapolis in 1978. he was nominated to that academy and to the navy by our longtime colleague, the former chair of the house armed services committee, our friends. he later earned a master of arts in the national security policy from georgetown university. he is a former u.s. naval officer and flew as a pilot in the navy from 1998 until 2009. after the navy, congressman garcia worked in the aerospace industry, and now owns his own real estate business. mike is the husband of rebecca garcia and the father of two children. the district that lies immediately to the south of , and the gem and who represents the district to the north is the distinguished minority leader, who i know has additional words to say about our new colleague. i yield to the gentleman from california. madam speaker, in the last 230 years, dating back to the founding of our republic, fewer than 11,000 americans have had the privilege to stand here as a member of congress. to date, it's my honor to welcome mike garcia. battering, a busi

by ation to get nominated united house of representatives and his own congressman to go to the naval academy. excels at the academy to become a jet fighter pilot and of nds our nation in a time need. and one more time his nation called upon him for him to serve. the occasion. n unbelievable obstacle that many did not think he would a district toited help unite a nation to help unite congress itself. ith that i congratulate you, mike. and i look forward to what you're able to achieve in this you've been able to achieve before you came here. i yield back. sherman. the speaker: does the gentleman yield? to the man: i yield newest member from california, the honorable mike garcia. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. garcia: thank you, madam speaker. he gentleman from california, leader mccarthy, for that very gracious introduction. i want to thank you all for being here today. and foremost, i want to thank my beautiful bride and wife, rebecca. two beautiful boys, preston and jett, for being the backbone the spirit of and this campaign for over a year

by ation to get nominated united house of representatives and his own congressman to go to the naval academy. excels at the academy to become a jet fighter pilot and of nds our nation in a time need. and one more time his nation called upon him for him to serve. the occasion. n unbelievable obstacle that many did not think he would a district toited help unite a nation to help unite congress itself. ith that i congratulate you, mike. and i look forward to what you're able to achieve in this you've been able to achieve before you came here. i yield back. sherman. the speaker: does the gentleman yield? to the man: i yield newest member from california, the honorable mike garcia. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. garcia: thank you, madam speaker. he gentleman from california, leader mccarthy, for that very gracious introduction. i want to thank you all for being here today. and foremost, i want to thank my beautiful bride and wife, rebecca. two beautiful boys, preston and jett, for being the backbone the spirit of and this campaign for over a year

naval academy. and had received a degree and science. and then he went on to say he did his work in nuclear physics. nuclear physics and now he grows peanuts for a living. >> jimmy carter's roots goes deep into southwest georgia. he was born near planes, but like many young people decided against continuing the family tradition. eventually, he had a promising career as a naval officer, resuming the work of his parents and their parents before them. >> my children will be the six generation on the same land. and i've had a good chance to get a good education, but nobody in my family before my generation had a chance to do that. we always work for a living, we know what it means to work. >> the determination, the self discipline, the player the pure exertion that help jimmy carter produce a successful farming business, will help him with his campaign. a campaign that was mark in the beginning by loneliness. >> there were no reporters, no cameras no secret service nearby. when jimmy first walked up and introduced himself to countless orders

naval academy and received a degree in naval science and then he said he went to union college in schenectady new york where he did his graduate work in nuclear physics and now he said he grows peanuts for a living. jimmy carter's roots go deep into the dark red soil of southwest georgia. he was born near the small farming town of the plains, but like many young people decided against continuing the family tradition. eventually, he ended the promising career of a naval officer to return to the land, resuming the work of his parents and their parents before them. will be the sixth generation in the same line. i have a good chance to get a good education as an engineer and scientist, nobody in my family ever had a chance to finish high school. we have always worked for a living. we know what it means to work. >> the determination, self discipline, the pure exertion that helped jimmy carter build his farming business would also see him through a campaign that was marked in the beginning by loneliness. there were no reporters, no cameras, no secret service nearby when jimmy first walked up and in

