He was later received by three american president s. It is about an hour. Tonight well hear the biography of a brave and invaluable soldier who played a significant part in world war i. He couldnt write, he couldnt speak and he couldnt hold a gun. However, his loyalty and abilities were never in question and his inspiration to his fellow infantrymen in the Yankee Division is legendary. Stubby, the war dog, survived the horrors of the trenches and became a war hero. This evening, ann is going to share the story of this very special dog and his soldier. Ann has a lively style breathless pacing and intriguing characters, whether they fly under historys radar, or rise to the top of historical recognition. After our visit to the National World war i museum today, i can only imagine what historical art fat has set her imagination in motion now. Please welcome ann bausum. Hello and thank you. Thank you for coming out. I appreciate the work that katie stover has done to make this visit possibl
Passed us here on the parkway. See what they were doing as they were using the northbound lanes to go southbound, because of that big sinkhole problem on the southbound lanes of the gw parkway. But before he got here, he passed the beltway at river road. And caused a big closure there. All of the motorcade going through there. And before that, the motorcade passing by old georgetown road, and, of course, that caused a problem in that area. Some of the roads around here shut down for more than a half hour during the heart of rush hour. I understand how motorcades work. I understand the need for them. But that seemed a bit excessive and probably could have been planned better and probably has a lot to do with this, whats going on over here. What we have been telling you about all day. The southbound lanes of the George Washington parkway where work is still continuing to fix that big sinkhole that opened up not long ago. And that work is expected to wrapup later on tonight. The good news
Ves. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6 2015, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for the morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas for five minutes. Ms. Jackson lee thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Today i rise with a question should america be brought to the brink of her own security and safety . With that question i can my friends on the other side of the aisle, the republicans, i ask the speaker to put on the floor of the house the full funding of the department of Homeland Security. Mr. Speaker, i had the tragic privilege of beginning my tenure on this committee in the aftermath of 9 11. Some of us who serv
Schools, where less than half of the kids that graduate. And those who graduate are nowhere near ready to go to college or go to work. We have seen across the state and across the country and in most states, Charter Schools public Charter Schools popping up. And giving parents hope, giving them a chance to get those kids out of failing schools. I said the other day in the rules committee, because it was so moving to me, i went to a Charter School in north minneapolis, 430 kids in that school, their parents are delighted with the education theyre getting now and thrilled to have gotten their kids out of failing schools and when i asked the principal and founder of the school if she could take more kids she said no, this is the right size for this school. They would like to replicate this school and thats what this bill allows and how successful is it . There are 1,000 kids 1,000 kids on the witnessing list to get into that Charter Schools because parents want to get out of failing schoo
D. C. , he discusses his book with a panel of professors and journalists. A good evening everybody come and thank you. Is the voice okay in the back . Can you hear me . Thank you for coming. Im the president of the foundation established to continue my mothers work in that somewhat dozen books in the early on socialism. We respond to these kind of events from time to time. This session is about history and influence of socialism in america. Jack ross, the author commented his studies on these issues. His family was involved in trade unions and the socialist movement. This is the book a history of socialism, its a little thick at its history. I myself was a child of the european revolutions. My first night in america was 1939 sleeping on the floor of the apartment floor of a German Jewish refugee refugee friend of refugee friend of my mothers death meant that the ship when it docked. He come at 19yearsold, with the economic editor of a newspaper of the communist party of germany. A bril