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[ jesus came into my heart] thank you, soldier. Today was toext have been make thy name be remembered in all generations. What i think i am going to depart from i prepared sermon. While i was listening to the sergeant solow, i kept looking. P at our Service Flags i was thinking of the men and service. I see some of them here this morning. Private roberts, sergeant carter, andutenant private parks, first class. First class is right. I met somebody i had not seen in quite a long time. ,he last time i saw this man one of my members treated me to a ticket to Yankee Stadium to see joe lewis. In one minute and 49 seconds, n a victory. Fist wo it was not the final victory. Those two men that were matched in the ring that night are matched again. This time in a far greater arena and for much greater stakes. , paratrooper in the nazi army men turned into machines challenging the world. Joe lewis, training for the fight of his life. This is not a fight between man and man, but between nation and
Barbara, where you see the Democratic Party on this date in 316 2016 . Caller well, good morning, and im not really sure. People like third way are what is wrong with democrats. Where is the middle on the gnome wage, im gay peoples right to marry, i womens rights to control their own body where is the middle on the minimum wage, gay peoples rights to marry, womens rights to control their own body where is the middle on that . Not having a roof over your head, health care that is what is wrong with third way people. You ignore those that actually need for the sake of trying to get along with republicans. I think the democrats need to come out be democrats, and stop trying to appeal to the socalled middle. So, i really disagree woth you let me just pick t points. First of all, third way was one of the leading organizations in the United States fighting for Marriage Equality for all americans. We spent five or six years working on it. We are one of the top groups that fought for it. So, y
Our campaign chairman. They tend to have a title but not do a lot of work mark is the exhibit obvious opposite. He worked tirelessly on our behalf and gave us great advice. I am lucky to call him my friend. Our party is stronger and virginiaans are fortunate to have a legislator of his integrity in the state senate [applause. ] i thiing thank thosr the miles that they covered and cathy and i are so happy as they expect their new baby. Our finance team was a great did a great, great john. I thank pat mullins and the staff at the Republican Party of virginia who were shoulder to shoulder with us throughout this, and pat will be missed as he steps down as chairman of the Republican Party of virginia. I appreciate his service to our party. And i want to thank the rnc and their victory staff led by josh daniels who did a great job. Of course, the tip of the spear was the ed for senate campaign. And the tip of that tip was our campaign manager, chris levitt, who is tireless, smart, committed
Two different things. When you are looking at hearings, you will see more hearings in the senate that look like what you have been seeing in the house over the last several years. Administration officials being called from various departments and agencies to essentially get byed over the coals republican senators who are going to be chairman of these committees for the first time. You are going to see more critical hearings and hearings that are built around topics that are critical of the administration. In terms of legislation, you are probably going to see more markups and more consideration of bills at the Committee Level and when they come out of the last couple in the of years, bills of come out of committee and then sort of disappeared in a number of cases. What mcconnell is at least saying and what he said last coat newsnew conference that if a bill comes out on a bipartisan basis, somebody might actually see it on the floor. You also mentioned an open amendment process. How li