the invasion of pennsylvania had not been all the confederates had hoped. "today, the army stands as it has always stood. the defense of the heart of the confederacy. though disaster may befall our arms elsewhere, it has not yet befallen us here, and by god's blessing we hope never made. of vicksburg he says vicksburg , is not the confederacy and freedom did not die with her. we might imagine a map of all the places entangled in the cause and consequence of the battle in gettysburg. such a map would stretch from richmond to washington to harrisburg, over governors and presidents tried to comprehend vast processes and events beyond their site and control. it would stretch from the camps of the confederacy and the union army of pennsylvania far to the west, where vicksburg was finally falling. the map would stretch into the hinterlands of pennsylvania, maryland and virginia. where african-americans fled the confederates. only sometimes successfully. it would extend into the editors offices of democrats and republicans as they salt -- -- sought political advan

, the pennsylvania farm show. for more than a century, farmers have gathered each january at the pennsylvania farm show in harrisburg, pennsylvania. 103 years ago, the very first pennsylvania farm show was held on january 21-january 25, 1917. under the title of the pennsylvania corn, fruit, vegetable, dairy products and wool show. in 1955, dr. milton eisenhower, penn state university president at the time, brother of the then-president of the united states, dwight d. eisenhower, dubbed the pennsylvania farm show, always the greatest show on earth. thanks to the dedication of the pennsylvania farmers and farm families, tens of thousands of volunteers and agribusiness owners and staff from the pennsylvania department of agriculture, it is still a great show. this week-long event is the largest indoor agriculture expo significance in the nation. showcases over 6,000 animals, featuring nearly 12,000 exhibits and more than half a million visitors. each year i host a listening session at the farm show and we covered a r

republican dan user was elected to represent pennsylvania's ninth district. earlier in the decade he was the head of the state's tax office, prior to that he was an executive at his family's company manufacturing scooters and other home medical equipment . pennsylvania's 13th the district elected representative john joyce in his first bid for public office. he's a medical doctor who is run a dermatology practice with his wife since 1991. congressman guy reschenthaler now represents pennsylvania's 14th district. he was previously a state senator and before that a district judge in state magisterial court. only a representative russian dollar served as an attorney in the u.s. navy. new congress, new leaders. watch it all on c-span . >> up next, the federal chief information security officer speak for cybertek on security issues and trends. this is 15 minutes. >> good morning. thank you for being here thanks for sponsoring the week and getting everyone excited and aware of all the issues associated with cyber security. we do have a great agenda i wish i could st

>> but what are the prospects in pennsylvania? >>. >> well, i wasn't waiting for legislature, i was able to create a commission to make recommendations, a citizens non-partisan commission to come back to the ledgeure? so the legislature doesn't need to act? >> the legislation needs to act if we want to make a constitutional amendment but the way the system works, i could weigh in on the lawsuit that led me to be able to recreate the -- or veto the gerrymandered map in pennsylvania. >> how much? >> we have a commission but we have to get the law changed in order to change districts. >> new hampshire? >> they're looking at an independent commission but we don't have the issue i believe gerrymandering doesn't work anyway. just in new hampshire at least because i'm one of the only two states in the country where we have to get elected every two years. you do your job, you can show your results and hopefully get elected if you like. if you don't, there's complete accountability to the people and they can turn you out if they want. we'r

when he successfully ran for pennsylvania's governor in 2014, it was his first campaign. wolf has at times worked around the republican legislator. using executive action on issues like medicaid expansion and lgbt protection. >> we can and we should do better in pennsylvania. >> 's biggest fight with the gop was over the state budget. it became raw without will signature in a nine-month passport he did work with legislators to combat the appeal crisis in america metal water program. having won the reelection last fall, he acknowledged the difficulty in compromise. >> when we come to public service with convictions that we know we can't compromise. and my friends and legislator do as well. sometimes we will agree to disagree forever. but that doesn't have to stop us from working together to make progress for pennsylvania where we have common ground. >> with that, as to welcome the governors, governor hogan, governor wolf, governor sununu. [applause] so it is great to be here with the three of you. i want to start out with so we can get to know you little bit better, i want

