This debate is local and across the country and the suspect is due in court today. Thank you. Firefighters in Solano County are trying to contain a wildfire after crews got the up upper hand on the names north of vacaville, 150 acres have burned and 25 homes are threatened. You can see the flames moving closer to the homes and air tankers and helicopters hammered the flames from above and Engine Companies from all over bay area pitched in to contain it. Pretty big. Burned down the scan beyond. Then it looks like they had it just about out and the wind picked up and it was back up the canyon. It started when a truck caught fire and ignited brush and the fire is just 25 percent contained and unpredict am winds have made it hard to fight. Ocean beach is turning into a grim experience, three large mammals, Marine Mammals washed ashore yesterday and as we our reporter tells us, more could end up there. It was a beautiful day. Joey took his usual walk near the Golden Gate Park wind mills and
I tell stories about it so it will at least entice them to read the first page. Once they start reading it and i did you read this and they say they did the pros that the used in the wording prose that they used in the wording is phenomenal. People appreciate that. What you start reading the constitution or the declaration of independence come it is pretty cool. Host representative ralph laurenwrence of louisiana. Thank you. Rep. Abraham thank you. Since coming to washington, d. C. Representative Brenda Lawrence host before you came to the house, you spent a long career working in the federal government. What kind of work did you do . What perspective dating if you on this what perspective did it give you on this . Rep. Lawrence a postal worker came in and was a letter carrier. I worked my way up to management. I retired not retard, then transitioned from management not retired then transitioned from management to work for my community. Host what respective data give you on how governm
Those documents more frequently . What i do is when im in district i was there last weekend and i was talking to a large group of church people, i handed constitutions out an declaration of independence out when i go to talk to any educational groups especially young students, theyre going to get a copy of the constitution an theyre going to get a copy of the declaration of independence. Andity tell stories about so that it will at least entice them to open that first page and once they start reading when i go back and say hey, did you actually read this . And they say they did. The verbiage that was used in those days is unlike any that weve seen in these days. The pros that they use texas wording the way they put the words together was just phenomenal. People still recognize and pressure that. Once they start reading the constitution or especially the declaration of independence which is such a wonderful document theyre pretty well hooked. Congress ralph abraham, from the louisiana F
Previous Committee Hearings from the week. My staff gives me tasks to do that also bolsters my Knowledge Base for whatever is coming down the pike. It takes a lot of afterhours work to stay ahead of the game. You have to stay ahead of the game. Host when of the members we spoke with, speaking of afterhours work, a number of them are staying in their offices, and living in accommodations in their offices. Rep. Abraham early on i was a member of that club because of the finances. I refused to pay exorbitant rent fees. I am pretty tight with a dollar. Until diane found us something affordable, and fairly reasonable, i did camp on the couch for a couple of weeks. Now, i have a little apartment across town. The rent is still high but manageable. Host you get home to louisiana every weekend . Rep. Abraham almost every weekend. I prefer to go home every weekend because i get to see the people that i represent. The week that we get off each month, we go back to the district is the favorite wee
How we overcome these restrictions. Tom has pointed out, representative waters pointed out, the fact that when these restrictions are in place they are significant for people. And the fact that we have communities that fight hard to overcome those restrictions does not make them right, or correct. And so, i think we have to continue as representative waters has stated and tom has stated and everyone here needs to understand, to fight against these restrictions, understand exactly what they are, which are efforts to take away the right to vote, restrict the right to vote from people, minorities, young people, you know, the idea that many of these i. D. , voter i. D. Laws do not allow you to use your college i. D. , in texas, right, you can use gun, firearm owners card but can not use the college i. D. As your voter i. D. And, how can that possibly be if your objective is to do anything other than limit young peoples right to vote . And how, how can that be right in the country we live i