The presiding officer the senator from virginia. Mr. Warner mr. President , are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are. Mr. Warner i ask that the proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Warner mr. President , i rise today to celebrate the passage of the Great American outdoors act. The passage of this historic legislation marks a once in a generation step by this body to restore and conserve our National Parks as well as our countrys national heritage. It builds on an american tradition of conserving our natural wonders and shared public spaces. It reaffirms our commitment to preserve if for future generations. Its also important to note that this is a jobs bill. According to a recent study, the Great American outdoors act will help create or support 100,000 jobs all over the country, including 10,000 in my home state of virginia at a time when millions of americans are out of work. Currently the National Park servic
Representative to everything weve said for weeks and weeks and weeks. We had friday. We had a few days in a stretch of what feels like a month of gloomy weather. It doesnt feel like late mayor memorial day weekend approaching and by the time we get to memorial weekend things will change and its tough to get this pattern down. In fact today and yesterday looked better and today sunless sunday. Were headed in the right direction for memorial day weekend. We are. Good us in. Well salvage the month. This is the view weve been accustomed to. Cloudy and foggy and drizzly. Never seen so much in my life. Its all it want to do if not raining its drizzling and stromtracker shows showers novrm washington and its wet gloomy with wet weather comes chilly temperatures. No surprise here running far below normal. Yesterday we only saw afternoon temperatures in upper 50s and they have not changed much and wont again this afternoon and 55 washington. Low to mid 50s everywhere and lets put fox newt tour
Has helped us confront common threats that bring terrorists to justice. But there is obviously room for us to be able to do more. When terrorist attacks took 400 indian lives in 2013 alone, we know that the threat of terrorism remains too real and far too hy for indy ats people. Confronting terrorism requires our continued partnership and continued vigilance and it also means leading with our values. Indy and the United States are two nations that have worked hard to overcome our own divisions so that today we draw strength from diversity. We have got to provide that example to provide opportunity beyond our borders addressing conditions that allow extremists to thrive in the first place. We talked candidly and he said to me i asked him about their Muslim Population and what was happening, he said x percentage of the population is muslim and we are very wary because the bad guys have a strategy. They grab these young minds, 13, 14, 15, 16, they pay them a regionally and when they get t
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with comments from the NM Racing Commission. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you were hoping to bet on the big race at a New Mexico casino, you’re out of luck this year. New Mexico casinos say they aren’t offering wagers on the Kentucky Derby. So, why not? The short answer […]