i am a pennsylvania member of the society of the cincinnati. i am honored to welcome you here to our headquarters, where we have the american revolution institute. the organization that is sponsoring this presentation. promotes knowledge and appreciation of the achievement of american independence by supporting advanced study, exhibitions, and public programs such as tonight. historic preservation and providing resources to classrooms. 1938, the society has done its work from this house. which is a national historic landmark finished in 1905. talk is on a book, frontier rebels. when the british officials launched a risky diplomatic expedition into the american interior to open trade with the indian chief pontiac, the black to stop it. distrustful of native neighbors aims, they led an uprising that threatens the future of britain's empire, which in turn would become an organized movement to resist the yearsand its ideas for before the declaration of independence let me tell you a bit about the author of this book and our speaker tonight. he rece

in pennsylvania in 1741 from ireland. he had no formal education, but quickly set out on the frontier and became probably the trader inerous indian pennsylvania. most maps of colonial crogan's home ote in it. it was one of the central places anybody traveling west would visit. and then he became a colonel during the french and indian war because the british realized would be very effective in trying to maintain alliances with native americans. and then afterwards he's appointed diplomat. crogan, he ng about never lost his instincts as a trader so part of this mission a little bit of self-interest in it as well, and crogan got himself into a little trouble. what the british is they gave crogan $2,000 pounds worth of goods. hey said, we recognize we need to disciplinary our sincerity to native americans through gift-giving. pounds.2,000 o buy some goods and what he pounded is that the 2,000 was a paltry sum. he formed a shell company, partnered with one of the trading firms in philadelphia, and he, on his own accord spent 2

the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. scanlon: i understand the frustration of the the gentlewoman from arizona with a lack of progress in ending this shutdown, but i would suggest that her frustration is misdirected. the house has sent seven bills to end the shutdown to the senate. and the senate leadership has refused to entertain any of hem or bring them to a vote. #where's mitch? madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from maine, mr. golden. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. golden: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding me the time. madam speaker, this shutdown's been brutal on working people across the country. many of them are my constituents i came down here today to let their voices be heard. back home a border patrol agent from my district said about all of us here in the house, white house, the senate, i blame all of you. for the financial and emotional damage you are causing to the very people tasked with protecting your nation and your homeland. but ultimately this fault is

host: let's go to brandon, in pennsylvania. caller: i think these people really represent the politics of climate change. i think they've failed to nderstand that an everyday working american like me, i don't deny the climate change exists, but i would like to say it's obvious that the politics will get in the way. like the abortion issue, gun control, or any political issue. i can hear this lady's passion over the issue but i think she needs to move from trying to convince us to exist and this gentleman that it exists, and ask a put forward actual things that americans understand, what the effects of climate change are going to be, and what will happen if we don't fix them. and what do we do to fix hem? what can i do in my home? what can i do to fix this problem as an individual? and i think this gentleman needs to understand that this issue is always going to be there, and he has to understand, he says he except that he exists, but what do we do about it? host: that's brandon, from pennsylvania, the idea of politics getting i

speaker, on sunday i had the privilege of being in kaine, pennsylvania, pennsylvania's 15th district for film screening and a panel discussion about the opioid addiction. the 11-minute film is called "the eye of the needle" and it chronicles opioid addiction in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. it was for the light of life rescue mission's annual gala. light of life is a homeless shelter in pittsburgh whose clients are homeless primarily due to addiction and mental health issues. light of life provides a home for the homeless, food for the hungry and cares for the poor, the addicted, the elderly. like so many shelters in america, the opioid epidemic has greatly impacted them. they have been using this film as an educational tool that has been screened at carnegie melon university, robert morris university. on sunday it was the first time the film was shown in a community set hing. about 100 people gathered in the area community center for the viewing which also featured a panel discussion. i proudly participated on the panel which featured several speakers from the community including repres

