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“I want to say this very loud and clear to every senator, every member of this House: We must not force our 9/11 heroes to go through this same exhausting process again,” Gillibrand said.
So while many have groused that the national emergency declaration is legally dubious and could give the other party a similar weapon when a Democrat is in the White House, few have outright opposed the
“I appreciate the consciousness that they’ve raised among Americans coast to coast, but I think my role as chairman and the role of the subcommittee … is to design and develop the tools that get us
“One of the reasons none of us would’ve missed this — this is the only time in our entire lives in public service that we were in the same room with John Dingell and got the last word.”
While he remains skeptical of climate science, he said, “I think that greenhouse gas emissions is certainly something that we need to look at.”
John Dingell’s funeral were turned around due to weather issues, prompting the group to hold a mid-air memorial for the longest serving member of Congress.
“She is a professional,” he says of the new chairwoman. “I try to tell my clients, a little sunshine never hurt anybody.
“I think what hospitals, insurance companies and Pharma get away with — often with government help — is pretty outrageous.”
He earned that title — not just because he was there the longest — but because he led with great moral courage and vision. He was a friend and I will miss him terribly. Debbie is in my prayers.
“I was born before they even discovered the darn thing.”
Gutierrez is stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater. Rep.
War Hearings Starting this week, the new Congress is stepping up its oversight of U.S. military operations in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa, and the planned drawdowns of troops from several
“At this point, I thought, ‘I can’t breathe. … If I do nothing, this may be the last breath I ever take, because whoever is doing this isn’t stopping.’
For much of the time from late Friday morning and into the early afternoon, several networks were also showing air traffic at several major U.S. airports frozen due to a lack of air traffic control staff
to address this emergency,” the president said in his Rose Garden remarks Friday.
“There could potentially be [unanimous consent] votes or something short term or something later in the day, so it’s still all up in the air,” he said. Sen. Charles E.
“I don’t think they’re going to be able to hire themselves out of a hole.”
this emergency.”
Arizona is home to a number of military assets, including Luke and Davis Monthan Air Force bases and the Army’s massive Yuma Proving Ground.
“Due to the Shutdown, I am sorry to inform you that your trip to Brussels, Egypt, and Afghanistan has been postponed.