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dolores was unyielding in asking for respect and fair treatment for farm workers. she really acquired a reputation this the growers of being dragon lady. they were afraid of her. this is a woman who is five feet tall, but she is a force of nature and very powerful. beg the unionsld else but her to negotiate contracts, but she was at the forefront of that effort for a reason, because she was the best. early966 until the 1970's, she negotiated about 100 contracts. the unions are still mainly dominated by men. 1960's, it is the even more striking that she was there at the table, conducting that effort of negotiating contracts. she was the first woman to negotiate contracts for the farmworker's union. women had been important leaders in other economic sectors that had been more traditionally associated with females, such as the garment industry. that athe first time woman was negotiating contracts for farm workers. well,we see her as speaking mainly to a group of women. verywas also very -- a important part of her contribution to the union. female farmworkers were very
dolores was unyielding in asking for respect and fair treatment for farm workers. she really acquired a reputation this the growers of being dragon lady. they were afraid of her. this is a woman who is five feet tall, but she is a force of nature and very powerful. beg the unionsld else but her to negotiate contracts, but she was at the forefront of that effort for a reason, because she was the best. early966 until the 1970's, she negotiated about 100 contracts. the unions are still mainly...
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dolores was really unyielding in asking for respect and fair treatment for farmworkers. and she really acquired a reputation among the growers of being this dragon lady. they were afraid of her. this is a woman who is, you know, five feet tall, but she is incredibly -- she is a force of powerful andry presence. the growers would beg the unions to send anyone but her to negotiate contracts, however, she was at the forefront of that effort for a reason, because she was the best. from 1966 until the early 1970's, she had negotiated about 100 contracts. we see her here with many men -- well, just only men in the photograph, which is very interesting. the unions are still mainly dominated by men. if we think of the 1960's, it is even more striking that she was there at the table, conducting that effort of negotiating contracts. she was the first woman to negotiate contracts for the farmworker's union. women had been important leaders -- important union leaders in other economic sectors that had been more traditionally associated to females, such as the garment industry, for e
dolores was really unyielding in asking for respect and fair treatment for farmworkers. and she really acquired a reputation among the growers of being this dragon lady. they were afraid of her. this is a woman who is, you know, five feet tall, but she is incredibly -- she is a force of powerful andry presence. the growers would beg the unions to send anyone but her to negotiate contracts, however, she was at the forefront of that effort for a reason, because she was the best. from 1966 until...
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going to be strong, we're just going to do what we can and the war turned out to be a somewhat unyieldingce. one final thought, wolf, it's striking to me that trump talks about america first all the time and uses that slow michigan. america first was, of course, the slogan of the brutal people who wanted to keep america out of world war ii. the american isolationists of the '30s and '40s. that was their slogaslogan, ame first. and that meant that america got dragged into a war at a time when it was unprepared and not in a situation to its advantage. >> good point. admiral sabrinas, you are a commander and watch and listened closely, how are his words likely to be played, if you will, the reaction in the u.s. military? >> i think the u.s. military will like the part about let's increase our military strength. let's have more ships in the navy. and truth be told, the u.s. military has been in decline overall. we're still highly capable. but i think that will play extremely well. on the other hand, increasingly, i would say in the military we have felt that we're not going to kill our way to
going to be strong, we're just going to do what we can and the war turned out to be a somewhat unyieldingce. one final thought, wolf, it's striking to me that trump talks about america first all the time and uses that slow michigan. america first was, of course, the slogan of the brutal people who wanted to keep america out of world war ii. the american isolationists of the '30s and '40s. that was their slogaslogan, ame first. and that meant that america got dragged into a war at a time when it...
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dolores was really unyielding in asking for respect and fair treatment for farmworkers. she required [indiscernible] -- she acquired a reputation among the growers. as a dragon lady. they were afraid of her. a woman who is five feet told but incredibly -- she is a force of nature, she is very powerful. as a presence. growers would beg the union to send anyone else, but her for the contract. however she was at the forefront of that effort for a reason because she was the best. by the time she started the national farmworkers association, she had seven children and another one on the way. she had 11 children in total. she really lived on a very small salary, five dollars a week. and had to maintain all of her children with that salary. she relied a lot on donations of food and clothing from the union. that is what was given to her by the supporters of the union. she had the [indiscernible] >> > she worried because it had the logo of th ufw. whenever she had to do public speaking, she she wore it. this is the sweater, it belonged to dolores huerta herself, and she lent it t
dolores was really unyielding in asking for respect and fair treatment for farmworkers. she required [indiscernible] -- she acquired a reputation among the growers. as a dragon lady. they were afraid of her. a woman who is five feet told but incredibly -- she is a force of nature, she is very powerful. as a presence. growers would beg the union to send anyone else, but her for the contract. however she was at the forefront of that effort for a reason because she was the best. by the time she...
