even his political adversaries recognized that it wasn t really about politics for our elijah. he led from his soul. he often said that our children are a message to a future we will never see. i saw that first-hand when i attended an i vent for the elijah cummings youth program in israel. [applause] a leadership program for young people in his district and elijah didn t just put his name on the program and then forget about it. he interviewed every applicant and personally invested in their success. he wanted all of us to see our young people as he mem orably asked us to do when he gave the eulogy at the funeral for
from steve bannon, really focusing on don jr. that goes to the heart of what bothers president trump so much, which is the sense of collusion by the campaign with the russians and it s don jr. that steve bannon was saying very mem orably was going to be cracked like an egg over the russian i wonder who s laughing? i think vladimir putin is laughing. here we are, they are still infighting and this feud going on. denials about what russia really did in the election. now we re closer to the midterms likely going to be targeted by the russians than we are to the 2016 election. what about breitbart, does this statement today help him keep his job there because of the pressure building for him to be fired? i think tbd, it s too soon to tell for sure. as ever the last few days, he s still a part of breitbart but questions whether he ll last there or not. breitbart like other pro trump news outlets it depends on that kind of daily reliable support
he loves mark chagal is one of his favorites and what i would urge everybody to read it, a 17-page interview, it gives a far more complete picture of this man who is now leading the church and his vision of the catholic church than we can do justice to in this segment. it is a fascinating read and it s an easy read. it s not really heavy on theology, it s well worth taking the time to read. i would be remiss in not noting he also mem orably in the last week or two, had that unprecedented peace vigil on the subject of syria. he is also very concerned about peace and about the international world and whatever moral situation he can impose on that. remember, we have the example of the end of the cold war with if
what they believe, and what they value. central to america s rise is our judea christian tradition with the vision of the traditions and polktds of every human life. the american culture promoted personal responsibility, the dignity of work, the value of education, the merit of service, devotion to a purpose greater than self, and at the foundation, the preeminence of family, t family. the power of these values, this culture, is according to a recent brookings institution statement from rick santorum. for those who graduate. get a job and marry before their first child, the probability that they ll be poor is 2%. but if those things are absent, 76% will be poor. culture. what you believe, what you value, how you live matters. now, as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debates from time to time, so it is today with the enduring institution of marriage. marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. [ applause ] the protection