Im talking about the maintenance of the entire infrastructure system that made this country great in the last century. Beauty rating and aging infrastructure impacts our on families, communities, the entire country. As was noted, for example, more than 40 of our urban highways are congested. That means americans waste almost two billions gallons of gas a year and a folks spent more than 7 billion on gas idling while in traffic. The point is that indirectly we are spending this money and were not getting anything for it. Highway trust fund is essential for maintaining and improving our infrastructure system. Poor infrastructure to quality of life and also hurts our economy. We also know that investing in the building and maintaining of our infrastructure create jobs for every american, both directly and indirectly. Not just jobs for construction crews and manufactures, or even engineers, but jobs for everyone. At asce we have conducted a series of economic studies and found that iterati
Words and good morning. Thank you to all of you. Im thrilled to be here. Are here to celebrate those who have dedicated their lives Rights Movement and we would be remiss if we did not speak as to mica did a little while ago to honor the passing movementshe greatest heros Nelson Mandela. He was an activist, a prisoner conscious, a statesman and above all a teacher and he taught us that the power of forgiveness is greater than the power of hate and the differences of race and matter less than our shared humanity. His presence on this earth will but his lessons will endure in the hearts of millions. In fact become a event as part of what tom talked about an awful lot. It is a sadness ma nelson thisla has passed from world but it is very much the tame kind of story that tom lantos talked about so much. We come together because of that blazer. Inary trail a man admired from san mateo to pest. Gton to bud da as much as we are all in awe of awe of his family and what a wonderful big family i
They admire most, and Nelson Mandela will likely as not be the answer. Other world figures are usually famous within their own professional disciplines, sections of society, Interest Groups or age groups. Many attract cynicism or play at indifference. Nelson mandelas achievement was to combine fame, affection and admiration from virtually anyone anywhere in the world. So if, i believe, he is more iconic than anybody else, then why . His life story of sacrifice, courage, endowns and suffering in the great and noble cause of democracy, liberty and justice, places him alongside a very select few; suffragists, gandhi himself, anticolonial african leader, che get around rah, often sang suu kyi to name just some. But mandela towers above all of them in popular imagination. Perhaps in part because he was the first such figure to be projected to the worlds peoples through the powerful media of the modern Global Television and the internet. He was quite simply far better known than any comparab
And to tap the resources needed by the members of this peoples house to do their work as well as it can be done. May they be led by your spirit in the decisions they make. May they possess your power as they steady themselves amid of pressures of persistent problems. May their faith in you deliver them from tensions that tear the house apart and from worries that might wear them out. All this day and through the week, may they do their best to find solutions to pressing issues facing our nation. Please hasten the day when justice and love should dwell in the hearts of all peoples and rule the affairs of the nations of earth. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore thank you, father. The chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from california, ms. R
We know from similar data that breaks down what people say they care nd want in Health Benefits are e broadly supported. The the resilience of American People, even when theyre trying to get insurance, when we, because of the troubles we caused with the site, it was incumbent on us to fix. Theyre still there demonstrating in high volume the fact that they believe that this and want ng they need and want to learn more about. Were focused on delivering the benefits to them. Well see down the road how the Affordable Care act and the benefits it provides. Well get about the business of delivering. You have said, the president aid he wants to extend Unemployment Insurance. You have any ideas how to play for that . I know there are ideas for paying for it. Its a plan. Something were not new to the game on. Looking to congress to do what we had in the past. Thats to sit down and figure get it done. To because not depriving and a million efits to families right after christmas, a, because of t