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majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from nebraska, mr. smith, for five minutes. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i rise to bring attention to the outstanding community service demonstrated by the student athletes from north central sports club in nebraska. harsh weather and devastating flooding has hit much 6 nebraska this spring, causing destruction to many homes and communities and agriculture producing facilities throughout ourer state. the recovery has not been easy, but the hard work, dedication, and again rossity of nebraskans has been on full display since the disaster struck. i want to highlight one group, the north central sports club, which is made up of student athletes from rock county, nebraska. these student athletes were excited for their upcoming trip, an annual tradition after completing the hard work of not only their competitive sport seasons and academic requirements but also the ....
contributions. here s a look at what dick durbin had to say on thursday from the senate floor. mr. president, i would like to speak for a moment about the veterans day, which is just two days away. on saturday, the 11th of november, americans will honor the courage and sacrifice of veterans. more than 40 million have served our nation in uniform, from bunker hill, baghdad and beyond. i ve been thinking about the words of one of those brave patriots, the son and grandson of military leaders. when his time came, he too went to war, and he suffered horrific deprivation and excruciating injuries. years later, he said few veterans chair a romantic remembrance of war. he said, a million tragedies ensue when wars are fought. war is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud can sentimentalize its cruel reality. those are words of a friend and colleague, john mccain. we owe him and all of our nation s veterans and families our profound gratitude and respect. sena ....
to war, and he suffered horrific deprivation and excruciating injuries. years later, he said few veterans chair a romantic remembrance of war. he said, a million tragedies ensue when wars are fought. war is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud can sentimentalize its cruel reality. those are words of a friend and colleague, john mccain. we owe him and all of our nation s veterans and families our profound gratitude and respect. senator mccain endured more than 5 1/2 years, 5 1/2 years of torture as a prisoner of war during the vietnam conflict. when he final hi came home, john mccain found another way to serve our nation with honor. we thank him for that. this week the united states congress dedicated a commemorative chair to honor all americans ever held as prisoners of war. the antique empty chair will stand in the capitol as a solemn reminder of these service members who were missing for years in captivity and those who remain missing today. as we p ....
supervisor kim supervisor mar supervisor peskin supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee not present madam president we have quorum. thank you ladies and gentlemen, can you please join us for the pledge of allegiance and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you, madam clerk any communications. not o none to report madam president. supervisor peskin like to mansion a motion to skews commissioners we ll take that without objection. supervisor avalos is skewed supervisor wiener in terms of excusing the other commissioners and i know that supervisor cowen, supervisor farrell and supervisor campos expressed a request to be excused. okay absolutely you wanted to make that motion. seconded by supervisor peskin colleagues without objection without objection their excused and we re joined by supervisor yee okay. i do have one in memoriam and i think that we may have some members of the ....
supervisor mar supervisor peskin supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee not present madam president we have quorum. thank you ladies and gentlemen, can you please join us for the pledge of allegiance and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you, madam clerk any communications. not o none to report madam president. supervisor peskin like to mansion a motion to skews commissioners we ll take that without objection. supervisor avalos is skewed supervisor wiener in terms of excusing the other commissioners and i know that supervisor cowen, supervisor farrell and supervisor campos expressed a request to be excused. okay absolutely you wanted to make that motion. seconded by supervisor peskin colleagues without objection without objection their excused and we re joined by supervisor yee okay. i do have one in memoriam and i think that we may have some members of the public of the ....