Shutdown tomorrow night if the house goes along. But the bill ishs facing opposition there, including in the form of a recordbreaking speech today. Nancy pelosi, the minority leader, spoke against the bill for more than eight hours, the longest continuous speech on the house floor in well over a century. She just wrapped up. Chief Congressional Correspondent nancy cordes is at the capitol. Im pleased to announce that we have reached a twoyear budget deal. Reporter the massive agreement directs relief the all corners, from a cashstrapped military to stormravaged states. This bill is the product of extensive negotiations. Reporter it addresses several looming crises, funding the government for six weeks and raising federal budget caps for two years with the increase divided almost equally between defense and domestic spending. The bill also lifts the nationdebt ceiling for a year and allocates 90 billion in emergency funds for areas hit by hurricanes and wildfires. I think its the best d
And how it shaped his interest in nature. He talked about the legislative houses and opposition to establishing the 10th National Park. Hosted by history colorado, this event marking the centennial of the park is a little over one hour. On genuine 26, 1915, Woodrow Wilson created rocky Mount National park. Five days earlier on january 20, the enabling legislation, a cartoon on the screen behind me appeared in the denver post. It shows enos mills shaking hands with the goddess colorado, who was saying, enos, i am proud of you. In the background, to mountains speaking. Further complements followed, and within months enos mills was being hailed as the father of Rocky Mountain National Park. The title that mills himself would appropriate in his own writings. That title has followed mills from his time to our own. To cite the most obvious public example, that title graces the pedestal of the bronze lifesize statue of mills and his border collie, scotch. It has stood in the corner of a park
So we can debate the law and what is appropriate but we cant give criminals a free pass toig north law or the laws that reason pass to ignore the laws or the laws that are on the books. Im sorry, i must oppose the amendment and strongly urge my colleagues to do the same. The chair does the gentleman reserve . Mr. Calvert i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman from california reserves his time. The gentleman from alabama is recognized. Thank you mr. Chairman. With all due respect to my colleague from california, no one is in favor of allowing criminals to commit crimes at any level of federal government. Palm palm or any part of the country mr. Palmer or any part of the country. I think it should be troubling to every member of this body that we have gone over the line in regard to becoming what could be viewed as a police state. In regard to the raid on the Wastewater Treatment facility, that is a city facility. That is the federal government sending armed agents and
He started in 1878 and finished in 1879. The house is celebrating its 136 anniversary this year. When they deemed it was going to be a permanent fort, part of the rule was they would start to build the homes the buildings would be brick rather than wooden structures. This was the first brick structure built on the fort, and after that they were built along the same type of victorian italianate style. One of the things the fort is known for is holding Standing Bear during the Standing Bear trial he was held here at the fort. Hugh Standing Bear was from a small trial, north of where we are now. They had been there for generations. During a treaty that the americans actually more with the sioux, their homeland was given away by mistake and they were forced to move to oklahoma. And the original promise was, if you like it, we know you will like it, but if you like it, you go down there, that if you dont like it, you can come back, of course. They got down there and hated it. It was hot. Th
Mexico sends an expedition east to the plains to investigate. 45 spaniards and 60 pueblo indians. Everything about this is uncertain, but they probably get into what is now western nebraska, the intersection of the plat and loop rivers. They encounter indians. The next, they set up camp, negotiate. Theres no initial effort by the spanish to cause trouble. The next morning, the pawnees attached the spanish with arrows and muskets. Heavy armed. 2 3 of the spanish are killed in the battle. Of the survivors, its estimated that six or half a dozen get back to santa fe. It was basically a disaster for the spanish. Were here under the hot lights. All right. The survivors contribute to a painting of the expedition. This is hard to see. It was difficult for me to get a good resolution copy. If you look closely, its by an unknown artist, but there is a group of spanish and probably bl pueblo indians here. Some of the pawnee indians have bows and some have guns. They dont well, actually, theres o