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beyond his musical genius he was also known for his unyielding defense of the rights to his art, hison't consider it proper that my creations belong to someone else. i can go up to a little kid on the street and say do you know that i don't own "purple rain," and they're appalled by that. ♪ purple rain, purple rain. >> reporter: his semi autobiographical movie mirrored the success of the companion album in 1984. like so many musicians, prince didn't own the rights to his music, not even his name. >> it was a seering injury for him. he said hold on a second. my mother named me prince. how can a corporation say i can't use the name my mother gave me. >> reporter: in the early '90s he went to war with warner brothers in a public way, writing the word slave on his cheek during performances and for meetings with warner executives. >> he led the way for artists to feel like they could speak back to record companies, say what they wanted. it wasn't so much money, he wanted to speak out as an artist, have control over his own work. >> i think once i started writing slave on my face, i pretty
beyond his musical genius he was also known for his unyielding defense of the rights to his art, hison't consider it proper that my creations belong to someone else. i can go up to a little kid on the street and say do you know that i don't own "purple rain," and they're appalled by that. ♪ purple rain, purple rain. >> reporter: his semi autobiographical movie mirrored the success of the companion album in 1984. like so many musicians, prince didn't own the rights to his...
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>> gosh, if i could be one little part of him, i respect his vision, his unyielding passion for his visionound up. he could hear vocal line ahead of time, every instrument, he recorded every single part himself. >> yeah. >> i think about it every time i go in the studio and sing a line. his vocals and the way he characterized his voice, his voices, so i think about that every time i go onstage. >> what did that mean to yous an artist to have that blessing? all of these people, to perform his song? >> it meant everything. i cried when i heard that. it was something i'll never forget. and i think about it, i sing it every single show. >> thank you so much. i appreciate you being here and remembering prince. difficult day for everyone, i think. but that's a beautiful remembrance. vanessa deluca. you have the difficult task of encapsulate this man and career. what is the headline in looking back and reviewing the life of prince? >> just think about what an extraordinary artist he was. just incredible, an incredible musician, writer, songwriter, dancer, performer. you can't -- it's almost impos
>> gosh, if i could be one little part of him, i respect his vision, his unyielding passion for his visionound up. he could hear vocal line ahead of time, every instrument, he recorded every single part himself. >> yeah. >> i think about it every time i go in the studio and sing a line. his vocals and the way he characterized his voice, his voices, so i think about that every time i go onstage. >> what did that mean to yous an artist to have that blessing? all of these...
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the voters in the republican party or independents who view ted cruz as too conservative or too unyielding, that opens up a space for john kasich. he's not been able at this point to show enough of the voter results. one thing he'll try to do is reframe the race tomorrow in his speech in new york city before the women's national republican group and he will talk about two choices. one being an election that defines the ideals of the country and one that preys on the fears leading to paranoia. he'll lay out his vision and this will be in many ways a way to introduce himself in the northeast who have heard about him but don't know a great deal about him. it's about patience and redefining the race and about waiting this out. andrea? >> thanks to kelly o'donnell and now to kasie hunt. he still keeps generating these crowds and at the apollo theater, taking a direct shot over the super predator comment back then from hillary clinton. but moving away from qualification to talk about judgment with hillary clinton. >> reporter: that's right, andrea. that judgment line, accusing hillary clinton of
the voters in the republican party or independents who view ted cruz as too conservative or too unyielding, that opens up a space for john kasich. he's not been able at this point to show enough of the voter results. one thing he'll try to do is reframe the race tomorrow in his speech in new york city before the women's national republican group and he will talk about two choices. one being an election that defines the ideals of the country and one that preys on the fears leading to paranoia....
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senator on the other side of the aisle, if they were honest would acknowledge that the same unyielding, unbending, dogmatic approach to judicial confirmation has in large part been responsible for the kind of poisonous atmosphere that is held in this chamber surrounding judicial nominations . it is tempting for those on the side of the aisle to go tit for tat. what i would like to see is all of us recognize that as we move forward to the next nominee, our ,nderstanding that in fact issues that are confronted by the supreme court are difficult issues. that is why they get up to the supreme court. the issues facing the court are rarely black and white, and that all advocacy groups who have a legitimate and profound interest in the decisions made by the court try to make certain that their advocacy reflects this complexity and do not resort to the broadbrush, dogmatic attacks that have hampered the process in the past and constrained each and every senator in this chamber from making sure they are voting on the basis of their conscious. thank you very much, mr. president. >> you can watch
senator on the other side of the aisle, if they were honest would acknowledge that the same unyielding, unbending, dogmatic approach to judicial confirmation has in large part been responsible for the kind of poisonous atmosphere that is held in this chamber surrounding judicial nominations . it is tempting for those on the side of the aisle to go tit for tat. what i would like to see is all of us recognize that as we move forward to the next nominee, our ,nderstanding that in fact issues that...