columbia law school regiments and secretary of defense mark esper to enable academy in -- the naval academy in annapolis. watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. saturday morning beginning at of theastern, coverage rescheduled launch of the crew dragon. liftoff is 3:22 p.m. eastern as bob go to doug and the international space station. listen on the free c-span radio app. in his new book talking to strangers, author malcolm gladwell to -- details about why he will make inaccurate judgments. >> step out of the car. >> i am going to drag you out of year. >> drag me out of my own car. >> she is imprisoned for resisting arrest and then she hangs herself in herself. a tragic and unexpected result. the whole, that exchange we saw, which goes on and on and on, we that small snippet of it, was the kind of -- when i first saw that online, that is when i realized what i wanted to write about. if you break that exchange down moment i moment you see multiple by moment, -- moment you see multiple failures. >> sunday night at 8:00. >>

secretary of defense markest per to the naval academy in -- mark esper to the naval academy. watch class of 020 commencement speeches friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> virginia governor ralph nor tham gave an update to the -- northam on the pannek democratic and reopening of the the state's beaches. govern northam: good afternoon. i understand a lot of you view this on tv and online as well. we appreciate everybody tuning. in today i want to start on a somber note. yesterday the united states reached a sad milestone. more than 100,000 americans have died from covid-19 including 1,338 virginians. they were all individuals with their own stories. and it's important that we remember that these aren't just numbers. they're real people. they are our friends. they are our neighbors. and they are our loved ones. and that is why we work every day to limit the spread of this virus and keep virginia healthy and safe. it's why it is so important that everyone continue to please act responsibly. to reduce the chances of

mike garcia is a first-generation american, worked hard, earned a place to go to the naval academy, nominated by buck mckeon, served his country and now will serve his country again and will be sworn in next week. there are 42 other seats democrats currently sit in. they have an opportunity for republicans to win the seat we just won tuesday night. what is nancy pelosi doing? twisting the arm of the democrats, forcing them to vote for a bill that is a liberal wish list that will not become law. if i was any of those 42 not knowing when nancy will ever call you back. only guarantee it for the rest of the year. the election will not turn out much different and that was an early sign. for those who love history even in the short term of history in may of 2010 there was a race in hawaii, people did not thank any republicans, a veteran, a young gun got behind him and he won that race. later on that year, 63 democrats lost their seat. nancy pelosi said they would not lose and continue to put them up on bills the american public did not care. what china has done is not a diverse and. we do not want

he works hard and earned a place to go to the naval academy nominated but mckeon. he he became a fighter pilot in circus country and now he will serve his country again. there are 42 other seats that the democrats currently sit in. they have a better opportunity for republicans to win. what is nancy pelosi doing? twisting the arm of the democrats forcing them to vote for a bill that is a liberal wish list. if i was any one of those 42 not knowing when nancy will ever call you back based upon what she was told that she will still guarantee a paycheck she can only guaranteed for the rest of the year. i think the election is going to turn out much different. that was an early sign. for those of you who love history even in the short term of history in may of 2010 there was a race in hawaii. people did not think any republicans could win. the young guns got behind a veteran and he won that race. later on that year 63 democrats lost their seats. nancy pelosi said they would not lose and they continue to put up bills that the american public did not care for. i'm not sur

ever since i was nine, it has been my dream to attend the naval academy become a fighter pilot. talked my dad about ways i could continue my training while serving the community. came up with operation sos, meaning supplies over the skies. i learned there are several hospitals serving communities, and while every hospital is hurting, it is the rural hospitals that were often forgotten. i have flown four sos missions, i have sourced and delivered 8000 medical gloves, 2000 head covers, 4000 masks as well as protective gowns, and sanitizer, and sprays. throughout my journey, i have learned two lessons. i am blessed by a community that includes my family, my teachers, my neighborhood, and my church. it is their support that has allowed me to complete each mission successfully. second, i have learned how you are never too young to serve others. you once said that america is a place where anyone can rise, and today, there are youth everywhere rising up to help. when i think about them i realized just how undeserving i am to be here. i am so honored by this award and i do not know how

