Who offered a helping hand and a warm smile. Repeatedly, when i was reading a piece in the the wall street journal written by governor jeb bush, i thought of my familys journey out of the ghetto. He said today the sad real city if youre born poor, if youre parents didnt go to college, if you dont know your father, and if english is not spoken at home, then the odds are stacked against you. You are more likely to stay poor today than at any other time since world war ii. What struck me about governor bushs piece was that all except one of his prerequisite for being condemned forest fire poverty applied to me. Fortunately i know my father. But i was born poor. My parents didnt go to college, and english was not and still is not spoken at home. The odds were stacked against me. So like barack obama has been eager to harp on the odds for political purposes, in the narrative he has been pedaling for the four to five years. The Little People at the bottom of the society dont get a fair shake
Keating, marcy kaptur, sandy levin and representative gerlbling, for their bipartisan help in crafting this legislation and i thank my friend from new jersey, mr. Smith, for his remarks and agree with everything he said. The United States has been a staunch supporter of the democratic, prosperous and sovereign ukraine. At this moment, we must stand with the people of ukraine more than ever before. As the world has watched over the past several months, hundreds of thousands of ordinary ukrainian citizens have turned out to exercise their democratic rights and express their views. The initial impetus for the demonstration was the unexpect red jackson of an offer from the European Union for closer political and economic ties. This rejection represented a reversal of government policy and in the view of a great many ukrainians, a lost opportunity for ukraine to strengthen Democratic Institutions and values and increase economic opportunities. In addition, the demonstrators that turned out
In Critical Condition. Emergency crews on the scene. Days before Meghan Markle the american marrying a prince and tonight reports her father could be pulling out of the wedding and why. She was the most famous lois lane. Tonight celebrating Margot Kidder and that moment she took flight. Good evening. Great to be with you to start another week here. We begin with the first lady in the hospital. The president visiting her late today. Melania trump now recovering from surgery to treat a quote benign kidney condition. Were told shell be there the rest of the week. Abcs senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega leading us off. Reporter President Trump late today boarding marine one headed to the hospital visit to visit his wife. First Lady Melania Trump is at walter reed medical center. The white house making the surprise announcement that she is being treated for a benign kidney condition. This morning, doctors performed an embolization, a procedure to plug up a blood vessel to stop bl
Traveled to Walter Reed National military Medical Center this morning to undergo whats called an embolization procedure for a benign kidney condition. Her spokeswoman said the procedure went well. The first lady is feeling fine. But she would likely remain in the hospital for the remainder of the week. One of the reasons is when you undergo this sort of surgery, you want to stay quiet for a little while to make sure that the surgery takes in the way that it should. Also want to make sure there is no bleeding or anything like that. She will likely remain there through thursday or friday. While we have not been told what the precise condition is, embolization therapy and the kidney is typically used to treat a tumor. Sometimes its used to treat cancer is tumors or try to shrink them down so its much easier to remove them surgically when you do go into do surgery. In this case, we know that the first ladys condition is said to be benign. That might speak to a different type of problem, in
The home that blew up. One victim found on the street in critical condition. Emergency crews on the scene. Days before Meghan Markle marrying a prince and reports her father could be pulling out of the wedding. Tonight celebrating Margot Kidder and that moment she took flight. Good evening great to be with you to start another week. We begin with the first lady in the hospital. Melania trump now recovering from surgery to treat a quote benign kidney condition. Were told shell be there the rest of the week. Cecilia vega starting us off. Reporter President Trump late today boarding marine one headed to the hospital visit to visit his wife. First Lady Melania Trump is at walter reed medical center. The white house making the surprise announcement that she is being treated for a benign kidney condition. This morning, doctors performed an embolization, a procedure to plug up a blood vessel to stop bleeding. Aides say the procedure was successful but released no other details. It is unclear