Assistant democrat leader steny hoyer welcome back representative Steve Scalise and talk about next weeks schedule. Also, comments about aid to puerto rico, the dream act, the budget and health care. I want to join all of our colleagues in saying how very grateful we are and pleased that we are of the return of the majority whip, Steve Scalise. Scalise. All of us who sat here and heard steve, our friend and colleague, give his reaction not only to thatateful, vicious action took place as he was practicing for the Charity Baseball game where republicans and democrats come together to raise funds for young people and people who need help, and they do so together in the spirit of goodwill and common purpose. I think Steve Scalise, our majority whip, spoke movingly and im sure all of us were impressed with his courage and th his comments about that which is important. He talked about his prayers, having been answered and the prayers of literally millions of people around this country and i
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The large Roberts Family were seventhday adventists and very religious. His father attend meetings all summer. Discussing immigration but remained ambivalent about his sons attending central until his governors actions made a matter of principle. If theyed parents pressured some of to attend central. Responded nobody urged me to go. The school board asked about wanted to go, i thought if i got in, some of the other children would be able to go and have more opportunities. 27 27,er the 25th, Terry Roberts, the other eight members of the little rock nine in the world will return to little rock to remember commemorate the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of little rock Central High School. I had the privilege of helping coordinate the 40th ceremony in 1997. Among the many things associated with that commemoration, i accompanied Terry Roberts when he saw central tigers played basketball for the first time. Was at central, the African American not only could not play sports, but they c
Monitors what is happening in our cities for many decades that dont agree there are Serious Problems in relationships with the Africanamerican Community and police, but taking kneels at Football Games with players that are making millions of dollars are not the way to solve it. The way to solve it, and some of these guys do great charitable work as Roger Goodell pointed out, in their community. You have a situation where a disproportionate number of united black families with a home, womene having babies out of wedlock, and abortion rate that is five times the number of white abortions and twice the number of hispanics. That is where the real problems are. Is notany at nfl games going to solve any of them. Host the players say they are taking a knee to protest Police Brutality targeted toward africanamericans. It is this racism that they are attempting to bring into the public view. It is a right cause, certainly, but perhaps the wrong arena. These players should consider where else an
Term for Justice Neil Gorsuch the supported in the confirmation hearings. A particular issue or cases you are following in the term ahead . There are a few interesting cases will be argued in the forthcoming term. One of them was just recently granted. The janice case involves this issue that was before the Supreme Court before Justice Scalias death and deals with the ability to collect union dues from state employees without their willingness to do so, against their will. And it should be an interesting issue, an issue that was left open. Being deadlocked 44 the year that Justice Scalia died. And the Masterpiece Cake shop involving a bakery owner charged by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission for refusing to decorate a specialty cake for a samesex couple in connection with their wedding. Both of those should be interesting as well. And whitford, a wisconsin case dealing with restricting. Brent you clerked for a justice. What intercontinental action will Justice Alito have . Senator l