it was too close to pennsylvania avenue. so the government decided to get some more land out, so it cut the canal running across from there straight up. you see photos taken during the civil war. that's the situation of the canal. and then they gave the piece of land that resulted between there and pennsylvania avenue to the district, who promptly sold it, but then it came back again in 1902 with the mcmillan commission when they got rid of the railroad station and a lot of stuff off the mall that had intruded into the mall. including that little piece of land. down at the bottom there you can see the bluffs that ran along the side of the river and on the right you can see green leaf point running down. and on the far right here, the navy yard. the day of this painting is the day that they launched the ship that took lafayette back to france. it was called the brandywine. jackie found a wonderful first person account by a slave who worked at the navy yard called michael shiner. and he talks about that day. it's he that said

the last caller was from pennsylvania. . the numb of daca recipients in pennsylvania about 4,870. the migration policy institute estimates that those meeting the criteria is 14,000 in the state. so the program participation rate in pennsylvania is 35%. you can click around the various states and other information stools. russell in halls tennessee, you're next. >> yes, my question is why is there any discussion about illegal immigrants when we have veterans starving on the streets. >> well, i think that we need to have both conversations. i think at the moment, there are 12 million unauthorized immigrants in the country. there's millions of homeless people and veterans that are both populations somewhat in need of assistance. the thing about unauthorized immigrants is that many of them do have jobs. many of them don't need assistance. they are not eligible for public assistance. so they are not really taking benefit away from other people. at least from my point of view. that doesn't mean by a long shot this is the most important problem facing the country. and honestly that's one

in pennsylvania -- i don't know about other states -- in pennsylvania we pay $1.3 billion annually just for illegal immigration in the commonwealth of pennsylvania and that doesn't include health care and social services. that's education and incarceration. and we're 2,000 miles from the border. if you're a senior citizen in pennsylvania where our property taxes are high, you paid your mortgage, you're no longer working, you're on a fixed income, you're counting our your retirement and social security and savings and the price tag keeps going up because people keep coming to your community illegally and you are in peril of losing your home you look to your representative, sir, ma'am, what are you doing about this problem? we cannot accept this. we don't want to lose our home to pay for this problem that shouldn't be happening. so regardless what happened in the past, i can't fix that. but what we're saying in this house as republicans is the status quo of 51,000 people in one month, getting caught between the entry points cannot continue. it is too much. it must be stopped. we must do s

we don't want to be open at 7th and pennsylvania. we want to send the volunteers home by having the government reopen. the president said that he was proud to shut down government. i defy any thinking and feeling person in this country to go to 7th and pennsylvania between 11:00 and 6:00 and look at that line in the middle of january and say you're proud. i have a lot of words that i might attach to it. i don't think anybody could look at that, i don't think anybody would go in and work the line as i did -- just the faces, all grateful that others were there to provide some help, but many embarrassed, certainly for their country and sometimes personally. again, like the coast guard guard who said i don't like asking for charity. there were people who said yes, they were greatest but they were embarrassed and some angry for how they are being treated, and who can blame them for that. as i conclude, there is a way out. the way out i think has two steps. it's reopen government asap. and second treat the president's proposal from saturda

first chances for snow near the pennsylvania border. in the evening hours, 9:00 tonight and 2:00 or 3:00 tomorrow morning. it will all be over before the friday morning commute gets going. just know that the winter weather advisy, loudon county, frederi frederick, hagerstown, all have a chae for slushy accumulations. temperatures will drop from abt 45 degrees late sunday morning by 10 monday morning. with windchills down low zero monday. that could be a rude awakening. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. it will be a very coldmorning. forrestville, inner loop at pennsylvania avenue. new crash reported there. don't see a delay here yet. manassas eastbound, 66 after the manassas rest area. two right lanes get by the work zone. 95 in virginia. northbound and southbound. same situation here, through the bottom of the beltway. and into town and out of town, in prince george's county, forestville just cleared. that's out of the way. don't have to worry about that one. 95 southbound, i maryland, 32 to the beltway. onerime >>> it is 4:52. a

