Obamacare today or hes moving on. Then as Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer says he will lead a filibuster against the confirmation of neil gorsuch is a prim court, we will look at the judge possible in a case known as the frozen trucker. Alphonse maddin was fired after he abandoned t the truck he was driving because hehe was on the verge of freezing to death. It is absurd to say this company is in its rights to fire choiceause he made the of possibly dying from freezing to death or causing other people to die possibly by driving an unsafe vehicle. That is absurd. Amy well play excerpts from senator al franken grilling judge gorsach about the case during his Senate Confirmation hearings, and well speak with the labor lawyer who represented maddin. Then to flflorida. Currently, do have discretion to pursue deathshs sentences. I have determimined doing so is not in the best interest of this community or the best interest of justice. Amy aramis ayala, the first African American state a
He did not have to do this. That is apparent. He did not have to choose education as you like ambition, but you did. I thank you for the investment and all the kids that you have impacted, for the unbelievable statistics. I am sure you and the senator from minnesota can come to a agreement. Ive sat here and i remember in my first election. I was two minutes into what seemed to be a 45 minute question and answer. After 10 minutes i said are there any questions that deal with kids or outcomes . They said no. I got up and left. We can ask you all sorts of questions about you personally and what you have done, but you came into my office, and before i asked the question, you convinced me that you are passionate about making sure that every child had the opportunity to get a successful education. From not that every child that got that education would have an opportunity to reach for the American Dream of a life that is unlimited in opportunity. You convinced me without me asking a question
I handed police soft serve behind bars tonight arrested for allegations of Sexual Assault against a minor york the coasts in Sheriffs Office says the alleged assault took place in york county in nineteen eighty two of the Hampton Police Division Just found out about this case yesterday before arresting fifty one year old Michael Anderson to know how i went to andersons home earlier and spoke with a Family Member there because the Sheriffs Offices Michael Anderson was arrested earlier today in charge of five counts of sodomy immediately after the arrest anderson resigned from the Hampton Police division the Hampton Police division learn about shocking allegations against one of their own fifty one year old Michael Anderson on thursday january seven. Hampton police launched a preliminary investigation which showed anderson allegedly sexually assaulted a juvenile victim known to him in door county in nineteen eighty two york was contacted immediately and a criminal investigation was launc
Screeria nigeria. And later the House Budget Committee works on its 2016 federal Budget Proposal. President obama signed an executive order that sets a goal to cut the Carbon Emissions by 40 over the next ten years. White house Senior Adviser brian dee briefed reporters on the executive action today. Later press secretary josh ernest addressed events in the middle east including recent comments from israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a palestinian state. This portion of the briefing runs about 25 minutes. Thanks. Ill just be brief about the announcement that the president made today and then happy to take questions, if youve got them. We just returned from the department of energy. The president signed an executive order, which sets a new goal for the federal government to reduce our Greenhouse Gas emissions by 40 over the next decade. Thats in comparison to 2008 levels. The executive order also commits the government to increasing the share of electricity that the federal go
Saying lets give states the ultimate flexibility and to innovate according to our to their unique characteristics. In michigan, in the year 2000, we had between 1 and 8 and 1 in 9 michigan residents on medicaid. Now we have 1 in 4 on medicaid. As we notice across the country, over 30 of physicians are not even accepting new medicaid patients. And this is at the same time when federal reimbursement rates for medicaid are being cut across the country. So it is not a sustainable program. I think what this does is puts us in a far better path to innovate and to encourage healthy behaviors, and get on a more sustainable path for the future. And i yield back. I thank the gentleman. I yield the remainder of the time, mr. Westmoreland. Mr. Westerman, excuse me. Thank you. I will be brief. And just reiterate some of the things that have already said. In my state, not only do we we have not a fourth of the population getting medicaid services, but a third of the population getting medicaid servi