in massachusetts, and former vice president delivering remarks and secretary of defense to the naval academy. watch clags of 2020 commence eant speeches friday online or listen on the free c-span radio app. . president trump: we are here to defend free speech from one of the greatest earl speeches. you know what is going on as well as anybody, it's not good. a small handful of powerful monopolies has private and public communications in the united states and we know what they are and don't have to name them. we are going to give you a complete listing and give you a signed copy of what i'm going to be signing in a couple of minutes and see what we are doing. they have had unchecked power to censor, restrict, edit, hide, alter any form of communication between private citizens or large public audiences and no precedent for so small number tower control human interaction and we includes people care what happens and when he they go about doing and doing things incorrectly and have points of view. if we go by that, there was a success in 2016 but we can't let this to continue to happen and if yo

naval academy.up, we are talking with the tragedy in minnesota with former congress member norm coleman. this is "balance of power" on bloomberg television and radio. ♪ david: this is "balance of power" on bloomberg television and radio. i'm david westin. as we said earlier in the program, our colleague michael mckee got an exclusive interview with loretta mester, the cleveland fed president. other than talking about yield curve control, they talked about what is coming up in the second quarter. numbersecond-quarter when they come out will be very negative numbers. we know that that was the height of the section that shut down when there was no activity. in the third and fourth quarter, we will see activity begin to emerge. quarterly growth rates will overstate what it looks like out in the field because we will see from a base of very little activity. like big growth rates, but we will still be below where we were at the start of the year in terms of both employment and out. when you have so many p

. >>> a skyhigh surprise for naval academy graduates. the blue angels went over there ceremony right as the final group of junior officers were being sworn in. the ceremony was not open to families, so it was a big tree to have some extra fanfare from the sky. >>> time now to honor some special bay area graduates. -- is graduating from mount eden. she will attend oregon state university in the fall. congrats to mar in dizen. congratulations. share your grad photos with us by emailing us or tweeting them using the #kpix. >>> we are catching that sunshine this afternoon. here is a gorgeous view with the salesforce tower can. you can see the bay bridge in the east bay. our temperatures are rising. now, we are in the 60s at this lunchtime our. concord as well as for santa rosa coming in at, in stcontinn and this ridge of high pressure building in. today, the start of a warming trend for us with sunnier, drier warmer weather for us. we are looking at taking you hour by hour on futurecast and that sunshine tomorrow, a little bit warmer and we

their traditional hat toss, the navy's blue angels streaked through the >>> a skyhigh surprise for naval academy graduates during the most triumphant moment of their graduation ceremony. these junior officers toss their hats in the air. the blue angels roared overhead putting on a show in the sky to salute them. úin annapolis maryland and was not open to families so the fleet pitched in to give the graduates a little extra fanfare. >> time to honor some special bay area graduates. xander bogaerts is valedictorian of his class at encinal high school in alameda. who is also on the varsity men's soccer team and plans to study science at stanford in the fall. >>> this is the graduating 8th grade class at st. joseph's in fremont. they've been together since kindergarten and will all be going off to different high schools this year but say after 9 years they will always be a family. share your photos with us by emailing 2020 grads at cbs.com or use the hashtag. no professional photos, please. >>> these 2 astronauts are one week away from making history. this will be the first pair of astronauts that s

and secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis.atch class of 2020 commencement speeches, friday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and on-line at c-span.org or listen on the free

in massachusetts, and former vice president delivering remarks and secretary of defense to the naval academy. watch clags of 2020 commence eant speeches friday online or listen on the free c-span radio app. . president trump: we are here to defend free speech from one of the greatest earl speeches. you know what is going on as well as anybody, it's not good. a small handful of powerful monopolies has private and public communications in the united states and we know what they are and don't have to name them. we are going to give you a complete listing and give you a signed

the naval academy's class of 2020 got a big surprise today at its swearing in.ecise moment that the new officers made their traditional hat toss, the navy's blue angels streaked through the sky overhead. the graduate' families couldn't be there, but the surprise helped make the ceremony extra special. how cool is that? gives you the goose bumps. up nwant perfect activity for the pandemic. biking is suddenly more popular than ever. tohappen eve day opg tthe moment they realize they can du more with less asthma. thanks to dupixent, the add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. dupixent isn't for sudden breathing problems. it can improve lung function for better breathing in as little as 2 weeks and help prevent severe asthma attacks. it's not a steroid but can help reduce or eliminate oral steroids. don't use if allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, which is severe. tell your doctor right away about signs of inflamed blood vessels, such as rash, shortness of breath, chest pain, tingling or numbne

