willa is stepping forward, just like you told us she would. thank you.we are here in statuary hall, i like to remind people that we are not alone. if you look above the door that leads into the rotunda, you will see a figure. it is clio, the muse of history. she served as a constant reminder that our words and actions, the good and the bad, will be judged by time and leave a lasting mark on this nation. today, clio welcomes one of nebraska's finest literary artists, willa cather. let your fiction grow out of the land beneath your feet. this quote, attributed to cather, is an acid -- assumation of her work. her works truly feel like they grew from the soil of nebraska. cather herself drew from that land. her family settled in red cloud while she was still a child, and her imaginative mind put its roots down there in webster county. for decades until her death in 1947, cather was unable to shake her spirit away from its home on the open plains of the heartland. the unveiling of cather's statue is especially poignant for me, because cather's fiction is not

we tried, like willa cather would, to bring it alive.alked about, can you imagine that's -- that at your age, your brother got off a higgins boat, that, by the way, was made in columbus, nebraska, my hometown, and young men, 17, 18, 19 years of age, gave their lives so that we'd save the planet from people. it was extraordinary to watch the eyes and the faces of the young ladies, and then, we talked about something that was really cool. we talked about, what is your why? why are we here? i think that would be something that willa cather would be really, really proud of, because it is a great message for all of us, whatever role as public servants, what is our why? i think it is important for all of us to do some self-examination. our country depends on every single one of us to have the right why, and to examine it. the other thing i would like to share, because of the extraordinary chief standing bear, a couple of weeks ago, the united states postal service had a stamp commemorating standing bear, and got to listen to the great great gr

author willa cather was unveiled at the u.s. capitol earlier this year. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome speaker of the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy. house democratic leader hakeem jeffries, representative adrian smith, lora lunzmann black. [applause] please be seated. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable kevin mccarthy, speaker of the united states house of representatives. rep. mccarthy: i know you are excited, but i am more excited. this is the first statue i get to do as being speaker. so good morning and thank you for joining us for this special ceremony in statuary hall. you know, every state since -- since two statues to the u.s. capitol to represent them. the statues have to be made of bronze or marble, but make no mistake, the men and women we honor here our living symbols who represent our national memory, patriotism, and our american creed, e pluribus unum, out of many, one. as one of america's rightist novelist, willa cather is a fitting addition to this gallery of great americans. as we

the subject of willa cather's work is known to us. she was a daughter of red cloud, nebraska, giving a voice to the people she knew. the pioneers of the american frontier. her characters and settings were written with such depth and emotion, they still captivate readers to this day. >> and then a group of black female writers talk about the book their eyes were watching god, and the impact on african-american culture. >> you cannot read the book without being drenched in love. the love of your people. you see them in all of their foibles. their funny sayings and haircuts and baggy pants and people with weird names like top to bottom, aunt and on. that is us. that is us. and there is just so much beauty in being authentic, er you are. >>ight on c-span. and be sure to watch books that shaped america in partnership with theibrary of congress beginning monday, september 18 at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, and c-span.org. >> healthy democracy does not just look like this, it looks like this,

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. >> my name is willa johnson is and i've been at cable car for 13 years.an francisco when i was five years old. and that is the first time i rode a cable car and i went to see a christmas tree and we rode the cable car with the christmas worker and that was the first time i rode the cable car and didn't ride again until i worked here. i was in the medical field for a while and i wanted a change. some people don't do that but i started with the mta of september of 1999 and came over to cable car in 2008. it was a general sign up and that's when you can go to different divisions and i signed up as a conductor and came over here and been here since. there were a few ladies that were over at woods that wanted to come over here and we had decided we wanted to leave woods and come to a different division and cable car was it. i do know there has been only four women that work the cable car in the 150 years and i am the second person to represent the cable car and i also know that during the 19, i think 60s and women were not even allowed to ride on the side of a

willa b. player. former bennett college president cole went on to lead the smithsonian institution's national museum of african art. mayor ruth norman was an earlier hollywood film start in the 1930's. dr. dorothy brown was the first woman to practice general surgery in the south in the 1940's. carolyn robertson payton led the peace corps under president jimmy carter. marion was pennsylvania's first black county commissioner. and many more bennett bells have broken down barriers and been the first to accomplish amazing feats. today bennett continues to educate young minds and produce change makers. bennett has been an influential institution in our nation's history as well as a pillar of outstanding education in greensboro, north carolina. congratulations to the bennett bells on 150 years of excellence. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona, mr. ciscomani, for five minutes. mr. ciscomani: mr. speaker, i rise today in honor of the basis ora valley a. school in my dist

