Thats the wrong approach. And so just fundamentally this is a difference in policy, its a difference in goal, apparently its a difference in assessment of what mirks military strong and will continue to make it strong. So for those reasons, i have to strongly oppose this amendment. I yield im sorry, i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. Members are reminded to direct their remarks to the chair. The gentleman from South Carolina is recognized. Mr. Norman this is more liberal gibberish. 1. 4 billion. Tell these young people behind me, you tell them instead of building ships, instead of building airplanes, instead of protecting cyber security, youre going to really pay for transgender operations . Hogwash. You try to make that case to anybody in this room. And they would laugh its so serious they wouldnt laugh. Let me tell you other things im sick and tired of. Feelings. Talk to the military gold star mothers who have lost their childr
President is not observing this day at one of the three sites of the attacks or at the white house, instead, President Biden was in alaska for a ceremony at a Military Base. This comes after the president s trip to the g20 overseas. Now there is reaction to this agreement that sends billions of dollars to iran in exchange for imprisoned americans. White house correspondent Jacqui Heinrich starts us off live tonight from the north lawn, good evening, jacqui. Good evening, bret. Its unclear if any of the Military Families President Biden met with were personally affected by 9 11 but biden acknowledged his own absence at the attack sites renewing the vow to never forget no matter where you are and to stand united including against political division. Never forget because Military Base is located on ground zero isnt we know the distance did not dull or diminish the pain we felt all across the nation September 11th. President biden touching down in alaska to mark the 22nd anniversary of the
Airport in honolulu and chartered a plane to maui. He made it through tsa with a fake id be a chose san jose because it was the cheapest ticket in to california. He landed sunday night and took a cab to a motel. I couldnt believe i actually made it. It was surreal. Reporter saito spent time looking to buy a car in san jose. But unable to do that he took another cab to stockton, an area hes familiar with after spending three years in nearby lodi with his family when he was a teenager. After spending three nights in stockton with one trip to walmart to buy a phone, he decided it was time to move on. A cab driver agreed to drive him to reno wednesday. When they stopped for gas on the way out police swooped in and arrested ato. Police officers converged on me. Reporter the final question, why did he escape . After 37 years in the psychiatric hospital, saito says he had an exemplary record with no violence or drugs. He said this escape was his chance to prove he was not a danger to anyone a
[drums and singing] [applause] [drums and singing] [applause] put those hands together for the west african dancers and drummers what a way to kickoff the celebration. Now time for our libation. [drums playing] the libation is our connection to the past and our roadmap to a better future. The purpose of libation is to remember and honor those who walked and worked before us and thus paved the path we now walk. We pour in the direction of the four winds, north, south, east and west. For africa and mother land and those known and unknown who defended our land in history. For ancestors who struggled for our freedom and those who defied to [indiscernible] develop our interest as a people. We pour. For our elders who helped to give us wisdom, strength for fathers and mothers who please call out the name of your loved ones who have now rest in the valley of the departed. We pour. For the youth who represent the future of tomorrow, we pour. For men and women in the human rights struggle, we p
He brought 60,000 guest, the union army. Sherman had previously been to savannah and lost savannah. There was no burning, looting or destruction. Savannah was spared. Sherman just left savannah about four months later with those 60,000 troops. A significant amount of marriages occurred between savannah women and northern officers. So we come up past the American Civil War through the reconstruction period ending in 1876. By the 1920s cotton had failed because of overgrowth and lack of fertlization and in gave the weevil and savannah was back to being poor. Lady aster said savannah was a beautiful lady with a dirty face. By the 40s and 50s the old houses in downtown savannah were worth more dead than alive just to get the bricks to build new houses. One city planner said savannah was so poor she was not able to destroy herself unquote. Progress did make some hideous inroads in putting highways through one part of the old town and a street through three of the pressures squares. At one p