provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tammy duckworth, a senator from the state of illinois, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 11:45 a.m., on friday, september 1, 2023. adjourn: l empower usord to persevere -- lord empowerto in doing what is right fulfilling your promise to us that in due season will if we think about. straight from of places are god for first we met you. drunk with the wine of the world we forget you, shattered beneath your hand me we forever stand true to you and true to our native land we pray in the name of the one who said the truth shall set you free, human food. >> ladies and gentlemen, kathy, chair of the h select committee and representative of the 14th district of florida. >> i'm proud to be a floridian this morning because the people of the state of florida have sent the civil rights leader to represent dynamic river state first represented by black american national call. [applause

woman and first black woman elected as well as so many other women who broke down barriers and tammy duckworth, kamala harris, you name it. it is the cafeteria and they are standing in front of the capital. as the work and on the capital i see little girls living with their families and their school by showing them the role of women in the country, sending a crystal clear message that women have a place in our future. capital historical society, it is a team effort. now we get to do a really funny thing is coaxing the statute and the way it, forget to go this. our leader is back and will want to.we would be honored to have you. if you have to do something else, we will understand we are so grateful for you and all of you, thankan you for believing n history alive. be well. [applause] technical. >> weekends on c-span2 art and intellectual peace. every saturday american history tv documents american stories and on sundays, but tv brings the latest nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span2 comes from these television. >> fast reliable internet something no one can live without so while is

the trailblazing women as well as so many other women who broke down barriers, mazie hirono, tammy duckworth, kamala harris, my friend catherine catherinecortez masco. you named it. they're so proud standing for the capitol. just about so much more we are working the building. i watched from the capitol crystal clear message and that your interest in this event. in putting this program together. keep up the great work. enjoy the rest of tonight's event. you deserve it. >> think you center klobuchar. if you learned one thing tonight, it is that history is always unfolding. we are always learning more. there will always be a role for the capitol historical society. thank you for your support. these kind of event you see me and think she did a lovely job? guess what. there's a gentleman behind the scene has been an event coordinator, sam holliday. and we thank you sam and the entire staff of the capitol historical society. the coaches go see the statues to help lead thet. effort. so stand up so everybody sees our leader. as our lead tour organizer by gemma ramsey over there in the back. i will

tammy duckworth. kamala. my friend. kathryn coarse masto, you name. one of my favorite photos is a photo of staff in the u.s. who many, many years ago decades ago desegregated the senate cafeteria. and they are so proud standing front of the capitol. this is about so much more, of course than changing up the artwork in building. when i walk around capitol, i see little girls visiting with their families and their schools by showing them the role. women in our country's past. we're sending a crystal clear message that womesence and by ys event. thank again for inviting me to share a few wordkeep up the gre. enjoy the rest of tonight's event. you deserve it. thank you, senator klobuchar klobuchar. so if you've learned one thing tonight, it's that history is always unfolding and we're always learning more. r the capitol historical support. you know, these kind of events, you, me and you think, oh, didn't she do a lovely job? guess what? there's a gentleman behind, the scenes who has been the event coordinator, sam and we thank you, sam and the entire sta

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maisy frodo, tammy duckworth, kamala harris, my friend catherine course masto. you name it. one of my favorite photos is a photo of staff in the u.s. senate who, many many years ago, decades ago, desegregated the senate cafeteria. and they are so proud standing in front of the capital. this is about so much more, of course, then changing up the artwork in the building. when i will around the capitol, i see little girls visiting with their families and their schools. by showing them the role of women and our country's past, we're sending a crystal clear message that women have a place in our future. that is what you are doing but your presence and by your interest in this event. thank you again for inviting me to share a few words with all of you, and for putting this program together. keep up the great work enjoy the rest of tonight's event. you deserve it. [applause] >> thank you, some of the public are. so if your flint one thing tonight, it is that history is always unfolding. and we're always learning more. and so, there will always be a role for the capital historical s

representative tammy duckworth, and she writes-- her essay is entitled "our greatest treasure", barely a month before his assassination, president lincoln defined our obligation to our veterans saying, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have worn the battle and for his widow and orphan. america's greatest resource is not our wealth, it's not military might or mineral deposits, our greatest treasure is the men and women willing to die to defend the nation. war is not fought with nameless troops, but with people. they are our loved ones, our neighbors, and friends. since lexington and concord, our military men and women answer the call when america asks, who is willing to lay down their lives for liberty and freedom? they do this not just for those they know and love, but also for strangers across the land that they will never meet. these patriots serve and so do their loved ones. our military families time and again send them to bleed for our nation. it's easy to hold parades when they return or celebrate their memori

tammy duckworth had lost both of her legs in the iraq war. she is in congress.inois. she has had -- she serves her country after she comes back from the iraq war. dennis to guard was the governor of south dakota. ok. host: thank you, dennis. do you care to respond to any of that? guest: i think -- i think dennis for not only calling in and staying up to speed on the issues, but it is worthwhile to make sure that people know that the pact act is -- as important as it is, was not supported unanimously. i think it is worthwhile shedding light on those members of congress who did not support it. we have veterans dealing with cancer, veterans who died from cancer. it should be known as to what elected leaders actually stepped up. at the moment, when we ask them to make sure veterans got the care they deserve and frankly have earned for their exposure to toxins and there are those -- host: we are approaching the two-year anniversary of the pullout of afghanistan. thinking about it, what do you think about the biden administration's management of that? guest: listen. w

provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tammy duckwortherform the duties of the chair. signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 11:45 a.m., on friday, september 1, 2023. adjourn: