arrived here who did not have the same view of hadery as north carolinians before the revolution. if you were a slave in this town you are technically owned by the town. part of thee moravian, you would be a full member of the religious community. very unusually, jack's -- blacks and white's sat next to each other. they could eat together as well as work together. african-americans who were enslaved to be married within the church and their husbands and wives where recognized and their children could be educated here. we very famously had two students who were slaves, but they were also members, or educate by the teachers here. one of those girls, her name was hannah and she was owned by the schumacher's. the other girl was anne-marie and we know she actually lived in this building when it was built in 1785 and she lived here as a full member of the single sister squire. she a, slept and worshiped with the girls and two classes with them. there was a connection, or a focus on being open to all girls that were there at the beginning of school. unfortunately it was lost as moravians

that is evident in my final example, the story of an illiterate north carolinian. veteran ofmbat chancellorsville. at the battle of gettysburg he had his brother charlie die in his arms. he always despised the war for its inhumanity, but his brothers death put him to the brink of desertion. i'm going to read you his letters. these are the letters he spoke to a comrade, a comrade who was barely literate himself. there is a great website called .rivate voices of mene full of letters speaking about the war, face-to-face conversations. he spoke to a comrade back in virginia, august of 1863. he said "charlie got killed and suffered a great deal. he lived night and day after he was wounded. there, seen hard times but we don't get enough here. -- we don'tw now now, as to myself, i did enough. i don't want anything to eat hardly. i have almost -- i am almost sick all the time and have crazy. i've never wanted to come home so bad in my life, but i cannot come at this time. if we go down south, i will try to come home. but i want to come home so bad. when the army unraveled,

you know well, that all hands on deck required as a north carolinian and now in the initial role. and volunteers are a crucial part of the response and recovery. the fema core in 2012, something like 4,000 national service volunteers involved in 2017 alone in relief and recovery efforts. i'm going to ask you to describe what they do. what do these volunteers do to extend the reach of emergency relief and help ensure the long time recovery -- why would they zero out national service? are there other barriers that exist that congress should address? i'm co-chair of the national chair caucus and i have seen this firsthand in north carolina and i'm baffled by the budget and encouraged by the support that the volunteers offer in our national alert recovery capacity. >> sure. taking this job -- taking this job, you know, i became the administrator in a tough budget environment and unfortunately, cuts have to be made here and there and i've got multiple training facilities. when it comes to universities, i would love to fund a ton of programs, i have emi and -- and institutions dedicated

across the fifth district of north carolina, the tax cuts and jobs act has already relieved north carolinians who are cashing bigger paychecks and benefiting from the country's lowest unemployment rate since 2000. according to the bureau of labor statistics, north carolina added 9,000 jobs this february alone. and thanks to lower rates for individuals and small businesses under the new code, north carolinians are keeping more of their hard-earned money. as you point out, congressman wilson, it's their money, not the government's money. this year married couples in the fifth district who take the new standard deduction could receive a tax cut to the tune of $1,834. for the over 52,000 taxpayers of the fifth district who have small business income, these tax savings are not crumbs. as my colleagues on the other side of the aisle falsely assert. a restaurant owner in -- owner recently told me that allowing immediate capital expensing under the tax cuts and jobs act empowered her to purchase a new $20,000 piece of equipment for her business. you spoke of the business round table. the business rou

you know very well that all hands on deck are required as a north carolinian and now in your national role. volunteers are often a crucial part of the response and recovery. we did form a new national service unit, the fema core, in 2012. i understand that something like 4,000 national service slos were involved in 2017 alone in relief and recovery efforts. the act has forced multipliers. i'm going to ask you actually to describe what they do. what do these volunteers do to extend the reach of emergency relief and help ensure the long-term recovery of communities. why on earth would the administration zero out national service? are there any other barriers that exist to volunteers that congress should address? but i'm co-chair of the national service caucus, i have seen this firsthand in north carolina and so i'm baffled by the budget but i'm also of course encouraged by the support that they've increasingly -- volunteers from increasingly offered in our national recovery capacity. >> obviously taking this job -- taking this job i became administrator in a very tough budget environmen