excelled in high school, and was nominated to the naval academy from this congress. academy hel graduated in the top 3%, becoming a fighter pilot, defending his nation when the time came. then, after his service inside the navy, he went into business. he ran as an individual who could unite his district. winning the district by more than nine points and not being able to -- and being able to flip a district that had not been flipped and 22 years. been a smallhaving business owner, ran in the state assembly, but also watched a district that recently had a supreme court race where the conservative only got 6% of the vote. tom tiffany got more than 14% of the vote this election. democrats believe that they could flip this seat back. reports lot of early that the special elections were going to be the indicator for november. because, history has proven that to be true. a special2010 we had election in hawaii, one that republicans are not one in a long time. lo and behold, republicans won it and congress flipped. then we had the race in 2018 in pennsylvania. conor lamb wo

secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and online at c-span .org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> british prime minister boris johnson testified before a committee hearing on his government's response to the coronavirus pandemic grid and the controversy surrounding his senior advisor who reportedly traveled more than tuna 50 miles across the country while

and secretary of defense markest per to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> president trump held a meeting today on t

and secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches friday at eight eastern on c-span and online@c-span.org or listen on the free c-span app. >> c-span will have live coverage of the spacex crew dragon launch on saturday 11:00 a.m. eastern. the launch is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. spacex crew dragon will be the first manned space to launch from u.s. soil from the final shuttle launch in 2011. the spacecraft was originally scheduled to launch wednesday afternoon from florida's kennedy space center with two nasa astronauts aboard. but the launch was rescheduled to saturday due to weather. watch live coverage on c-span. >> 2020 campaign coverage continues now a south carolina senator lindsey graham has a virtual event held by president trump's reelection campaign. datagram discusses his work on the judiciary committee hosted by laura trump the president's daughter-in-law is 35 minutes. >> good evening everybody welcomed the team trump online i am laura trump senior advisor to president trump's reelec

we have a candidate of mike garcia i'm a first generation american, who went to the naval academy, he came a fighter pilot, offended our nation, and is back working. i think the contrast itself will not be an anomaly. i can't predetermine this election is about. the democrats tried to change the course of the election based upon covid. male-in -- mail-in ballot. we'd asked the governor, especially in this situation, if he would not allow people on the beaches, he should not allow people going door-to-door to collect absentee ballots. he would not answer the question. the secretary of state said, this will be a great opportunity to pick up ballots. it is a real concern to me that democrats but politics before the health of people. the selection is on may 12. we will see with the outcome will be. i will put mike garcia next to their candidate any day of the week, which is most concerning about this. this is the aerospace corridor. their nominee criticized mike garcia, a fighter pilot defending the nation, that he was a pilot, and about his service. i do not think anybody in congress des

and secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches friday at eight eastern on c-span and online@c-span.org or listen on the free c-span app. >> c-span will have live coverage of the spacex crew dragon launch on saturday 11:00 a.m. eastern. the launch is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. spacex crew dragon will be the first manned space to launch from u.s. soil from the final shuttle launch in 2011. the spacecraft was originally scheduled to launch wednesday afternoon from florida's kennedy space center with two nasa astronauts aboard. but the launch was rescheduled to saturday due to weather. watch live coverage on c-span. >> 2020 campaign coverage continues now a south carolina senator lindsey graham has a virtual event held by president trump's reelection campaign. datagram discusses his work on the judiciary committee hosted by laura trump the president's daughter-in-law is 35 minutes. >> good evening everybody welcomed the team trump online i am laura trump senior advisor to president trump's reelec

and secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches, friday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and on-line at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> next, a conversation on the u.s. china relationship during the coronavirus pandemic. we'll hear from former trump administration national security advisor hr mack master. -- mcmaster. this event forum hosted by the hoover institute was held by video conference. >> for more than a century our mission has been dedicated to generating policy ideas that promote individual, economic and political freedom, private enterprise and representative government. today we bring you our newest on-line virtual series entitled hoover capitol conversations. this series will bring hoover institution fellows together with policymakers for indepth informed discussions examining some of the major policy challenges facing the united states and the world. by bringing together the players in policy development and policy execution, we hope to pull back the cur

