And our nation as a whole. Next Congressional Panel looks at developing a National Paid Program House ways and Means Committee vote on how to pay with advocating a payroll tax on employers and employees. Congressman shares a committee. The committee will come to order. Good morning and welcome to our witnesses some who have traveled considerable distances to be here. Before we move toward scheduled Committee Business i want to take a moment to acknowledge the recent tragic passing of pamela, a valued member of staff with the joint committee for over 40 years. A reminder again of the considerable talent that exist sometimes outside of publicity. Pamela began her career as a joint committee on taxation in may of 1991 and applied her skill in many legislative issues with large and small. Her colleagues on the joint committee almost tireless and dedication to the joint committee and she accepted projects that were analytically difficult and often that of efficient. She was working on a leg
of 2002 to ensure that the needs of children are considered in homeland security planning and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 374. the nays are 11. 2/3 having responded in the ffirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 the unfinished business is the the motion of the ms.lewoman from new mexico, torres small, to suspend
Towards his home but reverred his travel. During the course of the day the defendant huggins ultimately made his way back to the Atlantic City area. Not giving details about the actual escape that triggered the manhunt or the assault on the guard was inside of the secure area. Was it in a secure area or none secure area . I dont have that information at this time. We dont know if it was in a secure zone . I do not have that information to disclose to you. A state agency, the juvenile Justice Commission operates the juvenile Detention Center only to say that it remains under investigation. We wont get quick answers as to what went wrong but all the escapees are back in custodies. John recall rawlins, channel 6 action news. And the jury trial against bob mendez ended in a hung jury. Mendez teared up talking about the outcome out sired of the courthouse in newark. He says while he made mistakes in his life none have been a crime. Want to thank the jury. 12 New Jerseyans that saw through t
Mason good evening, im Anthony Mason. This time its senator al franken, the minnesota democrat is the latest prominent american to be accused of Sexual Assault. It dates back more than a decade to when franken was a comedian, and there is photographic evidence. Heres Julianna Goldman. Reporter this photograph was taken at the end of a twoweek u. S. O. Tour to visit troops in 2006. Radio host Leann Tweeden says it shows al franken groping her while she was sleeping. I guess i always wondered if i had any talent. Oh, youve got talent. Reporter it was before franken was a senator. Tweeden says before the trip franken insisted rehearsing a skit he wrote that included a kiss. He grabs the become of my head and just sort of comes in and puts his lips right on mine and sticks his tongue in my mouth. Reporter in an initial statement, franken said, i certainly dont remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but i send my sincerest apologies. He added the photo was clearly intended to
Behalf, then joined his sister in court. They kept me company, he even let me beat him in a round of golf. Im blessed to have great children. Love you so much [crying] i thank you. I want to thank my sister and her husband. Their bible passages were of incredible strength to me. Thank my constant these people for their Constant Friendship and innocence. I wish salad success in his search for justice. I want to think the defense as well as dr. Melvins attorneys. The Nations Defense attorney methodically toward part of this case. Justice brown, whose insights were invaluable, and his , who gave their total commitment to our cause. , idr. Melvins defense team them for their valuable roles. I want to thank the jury, 12 new ans, who saw through the usednments claims, and their jersey common sense to reject. I appreciate their service, their sacrifice, and their time away from their family and professions. I want to thank my colleague, senator cory booker, who has been supportive from day on