Do it well or not at all. It is time for us to stop half stepping and start high stepping so that when black children succeed all children succeed. When black children are excellent in getting awards not just for sports, singing, rapping. We can do more than that. We have got a brain and we have got to expose our children to achieving in the academic and scientific programs. More importantly, make sure they also know how to behave in school. Teacher need to know how to not be scared of black children. Love them and respect them and dont overlook them in the classroom. I was out to lincoln the other day. I must say this. I know where the problem is. Some think i am burying the dead and marrying couples and preaching sermons. I am going to these schools unannounced. I have been doing it for 40 years. What we need to do is to just get these programs in the schools immediately and not come up with some excuse to say we got to have more time. We will had enough time and the time is always r
I try to explain that these people died so that he could do the things he does today, so he can enjoy the freedom he has today. That is hard for a sixyearold to understand, and i dont think he does understand that yet. But it is very important people understand that these men aboard that died died to preserve our , freedom. They sacrificed themselves then for everything we have today. They sacrificed all their tomorrows for our today, and that is why this exhibit is here. It is not just to highlight the sacrifice of the tang, but the sacrifice of all the americans who died aboard submarines in the second world war. Weekend, American History cablejoining our comcast partners to highlight the history of sacramento, california. To learn more, visit www. Cspan. Org. We continue now with our look at the history of sacramento. The capital of california was not supposed to be in sacramento. A little farther down the road in san jose was were the First Legislature met. They also met in vallejo
The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip but in to five minutes, no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from American Samoa, mr. Faleomavaega, for five minutes. Mr. Faleomavaega mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to extend and revise my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Faleomavaega mr. Speaker, i rise today to thank our fellow americans and the people of American Samoa for the opportunity they gave me to serve them. Having grown up in a small village in American Samoa and graduating high school in hawaii, i never expected the people of American Samoa would choose me to serve the
That framework to meet periodically for the very important process of political consultation. Neither of those are present in this coalition. To see it come together this way, to see us meet at the ministerial level in this manner thomas to hear the really profound words of the ministers and leaders last wednesday in their commitment to this cause and the importance of an ongoing political consultation where we have come in about three months is important. Six months ago yesterday is when mosul fell. Six months ago yesterday was when we all wondered whether this was the beginning of the end. And so from that moment in to this much has happened, many things have occurred. We believe that the strategic and operational momentum has been halted. We believe at the tactical level, while their will still be the training of some ground back and forth, the initial efforts supported by advisers from within the coalition but ultimately the Iraqi Security forces, which we will be trained in our Tr
Good afternoon, everyone, almost good evening, and welcome to San Francisco city hall. Im supervisor scott wiener. I have the honor of representing district 8 including the castro on the board of supervisors. And which district are formerly represented by harvey milk. Supervisor olague likes to remind me we share the district 5 represented by milk. And were here today to remember supervisor harvey milk and mayor George Moscone who were brutally assassinated decades ago. And we gather every year to remember, and not just to remember and to mourn, but also to remember the positives and to remember frankly both of these great men and what they contributed to our community. You know, with respect to harvey milk, there will never, ever be another harvey milk in our community in terms of what he represented for our community in terms of a step forward. We are now elected lgbt peep to office and harvey was such an incredible trail blazer, not . In just getting elected, but in being a great le