Racer is the champ of the and hes from city. Abc9 News Reporter Deborah Souverain has his story inside the dirt track. You can hear the the fans cheering. Air. This is where Chris Abelson feels the most at home. Confident, the trying to anticipate where the other drivers are going to go and where you have the possibility of making a pass, said abelson. Chris abelson went from a dirt track racing fan. To getting behind the wheel himself. Natpop abelson getting into car in his 13 years behind the wheel. Hes racked up. Dozens of awards. And after one failed attempt. He now holds the top title. As the 2015 national modified division champion. Of the International Motor contest association. Which is the largest dirt Race Track Organization in the country. Went for it a little bit last year and ended up fourth in the points and just got lucky this year and got some lucky breaks, said abelson. This video from a 2011 race. Gives a taste of what abelson can deliver on the track. Race car Engine
The hearing will come to order. Hearing of thest year for our subcommittee. Welcome to all the subcommittee members. Glad to have you back. A warm welcome to our subcommittees newest member. He is not here yet. He will be down at the end. We look forward to having him work with us. Today the subcommittee will hear from two panels. We will hear about the activities and operations of the Internal Revenue service. Commissioner. Irs welcome to you, sir. We appreciate your return to the service and thank for taking thank you for taking on this task. George have russell and nina olsen. We appreciate the careful and constant oversight of the irs. We have not heard in some time from ms. Olsen, so we are especially eager to hear from her. As a matter of house keeping, i will be following the five minute rules for that members. I do not plan on cutting anyone off in the middle of their sentence, but if everyone could keep their questions and comments for when we get to that part of the program,
I have not seen one of those yet, so i cannot give you a solid answer based on any criteria or facts. Why do you represent support representative thornberry as your successor . Did i write that one . [laughter] that is an easy question. Thornberry and i came on with the Armed Services committee at the same time. I was elected in 1992, but i did not get onto the covidien my first term. We came onto the committee at the same time, we sat next to each other for many years now. Ive had the opportunity to watch them, visit his victor, see how he relates to the people in his district. I see how he relates to the other members of the committee. He is very articulate, very smart. He has good leadership skills, very serious. He has also a member been a member of the Intel Committee for a long time. I think he would make an outstanding chairman for the house Armed Services committee, and i strongly support him. I could give you many more reasons, but if you know that copy you the facts, you know
Impact of the Second Amendment. Host Carol Anderson, it is july 3, 2022. What is the july 4, 17 76 celebration mean to you . Prof. Anderson it means that we are so precariously pert as this democracy that we are heralding on july 4, 1776. We are in a perilous time, to me, as perilous as it was when the Continental Army looked like they were getting their butts kicked, as perilous as it looked when the south attacked fort sumter and launched the civil war. We are in perilous times where our democracy is hanging by a thread. Host why do you say that . Prof. Anderson weve got what i call a land, sea, and air attack happening on american democracy. The land attack is the assault on Voting Rights. The sea attack is the attack to wash away the teaching of real American History. And the air attack is the loosening of gun laws while having a narrative that the insurrection was legitimate political discourse. And well seeing that there was all of this violence and threats raining down on electi
Carol anderson, it is july 3, 2022. What is the july 4, 1776, celebration mean to you . Guest it means we are precariously perched, this democracy we are heralding, on july 4, 1776. We are in a perilous time. To me as perilous as it was when the Continental Army looked like they were giving the butt kicked, as perilous as it looked when the south attacked fort sumter and launched the civil war. We are in perilous times where our democracy is hanging by a thread. Host why do you say that . Guest because weve got what i call a land, sea, and air attack happening in american democracy. The land attackers the assault on Voting Rights, the sea attack is the attack to wash away the teaching of real American History. The air attack is the loosening of gun laws while having a narrative that the insurrection was legitimate political discourse and seeing all of this violence and threat raining down on election workers and election officials. When you are looking at what is happening with voting