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naval academy. he's now a u.s.enator from indiana and is work on a new bill that would support small and medium-sized businesses in the wake of the pandemic. joining us is senator todd young, also a member of the u.s. senate committees on finance, foreign relations, commerce, science and transportation, and small business and entrepreneurship. a very busy man obviously. senator, thanks for spending sometime with us tonight. it's a very different memorial day weekend. just give us your thoughts as we approach this national holiday. >> well, jon, it's certainly a weekend for reflection and togetherness, and i think it's so wonderful that all 50 of our states are now opening up at this time so that people can in a properly -- in a proper manner begin to get together, visit those local businesses that sustain our local communities and so forth. but one of the things i have been focused on, you know, bipartisan fashion in the senate, is ensuring that these businesses as they open have the support they need on an ongoing

guys who fought in the confederacy into the regular army, but that opened up west point and the naval academy to southerners. so slowly but surely, you begin to build up large numbers. and when you had a situation like this when you had to mobilize large numbers of people, they thought it would be smart to choose selected individuals who had professional military experience, maybe even professional training, and put them in positions like wheeler, a former congressman, or james harrison wilson, who was this extraordinary cavalry officer in the civil war, west point graduate, i think he graduated second in his west point class, and he was very close to grant. and they brought him back as well. so they had a number of individuals in that situation. >> thank you. professor glatthaar: you're welcome. anyone else? good, good. so here we are, we occupy the high ground outside santiago, the spanish fleet is destroyed, the spanish of large numbers of troops in cuba. in santiago province they have 36,000 troops ending all of cuba almost 200,000 troops, but remember, the spanish are fighting cuban insu

he came out of the naval academy late in the 1850's. and he served in the civil war. he found that he hated to be on a ship, which is not what you want in a naval officer. he got seasick easily. he was much more bookish than the normal naval officer. he wanted to teach. he wanted to write books. he wanted to lecture. he had ideas. he winds up getting brought up to newport, rhode island, at a new school called the naval war college. the purpose of the naval war college was to train navy officers in a more strategic way, to think about something other than just sailing and moving ships. how do you move fleets? what do you do with ships? and he really thrived at that. and he taught there for a while, and then he started to realize that he could actually do more. he could reach bigger audiences if he tried to. he writes this book called "the influence of sea power upon history." and it comes out of his lectures. it comes out of his vision of what the world is today and how the previous centuries inform what has happened over the course of the millennium, make us what we ar

that was a surprise in the skies for this year's naval academy graduates.angels performed a series of flyovers as the grads tossed their caps in the air in annapolis, congratulations to them. >>> secretary of state mike pompeo strongly denies he recommended firing his department's inspector general to retaliate for investigating pompeo's conduct, yet still refuses to answer why he did recommend the ig's firing. pompeo only admits knowing about one investigation into potentially illegal arms sales to saudi arabia and answering some questions in writing. but he's dismissing claims the ig's office was looking into whether he directed political appointees to run his personal errands. >>> president trump appears to be backing away from his threat to cut federal funding to michigan and nevada over mail-in voting. trump, who votes by mail, has long criticized the practice, claiming without evidence it's susceptible to fraud. he claimed on twitter michigan was sending ballots to voters. that tweet was changed when michigan's democratic secretary of state noted that

naval academy, which had been his dream ever since he was a boy to do that. he was commissioned into the navy and admitted to the nuclear submarine program. in 1953, his father, james earl carter, sr. succumbed to his two pack a day habit and jimmy carter was granted leave to go back to plains. that was a revelatory moment. he saw what his father's life meant to so many people in plains, things he did not know about earl carter, providing money to provide new clothes for his daughter to celebrate graduating high school, some things they couldn't do other times. times he carried other people's mortgages when they were too poor and too strapped to do so. the times he extended credit to various members of the family. jimmy carter returned to his posting in schenectady, new york, to have has life like his father and do good things his father had done in the community. the one dissenter about the decision to leave the navy was roslyn carter, who was not amused by this development, apparently, as near as i can tell and probably people in the audience to confirm thi

