Statement bills, weve, you know, stood on the we havent gotten much actually to happen. So now do you start to say, heres our philosophy, heres where we are, we understand whats going on in the debt and deficit and destruction but we have a bunch of debt deniers right now other in the senate that, look, this this debt devastate devastation thats coming is coming. Do we have an obligation to try to find a way to actually get a piece of legislation all the way to the president s desk where we get to start to bend the curve . Something beyond the messaging bill to actually an accomplishment. And thats and thats going to be the battle. You asked if this is a test of the relevance of the conservatives in the conference. I would say that really, most conservatives are willing to suspend disbelief and trust the leadership right now that well have a conservative outcome after the last three months. Its really a test of this new pact, if you will, of leadership to get to a 10year balanced budge
The white house on thursday, he unveiled the specifics of his action plan. First, well build on our progress at the border with Additional Resources for our Law Enforcement personnel so that they can stem the flow of illegal crossings and speed the return of those who do cross over. Second, ill make it easier and faster for highskilled immigrants, graduates and entrepreneurs to stay and contribute to our economy as so many Business Leaders have proposed. Third, well take steps to deal responsibly with the millions of undocumented immigrants who already live in our country. The president followed that up with a second speech on friday in las vegas promoting his executive action to the public. For years we havent done much about it. Well, today were doing something about it. If you have children who are american citizens or legal residents, if you register, you pass a background check, you are willing to pay your fair share of taxes, then youre going to be able to apply to stay in this c
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A ceremony will be held at Joplin s Cunningham Park this Saturday. Community members share their stories of recovery and tragedy.Elyse Schoenig, KOMU 8 Reporter
JOPLIN - Saturday marks the 10-year anniversary of the EF-5 tornado in Joplin. The disaster destroyed buildings, uprooted homes and took the lives of 161 community members.
According to the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration, the cost of the disaster totaled $2,017,564,600. Courtesy: Jim Riek, Retired KOMU 8 Anchor
Patrick Tuttle, a member of the Joplin 10 Years Stronger Planning Committee, said this weekend will bring community members together to recognize the progress throughout the town.