Tax credit. His the shot his bush aunt his pechant for policy included the first law that he signed as president , the family medical leave act, as well as the childrens initiative, the other laws that we will discuss, and if you wonder the impact of these laws, i was speaking on a radio show and one of the producers was not there because her family is going through a rough patch, and she is able to do that without imperiling her job, and she would thank president clinton for that if she could be here today. Alexis herman deserves applause for being here because her flight was canceled, so she jumped in a car and got here at about midnight. [laughter] [applause] she has promised not to take a nap until the panel is over. [laughter] Alexis Herman helped organize the 1992 Democratic Convention and with bill clinton won that, she became the Deputy Director of the Transitional Office in the white house. She handled the White House Office of public liaison in the clintonss second term linto
Weakest and the most vulnerable. The International Megans law to prevent demand for child sex trafficking, or h. R. 515, will protect children from sex tourism by notifying countries when convicted pedophiles plan to travel. To protect American Children, the bill encourages the president to use Bilateral Agreements and assistance to establish reciprocal notification so well know when convicted child sex offenders are coming here. Mr. Speaker, i actually got the idea of International Megans law in a conversation with a trafficking in persons delegation from thailand ri a meeting in my office in 2007. I asked the thai officials what would they do if we were to notify them of travel by a convicted pedophile. Each of the dozen officials said they would bar entry into their nation of such a predator. Today will mark the third time in eight years that this bill has passed the house and i do hope it will pass, with strong support from both sides of the aisle. The second in its present, more s
On the republican proposal. You can also send us a tweet or go to facebook. Com cpsnspan. We will get your thoughts here in just a minute. I want to begin with the chairman of the Budget Committee , republican from georgia. Yesterday holding a news conference. [video clip] it gets to balance within 10 years without raising tax. We responsibly lay out a plan for a healthy economy. One that opens the doors for people will, not subjects into the ditch to washington, d. C. We say in strength and medicare. We recognize the imperative of providing for our military men and women and their families. Of budget spent more on National Defense that the president. We do so in a responsible way that lays out a path to adjust the ongoing consent of the military so they are better able to plan and prepare for challenges in the future. Host tom price outlining what he says is in this Budget Proposal for the next 10 years. The accident at the white house yesterday with meeting with Prime Minister of ire
Enrolling. Number two, when it comes to the individual mandate, i think i will say two things about proposals from republicans that said it as their mission to eliminate, decimate come sabotage obamacare from the beginning, who were willing to shut the government down because of their opposition to obamacare we have to take their proposals with a grain of salt. I dont think they are filled with sincerity to the sincere desire to improve the system. Theyve made it clear that their goal was to eliminate the system and thereby eliminate the possibility for millions of americans with preexisting conditions or who dont have insurance the possibility of getting it. Number two, when it comes to and we talked about this when they were shutting down the government on the president s refusal to pay ransom, obamacare ransom in exchange for getting the government open or in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. When we talk about delaying the socalled individual mandate what does that mean concre
Stories are lots of about slaves and freemen of color who made choices. When i began this book, i was convinced that the americans were the good guys, and the british were the bad guys. But the more i worked on this project, i became more and more that as the war came to an end, that it was the americans who were not the good guys. It was instead the british and the spanish who were the good guys. The british and the spanish offered freedom to their slaves. Andmen who served with them took them away from this land of bondage. For the americans, well, the americans will keep slaves in bondage until 1865. Choose fight for the u. S. Or five for your freedom with the invading ritz tonight and im 00 eastern on cspan at 9 00 eastern on cspan3. The house ways and means subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on how changes to the foster care system might prevent youth sex trafficking. Among the witnesses with a panel of lawmakers who offered different bills to address the issue, follow