Getting food, getting employment opportunities, those were all very important to me. And i just want to say that it is extremely difficult to look past the adults in our lives. Because as i mentioned earlier in my speech i didnt have any support in my family and i was raised my Community Members in washington d. C. And they werent even family. So when they were raising me i just took a look at how successful they were. And ive always just wanted to be in that circle of success. Every time ill see mr. George and he was just established and he was always there for us. But he did it for over 20 years and that is how dedicated he was. That kept me going because i didnt want to disappoint them. And for me to let them down, for them to put in the effort to help me and for me to just give up. It wasnt worth it. It wanted to make them proud. So i was like i want to be just like that. I wish i was as great as you are. Leadership starts a the top. So then who you look up and thats what keeps me
Agreements events and the United States and abroad have made us realize that it is more important today than ever before to ensure that all americans enjoy these rights. [applause] when i say all americans, i mean all americans. [applause] our immediate task is to remove the last romance of barriers which stand between millions of our citizens and their birthright. There is no justifiable reason for discrimination because of ancestry or religion or race or color. [applause] monday night on the communicators, fcc commissioner on net neutrality, reclassifying broadband is a utility, and other key issues facing the fcc in 2015. I believe the bipartisan consensus in place for almost two decades has served as well. It was the clinton sec in 1998 that decided the sec would be a communication service. The chairman of both parties recognized that regulation was the best way to incentivize broadband employment. Deployment. I stand with both members who recognize that white house regulations the
Again, we are live here on this friday morning at the center for strategic and international studies. Well hear from paul kuzuk. He is expected to talk blt coast guards mission and the effect the economy is having on that mission. No legislative business in the house for today. There will be be a brief pro forma session today. The session is in and lawmakers will be gathering in about half an hour to the debate about the keystone pipeline. The house passed its measure on the vote earlier this week. You can see that at 9 30 eastern. House republicans continuing their retreat in hershey pennsylvania. Senate democrats held a meeting in baltimore with president obama yesterday. Today the president is back here in washington. He is meeting with british Prime Minister dave cameron. That meeting is set for 11 05 eastern today, and afterwards the two will hold a press conference at 12 20. Following the joint press conference, well open the phone line for your reaction. Well also look aa your t
Honorable john a boehner. Welcome to the United States capitol. Thank you for being here to continue a great tradition, one that dates back to before our country was even a country. The congressional gold medal represents the highest expression of the peoples appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. The first recipient was general george washington. Pursuant to set a bill 309 we will present a gold member deaf gold medal to the members of the Civil Air Patrol. The Civil Air Patrol was organized six days before the bombing of pearl harbor. Members flew for the 4 million miles on Coastal Patrol. They summon help for ships and survivors in distress. They spotted any submarines, dropped bombs dropped depth charges, some 64 americans died during these operations. Those who have lived have quite the stories to tell. Many of them were with us today. Welcome these members to our capital. [applause] the presentation of the colors but United States armed force guard. And a
It seems to me we have spent a lot of time studying the great isms of the world hinduism, buddhism. Then we get to a couple of nonisms christianity and islam. And now we begin mormonism. Really the story begins at the end of the early chapter of mormons history in the United States. We began on june 27, eight team 34. On that day 1834, on that day, the Mormon Prophet joseph smith sat in jail in carthage, illinois. This was just little bit east of this red dot in western illinois. It was near the mormon gathering place, headquarters of sorts, a city in western illinois. Joseph smith was the president and prophet of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. His followers were commonly known as mormon nights or mormons, known after the churchs founding scripture, the the book of mormon. Smith was the mayor of the city and the Lieutenant General of the militia. He was in jail on the charge of inciting a riot. A group of mormon dissenters upset with his leadership of the church had pu