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There Patrick Conroy issuing a prayer. I want to remind people about when the founders argued for what would call on the removal of a sitting president. They landed on treason, bribery and high crimes. One of the high crimes was the desire of foreign powers to gain an aye concern dent in our council. That is the question today did President Trump elicit foreign influence in our elections. The vote today will set up a senate trial on the charges that the president pushed ukraine to investigate hi...

To receive the congressional gold medal in recognition to his service to the nation as a soldier, and statesman. He is going to be presented the medal by a part san group and congressional leaders. This is going to be in the row ton d. A. He was a only gop president ial nominee to endorse the president. The gold medal has been arranged for george washington, rosa parks to frank sinatra, and the congress highest display of achievements and contributions. Mr. Dole spent 35 years in congress and mo...

Ladies and gentlemen please stay standing. Let us pray. Internal lord, god, the source of our hope and dreams, we think you for the doolittle tokyo raiders. A group of 80 patriots who bathe himself the country loved. We are grateful for the morale boost their exploits provided. A beleaguered nation, infusing america with the spirit of hope when it needed it most. Lord, we ask your special blessings on the two surviving raiders, the retired with a net kernel Lieutenant Colonel and the Staff Serge...

In france, i had two uncles in world war ii. My dad served in the navy on my wifes side, her brothers served in vietnam. I learned much from them. It is really the vietnam side that opened my eyes in the late 70s and early 80s because by that time the time i was old enough to absorb things as a young teenager, the family members on my side were well beyond their service. I dont remember my grandfather ever talking about world war i. I dont remember my uncle talking about world war ii until i sta...

Please welcome the speaker of the house of representatives. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] john boehner ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, welcome to the United States capitol. In a few weeks americans will mark 70 years since the end of world war ii. When that war concluded on the deck of the battleship missouri, General Macarthur spoke of his great hope that the carnage of that war would be a foundation for a futur...

Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] john boehner thank you. Ladies and gentlemen distinguished guests, welcome to the United States capitol. In a few weeks americans will mark 70 years since the end of world war ii. When that war concluded on the deck of the battleship missouri, General Macarthur spoke of his great hope that the carnage of that war would be a foundation for a future based in his words on the dignity of man and the...

In february the u. S. House and senate presented a congressional gold medal to honor members of the First Special Service Force in world war ii. The First Special Service Force was an americanCanadian Special Operations Unit formed in 1942. Congressional leaders and two Veterans Speak at this ceremony. Ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the United States house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. And welcome to the United States cap...

[ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the departure of the official party. This weekend on the cspan netwo networks, politics, books and American History. On saturday, at 6 00 p. M. Eastern, hurricane katrina, the 10th anniversary. Speakers include bill clinton and the mayor mitch landrieu. And sunday evening at 6 30, speeches from Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders at the Democratic National committee in minneapolis. On cspan 2 book tv on saturday at 10 00 eastern on aft...

Devils brigade. I was on the hallowed grounds of arlington today to see the canadian cross of honor erected in 1930 by our government in those majestic fields to honor the 3,000 americans who died in world war i serving with canadian units. And the heroics of the devils brigade continue. Our joint defense of north america through norad, korea where tommy prince served in the battle of kapyong, in the korean war. In afghanistan, where the 40 americans who died serving alongside canadians in kanda...

Illinois who died last month. Color, halt oh, say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ram part we watched with are so galantly streaming gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh, say does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free, and the home of the brave please remain standing for the invocation. Let us pray. God of heaven and e...