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dolores was really unyielding in asking for respect and fair treatment for farmworkers. she required [indiscernible] among the growers. they were afraid of her. a woman who is five feet told but incredibly -- she is a force of nature, she is very powerful. and the present. growers would beg virginia to send anyone else, but her for the contract. however she was at the forefront of that effort for a reason because she was the best. by the time she started the national farmworkers association , she had seven children and another one on the way. she had 11 children in total. she really lived on a very small salary, five dollars a week. and had to maintain all of her children with that salary. she relied a lot on donations of food and clothing from the union. her by what was given to the supporters of the union. she had the [indiscernible] whenever she had to do public speaking, she worried. .- she wore it this is the sweater, it belonged to dolores huerta herself, and she lent it to the exhibition. announcer: you can learn more huerta onres sunday at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m
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we would acknowledge the same unyielding and unbending dogmatic approach to the judicial confirmation had in large part been responsible. >> what i would like to see if all of us recognize as we move forward to the next nominee. the supreme court they are difficult issues. that's why they get up to the supreme court. the issues facing the court or black-and-white. and the advocacy groups that have a legitimate and a profound interest in the decisions made by the court that tried to make certain that their advocacy reflects the complexity and don't resort to the broad attacks that have hampered the process in the past and constrain each and every senator in the chamber for making sure that they are voting on the basis of conscience. at an impasse between the white house, democrats or republicans watched the past years. if you missed any of the program you can visit the video library on the website c-span.org tonight on c-span the supreme court cases that shaped the history come to life with the c-span series for the supreme court's decisions or 12 part series explores real life stories
we would acknowledge the same unyielding and unbending dogmatic approach to the judicial confirmation had in large part been responsible. >> what i would like to see if all of us recognize as we move forward to the next nominee. the supreme court they are difficult issues. that's why they get up to the supreme court. the issues facing the court or black-and-white. and the advocacy groups that have a legitimate and a profound interest in the decisions made by the court that tried to make...
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i think every senator on the other slile if they were honest would acknowledge that the same unyielding unbending dog matic approach to judicial confirmation has in large part been responsible for the kind of poisonous atmosphere that has held in this chamber surrounding judicial nominations. it's tempting then for those on this slile to go at this time for tat. but what i would like to see is all of us recognize that as we move forward tot next nominee, our understanding that in fact the issues are not confronted by the supreme court -- are difficult issues. that's why they get up to the supreme court. the issues facing the court are rarely black and white. and that all advocacy groups who have a legitimate and profound interest in the decisions that are made by the court try to make certain that their advocacy reflects this complexity and don't resort tot sort of broad brush dog patic attack that have hampered the process in the past and constrained each and every senator in this chamber for making sure that they're voting on the basis of their conscience. thank you very much. >> pres
i think every senator on the other slile if they were honest would acknowledge that the same unyielding unbending dog matic approach to judicial confirmation has in large part been responsible for the kind of poisonous atmosphere that has held in this chamber surrounding judicial nominations. it's tempting then for those on this slile to go at this time for tat. but what i would like to see is all of us recognize that as we move forward tot next nominee, our understanding that in fact the...
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every senator on the other side of the aisle, if they were honest would acknowledge that the same unyielding, unbending, dogmatic approach to judicial confirmation has in large part been responsible for the kind of poisonous atmosphere that is held in this chamber surrounding judicial nominations. it is tempting for those on the side of the aisle to go tit for tat. what i would like to see is all of us recognize that as we move forward to the next nominee, our understanding that in fact, issues that are confronted by the supreme court are difficult issues. that is why they get up to the supreme court. the issues facing the court are rarely black and white, and that all advocacy groups who have a legitimate and profound interest in the decisions made by the court try to make certain that their advocacy reflects this complexity and do not resort to the broadbrush, dogmatic attacks that have hampered the process in the past and constrained each and every senator in this chamber from making sure they are voting on the basis of their conscious. thank you very much, mr. president. >>, the supreme
every senator on the other side of the aisle, if they were honest would acknowledge that the same unyielding, unbending, dogmatic approach to judicial confirmation has in large part been responsible for the kind of poisonous atmosphere that is held in this chamber surrounding judicial nominations. it is tempting for those on the side of the aisle to go tit for tat. what i would like to see is all of us recognize that as we move forward to the next nominee, our understanding that in fact, issues...
