It was originally created as a Marine Hospital service, for the purpose of providing medical care for sick and disabled seamen. It was established by an act of congress, signed by president 16, johnon july adams on july 16, 1978. The service was originally supported by a tax on american merchant seamen, but this was later abolished. The tax was collected by the collector of the customs of the treasury department. The Marine Hospital service came under the jurisdiction of that department, where it remains today. The first Marine Hospital in norfolk, virginia, was purchased. The second was built in boston, massachusetts. Some medical personnel were utilized by both the union and the confederacy for the care of wounded military forces. It frequently happened that medical officers of the early Marine Hospitals were the first physicians to diagnose diseases such as cholera and smallpox, which seriously endangered the Public Health at ports of entry. As time went on, the work of the service
It is my pleasure and privilege to be up here at the foundations 14th annual state of the net conference. I am a fellow at the framework for the early career professionals that was started as the Parent Organization and i am here to ask to cspan where we will be pulling down the panelists through the day talking about the most important issues. I hope to speak with as many of you as possible. As you know we have some fascinating topics and incredible speakers and its never been more important than it is right now. With that in mind i would like to welcome to the stage the assistant secretary of Communications Information for the department of commerce and administrator. Thank you. [applause] thanks for the introduction and its great to be here again. Thanks for inviting me and congratulations on the program you put together this year. Id like to take the opportunity to talk about items on the agenda but speak out to me personally as well as a discussion between Bobby Mcdowell and my fo
For the early career professionals that was started as the Parent Organization and i am here to ask to cspan where we will be pulling down the panelists through the day talking about the most important issues. I hope to speak with as many of you as possible. As you know we have some fascinating topics and incredible speakers and its never been more important than it is right now. With that in mind i would like to welcome to the stage the assistant secretary of Communications Information for the department of commerce and administrator. Thank you. [applause] thanks for the introduction and its great to be here again. Thanks for inviting me and congratulations on the program you put together this year. Id like to take the opportunity to talk about items on the agenda but speak out to me personally as well as a discussion between Bobby Mcdowell and my former boss supposedly is looking forward to seeing later today. We are glad to be aggressive in advocating engagement across the globe and
Has been. Really one that marks a transformative moment for our country. This morning had, when the republicans voted to advance the budget that they put forth, they made they drew a line in the sand between the middle class and working families. And the very wealthy and Corporate America in our country. Its really unfortunate but it is at least an opportunity for the American People to understand more clearly what the debate is here in washington, d. C. On one side of that line in the sand we have the republicans in congress who are. Their dna committed to a mission of getting tax breaks to the wealthiest people in our country. In fact, the budget they put forth in that budget, 82 of the tax cuts will go to the top 1 . Sadly, it also in another way that is an assault on the middle class is an assault on a state and local Tax Deductions. I bring this up because it affects everyone. If you live in the district of columbia, for example, and you own a home, you will be negatively impacted
Ms. Pelosi good morning. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. What an eventful morning it has been. Eally one that marks a transformative moment for our country. This morning, when the republicans voted to advance the budget that they put forth, they made they drew a line in the sand. Between the middle class and working families and the very wealthy and corporate america. In our country. Its really unfortunate. But it is at least an opportunity for the American People to understand more clearly what the debate is here in washington, d. C. On one side of that line in the sand, we have the republicans in congress who are, in their d. N. A. , committed to a mission of giving tax breaks to the wealthiest people in our country. Thats the budget they put forth and that budget, 82 of the tax cuts will go to the top 1 . Sadly it also, in another way that is an assault on the middle class, is an assault on a state and local Tax Deductions. I bring this up because it affects everyone. If you l