Myself. On march 29, 1973 the last combat troops were withdrawn from vietnam. When they returned to the United States these veterans like many who returned earlier were greeted with a cold and at times hostile reception. Looking back more than 50 years at the experience during the vietnam war and return home, billy two feathers who served with u. S. Army wrote my return to the states was typical of several people i talked to. Family and friends would say been a while. Others would call me names that i wont repeat. Kenneth bizby who served in vietnam wrote when i got back to my hometown no one seemed to notice that i had been away nor did they care. These accounts and others record the National Sentiment on a personal level. Their stories remind us that most returning veterans were not even acknowledged for their sacrifice and that many suffered because of it. While the nation has worked to correct this mistake over the last few decades there is more congress can do to honor our Vietnam
The subcommittee on courts, intellectual property and the internet will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a ves at any time. We welcome everyone for todays hearing bringing justice closer to people examining ideas for restructuring the ninth circuit and i now recognize myself for a short opening statement. It has been more than a decade since we last considered a bill to split the ninth circuit. The ninth circuit is by far the largest circuit of the 12. Additi additionally, the ninth circuit hears 20 of the appeals and some would say from this side of the dase from the various states its the most reversed circuit. Not withstanding that, it is my circuit. It includes my state. Im deeply concerned today and will be until we find resolution that stripping away the other states of the ninth circuit would still leave california as by far the largest circuit. When we come together today we come together with two challenges. One, there is no way without spli
The subcommittee on courts, intellectual property and the internet will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a ves at any time. We welcome everyone for todays hearing bringing justice closer to people examining ideas for restructuring the ninth circuit and i now recognize myself for a short opening statement. It has been more than a decade since we last considered a bill to split the ninth circuit. The ninth circuit is by far the largest circuit of the 12. Additi additionally, the ninth circuit hears 20 of the appeals and some would say from this side of the dase from the various states its the most reversed circuit. Not withstanding that, it is my circuit. It includes my state. Im deeply concerned today and will be until we find resolution that stripping away the other states of the ninth circuit would still leave california as by far the largest circuit. When we come together today we come together with two challenges. One, there is no way without spli
And i now recognize myself for a short opening statement. It has been more than a decade since we last considered a bill to split the ninth circuit. The ninth circuit is by far the largest circuit of the 12. Additi additionally, the ninth circuit hears 20 of the appeals and some would say from this side of the dase from the various states its the most reversed circuit. Not withstanding that, it is my circuit. It includes my state. Im deeply concerned today and will be until we find resolution that stripping away the other states of the ninth circuit would still leave california as by far the largest circuit. When we come together today we come together with two challenges. One, there is no way without splitting a state to have at current california not be, if it were all by itself, the largest circuit. Seco secondly, we have wrestled with this for decades. During that time the ninth circuit has grown and today with five four vay captainsies, there is additionally five more requested. I
The subcommittee on courts, intellectual property and the internet will come to order. We welcome everyone here today for todays hearing bringing justice closer to the people, examining ideas for restructuring the ninth circuit and i now recognize myself for a short Opening Statement. Its been more than a decade since we last considered a bill to if you will split the ninth circuit. The ninth circuit is by far the largest circuit of the 12. Additionally, the ninth circuit hears more or less 20 of the appeals and some would say from this side of the doois throughout the various states it also is the most reversed circuit. Notwithstanding that, it is my circuit. It includes my state. And im deeply concerned today and will be until we find resolution that stripping away the other states of the ninth circuit would still leave california as by far the largest circuit. So, when we come together today we come together with two challenges. One, that there is no way without splitting a state to