A month. Why . Because we dreamt like every other american. It was no longer what you could become but what opportunities your children will have. Education has been the great equalizer in this country. And theres no greater place to do that than allowing those that may not have great wealth, but have a great opportunity with their children a 529 account. But like anything, we should modernize it, because education changes just as technology changes. Could you imagine today sending your child to college, but to tell them to learn without having a computer . Isnt that a part of the Education System, too. Well, thats what this 529 account does. Today, when we talk on the floor its really about the future. Its about the future of every Single Family from every walk of life. Mr. Speaker, i differ with the president on many issues, and i would say the majority of this house differs with the president that he would tax every parent or every grand parent who wanted to put away for a Brighter
Different outcome in expecting a different outcome insanity. I believe our system is broken to the extent that its a moral imperative for congress at this point to step up and act. Our students, our parents, our teachers should not have to settle for a failing system. Before congress i worked in the private sector and also had an opportunity to speak excuse me, to work in state government, including the opportunity to serve as the majority leader of the michigan senate. At that time i saw firsthand how much more effective we can be at the state level to use state resources and control where theyre going than to have the federal government come in, step in and use and expect the state to spend it in a certain way. Mr. Bishop this system of topdown, it does not help the stateses, it puts us states, it puts us in a bad position. Had i had the opportunity, i would have come here in support of the cause as well because i believe its the right thing to do. I believe its high time we defend t
To first and foremost, give those elements of the moderate Syrian Opposition were supporting the capacity to defend themselves, to build battlefield acredibility and ultimately to use those elements and forces to deal with stash and the context of the strategy to deal with stash. At the same time were building that capacity, our hope would be to build within the political esh long, a sophistication that the two together, the political and the military esh lon are the Critical Force that will have a place at the table during the political process that will see the replacement of assad. It seems to me thats a tenyear proposition. And if thats the case, we should be talking in a tenyear period. We can finish iraq over the next three years, but then thats a much longer process and we should just understand what the long term goal requires of us inside syria. And just saying assads name over and over again will help us focus on the ultimate objective that the Free Syrian Army is going to ha
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] if you missed any of our coverage of this live event you can see it on our web site at cspan. Org. There has been a constant procession of people all day as members of the public and Kennedy Family members have come to pay respects that president john f. Kennedy at the grave at Arlington National cemetery just outside washington, today marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination. The eternal flame the centerpiece of the grave site, when it was originally requested the eternal flame the centerpiece of the grave site was originally requested by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy. The permanent grave site was opened in march of 1967. Several remembrances taking place today, one just wrapped up in dallas, the site of the assassination and another at the jfk library in boston. We will get under way live at 2 30 eastern. We will have those tonight starting at 8 00 eastern. We will watch f
Sustaining forces. But its no time to rest on our laurels. We have many others pressed that now is the time to keep the progress going, keep moving forward and not to expect the trend will continue, but to get ahead of it and keep moving down the path. I think from our good, certainly after the economic downturn, we did see a slowing in the growth of overall costs and medicine. Do we believe, 18 of gdp is health care. The unchecked prediction as to be 25 of gdp by 2025. Now is the time to impact occurs. Although lucena moderation in growth were recently, we have seen a spike again. So i agree it is time to really focus after as part of the implementation of the Affordable Care to really focus on cost. Agreement on the send . Yes, i think so. One of the concerns be seen as slowing the rate of growth in that occur in particular, we have allowed vb programmers in the medicare system right now. 65, 66 years old relatively low utilizers at the population as a whole. 15 years or not, baby bo