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those unyielding helenes paid life and limb for those desires and generations of greeks for decades to come. as george washington once said, liberty when it begins to take root is a plan of rapid growth. this held true in greece in 1821 as it did in america in 1776. freedom or death, was the battle cry of the revolutionaries nearly 200 years ago. it rings true today. freedom is a powerful and beautiful notion. the greek people achieved at for themselves 195 years ago. and i am proud to celebrate the memory of those who bought bravely to shed the shackles of the ottoman empire. greece has its own unique challenges today but also a history of resilience and ability to climb its way out of turmoil. as centuries long allies, we must continue to creatively come up with solutions to help greece control the flow of refugees arriving on its shores. and i'm encouraged by the growing cooperation and collaboration that our closest allies in the eastern mediterranean are proving this year. the try lateral -- tri lateral agreements between greece, cyprus, and israel are a refreshing reminder we sta
those unyielding helenes paid life and limb for those desires and generations of greeks for decades to come. as george washington once said, liberty when it begins to take root is a plan of rapid growth. this held true in greece in 1821 as it did in america in 1776. freedom or death, was the battle cry of the revolutionaries nearly 200 years ago. it rings true today. freedom is a powerful and beautiful notion. the greek people achieved at for themselves 195 years ago. and i am proud to...
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in closing i would like to thank you for your unyielding support you provide the men and wimt in uniform and civilian servants who protect our nation. they're motivated by duty, honor and call to service and deserve the very best our nation has to offer. thank you for supporting them and recognizing the invaluable role they play in safeguarding our nation and our way of life. mr. chairman, thank you again for the opportunity to be here and for the committee's consideration. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you and welcome to your family. >> thank you. >> general. >> general mccain, senator reid, other distinguished members of the services committee, i thank you for the opportunity to appear here today and i also wanted to thank you for the support that you provided to our service members, our department of defense today and their families who selflessly serve in the defense of our great nation and defense in our way of life. i would also like to thank the secretary of defense and president for their trust and confidence and for nominating for me to be the next commander for uni
in closing i would like to thank you for your unyielding support you provide the men and wimt in uniform and civilian servants who protect our nation. they're motivated by duty, honor and call to service and deserve the very best our nation has to offer. thank you for supporting them and recognizing the invaluable role they play in safeguarding our nation and our way of life. mr. chairman, thank you again for the opportunity to be here and for the committee's consideration. i look forward to...
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i'd like to thank the members of had committee and your staff for the unyielding support you provide the men and women in uniform and civilian service who protect our nation. these patriots are motivated by duty, honor and call to service and deserve the very best our nation has to offer. thank you for supporting them and recognizing the invaluable role they play in safeguarding our nation and our way of life. thank you again for the opportunity to be here and for the committee's consideration. i look forward to your questions. mr. mccain: thank you. welcome to your family. general. mr. scaparrotti: distinguished members, i thank you for the opportunity to appear here today and also want to thank you for this important -- the support you provided to our service members, our department of defense civilians, and their families who selflessly serve in the defense of our great nation and in the defense of our way of life. i would also like to thank the secretary of defense and the president for their trust and confidence and for nominating me to be the next commander of the united states
i'd like to thank the members of had committee and your staff for the unyielding support you provide the men and women in uniform and civilian service who protect our nation. these patriots are motivated by duty, honor and call to service and deserve the very best our nation has to offer. thank you for supporting them and recognizing the invaluable role they play in safeguarding our nation and our way of life. thank you again for the opportunity to be here and for the committee's consideration....
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she possessed a tenacious spirit and unyielding faith. a heart full of love and infectious smile. she was one of a kind. she was a police officer, an actor, a development officer for her church, and elementary school, and founder of a nonprofit organization, a health activist, and mother to three incredible children. breast cancer was what took mary ann from us, but it was also what is one of her lasting legacies that was borne from this experience. a successful and much needed breast health initiative to get in touch foundation. she was a vocal champion of the affordable care act. and access to high quality affordable health care for all. in 2010 marery ann won a contract from balboa press, to publish her memoir, a diary of healing. my intense and meaningful life with cancer. throughout its pages you can hear her laughter, you can feel her courage, and you will often find yourself crying with her. experiencing the twists and turns of her journey. my heart goes out to betsy, to mary, and eddie, your mother was quite simply an extraordinary human being, ack have i 'tis, author, men
she possessed a tenacious spirit and unyielding faith. a heart full of love and infectious smile. she was one of a kind. she was a police officer, an actor, a development officer for her church, and elementary school, and founder of a nonprofit organization, a health activist, and mother to three incredible children. breast cancer was what took mary ann from us, but it was also what is one of her lasting legacies that was borne from this experience. a successful and much needed breast health...