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Minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from florida is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Brown thank you mr. Speaker. Here we go again passing another extension and failing in our duties to provide a world class Transportation System. Transportation program is much too critical to our economy to be delayed any longer. Unfortunately, the Republican Leadership in washington continues its long running failure to fund Surface Transportation Infrastructure programs. Just last week House Republicans passed a bill cutting taxes by 269 billion for the richest 1 of americans with no offset but f...

Year. The last longterm bill we passed with safetealu in 2005. That was 10 years ago and that bill was underfunded because of the resistance of raising the gasoline tax or identifying new revenue sources. For over a decade we have failed to address the funding challenges necessary to break the cycle of underinvestment and put this country back on a competitive path with the rest of the world. Today we spend about 1. 7 of g. D. P. On infrastructure while china spends 9 , europe 4. 5 to 5 . We used to spend 4. 5 to 5 also. There is a 800 million backlog. Public transit has an 6 billion backlog o...

Pushing borrowers in unaffordable loans, aggressive Debt Collection driving up cost through hidden addons, overappraising home, all of these things. If you do nothing else, read this essay which i flat predict today, write it down, is going to win a pulitzer prize. I write it down. It has been suggested that lenders could not make a living were they held to eight points over prime. But thats not that doesnt square with reality what is reality . Take out the largest lender who averages seven points over prime, seven points over prime, average all the rest and it is 3. 8 over prime. Dont tell me...

Good afternoon. We begin with the only question thats ringing around the corridor with the capitol this afternoon. Is eight hours enough to stop a Government Shutdown . With the countdown clock ticking, the nation is bracing itself for what could be the first Government Shutdown in nearly two decades and the deal is struck before midnight. The senate in session all of 20 minutes today before they voted to reject a house bill that would delay the president S Health Care law as a condition for keeping the government running. Majority leader harry reid came with a blunt message for House Speaker ...

At benson avenue near have averhill road. They have a if description of the suspect. More details as we get them. New gun eve of the law,ol law maligns lines are forming. Generaltate attorney filed a counter argument to claims that the states new law is unconstitutional. This sets the stage for courtroom showdown on the issue tomorrow. Purchase a firearm before new restrictions take effect generated lines into parking lots of some gunshots shops. We should not have to go through this at all. Long guns, many that will be banned are flying off the shelves. Handguns are as hard to find as ammunit...