you are on with our guest, representative kustoff of pennsylvania. caller: why do you guys keep saying the democrats don't want border security? that is a lie. stop saying that. of course democrats want border security. and the other thing, what if obama was doing what president trump is doing, would you support this? you are hypocritical. it is disgusting. guest: let me answer the last question first and then i will go to the first one. i already said the favored is not the emergency declaration. my preferred option would be that congress work this out whether president obama or president trump is the president. i have been clear about that. it's not personal for me and i don't think it is for much members. as far as democrats being for border security, i think they are, but you cannot vote for the policy and not a fund the policy. if you are for border security, the funding comes next and you cannot go out and say we are for it because we voted for the policy and not fund it. the policy without the funding is bankrupt and empty. with that being sai

the pennsylvania rules of judicial conduct because of that move mia was granted relief i want to ask you to propose of your close to him and his cases family friends legal teams you faced a lot of ups and downs in this ongoing battle this thirty seven long your long ordeal fighting the system to do prisoner him released very least give him a neutral get him a new trial what are you expecting next from both people you were just kind of referring to those people in forces that would seek to keep him in jail how how how have they responded to this ruling and how do you expect they're going to respond moving forward to try to keep him in jail. well maureen faulkner the widow of the fallen officer daniel faulkner has essentially been used as a prop for the last thirty seven years by the fraternal order of police and she was seen on fox television just this weekend saying that lumia killed the officer and that he needed to spend the rest of his days in prison she also said that she was going to meet with the elected d.a. of philadelphia who is a progressive larry krasner the only thing tha

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. tomorrow oson: -- mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the small business development centers located throughout my district and throughout the country. these development centers are statewide, nationally accredited programs that provide one-on-one consulting, training, and information resources to allow new and existing small businesses. there are public-private partnership between the small business administration, the pennsylvania department of commerce and economic development, and universities and colleges across the commonwealth. penn state has a fantastic small business development centers. whose mission is to provide entrepreneurs with the knowledge needed to make smart decisions and to see their businesses grow and prosper. over the past few months i received many letters in support of small business development centers from constituents who utilize these services to start or maintain a small business of

host: let's go to pennsylvania, on the democrats line, bill, hello. caller: i would like to address the comments the gentleman suggested. pixie dust for all, whatever that means. earlier in the show he was , complaining about $10 billion being spent on wind energy and saying that it was inefficient and ineffective. if you drive through the mountains of pennsylvania or in the midwest or along the coast, you see hundreds and thousands of windmills that are producing energy. they are putting out no emissions. my point is that the companies that pay for these windmills would not be investing their millions of dollars to do this if they were not effective, efficient, and making money. i have nine grandchildren. i would like to see them live in a clean environment such as the relatively clean environment i have enjoyed all of my life. host: what about that argument? that they would not invest if they were not making money. guest: if wind power and solar power is so economically reasonable let's get rid of the , subsidies in the mandates. if they prevail and

and look in pennsylvania i'm very familiar with that area. if you have people of lower income than the rest of the nation a good portion is because they are not allowed to use their energy resources there is a ban on fracking but in pennsylvania it is the opposite because people are allowed to energy companies can produce natural gas and oil an increase of employment and wages and there's a reason why gasoline prices are not four dollars like they were with the obama administration. >> thank you for your comments your grandchildren are lucky to have you we need to be worried about their future and i hear you on the power of wind in pennsylvania is so important that is so important about the clean energy industry those are the jobs of the future in the last couple of years the energy efficiency industry the fastest-growing of all new energy jobs for those employed in energy efficiency one out of six construction jobs so this was a clean energy solution with all of the new environmental champions includes more women and/or people of color than

pennsylvania is up in the air. meanwhile, new york, they are on the other side of the hall, surrounded by their own people. if thurlow weed wants to go talk to the indiana delegation, basically, he has to get from here down to hear. meanwhile, before he can get there, davis is next to him. it matters. it will have a big impact that they can be leaning over to each during this and, hey did you notice so-and-so is not doing so well, you need to think about it. davis's master plan was lincoln must establish himself as the challenger to seward. everybody knows that seward is the front-runner. they don't think that he has the votes to win it in the first ballot. make lincoln the obvious alternative. they sell the idea that lincoln is from the west, seward is from the east. what states do you need? illinois out west. indian out west. -- indiana out west. the indiana delegation includes smith who served , with lincoln in congress. the indiana delegation wonders it would should put caleb up as a favorite son. at the end of

