The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 3759 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3759, a bill to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a family caregiving strategy, and for ther purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from kansas, mr. Estes, and the gentleman from connecticut, mr. Courtney, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from kansas. Mr. Estes mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 3759. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Estes mr. Speaker, i rise day in support of h. R. 3759, the recognize, assist, include, support, and engage Family Caregivers act o
Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you so much for joining us today. Todays Education Brain trust is called from brown to fisher, increasing racial diversity to improve Educational Equity. I am melanie newman, the chief Public Engagement and Communications Strategist for the nacp Legal Defense fund, the organization i am proud to say i work for and that is responsible for brown and fisher. So i want to give a little bit of hello . Oh. I want to give sorry. I want to give a little bit of background about myself. I am, ive been with the Legal Defense fund since march of this year but worked in the Obama Administration and on the hill for quite some time. But this issue and the reason i am happy to be here with all of you today is personal to me. I am originally from new orleans but also went to school in selma, alabama. Which im sure all of you are familiar with. My father, dr. Norwood, was the first black School Superintendent in selma, alabama [applause] thank you. And when he in 1987
One business that closed one 2016 may not be reopening at all. And thats even though it was left untouched by flood waters. The city of cedar rapids and the best western Coopers Mill Hotel were talking about a possible buy out long before the flooding threat. City real estate manager rita rasmuseen says theyve been in talks with the Property Owners for about a year. The city had the Property Value assesesed and made a Purchase Agreement for more than 5 Million Dollars. Once they closed for the flooding it was decided to move forward with the sale. We have a signed Purchase Agreement from the Property Owner that will be presented on the City Council Agenda for october 11 recommended for approval and assuming thats approved we anticipate closing having them transfer title to the city hopefully by the end of the month. Month. If final approval is given by the city council the building will be torn down next spring. The citys Flood Control updates tuesday on flood protection near the 16th
Intense to even think about going inside himself. Firefighters say that was the right decision. Saw the victim on the room and was able to help here and without a doubt, without his actions we very much could have been looking at a serious injury or a fatality fire investigators later determined the fire was an accident. They say it started in the kitchen when someone left a pot with grease unattended on the stovetop. Dave franzman kcrg tv9 news. Quick actions this morning, the Cedar Rapids Fire Department plans to nominate him for one of the states lifesaving awards next year. An iowa lawyer is suing Johnson County prosecutors and Coralville Police after he says they falsely accused him of threatening jurors and witnesses. A judge acquitted Raymond Tinnian last year. That was after accusations that he left a note threatening to kill a juror who had found him guilty in a Disorderly Conduct case. Tinnian janet lyness, an assistant county attorney and two Coralville Police officers. Tinn
Others in the home were receiving care under optimae life services, which provides care to those with disabilities. In chicago, firefighters say someone intentionally set this fire that killed 4 people 3 of them children. The fire started around 1 30 this morning in a South Chicago neighborhood. Police say some set the fire on a porch after a domestic fight. It took around 200 firefighters from 58 Fire Companies about 3 hours say they saw several people jumping from windows trying to escape the flames. Police are now searching for a person of interest in this case, wanted for questioning. A roadside bomb in afghanistan claimed the life of an american solider and hurt another. It also injured six afghan soldiers. The us military says it happened during a training and advisory operation in the helmand province. The attack comes 1 day after the military sent 100 us troops to that area be at higher risk of falling to the taliban. Nats of explosion and in iraq, iraqi forces are pushing towa