and secretary of defense mark, to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commitment speeches. friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and online at cspan.org. on this on the free c-span radio app. statement having lived through a loss of confidence in her constitutions pretty has led to the left is unable to trust we are told by anyone who calls themselves an expert. it becomes very difficult for us to rise to a challenge like this. there know they're lying to it to us and a lot of our national institutions have got to take on the challenge of persuading people again, that they exist for us are here for the country. >> sunday june 7th and noon eastern on "in depth" rated light conversation with author and american enterprise institute scholar, and his most recent book is a time to build read other titles include the great debate and a fractured republic. join the conversation with your phone call, please text and facebook messages, watch "in depth" with him on book tv on "c-span2". the presidents, from public affairs, available now in pap

secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and online at c-span .org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> british prime minister boris johnson testified before a committee hearing on his government's response to the coronavirus pandemic grid and the controversy surrounding his senior advisor who reportedly traveled more than tuna 50 miles across the country while lockdown measures were in place. the prime minister talked about lands for reopening the uk's economy at this hearing which was held by videoconference. >> order, order. welcome, prime minister to the first evidence session that appears on committee today. we are very grateful to you for responding so promptly to the imitation we sent at the end of last week i would like to thank the working group of members of the committee established by the whole committee that is helped set this up very quickly. working group has agreed to the topics to be discussed and the chairs are here that

ever since i was nine and has been my dream to attend the naval academy. my dad about ways that i could continue my flight training while serving the community at the same time. we came up with operation "sos" meaning supplies over the skies. my home state of virginia i found that there are seven critical access hospitals serving the rural communities around them. and i realize well every hospital is searching for ppe's, it was the rural hospitals that were forgotten about. so i wanted to do something to help them bless them. i flew four sos missions to luray cabin, winchester, the highlands of hot springs, and the northern half -- i sourced 8,000 medical gloves, 2,000 head covers, 1,500 shoe covers, 400 masks, as well as protective eyewear, isolation gowns, hand sanitizers, and disinfectant sprays. throughout my journey i have learned two lessons. first is that it takes a community to serve the community. what i mean is that i am blessed by an incredible community that includes my family, my teachers and peers, my flight school, my neighborhood, and my ch

naval academy. he's a proven leader and i wish him the best in this exciting chapter of his life. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. rose: i rise today to remember all those who we have lost to the coronavirus, and one man in particular who is close to my heart and the hearts of thousands of people in my district. . joe joyce may be known for his bubbles. but he served our community much more than cold beer. spirit touched countless of lives on both sides. who as an army veteran served in vaum and after -- in returned d after he home his service continued. phis ed teacher, supported the special olympics and will offer up his bar to fundraisers for any organization who asked. that was one thing that never over the 42 years joe was in business. into j.j. you walked bubbles, you were family. today we remember and think o

naval academy which had been his dream ever since he was a boy to do that, and then he was commissioned into the navy, accepted in the nuclear submarine program, and then in 1953 his father earl carter sr., james earl carter sr. seccumbed to his two pack a day habit and jimmy carter was granted leave to go back to plains and attend his father's bedside. that was for him a revelation moment because he saw what his father's life had meant to so many people in plains. things he did not know about his father earl carter. the time for example that he provided money to a family so they could buy new clothes to celebrate their daughter's graduation from high school, something they couldn't have done, afforded to do otherwise. the time that he carried people's mortgages when they were too poor and too strapped to do so. the times that he extended credit to various people in the family. jimmy carter returned to his posting in sknew york wanting t have a life like his father and doing the good things his father had done in the community. the one discenter about his decision to leave the navy was

is still studied regularly in the great military disciplines in this country at west point, the naval academy, as well as the were college because -- as well as the war college because washington was a fundamental figure in the establishment of american leadership in arms. the united states army dates its own birth to his service. congress'sntal appointment of him taking over the army. that is important to start thinking about the cultures and traditions that are part of american military power and leadership today. george washington also was a man of the 18th century. he lived in a very different world with different assumptions about how warfare should be conducted. some of that, i hope, will come out as well. what was different about the way an 18th-century officer might organize troops versus today. let's get into it. i want to start where i left off last week, which is the french and indian war. george washington's military education was through the process of fighting in the french and indian war. he had no experience when he was leading men into battle. he had no experience organizing