pennsylvania cable network was organized august 29, 199 as a nonprofit corporation by pennsylvania cable companies. p.c.n. marked the first use of cable television for distance education and first educational cable television network in the nation. p.c.n. was on the air before fox news, msnbc and all other nationally distributed cable networks. in november of 1993, it began providing public affairs programming to provide viewers coverage of the general assembly. it expanded beyond government and covered every aspect of the pennsylvania annual farm show. this year, they delivered the pennsylvania high school championship rodeo, sale of champions, celebrity rabbit hopping contest and market got and lamb show, square dancing competition and much more. madam speaker, i commend p.c.n. of delivering the farm show to viewers in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. and i congratulate p.c.n. on this outstanding cheefment and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute d rev

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize a tremendous business burg strong county, specialty foams is a leading producer of pothy urethane foams. recently finishing a 50,000 square foot building expansion. this phase one of a long range facility expansion which will increase production capacity to meet customer demand for the growing lines of specialty foams. it will allow them to accommodate the production of several new product lines. state of the art c and c, and fulfillment and shipping areas. in addition to a secure manufacturing area to accommodate the requirements of the consumer technology industry, mr. speaker, berket foams make cushioning materials hat spans several markets. i congratulate paul, president of the company can, on the outstanding business he has built in armstrong county, pennsylvania. when they broke ground on this project, he refuse the ceremonial golden shovel. fired up his exa can vator to take out the first

inthe school pennsylvania, the kingdom school in pennsylvania and in kingdom school lakewood had the same principal. watch a brother from tower farms, his name was parkhurst. and shortly after kingdom off in jersey, he thought it would be nice students meet the in the school in pennsylvania which had been before oursong had. occasion, iat got a chance to meet lillian. point, if ihat would have early -- that earlyhave been the '40s. the gobitis case had already been decided. of notable. it was a gobitis. >> it was very exciting to meet her. even now i feel so privileged to be between sisters who the front row so to speak in the battle, i benefited because they so happym and i'm today to have this opportunity to get to know these two sisters and her mother that i met on that occasion. >> what's your sense of what's going on here today? beautiful.t to have this opportunity to have this many people in the room and this representation this history. it's a beautiful experience. i never thought i would be a realof it, and it's a privilege to be here and it helped me a lot to know what my pa

hundreds of priests in one state preyed on thousands of children over decades krisna salumi travel to pennsylvania to see how the church and its victims are responding. in the diocese of harrisburg at the first in a series of meetings bishop ronald gaynor explains to catholics what's being done to stop clergy abuse and help victims including setting up a compensation fund i hope that this is the beginning as one step to. for a better safer catholic church but it isn't enough for the forty sisters five of whom were abused in the diocese by the same priest they want all perpetrators and those who protect them to be held accountable in a court of law carolyn was still in diapers when her abuse started in her family's case there was evidence in the church paid a one million dollars settlement in exchange for not pressing charges or talking about the case last year when the pennsylvania attorney general released a state wide report on clergy abuse the forty's learned at the church had received another complaint against their abuser and done nothing that was a validation to me for us and that's what vic

republican dan user was elected to represent pennsylvania's ninth district. earlier in the decade he was the head of the state tax office. prior to that he was the executive and his family's company that manufactured scooters and other home medical equipment. pennsylvania's 15th district elected representative john joyce in his first bid for public office. is a medical doctor, since 1991, and representing the 14th district, previously a state senator and before that a district judge. and and it served as an attorney to us congress and new leaders. watch it all on c-span. >> this is day 21 of the government shutdown. the senate will return at 10:00 eastern for more debate on middle east security bill. the senate has blocked legislation two times. senate democrats said they will block all bills related to the federal government. we have live coverage when the chamber gavels in later. until then, speeches by senators yesterday on border security and the government shutdown. >> all week i b

