Collins this hearing will come to order. Good morning. Next week americans will honor our nations veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. Today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. Im proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. The second highest percentage in our entire country. We owe them such a great debt. The gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. A truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. As we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. Often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam, the grandpa
There are some comparisons made between the minnesota and state fairs. Im not going to say which one very much but im looking forward to your butter iowa. Well see how it compares to the kthe milky way and the of the princesses. Shece asked a princess what does with the butter carve after he fair and they use it in the corn fest. Okay. That an image. All ht. So i have been around iowa the last few days to an 20 county tour, and lets it is a little warmer han it was when i announced my candidacy in the middle of that blizzard, but it shows i have ended up with four inches of snow on my head and an eye dresser became con, but i announced my candidacy there because i wanted o make the point on the Mississippi River that its time to cross the river of our divide politics and get to a igher plain, and as i stood outside in front of a barn with a flag draped on that barn, few ago, i thought to myself, flying over flag el paso. Thats the same flag that is dayton, because what United America i
States from 1963 to 1969, and during those turbulent years, he often invoked americas better angels in speeches. And he also talked about his vision of a Great Society. And he went to the statue of liberty to sign an immigration bill. After those, well hear from Richard Nixon, 1969. Richard nixon talked about e great silent majority. And in 1974, he resigned from Office Beginning now. Heres lyndon johnson. President hatcher. Governor romney. Senators mcnamara and hart. Congressman meader and stabler. And other members of the pine michigan delegation. Members of the graduating class. My fellow americans, it is a great pleasure to be here today. This universe today has been coeducational. Since 1870, but i do not believe it was on the basis of your accomplishments that a Detroit High School girl said, and i quot choosing a college, you first have to decide whether you want a coeducational school or an educational school. Well, we can find both here at michigan, although perhaps a differe
Logical i already have it on well, somehow they already wrote it, imagine the first tattoo, yes, and its there so that guys from outer space would like to give shares into space. Please tell me not really no yes, i would, i would have fun flying to my team. As i think, i think, im about there, well, 50 percent and thats where i am, but flying is overloading this body. Yeah, i also rolled out some dances in your top three that we all love and know, just dont strain yourself, its better to just dance once again, maybe well sing drunken eyes quickly in space. There is no tomorrow i m spinning in space drunk with my eyes i want to fall in love. Tomorrow is not the infusion of dancing today, but today there is dancing. They were in the mood for such a soulful instrumental, your group is called ufo. Would you like to ever see a ufo or maybe there were some strange stories, maybe you dreamed of a ufo . Can i finish here, yes, and we talked a lot with her. She told a lot about how she was bein
May 14, 2024. madam clerk, call the roll. Supervisor chan present. Supervisor dorsey present. Supervisor engardio present. Supervisor mandelman present. Supervisor melgar present. Supervisor peskin present. Supervisor melgar present. Mvrnld present. Supervisor safai present. Supervisor stefani present. Supervisor walton mr. President all anybodys are present. Thank you, madam clerk thank you, madam clerk unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush rahmytoosh ohlone olonee who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. Responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. Ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam clerk do we have a