For the so many people from eleanor and Highland Park area. Im sorry we have to gather in this room for this purpose, but i salute you for your commitment, civic commitment and commitment w to sanity when it to laws of this country. I want to show some pictures. You will recognize them. This is aiden mccarthy, two years old. On the morning of the fourth of july, 16 days ago, aden and his parents kevin and irina went out to celebrate Independence Day as a family. They stop by their hometown parade of Highland Park. Shortly after 10 14 a. M. , aidan lost both of his parents. It happened when 21yearold gunman with a military style ar15 rifle began shooting. His father kevin used his body as a shield to protect aden. Kevin and aden mother was killed by gunfire. When shooting stopped aden was found wandering along the parade routeen with his fathers blood smeared on his leg. About this from mayor rotering when i called her after hearing the news that you talked about aden, the little boys t
Together to foster a relationship and bring crime down. That is what we need. Do you think the Justice Department should take over the investigation . Decision that the Justice Department has to make. I am holding off all decisions until the District Attorney comes up with his final report. Your response. Let me go back to the beginning of the question. Inspector general, ability to sue. We have a big difference between my opponent and i. As a congressman for Staten Island, the one thing is that the constituents in my district know where i stand. I think the mayor made a big mistake by bringing al sharpton to center stage. Why . Al sharpton is divisive and exploits the opportunity. My heart is broken for that families will could this is a tragedy. To bring in someone like al sharpton who will exacerbate the situation that is the wrong thing. When they wanted to march across the verrazano bridge, i was one of the first to say that this is inappropriate. This should not be done. Since th
Be considered a cut. If we can get away from that process, you will not have things like across the board cuts and sequestration. He will let a rankandfile member of congress who is a freshman to have a say in spending and make sure the college is affordable. I am proud that i actually voted to stop the student Loan Interest rates from doubling in june and july of 2013. This is something that should never have happened because, at that time, that is something that should never have happened because, at that time, congress was in the business of setting student loan rates. Congress should not be in the business of setting student loan rates. Sam is should be able to take advantage of student loan rates that are at historical lows. We have to change the debate for how much a student will pay for for everincreasing debt at the end of College Education and what Interest Rate it going to be because we stopped them from doubling. And we need to do what i have been doing is a member of colleg
Families finally opening combat positions to women after more than a decade of war in iraq and afghanistan. Most here are of one mind that the field of battle is no place for a woman. If i was out there and i sought a woman get killed to in my unit that would totally destroy me. But this congresswoman certainly doesnt feel that way, tami duggar tool lost her legs into partial use of her arm flying a blackhawk helicopter is in favor of what defense secretary will announce tomorrow that women who want to fight on the front lines can and should do just that. If women didcannot meet the standards than they should graduate from the program but if they cant then they should be able to be on another soldier who was willing to lay their lives down. Sharing a common belief in the value of service but not necessarily in the world that women should play janice has a husband, son and father who all have seen the horrors of combat. If women want the right to defend their country on the battlefield
President obama the last four years has made a lot of decisions. Some of them like the stimulus package he said would result in all kinds of new jobs. That has not happened. He said he was going to cut the deficit in half. That has not happened. The good news that we have somebody who is running for president that has the knowhow. He has the experience. He has got the experience, the record, and he knows how to work with democrats, republicans cannot independents alike to address the challenges we face as a country, and that is why we need mitt romney in washington to fix what is broken and bring back the American Dream. I see a uaw member here economy. Autos. Talk what go said barack obama that said were a few wars. One was about the Auto Industry. He said, you want to take those companies to bankruptcy. I supported a rescue package for the autos, but what obama said was not true. It was barack obama who took gm and chrysler through bankruptcy, ok . Right . Second, it was mitt romney