Violence and harassment complaints. We must do more to protect students and equip universitys to prerespond appropriately to Sexual Assault on campus. This amendment will allow more institutions of Higher Education to implement comprehensive, coordinated responses to Sexual Violence through the Campus Grant Program. The Campus Grant Program was created by the violence against women act of 2005 and reauthorized by the violence against women reauthorization of 2013, a bill which i worked hard to help pass. Increasing funding to this Vital Program representance important step in empowering victims of Sexual Assault and protecting men and women on College Campuses in arizona and across the country. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment. And before i close, i want to thank che chairman of the appropriations committee, mr. Rogers, and the chairman of the commerce, justice, science appropriations committee, mr. Wolf and Ranking Member mr. Fattah for working with me on this issue. Fin
I hereby appoint the honorable frank r. Wolf to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip but in to five minutes, no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. Hoyer, for five minutes. Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to pay tribute to an extraordinary life, to an extraordinary individual, to a dear and good friend of mine for many, many years. The el Raymond Lewis was librarian emeritus, the last and lon
Were strengthened by civil society. Were strengthened by a free press. Were strengthened by striving entrepreneurs and Small Businesses and strengthened by Education Exchange and opportunity for all people and women and girls thats who we are. Thats what we represent. [ applause ] i saw that through a trip to africa last year where american assistance has made possible the prospect of an aids Free Generation while helping africans care for their sick. Helping farmers get product to market to feed populations endangered by famine. Double electricity so people are connected to the promise of the global economy. And all this creates new partners and shrinks the space for terrorism and conflict. Now tragically no American Security operation can eradicate the thread posed by a terrorist group like boko haram, the group that kidnapped those girls. We have to support the effort of nigeria to educate its youth. This should be a hard earned lesson in iraq and afghanistan where our military beca
The crash at the intersection of Route 202 and Winthrop Center Road closed the road for about five hours while the Maine State Police reconstructed the crash.
The crash at the intersection of Route 202 and Winthrop Center Road closed the road for about five hours while the Maine State Police reconstructed the crash.