Host a catastrophe of almost unimaginable scale, world war ii left more than 60 million human beings dead, or three of every 100 people on earth. It was an event that stamped the lives of every american, especially the lives of young men and women who served in the u. S. Armed forces. World war ii called for sacrifice from every social stratum and every walk of life. An entire generation answered the call bravely, even eagerly. They understood that cherished ideals of Human Dignity and individual freedom were literally at stake. Easily more than 500,000 missouri and kansas citizens served during the war, from rural teenagers who had not finished high school to omar bradley of missouri and Dwight Eisenhower of kansas. Three of those individuals are with us tonight to share and reflect on their experiences in this terrible yet galvanizing war that ended 70 years ago this year during the presidency of harry s truman. These men need no introduction to a kansas city audience, as your welcom
They understood that cherished ideals of Human Dignity and individual freedom were literally at stake. Easily more than half a million missouri and kansas citizens served during the war, from rural teenagers who had not finished high school to omar bradley of missouri and Dwight Eisenhower of kansas. Three of those individuals are with us tonight to share and reflect on their experiences in this terrible yet galvanizing war that ended 70 years ago this year during the presidency of harry s truman. These men need no introduction to a kansas city audience. As youre welcome indicated. But they are so humble, i do want to talk a little bit about each of the menu will hear from. Henry bloch was a student at the university of michigan when the u. S. Entered the war. Having learned in school the horrors of trench warfare in what was known as the great war, world war i, he resolved to do his service above ground and enlisted in the Army Air Corps. , trained as a navigator, he was assigned to t
They understood that cherished ideals of Human Dignity and individual freedom were literally at stake. Easily more than 500,000 missouri and kansas citizens served during the war, from rural teenagers who had not finished high school to omar bradley of missouri and Dwight Eisenhower of kansas. Three of those individuals are with us tonight to share and reflect on their experiences in this terrible yet galvanizing war that ended 70 years ago this year during the presidency of harry s truman. These men need no introduction to a kansas city audience, as your welcome indicated. But they are so humble, i do want to talk a little bit about each of the men you will hear from. Henry bloch was a student at the university of michigan when the u. S. Entered the war. Having learned in school the horrors of trench warfare in what was then known as the great war, world war i, he resolved to do his service above ground and enlisted in the Army Air Corps. Trained as a navigator, he was assigned to the
Washington, uncertainty is the big factor for businesses. Its very difficult for entrepreneurs or large or Small Businesses to make decisions about the future of their company, hiring, growing their business, investing in new real estate, without knowing you know, when the economy can recover and what washington, when washington will come to a solution. John, courtney talks about the uncertainty. Americans are just so frustrated. I know ceos are frustrated. They were meeting with the president at the white house this week. What are you hearing and whats the reaction in the Business Community . Well, as courtney says, its tough to run a business even in the best of circumstances. Its a very, very tough economy. The recovery continues to be very, very fragile and here we are four and a half years into the recovery. Its one of the weakest recoveries since world war ii, so this doesnt help. Its a lot of additional uncertainty. I heard what the president said yesterday. He wants to get to a
The presiding officer are any members wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, on this vote the yeas are 52. The nays are 48. Threefifths of the senate duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion. We the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on s. 1845, a bill to provide for the extension of certain Unemployment Benefits and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that the debate on senate bill 1845, a bill to provide for the extension of certain Unemployment Benefits, and for other purposes shall be brought to a close . The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presi