And several members of Congress Held a press Conference Thursday on tax policy and the need for tax reform. This is an hour. Knox. My name is ryan ellis, im tax policy director for americans at tax reform. This is our annual tax day eve press conference where we highlight the irs issue along with members and senators. Before i turn it over to Grover Norquist whos going to be the emcee of this event, i wanted to just run through the handouts you have on your seats so that youre familiar with them. And all these can be found, by the way, at atr. Org. And dent forget our hash tag on twitter today which is tax day. These are people who have committed to their constituents that they will not vote for any net tax increase as long as they are elected as a member of congress. Next thing you have is an oped i wrote in forbes. Com about why the irs should not be preparing peoples taxes. We also have a packet of information from the ways and Means Committee on the lois lerner affair which is very
Lets get to the maps, plenty to watch. Tch. I take great pleasure in making them go for a long walk. Have you been downtown yet . We are going downtown today. O cant wait. More shower activity off to f the north and west just like yesterday and we will likely see some showers redevelop herep during the course of the day, and the possibility of a thunderstorm as well just likele yesterday, more clouds and sun, but you will get peeks andll periods of shine filtered sunshine as we watch ghi the up level low, you get more sun in the summertime and hotter temperatures, its not ter pleay hot here so far. 78 at Reagan National, and bwi marshall 76, the forecast highss with plenty of humidity, midto upper 80s, so we will hold the temperatures down a little bit t but with the increased humidityu im not sure that the trade offe will make you feel more comfortable. Lets check in with julie and get the latest on traffic. Reporter poor guests, dont take them downtown, takewn them to a pool. Pool. O
Children are typically raised by two parents. Singlesex families are a controversial issue in europe. The number of socalled rainbow families are on the rise, but their legal status varies from country to country. In germany, gay and lesbian couples cannot jointly adopt a child or a baby. They can only adopt as individuals. In france, when the government announced its intention to give homosexual couples equal adoption rights, large crowds took to the streets in protest. For these two little boys, having two mothers is nothing unusual. Their parents are a lesbian couple. Beatrice, seen here, adopted the boys as a single woman. Her partner had no legal say in it, and by french law, singles may adopt, but samesex couples may not. An initiative is under way to change that. For these two women, that would be an important step in the right direction. Hiding their relationship from the authorities and not being able to adopt as a couple was very stressful for them. That really was not a plea
Hello in a very warm welcome to european journal coming to you from dw studiosn brsels heres whats coming up in the next halfhour the netherlands why a town is creating an island. Italy why Small Businesses are protesting against tax collectors. And luxembourg why Illegal Immigrants there want to get registered. Children are typically raised by tibia will parents, but does it matter if they are a mother and father, or can two fathers or two mothers do just as well children are tically raid by two parents. Singlesex families are a controversial issue in europe. The number of socalled rainbow families are on the rise, but their legal status varies from country to country. In germany, gay and lesbian couples cannot jointly adopt a child or a baby. They can only adopt as individuals. In france, when the government announced its intention to give homosexual couples equal adoption rights, large crowds took to the streetsn protest. For these two little boys, having two mothers is nothing unus
Two mothers do just as well children are typically raised by two parents. Singlesex families are a controversial issue in europe. The number of socalled rainbow families are on the rise, but their legal status varies from country to country. In germany, gay and lesbian couples cannot jointly adopt a child or a baby. They can only adopt as individuals. In france, when the government announced its intention to give homosexual couples equal adoption rights, large crowds took to the streets in protest. For these two little boys, having two mothers is nothing unusual. Their parents are a lesbian couple. Beatrice, seen here, adopted the boys as a single woman. Her partner had no legal say in it, and by french law, singles may adopt, but samesex couples may not. An initiative is under way to change that. For these two women, that would be an important step in the right direction. Hiding their relationship from the authorities and not being able to adopt as a couple was very stressful for them