Live Breaking News & Updates on Eugene Gutierrez Jr
Stay updated with breaking news from Eugene gutierrez jr. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
In february the u. S. House and senate presented a congressional gold medal to honor members of the First SpecialService Force in world war ii. The First SpecialService Force was an americanCanadian SpecialOperations 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 ca ....
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 SpecialService 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 they lost they killed 25. For every man they captured, they took 235. The force was so fearless that the enemy dubbed them, the devils. And so effective today that our special forces refer to them as pioneers. These men represent the finest of the finest. So today we bestow on them our highest honor. So let me t ....
Do to shake as standard deduction on a single piece of paper and be done. Why is the administration not equally energize are motivated to insure that not just the tax code is supplied is the administration willing to work with us for a tax reform . A number of proposals to simplify them. There is always tension those to be reflective of the complicity you dont want to have a cliff in the tax code like through provisions. But the goal to simplify is one that we share. We both share the goal so i would just point to the president s home state the we have raised the minimum wage four times in the last 10 years each time the percentage of the People Living in poverty has gone up in the percent of an employee mitt and we need to look at a different strategy at the federal level and i would hearken back to the days of jfk for those living in poverty went down and a living wage went up and we could embrace that jfk strategy with this pres ....