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. >> my name is willa johnson is and i've been at cable car for 13 years.an francisco when i was five years old. and that is the first time i rode a cable car and i went to see a christmas tree and we rode the cable car with the christmas worker and that was the first time i rode the cable car and didn't ride again until i worked here. i was in the medical field for a while and i wanted a change. some people don't do that but i started with the mta of september of 1999 and came over to cable car in 2008. it was a general sign up and that's when you can go to different divisions and i signed up as a conductor and came over here and been here since. there were a few ladies that were over at woods that wanted to come over here and we had decided we wanted to leave woods and come to a different division and cable car was it. i do know there has been only four women that work the cable car in the 150 years and i am the second person to represent the cable car and i also know that during the 19, i think 60s and women were not even allowed to ride on the side of a

willa strong reaction opinion.reaction on email at gbnews.com archaeologists , says peter have archaeologists, says peter have never found a trans skeleton. only male or female over thousands of years of discovery . lisa says if your panel member is right that this is about a tiny minority , then why is it tiny minority, then why is it causing massive cancellation of people? matthew hello gb news on inclusivity. they can kiss my white, intolerant blimey, strong language for a friday night's matthew . well said, mark, says matthew. well said, mark, says jill . claire says wokeness. i'm jill. claire says wokeness. i'm pleased to hear that people are starting to wake up and smell the coffee. these woke idiots need to be stopped in their tracks . as robert says, mark, tracks. as robert says, mark, nigel nelson and scarlett mccgwire are both people regularly on gb news. they've said that women can have a penis. crazy. why do you have them on? well, robert , thank you them on? well, robert, thank you for that. i apprecia

willa strong reaction opinion.reaction on email at gbnews.com archaeologists , says peter have archaeologists, says peter have never found a trans skeleton. only male or female over thousands of years of discovery . lisa says if your panel member is right that this is about a tiny minority , then why is it tiny minority, then why is it causing massive cancellation of people? matthew hello gb news on inclusivity. they can kiss my white, intolerant blimey, strong language for a friday night's matthew . well said, mark, says matthew. well said, mark, says jill . claire says wokeness. i'm jill. claire says wokeness. i'm pleased to hear that people are starting to wake up and smell the coffee. these woke idiots need to be stopped in their tracks . as robert says, mark, tracks. as robert says, mark, nigel nelson and scarlett mccgwire are both people regularly on gb news. they've said that women can have a penis. crazy. why do you have them on? well, robert , thank you them on? well, robert, thank you for that. i apprecia

. >> my name is willa johnson is and i've been at cable car for 13 years.an francisco when i was five years old. and that is the first time i rode a cable car and i went to see a christmas tree and we rode the cable car with the christmas worker and that was the first time i rode the cable car and didn't ride again until i worked here. i was in the medical field for a while and i wanted a change. some people don't do that but i started with the mta of september of 1999 and came over to cable car in 2008. it was a general sign up and that's when you can go to different divisions and i signed up as a conductor and came over here and been here since. there were a few ladies that were over at woods that wanted to come over here and we had decided we wanted to leave woods and come to a different division and cable car was it. i do know there has been only four women that work the cable car in the 150 years and i am the second person to represent the cable car and i also know that during the 19, i think 60s and women were not even allowed to ride on the side of a

discuss that next will a big next willa big reaction to all next will a big reaction to all the topicsis winter to save the nhs ? wayne says no to save the nhs? wayne says no thanks to any more vaccines. i will never have another trial drug from the nhs just so another politician or civil servant can get a top paid position within the big pharmaceutical industry. well wayne, you're not wrong to point that out. it was jonathan van—tam, professor jonathan van—tam, professor jonathan van—tam , who i think is now van—tam, who i think is now partnered with madonna. what a cosy world they inhabit . high cosy world they inhabit. high mark booster , my says chris. mark booster, my says chris. they do . you just going to take they do. you just going to take my glasses off here? well, basically. so i can't quite make out the full detail of the email. but chris is simply refusing to get boosted. and of course it is a free country, is it not? let's get reaction to all the big stories of the day with my top pundits. i'm delighted to have mike parry, emma wolf and david oldroyd bolt and emma, one of

discuss that next will a big next willa big reaction to all next will a big reaction to all the topicsis winter to save the nhs ? wayne says no to save the nhs? wayne says no thanks to any more vaccines. i will never have another trial drug from the nhs just so another politician or civil servant can get a top paid position within the big pharmaceutical industry. well wayne, you're not wrong to point that out. it was jonathan van—tam, professor jonathan van—tam, professor jonathan van—tam , who i think is now van—tam, who i think is now partnered with madonna. what a cosy world they inhabit . high cosy world they inhabit. high mark booster , my says chris. mark booster, my says chris. they do . you just going to take they do. you just going to take my glasses off here? well, basically. so i can't quite make out the full detail of the email. but chris is simply refusing to get boosted. and of course it is a free country, is it not? let's get reaction to all the big stories of the day with my top pundits. i'm delighted to have mike parry, emma wolf and david oldroyd bolt and emma, one of

. >> my name is willa johnson is and i've been at cable car for 13 years.isco when i was five years old. and that is the first time i rode a cable car and i went to see a christmas tree and we rode the cable car with the christmas worker and that was the first time i rode the cable car and didn't ride again until i worked here. i was in the medical field for a while and i wanted a change. some people don't do that but i started with the mta of september of 1999 and came over to cable car in 2008. it was a general sign up and that's when you can go to different divisions and i signed up as a conductor and came over here and been here since. there were a few ladies that were over at woods that wanted to come over here and we had decided we wanted to leave woods and come to a different division and cable car was it. i do know there has been only four women that work the cable car in the 150 years and i am the second person to represent the cable car and i also know that during the 19, i think 60s and women were not even allowed to ride on the side of a cable c

a bronze statue of author willa cather was unveiled in the u.s. capitol earlier this year.