Coming here. Come in here. All right. Right here. Thank you, john. Thank you. Okay. Here we go. Which one . There you go. All right. Thank you. All right. What can down here. Left hand down here. Oh, perfect. How are you . Thank you. [laughter] oh, my goodness. [laughter] [indistinct conversations] how are you . Hi. The house of representatives and the 113th congress is made about 230 to republicans 233 republicans and 200 democrats. A vacancy for republican representative tim scott. The house returns on monday, january 14, at 2 00 p. M. The House Speaker john boehner has pledged to bring out the remainder of the sandy relief package. Next return to the opening day ceremonies in the u. S. Senate. First with the return of senator mark kirk after he suffered a stroke in early 2011, followed by Vice President joe biden holding a ceremonial swearingin with returning and the newly elected senators. Illinois senator mark kirk returning to the senate for the First Time Since suffering a strok
People have to turn to Student Loans to help finance their education. In just a few moments you will hear from britney jones. Shes going to be talking about how taking out Student Loans made it possible for her to get a College Degree and britney id look forward to hearing more about your experiences. You were to start a teaching career and the same time paying down the student loan the but later college. Of course britney is not alone. Dealing with overbearing student debt is becoming a reality for growing number of americans. Statistics are staggering. Today the average College Graduate will have to pay back around 30,000 in Student Loans and a Record Number of young households owe student debt. Back in 1989, 16 of young households have student debt. By 2010 that figure had more than doubled according to the pew research center. More young people than ever before are dealing with more student debt than ever before and that can have lasting consequences. Americans who took out school
Mesherment that shows that in a more compelling way. Each has a security plan, right . Yes. Has Homeland Security done an analysis of what the total cost would be to bring it up how much total for all of the tier one ports would we need to spend to bring them where they need to be. Do we have that . Do we know that . Im not aware of that analysis. Thats an important question because if you dont know what they need, i know you know where the weaknesses are. If the total bill for bringing our tier one ports is 2. 5 billion, were 12. 5 years from bringing that. By that time youll have replacement needs so the question is dont we think its important to know and heres the total cost to get us where we want you. Which one of those top eight ports, which one has the greatest vulnerability and should we not be spending maybe 70 million at one port and 30 million at the other eight on the basis what the total need to to get them to the level where we feel confident. Well take a close look at th
Mr. President , mr. Prime minister, madam mayor, heads of states, and government, past and present, including the man wo jumped that ship beyond a reasonable doubt wall to lead a strike that became a movement the prisoner turned president who transformed this nation thank you for your outstanding eadership. Distinguished guests, people of poland, thank you for your extraordinary welcome and for the privilege of joining you here today. I bring with me the greetings and friendship of the american people. And of my hometown of chicago, home to so many proud polish americans. In chicago we think of ourselves as a little piece of poland. In some neighborhoods you only hear polish. The faithful come together at hurches. We have a parade for polish constitution day. And every summer we celebrate the tastes and were all a little bit polish for that day. So being here with you it feels like home. Now, 25 years ago today we witnessed a scene that at once seemed impossible. An election where for
Promise that no later than the 15th of this month, some 11 days from today, that we will make a full contribution to those people. I yield back the balance of my time. The gentleman from new jersey. I yield to the gentleman from new jersey who also recognizes that there have been absolutely no victims of delay when it comes to the Flood Insurance program because their payments have been made continuously because that program has been funded and we continue to fund it. The gentleman from new jersey. I thank my colleague for yielding. It has been 70 days and the residents of the northeast many have been living in misery and heartache. Im pleased that we are taking this step to support the national Flood Insurance program, which has met the needs of americans across our nation when theres been flooding crises. We in the northeast have been facing this craves now for 70 days. Im glad this essential program is going to be supported. There are about 125,000, from what i understand, sandyrela