in his portraits of jesters and dwarfs, velazquez was free to experiment. he understood that paintings made according to the classical rules produced something other than what the eye sees. the eye cannot focus simultaneously on different planes. here, velazquez treats the background to a portrait as a blur. it works the way the eye sees. the boldest and most daring of velazquez' paintings is explored for us by professor simon schama of harvard university. las meninas is, in the most literal sense, a challenging painting. coming on it, we are challenged by no less than six pairs of eyes trained intently on us. the effect is distinctly unsettling, as though we'd blundered into the royal domain where we had no business being. but one pair of eyes, one pair of hands, those of the artist, ensure that once we've strayed into velazquez' magic box, we can't casually take our leave and move to whatever else is in the next gallery. pinned to the spot by the most extraordinary visual conundrum ever painted, our first reaction is probably to find out what exactly is g

velazquez: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. i rise in strong support of this bipartisan legislation. 16 months ago, hurricane sandy battered new york city. even today, efforts to rebuild continue. however, because of unforeseen consequences in previous flood insurance laws, many of the businesses, families, and homeowners affected by this storm may be here again. -- hay be hit again this time be a flood of rising snurn premiums. because of how the law is structured over 26,000 new york city homeowners and businesses will see their annual flood insurance premiums increase at least 25%. in some cases, people who previously paid $430 annually could see their rates rise to $5,000 or even $10,000, an unsustainable amount. today's bill will address this unintended -- these unintended consequences of last year's reform by eliminating the property transfer trigger, buyers and sellers will now have peace of mind. mr. speaker, we all want to ensure the national flood insurance program is solvent but we must do it in a way that does not h

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>> coming up next on "voces," the story of loreta velazquez, confederate soldier turned union spy.loreta is one of an estimated 1,000 women who secretly soldiered during the american civil war. [gunshot] her story is shrouded in mystery. who was she? why did she fight? and what made her so dangerous she has been erased for over a century? >> funding for this program was provided by these funders. and by the corporation for