[applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] b1. [inaudible conversations] thank you thank you thank you. The children and Junior Companies are what they see with the dancing drums instructors thank you thank you thank you b17. [applause] i am extending a warm welcome to everyone as we all know but dont forget our history and culture. So for our sponsor for tonight thanking them for 20 years where we can strategize and the family has really sacrificed a lot. And she is a shy woman but 20 years was no joke. I remember when you were in your basement and here we are. And here at the Metropolitan Church founded 1872 it was the oldest piece of land in the city continuous owned by black peopl people. [applause] at this time changing demographics we know that is no easy task to the pastor and ministerial staff. To all the ministry and members of the congregation let the church say amen. And it contributes to the caliber and character we are grateful with jazz and justice. Th
[applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] b1. [inaudible conversations] thank you thank you thank you. The children and Junior Companies are what they see with the dancing drums instructors thank you thank you thank you b17. [applause] i am extending a warm welcome to everyone as we all know but dont forget our history and culture. So for our sponsor for tonight thanking them for 20 years where we can strategize and the family has really sacrificed a lot. And she is a shy woman but 20 years was no joke. I remember when you were in your basement and here we are. And here at the Metropolitan Church founded 1872 it was the oldest piece of land in the city continuous owned by black peopl people. [applause] at this time changing demographics we know that is no easy task to the pastor and ministerial staff. To all the ministry and members of the congregation let the church say amen. And it contributes to the caliber and character we are grateful with jazz and justice. Th
[drums playing] [applause] [drums playing]. [drums playing]. [drums playing]. [cheering] [applause] thank you, thank you to the African Dance company and the children and junior company, that opened the way for us and for this evening. We like to thank macie and joseph who were the dance and drums instructors, thank you. [applause] my name is Sandra Bradley and im extending a warm welcome to everyone on behalf of van gogh videos and books. We all know in the language of ghana it means go back and fetch, reminding us not to forget our history and culture so we are proud that video and books is a sponsor for tonight and we want to thank them for 20 years for creating a space where we can gather, a space where we can strategize, a place where we can immerse ourselves in history and culture, get knowledge, curate events and thank you to the family for sacrificing a lot to create a space of the liberation , and shes a shy woman but the rima is right here. [applause] 20 years is no joke, 20
Rate if you are a passable entity and giving half your money back it is hard to grow your business, and equipment, grow jobs when you are giving half of it away. My. Is, your thoughts in terms of if we lower the rates and terms of pastors as well as my. Is your thoughts in seek secor what difference would that have in terms of growing the economy and creating jobs. Professor holtzeakin, could you expand on that . It is a bad tax policy that treats the same Business Activity differently. And that would drive you to organize your business on the basis of tax considerations, not business decisions. That is the hallmark of interference with the economy. In the work i have done on Sole Proprietorships partnerships, relatively small they are disproportionately sensitive to tax considerations, heavily reliant upon tax flow. Lowering taxes gives them greater cash flow. They can invest invest and hire more and so you see strong linkages between tax load toward those entities and capacity to gro
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