and i graduated thank you laudi. -- graduated thank you cum laude. reality is if you remember which group you were in, perhaps the groups that you wanted to be in, the groups that you felt a isolated from, you start understanding and appreciating this whole political world that we're living in today. with one addition. today it is now in vogue to speak about those not in your group in the most salacious and vicious ways. and you are rewarded by doing so by the friends you have within your group. that is the breakdown of the american experiment of a melting pot. we have a responsibility not as elected officials, but as you human beings as those of us who are part of the american tapestry to reinforce the values that make us great. one of the reasons why i think finding civility in the senate is so important, i want to make sure that i'm a part of those examples who are leading in the right direction. so when i'm working with cory booker on legislation, or when we are actually going out to him speak to schools, it sends a message not when we start talk

scholar, received a diploma, graduated cum laude with a double major in biology and french. he's in his third year of medical school researching diseases. you know those are the people they are going to say people can contribute and be great assets. why wouldn't we want to help them? >> that's a really good question. when pelosi brings forward that example, i would bring forward the 2000-plus daca recipients who have committed felonies after they got the executive amnesty from the obama administration, including in a few cases murder. it's a cross-section of illegal aliens. the notion that daca recipients, this subsection of illegal aliens is better, more meritorious come more deserving than the rest of the broad population of illegal aliens is incorrect. you have some scholars and you have some criminals. the notion that somehow these are special people that we must grant amnesty to a simply false. >> shannon: you are part of the voter fraud task force that scott made a lot of heat. people say it is ginning up allegations about fraud that doesn't exist. lawsuits involve com

she graduated magna cum laude in 2016 in biology. today she is a second year student in irvine, california in the department of ecology. she is researching the effects of climate change on plants and soil. her dream is to continue her research as a scientist and become an advocate for strategies to mitigate climate change. in september the america association for the advancement of science wrote a letter opposing the white house decision to rescind daca. her's what they -- here's what they said. many daca students make significant contributions to the scientific and engineering enterprise in the united states. high-achieving young people in daca contribute in many ways to our nation. many are studying to become scientists, engineers, medical doctors and entrepreneurs. given the administration's decision, we urge congress to craft legislation that provides long-term protection for these young people who seek to continue their education and contribute to society. our nation needs an immigration policy, they said, that advances u.s. inn

she graduated cum laude from the university's honor program with a bachelor of science in nutrition and a minor in an throw poll skwreu. in college she volunteered as a student leader for community health clinics helping uninsured and underserved patients -fpls she was a leader for the friends for life pediatric cancer student group and volunteered at a hospital pediatric i.c.u. spending time with patients there every single week. she volunteered with the sports program for children with physical or mental disabilities and was a volunteer camp counselor for weekend and summer camp for kids with diabetes. she was a summer volunteer for a community-based effort to reduce health care disparities in her county. zarna says that she threw herself into these sreufrbts -- activities to prepare hearse for her life -- to prepare herself for her life's dream to go to medical school. she knew she didn't have a chance. she did all these things in america but legally she wasn't recognized in america. her immigration status was going to kill her dream. despite being brought here as a baby, she did the

after the war, he graduated cum laude from the university of utah with a bachelor's degree in business management. shortly thereafter, he married francis in the salt lake temple. following graduation, president monson was hired by the deserat news to work in the paper's advertising department. he worked in various positions for the newspaper and eventually became the general manager of their press. as he was just beginning his professional career, president monson was called to be a bishop of a mormon congregation at the exceptionally young age of 22. that hardly ever happens in the l.d.s. church. in this position, he was charged with leading a congregation of more than 1,000 members. then at the age of 31, tom was again called to a leadership position typically reserved for older men when he was asked to serve as president of the l.d.s. mission in canada and preside over a whole raft of young missionaries. when he was only 36, tom was called as a member of the quorum of the 12 apostles, among the most influential positions in the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. in 2008, h

met in 2008 she graduated from a san antonio high school with sue ma m laude honors -- with summa cum laude honors. she worked in the house of representatives with my predecessor, charlie gonzalez, before heading to northwestern university. she was sitting at her college graduation ceremony on the day president obama announce head daca program, june 15, 2012. her work permit has enabled her to take out a mortgage, buy a car, get a job, pay taxes, renew her driver's license and repay six figures, about $114,000 of student loans used to fund her northwestern degree. today, lisa is a communications associate at a nonprofit. and as a reporter, lisa's work has been published in "the washington post," huffington post, "san antonio express news," "boulder daily camera" and several every places. her story is just one story of the incredible folks who are part of the daca program that are contributing to the greatness of our nation. i'd like to yield right now to congresswoman norma torres of california. mrs. torres: thank you, mr. speaker, we have waited too long to protect the dreamers. this is un

married to a wonderful lady with three wonderful children, graduate from georgia law school magna cum laude in 1994 with a record of practicing law. having worked for king and spalding. they have produced many of the judges in the united states of america, not the least of which the attorney general under president jimmy carter. it produced sam nunn, an outstanding member of the united states senate and has produced many from his firm. it's a privilege for me to talk about michael for many reasons. most pornl, he comes with a -- importantly he comes with a background of experience. he has been recommended as one of the great lawyers in the united states of america in business matters. one of the things our courts need is a tempered balance of business and consumer. it is important to have someone experienced in business as a judge will be terrific. as my -- i say to my fellow members of the senate and to the president, i thank him for nominating michael and making it appointment and to the members of the united states, i urge you to join me in voting for michael brown. he will be a great ju