Josiah ladies and gentlemen, my name is josiah bunting. I am with the friends of the National World war ii memorial. It is a wonderful privilege and pleasure to welcome all of you here this morning at a time in our National History which we must always commemorate with great feeling. My mission this morning is to introduce our introducer [laughter] josiah if you will give me just one moment George Marshall , who was head of the army in the Second World War, had a friendship through the mails with douglas freeman. Freeman was recognized then, and probably still is, as our foremost historian of the civil war. He wrote a great biography of general washington and general lee and of course lees lieutenants. Rick atkinson, who it is my pleasure to introduce, is the foremost historian of the Second World War, and his stature among us whominds of those of write or read history is approximately the same as that as douglas freeman, for those of you who are civil war students. He is a member of t
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 224. The mays are 183. The previous question is ordered. The nays are 183. The previous question is ordered. The house will come to order. E this vote the yeas are 226. The nays are 178. The resolution is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from texas, mr. Barton, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 6190 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number 485, h. R. 6190, a bill to direct the administer of the Environmental Protection agency to allow for the distribution, sell and consumption in the United States of remaining inventories of the overthecounter c. F. C. Epinephrine inhalers. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fi
Everybody needs to sit down and Work Together. We just complicate things. Thank you. From one vietnam era veteran to another. Let me thank you for your comments. I agree completely about the need to sit down. Guest a National Grassroots organization of democrats, republicans, and independents dedicated to the proposition of stopping to fight each other and starting to fix the country. If youre interested in finding out more, you can go to nolabels. Org. The onlyhe venue for serious bipartisan discussion going on in washington during the entire. The Government Shutdown period of the Government Shutdown. There are going to have to be a lot more people doing that. Host how do you see that playing out in the housesenate budget conference . In most religions, despair is a sin. Therefore, i am commanded to be hopeful for the budget conference. [applause] [laughter] if the goals are defined modestly that an agreement can be achieved if we are still reaching for the grand bargain, i doubt very
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Variety of services to these veterans in their backyard because of chairman young. Chairman young has left behind a rich legacy in support of our heroes, especially those in the tampa bay area. By renaming this important facility in his honor, we will provide a lasting monument to her member a great friend. Chairman bill young. Thank you, and i yield back. I reserve the balance of our time. The judgment from florida reserves. The gentlewoman from florida is recognized. I would like to yield three what minutes to the gentlewoman from florida whose district went up to bill youngs district. The gentlewoman from florida is recognized. I thank the gentlewoman for yielding the time. I rise in strong support of designating the Bay Pines Va Medical Center in pinellas the c. W. Bill young Medical Center. I would like to thank congresswoman brown and all of our colleagues for honoring bill young with such a designation. I have been fortunate to serve alongside of bill young for the seven years t