delivering remarks to columbia law school graduates and secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span and online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> next senator ted cruz and mike lee discuss recent regulatory changes and the legislative response to the covid-19 pandemic. the heritage foundation hosted this forum. >> covid-19 has killed hdr

massachusetts, and joe biden delivering remarks to columbia law school and secretary esper to the naval academy in annapolis. watch the commencement speeches tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> c-span has unfillered coverage of congress, white house from the presidential primaries during the impeachment process and now the federal response to the coronavirus. you can watch all of c-span's public affairs' programming on television, online or listen on our free radio app and be part of the conversation or through our social media. c-span, created by america's cable television company as a public service and brought to you by your television provider. >> president trump held a news conference to announce the united states is rescinding a number of special considerations for hong kong. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. accompanied by secretary steve mnuchin, secretary mike pompeo, ambassador robert o'brien, ambassador robert light highser and larry cuddler. -- kudlow.

and mark esper to the naval academy in at annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, and online at c-span.org. or listen on the free radio app. c-span will have live coverage of the dragon launch on saturday. it is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. theex crew dragon will be first manned space mission to launch from u.s. soil since the final shuttle launch in 2011. the spacecraft was originally scheduled to launch on wednesday afternoon from florida's kennedy space center with two nasa astronauts aboard, but i was rescheduled because of weather. watch live coverage on c-span. announcer: in his new book "talking to strangers," gladwell tells why he thinks people make judgments about people they do not know. >> step out of the car. >> i am not going to step out of the car. >> i am going to drag you out. get out of the car. >> she is imprisoned for resisting arrest. she hangs herself and her cell. a tragic and unexpected result. but the whole -- that exchange that we saw, which goes on and on and on.

is still studied regularly in the great military disciplines in this country at west point, the naval academy, as well as the war college because washington was a fundamental figure in the establishment of american leadership in arms. the united states army dates its own birth to his service. the continental congress's appointment of him taking over the army. that is important to start thinking about the cultures and traditions that are part of american military power and leadership today. george washington also was a man who learned a lot of service through the french and i understandian war and also by many mistakes. he had a skirmish that turned into a nasty assassination as the french considerate, and then he lost one of his early commands at the battle of fort necessity, where the french and indian war, he had the virginia regiment and some other troops surrounded by brit wish no native american allies and ultimately had to surrender his post in that moment. but yet he survived to go on to great things in the french and indian war, and he would go on to become known as a very respected o

now to talk more about this retired captain joe mcclain, ceo of heal veterans and graduate of a naval academy service and what you do. how has the coronavirus, the isolation, the quarantine, the uncertainty and the stress, how has that impacted some vets? >> you know, it's -- you can just see it in our demand. usually we send out maybe a year. in the last couple of months we have sent 90,000. it just goes to show that folks are feeling depressed, a little anxious and therapeutic craft to heal those visible wounds of war and it does it in a lot of different ways. you don't think craft can be so impactful but we imagined from traumatic brain injury, the fine motor skills, ability to concentrate helps the healing process. for someone suffering from ptsd or depression, the ability to concentrate, create a project that you're proud lifts the spirits and helps to relax you and calm as well. when you talk about visible wounds of war it's a series of small battles. there's no silver bullet that will help some of you right away, so the tools that we provide are tools to help win those small battles. e

delivering remarks to columbia law school graduates and secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span and online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> next senator ted cruz and mike lee discuss recent regulatory changes and the legislative response to the covid-19 pandemic. the heritage foundation hosted this forum. >> covid-19 has killed hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. the virus, unfortunate, could cause additional early deaths down the road due to the unemployment and poverty that it could cause. to stave off those avoidable deaths, america needs to re-innovate the booming economy we had before covid-19. to do so we put on this presentation to listen today from united states senators ted cruz and mike lee. each one has ideas about regulatory reform that will kickstart our economy as well as keep it going strong on a long-term basis. i would now like to invite senator cruz and senator lee to join me. before we start today's discussion, i want to get each senator t