Important that issue is for our nation and world. Hes given literally his life as an expert on human rights around the world and leading the Helsinki Commission and just talking with us about the importance of this and whats happening with the ukraine and in russia and in europe just recently. So you know, the issue of freedom and private enterprise and opportunity and education and energy selfsufficientry are goals that i mean, we pressure here. And it is possible for the rest of the world and our allies around the world. But what signal does it send if america is not willing to do its part when it comes to production right here in america and transporting oil and fall gas and other emerging fuels, alternative fuels, alternative sources of electricity, when were not doing our very best . So i know that its contentious but i wanted to come to the floor to talk, senator hoeven i think gave a excellent defense of why the Keystone Pipeline is important. But i would just want to underscore
Her fathers troops that the british were coming was longer than paul reveres, just as important, and in many ways even more he remarkable. But her right even more remarkable, but they are right has been long forgotten. As was once described on the statue in the Capitol Rotunda for the three women who fought so hard for women to gain the right to vote, it is my hope on the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in 2020, that we will open the doors for this important museum. I urge the passage of this long overdue legislation and i eserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the the gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Mrs. Lummis i thank the speaker and yield five minutes to the the gentlewoman from minnesota, mrs. Blackburn bachmann, excuse me. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman minnesota is recognized for five minutes. Miss bachmann thank you, madam speaker. Thank you to my wonderful colleague from the state of w
Thank you for representing us. Appreciated. Could i get your signature and a photo . You are really an inspiration. Thanks, nigel. Are we going over there . This young lady. Ok. Pushed the button, push the button, hon. That is awesome. Takeover for me. Have a good day. Great. Good evening. I am a state senator. Where . [indiscernible] did you really . My wife could not come out. Her sisters were there. Thanks for what you have done. Yeah. Thank you. What is your name . Billboard bob. Billboard bob. Oh. [indiscernible] we had a privilege of having a house party in 06. Where was this . Here in cedar rapids. We met one time, we had a great dinner with all of them. This is the first time i have been able to be part of the campaign again. I was not 100 on board. But, yeah, we are still friends [indiscernible] such a class family. That is the shame of it all. People did not get a chance to see who he really is. Did that give you a sense of what he is really like . The other thing i do, the l
Dop donetsk, ukraine, with the latest. Hi, leland. Reporter hi, arthel. The independent International Observers being released is the only bit of good news coming out of this crisis that is quickly spiralling out of control. This really began as an insurgency, and is now quickly heightening in terms of its severity and its breadth into a civil war here in ukraine. Latest pictures out of one of the pro rebel strong holds, those russian separatists taking on the Ukrainian Army as it moved in its armored personnel carriers into the town. The Ukrainian Military is now about 36 hours into their offensive. They were able to take back a tv station and also an intelligence building that had been occupied by the separatists. However, the Ukrainian Military has not been able to make its way into the prorussian stronghold of slavsions. This is spreading to the key port city for the ukrainians on the black sea. Yesterday there were 30plus People Killed when they were running street battles between