analysts say the meeting between the north carolinian regime and pompeo is a great step but optimism must be tempered with the probability of talks going poorly. >> the concern is that if it doesn't go well, which is certainly a possibility, that that could be the end of diplomacy and then the trump administration would have no alternative after meeting with the north korean leader to go from diplomacy very quickly into a military solution. >> the meeting between president trump and kim jong- un is expected to take place by early june. the white house says location has been narrowed down to five places but won't say where. >>> america is saying good-bye to barbara bush. the former first lady will lie in repose in her houston church on friday. a private funeral is set for saturday. caroline shively is in washington with more. >> reporter: her secret service name was tranquility. but family called her the enforcer. most will remember barbara bush as america's grandmother who championed causes likely the racy and volunteerism and was a guiding force behind two presidents. >> the length

the moravians who arrived here of not have the same view slavery as north carolinians had before theution. if you were a slave in this town you are technically owned by the town, but if you became baptized as a moravian you would be a full member of the religious community. so, very unusually, blacks and whites sat next to each other in church, they exchanged the kiss of peace, they could eat together as well as work together. african-americans who were enslaved could be married within the church and their rights as husbands and wives or recognized, and their children could be educated within the schools here. so we very famously have two ordents who work members, educated by the teachers here. we know one girl was named hannah and she was owned by the schumacher's here in town. the other was anne-marie samuel and we know she lived in this building when it was built in 1785, and she lived here in the 1790's as a full member of the single sisters choir, and took classes with them. there is a focus on being open thell girls, regardless, at very beginning of the school. unfortunately it

of the 1 million north carolinians, 30% arched school-age children. children cannot excel and succeed in school. they're likely not to graduate. having food on the table will help break the poverty cycle. children without snap and meals in school are not ready to learn. i taught 40 years, i know firsthand. you don't have to really teach in the classroom to know that what i'm saying is true. our children in this nation will be heard in every district. even in north carolina. i'm sure my colleague from north carolina knows that. it will hurt the most vulnerable. we have a responsibility for children to provide resources and tools they need and that includes food. it's important that we understand the full implications of the changes the chairman is proposing. it's mean-spirited. it shows no compassion for the least of god's children. who come in here every meeting and we pray but i don't think the lord is pleased with what were doing today. i can imagine that we don't have people who don't support children. i'm opposing this bill and i'm encouraging oth

and of the one million north carolinians who receive snap benefits, 30% are school-aged children. children cannot excel and succeed in school, they are likely not to graduate. having food on the table will help break this poverty cycle. childrenwithout snap, without meals in schools, they are not ready to learn. as i said, i taught 40 years. i know firsthand. i think you don't have to really teach and a classroom to know that what i am saying is true. our children in this nation will be hurt in every district, even in north carolina. i'm sure my colleague from north carolina knows that. this bill will hurt the most vulnerable. we have a responsibility to our , to provide the resources and tools they need to learn and succeed. that includes food. i think it is critically important that we understand the full implications of the changes that the chairman is proposing. it is mean-spirited. it shows no compassion for god's children. we come in here every meeting and we pray, but i don't think the lord is pleased with what we are doing today. imagine that we have people who don't suppo

north for education. usually, they came back home. south carolinians are very proud of their roots and calhoun was one of them. calhoun began by being a lawyer. being a lawyer involved people in matters of public concern. the connection between law and politics was established. calhoun decided to go into politics. he married well. that usually meant you married somebody with money. he did not really need to make much of a income. he could indulge his political interests. he, like clay, was elected to the house of representatives. this was pretty much where everybody got started. he was distinguished from early mind, hisincisive ability to make forceful arguments. he was a strong partisan. he was a member of the republicans. these say they are called the democratic republicans to distinguish them from the republicans of the 1850's that we have until today. henry clay was a republican. john calhoun was a republican. the third member of my treo was daniel webster. he was born in new hampshire. he became a lawyer. he was probably the most gifted of the thr

they do not have the same view of slavery as north carolinians. in fact, if you are a slave in this town, you are technically owned by the town. if you became that ties, you would become a full member of the religious community. very unusually, blacks and whites sat next to each other in church. they exchanged the kiss of peace. they could eat together as well as work together. african-americans who were enslaved could be married within the church. educatedldren could be within the schools here. we very famously have two students who are slaves but were also members or educated by the teachers here here one of those girls was hannah. she was on buddy shoemakers. she actually lived in this building when it was built in 1785 and she lived here in the 90's as a full member of the single sisters choir. she slept and worship with the girls and took classes with them. there was a connection or focus to being open to all girls regardless. it was there since the beginning. losts lost as moravians the diversity and openness. then, in the 20th century, they