prior to running, she was the first woman to be solicitor for allentown, pennsylvania. earlier in her career she was an attorney. voters in the fourth district elected madalyn dean who had served in the state house. she began her professional life as an attorney and later turned to academia, teaching english and writing. woman represents the six district. she is the former president of a nonprofit organization that promotes early childhood literacy and served three years in the u.s. air force. earlier in the decade, he was the head of the tax office. prior to that, he was an and his family's company that manufactures scooters and home medical equipment. in the 13th district, john joyce was a little did. he is a medical doctor who has run a practice with his wife since 1991. and another congressman represents and before that a district judge in state magisterial court. earlier, the representative served as an attorney in the u.s. navy. new congress, new leaders. watch it all on c-span. announcer: the supreme court oral argument in merck sharp and dohme corp. v albrecht.

to a federal investigation and at least a dozen more states are now compiling their own reports in pennsylvania victims have been lobbying elected officials to suspend the statute of limitations in older cases and give victims two years to take the church in their abusers to court but legislation has gone nowhere amid fears lawsuits would bankrupt the church in new york churches have already made more than two hundred million dollars in payouts camille bureaus overseas the awarding of funds for several dioceses and. these programs have afforded these victims an out what a place to go when avenue to do so. sort of compensation and it mission what happened but elected official mark razi who was raped by a priest at thirteen believes changing the statute is the only way to hold the church accountable this is about the harpy aiding and abetting known perpetrators of that allowed this to go on and that's why i'm mad is that this has to stop courtney says she was heartened by what she heard at the meeting not from the bishop but from other catholics a lot of them are voicing that you know they're goi

to a federal investigation and at least a dozen more states are now compiling their own reports in pennsylvania victims have been lobbying elected officials to suspend the statute of limitations in older cases and give victims two years to take the church in their abusers to court but legislation has gone nowhere amid fears lawsuits would bankrupt the church in new york churches have already made more than two hundred million dollars in payouts camille bureaus overseas the awarding of funds for several diocese. these programs have afforded these victims an outlet a place to go an avenue to seek some sort of. and it mission what happened but elected official mark razi who was raped by a priest at thirteen believes changing the statute is the only way to hold the church accountable this is about the horror. aiding and abetting known perpetrators that allowed this to go on and that's why i'm bad is that this has to stop courtney says she was heartened by what she heard at the meeting not from the bishop but from other catholics a lot of them are voice thing that you know they're going to withhold

in pennsylvania alone, our state f.f.a. association includes over 12,900 members. 210 agriculture science teachers, and they've raised 179,000 to support the future of agricultural education and student leader growth. it's important to understand this bill will allow the secretary of education to continue to serve on the national f.f.a. board of directors. but would no longer have the department of education's employees constituting the majority of the board. additionally, this bill will also shift the organization's purpose towards providing comprehensive, career and technical education, to strengthen the nation's agriculture work force. mr. speaker, this legislation brings f.f.a. a great cornerstone of rural america, and quite frankly having a tremendous impact today in urban america, into the 21st century. and i encourage my colleagues to support this legislation. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania yields the balance of his time. the gentl

pennsylvania east 13th district elected representative john joyce. he's a medical doctor who has run a dermatology practice with his wife since 1991. congressman guy reschenthaler served as an attorney in the u.s. navy. new congress,ew

and congressman -- represents pennsylvania's 14th district. he was previously a state senator and before that a district judge in state s. >>> former defense defenders on arms policy. that's followed by a talk on the challenges facing army recruitment. and later, newly elected florida governor rick desantos delivers his inaugural address. next, a discussion on the state of the energy industry with oil and gas executives. the american petroleum in

congressman guy reschenthaler now represents pennsylvania's 14th district. he was previously a state senator and before that a district judge in state magisterial court. only a representative russian dollar served as an attorney in the u.s. navy. new congress, new leaders. watch it all on c-span . >> up ne

