One of the great things about the political process, there are things today that may not be realistic that tomorrow would become realistic. I would note, if we got in the Michael J Fox the lori and and and set of october 2014, we went back to october 1980, when Ronald Reagan was running for president if i told you then that if reagan gets elected, he will pass fundamental tax reform which with the democrats and tip oneill, he will cut the top marginal rates from 77 to 28 . The economy will grow from what had been four years of stagnation averaging less than 1 growth to my 19 84 and the economy will grow 7. 24 per year booming growth lifting millions out of poverty. If i wouldve said that been the answer would be that is not realistic at all. If i wouldve said in october 1980, when the learned observers were saying the soviet union is unstoppable, when the president was saying we need to accept malaise, if i wouldve told you that president reagan would rebuild the military and put so mu
As speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2015, the chair will now rec m fm stsuitd the mari my lea f mni hr te. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each mber the mari a mory leaderanmi w limit tfi mut, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The speaker pro tempore the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. Roslehtinen, five mis. Ms. Roslehtinen thank you so much mr. Speaker. As an 8yearold child, i was forced to flee havana, cuba, with a my family for the shores of the United States of america, the shining city on a hill, and a beacon of hope and freedom to the world. The cuban american members of congress are all united by our love of this great country and our love and respect for freedom, for democracy and the rule of law because of where we come from and whom w
Very good, and im proud of it. It supports d. H. S. s frontline personnel and essential Security Operations and maintains fiscal discipline. Specifically for customs and Border Protection, this agreement adds 42 million above the request to ensure assure 24 7 surveillance of all land, sea and air approaches. It increases air and marine flight hours from 74,000 to 95,000 per year. This agreement fully funds 23,775 Border Patrol officers to reduce wait times of passengers arriving at the Nations International airports without resorting to burdensome user fees as proposed by the president. Funds are included for 21,370 Border Patrol agents the highest Operational Force in d. H. S. History. Funds for Tactical Communications equipment and Border Security technology are increased by 20 million above the request. Substantial increases are included for targeting systems and Data Analysis to support counterterrorism efforts. For immigration and Customs Enforcement, custody and deportation are i
Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. Good morning on wednesday, january 7. Thanks for joining us. I am eric thomas. I am kristen sze. Leyla gulen is back. The flu is bad. Stay healthy. With the weather we have another spare the air day. Poor air quality again. The fog is in the north pay. Live doppler hd shows it is quiet. Walnut creek southbound into the San Ramon Valley is not so hazy at 33 to 50 at 7 00 and the next 12 hours stuck in the 60s the better part of the day with sunshine and mid50s during the evening. That is comfortable. What is going on . This is starting off as the bay bridge toll plaza with traffic there stacking up in the far left hand lane and some of it is thinned out. Here is a look at the Golden Gate Bridge with travel interest San Francisco is smooth with a big closure over the weekend. Thank you, leyla gulen, it is now 5 02. From pacifica, police and firefighters on the scene of a fatal accident and our reporter as the impact live and you hav
Police say all the other children at steele lane elementary are safe and accounted for. Here is a picture over the scene and you can see investigators with Santa Rosa Police asking for help in mining the girl quickly. They have been searching the area the campus area after the campus itself did not find her. They have made a call out to the community. We want to get right to our interview this morning. Joining us by person is head of the foundation to help locate missing children. Morning, in the hours right after a child is missing it is scary for everyone but what are they focused on . What they will do is many things they will check with the family they will question the family, they are going to check with trends, they are going to conduct a physical sweep of the school, check out any School Surveillance and the neighborhood residential and business surveillance tapes and ask people to sure on social media. Your organization does quite a bit to assist with the search. We do. We phy