A senator madam president . The presiding officer the senator from West Virginia. Mr. Manchin are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer the senate is not in a quorum call. Mr. Manchin id like to vitiate. The presiding officer were not in a quorum call. Mr. Manchin i ask to speak concerning we have a colloquy, speak on the protection act. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Manchin madam president , as you know very well, weve been asking for immediate passage of the miners protection act not just for our state of West Virginia but for all the miners across america and basically the retired miners who have done everything thats been asked of them. We have some of our colleagues today and im going to go, at this time, if i can, and my other colleagues will allow me, i would defer right now to senator brown from ohio, since he has other commitments. Hell be coming back and forth, if he could go ahead and get started at this time. And ill come back and go to our other senato
Way here in germany to mark the destruction of the city of dresden by american and reddish bombs. The allied attack created a firestorm that left 33 square kilometers in ruin and at least 25,000 civilians dead. The number could be far higher, as dresden was home to thousands of refugees fleeing the soviet advance in the east. 70 years later the memory of february 13 still haunts the city and those who managed to survive. 70 years after allied bombing reduced dresden to rubble, the church of the virgin mary stands once more. The house of worship is a proud symbol of reconciliation, the center point of commemorations attended by or teen hundred guest 1400 guests, including the german president. We know who started the murderous war. We know. Victims of german warfare and never will. We remember by commemorating the german victims here today. The entire city played a part in the memorial events. Dozens gathered at this rail depot to remember the deportation of dresdens dues to concentrati