People dont come to madison so their kids can rot in a prison cell. Dreamers come to madison and when they feel excluded from the dream they become nightmares ifill plus, the story of Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter. Who fell on a grenade to save his fellow marines. An act of courage and selflessness that earned him the medal of honor. I feel like im on an even Playing Field and an even platform with everybody else, awards or not, with everybody else that raised their right hand and said, you know ill going into harms way. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Thats bae systems. Thats inspired work. Charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions. And. This program was made p
Quorum call quorum call quorum call mr. Reid madam president . The presiding officer mr. Leader. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 779. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, paul g. Byron of florida to be United States district judge for the middle district of florida. Mr. Reid i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion. The clerk cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of paul g. Byron of florida to be United States district judge for the middle district of florida, sig
Captioning funded by cbs this is the cbs morning news for thursday, june 19th, 2014. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning the last of the workers trapped at iraqs main oil refinery were evacuated. Sunni militants took over most of the plant yesterday. The workers were freed during a brief truce. The Iraqi Government has asked the u. S. To launch air strikes against the militants who have overrun much of the country. During a meeting with congressional leaders, president obama indicated he did not need congressional approval to take direct military action. Susan mcginnis is in washington where the debate over engaging the insurgence is heating up. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. So far the white house has dodged questions about whether the president would take action in iraq without congressional approval, but its something lawmakers here see as a real possibility. U. S. Warplanes are flying roundtheclock Surveillance Missions over iraq as mi
Population. Lance corporal carpenter in the fellow greens were manning a rooftop security position on the perimeter when the enemy initiative a daylight attack with hand grenades one of which landed inside the sandbagged position. Without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own safety, Lance Corporal carpenter moved towards the grenade in an attempt to shield his fellow marine from the deadly blast. His body absorb the brunt of the blast severely wounding him but saving the lives of his fellow marine. Undaunted courage, bold fighting spirit, unwavering devotion to duty in the face of almost certain death, Lance Corporal carpenter reflected a great honor upon himself and the greatest honors of the marine corps and the naval service. [applause] let us pray. Precious god, made the ceremony served as a reminder of the responsibility that comes with receiving the greatest gift of freedom. As we depart this hallowed hall and return to our daily life, we pray that you would empower
They testified before the harlows house energy sub commerce subcommittee. We will show you the hearing tomorrow on cspan. President obama recently awarded the medal of honor to bring Corporal William corporal carpenter. He was injured in afghanistan in 2010. He covered a grenade with his body and order to save the life of a fellow marine. After the ceremony, he spoke briefly with reporters. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and mrs. Michelle obama. Accompanied by Corporal William Kyle Carpenter. If you would, please write with me pray with me. We posit the beginning of this historic event to ask for your presence in this place. Move your spirit to among us gathered. That we would be reminded of the freedoms that many like Kyle Carpenter have sacrificed for. No of our deep appreciation for this marines faithfulness. That when faced with that day of selfpreservation or selfsacrifice, he responded the dollar to safeguard life of his friend. As the highest award for