Selfsufficiency, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. Duffy, and the gentleman from connecticut, mr. Himes, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin. Mr. Duffy mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on this bill. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Duffy mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. Mr. Duffy thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of h. R. 4258, the family selfsufficiency act. This legislation will streamline a Program Designed to help those unable to purchase a home while reducing their dependency on welfare assistance and rental assistance provided by the government. I want to thank my colleague from missouri, my friend from missouri, mr. Cleaver, for all of his bi
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 capitol. Its good to see all of you here today. Since the days of the Revolution Congress has awarded gold medals to express the peoples appreciation for distinguished achievements. The first recipient was general George Washington himself in march of 1776. Today, pursuant to House Resolution 324 we will present a gold medal in honor of the First Special Service Force. The force was activated in 1942 as an elite unit of 1,800 american and canadian commandos. Just how elite . Well, for every man the
Lord, we thank you for this special ceremony. And we thank you for this time of honoring this great warrior, this statesman who has served in excellence, man of integrity, a man of impeccable honor. We thank you for his life. We thank you for his health and for his strength. And as we would say in the church down through the years, youve been mighty good to him. We ask you to continue to keep him in the hollow of your hands. Continue to keep his mind strong, his body healthy and he may continue to be a champion for all of us, your people. And we pray that you will grant him continued strength, bless his families theyre going out and theyre coming in. And as we leave this place on today let us know that its in you that we do all things, but without you that we can do nothing. In jesus name we pray, amen. Amen. [ applause ] 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 Ser
Im jamie colby. And today i am cruising ocean side in beautiful la jolla, california, just north of san diego. Im on my way to meet an heir whose strange inheritance stunned the coincollecting world, then led to a showdown with uncle sam. My name is Randy Lawrence. I inherited a baggie of coins from my father, who worked at the denver mint. Imagine a shiny penny. But instead of being coppercolored, its silver. That was one of the coins my dad left me. And it turned my life upside down. Hi, randy. Im jamie. Hello. Nice to meet you. So great to meet you, too. And i heard that your inheritance came in a small plastic bag . It did. Randy shows me in, sits me down, and hands me a baggie full of coins. Well, they cant be very valuable, i guess, if theyre still sitting here in a ziploc. Well, those particular ones arent necessarily. But there was one in that bag that was quite valuable. Where is it . Can i see it . Well, i dont have it. Huh . Yeah, theres a little bit of a story. Its the stor
First things first. Lets check on markets. We are expecting about half an hour from now the Spanish Deputy Prime Minister to make a statement on catalonia. Stocks in europe nudging higher. Miners gaining. Oils also gaining. The euro weakening a touch. Spanish stocks falling. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first world news. His sebastian salek. Sebastian kurtz has declared victory. A win for his Peoples Party would shift the politics to the right. It is also seem to have paved the way for the eurosceptics party to be in government. Angela merkel has to talks this week in a more moral position after her party suffered defeated lower saxony. Its her worst result in lower saxony since 1969. The worlds top central banker is for that inflation will stay low for much longer and they will push ahead with plans to tighten Monetary Policy. Janet yellen thinks u. S. Prices will accelerate despite a. Of softness. Is that theuess software easily not persist and with an ongoing straightening of