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Dec 21, 2020 Vehicles drive down the Coalfields Expressway in Raleigh County in this 2019 file photo. BDT file photo LEBANON, Va. — A resolution stressing the importance of the Coalfields Expressway as “absolutely critical to the economic development and diversification of” the far Southwest Virginia region was adopted Tuesday by the Virginia Coalfields Expressway Authority Board (CFX Authority). According to the resolution, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the federal government are being urged to “do all they can to cause the completio...

So there you have it. the secret to success in the trump white house for anybody who hadn't already guessed is to praise the president. contrast that to president trump's own behavior just a few hours later at the signing ceremony at fort drum for a national defense authorization act. he couldn't even bring himself to call the bill by its complete name which is the john s. mccain national defense act for fiscal 2019. >> we would not be here for today's signing ceremony without the dedicated efforts of those who helped to pass the national defense authorization act. i'd like to recognize congre...

Report. >> the president was in fort drumm new york for the signing ceremony of the john s. mccain national defense authorization act, named in honor of senator john mccain. however, during the ceremony the president not only dropped the senator's name from the bill's title but chose not to mention mccain all together. >> the national defense authorization act is the most significant investment in our military and our war fighters in modern history, and i am very proud to be a big, big part of it. it was not very hard. >> we would not be here to today's signing ceremony without the dedicated e...

Instead of acknowledging mccain's service to the committee trump left out mccain's name while he was reading. he skipped the name. >> the national defense authorization act is the most significant investment in our history and our war fighters in modern history. we would not be here without the dedicated effort of the members of congress. i would lake to recognize congresswoman elise stephaneck. also don baker. and joe wilson. another member of congress, and she is terrific.

a lot of it is some of the same stuff that we train our employees to do regardless of certifications. >> reporter: the pizza chain is also picking up the tab on the training mandated by the law based on a similar one in three southern california counties where implementing the training cut foodborne illness by 79%. though the law goes into effect friday, restaurant inspectors will be more focused on education than enforcement. >> we want to work with the restaurant operators to help them through this process, and we want to work with them in getting their staff trained. >> reporter: ...