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world. i am proud to introduce joseph hoeffel to you all today. joe is a former congressman, state legislator and county commissioner from an something to. he holds a bachelor of arts degree in english from boston university, a jurist doctorate degree from temple. is the author of the iraq life, how the white house sold the war. in a suburban philadelphia, pennsylvania, community, joe was the first democrat elected in 60 years to the statehouse, the first democrat ever reelected to congress, and first democrat to chair the montgomery county board of commissioners. and a final personal note, his wife, ray manchester, is one or most valued and talented volunteers. [applause] thank you so much. well, hello, everybody. i m so happy all of you are here it s a beautiful day. you could ve been doing other things and i really appreciate your choice to be here with us. and let me say how much i appreciate what nancy marshall and her great staff do here at the abington library. ....
its entrepreneurial spirit. big skies, big ideas. people think big. that s why such great things as, as the nuclear weapons whole industry. to microsoft who was formed here, to goddard, to the first computer ever. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woo ....
big skies, big ideas. people think big. that s why such great things as, as the nuclear weapons whole industry. to microsoft who was formed here, to goddard, to the first computer ever. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: new details out of th ....
announcement. proudly donning a philadelphia eagles shirt pennsylvania s longest serving member of congress uttered these word. i made a decision that it would be best for me not to run for reelection. reporter: after serving for 20 years congressman bob brady of the first district of philadelphia will not seek re election, he reflects on the heartfelt moments that led up to this decision. i look back at all the other days and nights when the job came first, choose public service over my family and friends. today i m just choosing family over service. reporter: powerful chair of the democratic party in philadelphia, made the announcement amid an fbi corruption investigation involving brady s campaign. prosecutors have accused his campaign of illegally paying a 2012 primary challenger $90,000 to drop out of the race. brady unequivocally denies any involvement revealing this latest news. my lawyers advised me based on their review of the status of the stays stat ....
recognition? i move the house suspend the les and pass h.r. 5457 the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4547, a bill to amend titles 2, 8 and 16 of the social security act to improve and strengthen the representative payment program. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. brady, and the gentleman from connecticut, mr. larson, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. brady: i ask unanimous consent that members may have five legislative days to resize and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 5447. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. brady: today we have the action to help those receiving social security. this bill led by congressman sam johnson and john larson of connecticut, the chairman and lame of the social security subcommittee takes actions to improve the representative payey program. today, when someone o ....