congressional a small practice shooting in june were awarded the medal of honor, a ceremonious capital earlier this month. house majority whip steve scalise think think the officer saving his life. good morning and welcome to united states capitol police medal of honor ceremony. i am matthew for derosa, , chief of police. assistant chief and irr to host this ceremony to recognize the many heroes in our midst who faced danger on a baseball field in alexandria, virginia, on jun. to officially start the program would everyone please rise for the presentation of the colors by united states capitol police ceremonial unit, the singing of the national anthem is performed by sergeant david nelson at ane opening prayer offered by reverend pat conroy, chaplain in i states house of representatives. [background sounds] oh, say, can you see by the dawn s early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight s last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars thro the
appeared we have live coverage on c-span2. we didn t cut our way to surpluses in the 90 s, we did not tax our way to surpluses in the 1990 s. he had a circumstance where the cameistration and house together to get some welfare ,eform and spending restraint while the economy grew and revenues caught up to spending. that s how you get a surplus and why he your sing so much focus on this administration on economic growth. you cannot cut your way to a balanced budget. but you can keep the growth on spending and grow to a balanced budget. see our interview with mick mulvaney friday on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. coming up, police officers who responded to the shooting at a congressional baseball game practice honored at the white house beard testimony about a pentagon program that gave military quitman to a fake organization, and later a hearing on russian corruption. coming up live friday on c-span3. in the morning, former white house ethics erector discusses the
house majority whip steve scalise and three others were wounded. the word ceremony was held in the white house east room. a word ceremony was held in the white house east room. ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states. vice president pence: please be seated. to members of congress, our distinguished guests. members of the law enforcement community from all across the united states. on behalf of the first family, welcome to the white house. and welcome to american heroes week here in our nation s capitol. one month ago today, america woke to shocking news. that a gunman had opened fire on a baseball diamond just south of our nation s capitol. but in the wake of that horrific attack, our nation was deeply inspired by the heroism of america s first responders. and we celebrate that today. today, president trump will pay a debt of gratitude to the men and women who inspired the nation that day. and all they represent. this week, good news. the nation rejo
others wounded. the shooting occurred on june 14. as lawmakers were practicing for the annual charity baseball game. this is 25 minutes. gentlemen, the vice president of the united states. dr. robert golden. please be seated. to members of congress, and are distinguished guests, members of the law-enforcement community from across the united states. on behalf of the first family, welcome to the white house. and welcome to american heroes week. america awoke to the news that a congressman had been wounded by a shooter. president trump will pay a debt of gratitude to the men and women who inspire the nation and all they represent. this week, good news. the nation rejoiced with word congressman steve scalise was released from the hospital. [applause] vice president pence: i know you are watching, so let me say we are inspired and believed by your recovery. we are honored to be joined by your remarkable and courageous wife jennifer. [applause] vice president pence: i know i spe