Here. I have really been looking forward to this talk tonight because Rufus Youngblood, ive known the name, ive known who he is for a very long time. And im just delighted that we can have his family here. Weve got members of Rufus Youngbloods family here. We appreciate that. We also have tom johnson who was an aide to Lyndon Johnson who is the man that Rufus Youngblood protected and we are really glad you are here as well, tom. He knew Rufus Youngblood very well. Rufus was a secret service agent. Hes known for his actions on november 22, 1963, when shots rang out in dallas, texas, and he leaped over the seat and protected Lyndon Johnson. And continued to protect him. Johnson was one of five president s that Rufus Johnson helped protect. After graduating from georgia tech here in atlanta with a degree in Industrial Engineering, he joined the secret service back in 1951, and he protected president s truman, eisenhower, kennedy, johnson, and nixon, during his 20 year tenure with the secr
Occupation of a wild life refuge in oregon and standoffs with armed protesters in montana and nevada. The house resources subcommittee is looking into how to better protect workers on federal forests, parks, wild life refuges and other open spaces. Subcommittee on ports the unsubcommittee National Parks and public landless now come to order. We will hear testimony of antipublic lands extremism. Any oral Opening Statements are limited to the chair and the ranking minority member. Therefore, i ask unanimous consent that all other members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Thank you all for being here today for the subcommittee on National Parks, forests and public lands hearings on combatting antipublic lands extremism. We are here today in part to review the results of a recent Government Accountability Office Report detailing the impacts of antigovernment extremism on public la
And im just delighted that we can have his family here. Weve got members of Rufus Youngbloods family here. We appreciate that. We also have tom johnson who was an aide to Lyndon Johnson who is the man that Rufus Youngblood protected and we are really glad you are here as well, tom. He knew Rufus Youngblood very well. Rufus was a secret service agent. Hes known for his actions on november 22, 1963, when shots rang out in dallas, texas, and he leaped over the seat and protected Lyndon Johnson. And continued to protect him. Johnson was one of five president s that Rufus Johnson helped protect. After graduating from georgia tech here in atlanta with a degree in Industrial Engineering, he joined the secret service back in 1951, and he protected president s truman, eisenhower, kennedy, johnson, and nixon, during his 20 year tenure with the secret service. He retired in 1971 as the agencys Deputy Director. At that time, he wrote his memoir, 20 years with the secret service. It didnt get the a
President ial candidates appeared for the first time on the same stage thursday night sparring over immigration, Foreign Policy , health care, and president obamas legacy. I think we e should have a debate on health care. She isthe senator says for bernie. I am for barack. I think obamacare worked. Insurance Companies Last year billions of dollars in profit out of the system. How did they make that money . Everyone of those 23 billion was m made by an insurance compy saying no to your health care. Amy we will air highlights from the houston debate and host a roundtable discussion. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In texas, the ten leading democratic president ial candidates appeared for the first time on the same stage together thursday night at a debate at Texas Southern university in houston. It was the third debate of the primary season but marked the first time former Vice President joe biden and se
And suspend the rules and passing h. R. 2852. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 9 pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on ordering the previous uestion on House Resolution question on House Resolution 548 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 40, House Resolution 548. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 205, to amend the the gulf of Mexico Energy security act of 2006 to permanently extend the moratorium on leasing in certain areas of the gulf of mexico, providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 1146, to amend public law 11597, commonly known as the tax cuts and jobs act, to repeal the Arctic National wildlife refuge oil and gas program, and for other purposes. And providing for consideration of the bil