i'm really pleased to be able to acknowledge and welcome governor tom wolf of pennsylvania. where are you, governor? i thought we had governor tom wolf. [ laughter ] he was in the lobby. [ laughter ] and my guess is with that he'll probably find his way here at some point in the near future but i am confident our alumnus michael bloomberg is in the room today. [ applause ] supporter of the bloomberg school of public health and, of course, of the bloomberg american health initiative launched two years ago with mike's extraordinary commitment of $300 million. that used to be a really big number for johns hopkins. [ laughter ] but i digress. as you surely have seen, today's agenda is future-looking but as mike bloomberg frequently reminds us, to look ahead effectively you have to look back. sometimes way back so in this case i want to go back to new england in 1736. that year a strange disease swept across the region that would claim the lives of one out of every 40 people in the colonies and moist were children. locals called it the strangling angel. we call it diphtheria. for

, will -- tom wolf of pennsylvania, will gather to talk about reaching across the political aisle to achieve consensus. it's modified by pbs' news hour. you can see that on c-span3 and online at c-span.org or listen using the free c-span radio app. and tomorrow, c.i.a. director, national tense director and f.b.i. director will testify before the senate intelligence committee on threats to the united states. live coverage of that begins tomorrow morning at 9:30 eastern, also on c-span3. new york has five new members in its congressional delegation. all of whom are democrats. representative alexandria could he casio cortes -- ocasio-cortez joins the house as the youngest member of congress at the age of 29. she defeated long-time representative and then chair of the house democratic caucus, joe crowley, in a primary election last summer. voters in new york's 22nd district elected anthony brindisi to congress. he previously served seven years in the new york state assembly. before that, he was an attorney in private practice. representative antonio delgado was also an attorney prior to

representative madeline dean, pennsylvania, fourth district. representative jan schakowsky illinois, 9th district, congressman marcus on the -- 11thdesalny, california's district. meyerentative abby single eyer from iowa. representative steven horseford, nevada, fourth district. and the mary kay stanner, from pennsylvania, fifth district. thank you so much for joining us. now, please welcome afc president lee saunders. mr. saunders: good afternoon everybody. now i've got one question for you. are you willing to make your voices heard every single day to fight? to fight like never before? are you fired up? >> yeah. mr. saunders: are you fired up? >> yeah. mr. saunders: all right. who here saw the report last week where the president of the united states called the shutdown a strike? he called this shutdown a strike. come on, man. come on. you know, it's obvious that he doesn't know anything about the labor movement. he doesn't know anything about the dignity of work. he doesn't know anything about what motivates the hundreds of thousands of fede

every pennsylvania who has a prescription can use it. getting beyond the stigma allows people, first responders, patients, people who need this, who have loved ones who need this, getting by the stigma allows us to embrace the problem and address it. why is your voice at the state level critical to diminishing stigma? gov. wolf: that is a leading question? michael: i think it is a softball. [laughter] gov. wolf: i have gone around, we have hundreds of roundtables. i have led 80 personally. this is a problem that affects every corner of pennsylvania, rich and poor, republican and democrat, there are no families that does not know somebody in pennsylvania who has not been affected by this. do not cover this up, do not be ashamed. this is a medical problem. we can deal with it and do something about it. it needs people all over pennsylvania, people in any position to deal with this. dr. scott: one of the most consistent challenges we have seen over the last few years with our statewide strategic plan was the negative public attitudes compon

i'm susan wild from pennsylvania's 7th and i thank t.j. cox for his leadership and thank all of you for the opportunity to speak with you today. today the house of representatives is once again going to take up legislation to reopen our government and end the longest shutdown in american history while the senate fails to act. since this political crisis began, i have heard from constituents of mine in pennsylvania who are worried about their future and want their elected leaders to live up to their responsibilities. i have heard from coast guard families, i have heard from dedicated workers at shelters for victims of abuse whose programs receive federal support and don't understand why their leaders are not caring for the most vulnerable members. these constituents asked me to send one clear message back to washington, end this shutdown right now and get to work conducting the people's business on the many challengeses we face. the bill that representative cox has introduced would provide federal workers with the immediate relief they need