we look forward to working for the sponsor and the goldstar family would make national parks and federal recreation and we support this bill to respect goldstar families by allowing them to connect to public lands and we share the interest to recognize their service and sacrifice the modernizing access direct the for service to develop the interagency standards and we support the goals of this bill to working with the committee emergency wildfire acting comprehensive bill designed to increase post and with dead and dying trees to establish a new landscape level to improve forest conditions we very much

[cheering and applause] joining us today are goldstar families who loved ones made the supreme sacrifice our freedom and our flag, to edgar and jennifer bill, george lutz and goldstar families everywhere throughout our land, you are fallen warriors will live in our hearts forever. thank you. [cheering and applause] thank you. thank you. we are also grateful to be joined by staff sergeant david -- who i was privileged last year to award the congressional medal of honor. a very brave man. thank you, david. thank you, david. [cheering and applause] thank you. this afternoon, we congratulate all of these new enlistees in the united states armed forces, and there are plenty, and they love our country. a few moments ago, these young men and women took a solemn oath to put their lives on the line for our country. to each of them and every service member and veteran here today, as commander and chief of the greatest fighting force on the planet, a force that just spent $2.5 trillion on rebuilding our military, i want to thank you for your service. [applause] [cheering and applause] now we approa

everywhere she goes, she wears the goldstar pin on the lapel of her uniform.ca eggars and her two sons are here today along with daniel's father, bill, and mother, margo. to the entire family, your sacrifice is beyond our ability to comprehend or repay. today, we honor daniel's incredible life and exceptional valor, and we promise you we'll treasure his blessed memory forever. thank you very much for being here. thank you very much. please. thank you. [applause] thank you. great family. which thank you very much. to every goldstar family here today and all across our land, our debt to you is infinite and everlasting. we stand with you today and all days to come, remembering and grieving for america's greatest heroes. in spirit and strength, and loyalty and love, character and courage, they were larger-than-life itself. they were angels sent from above and they are now rejoined with god in the glorious kingdom of heaven. wherever the stars and stripes fly at our schools, churches, town halls, firehouses, and national monuments, it is made possible because there

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to every goldstar mother and father, into the blue star family that he has denigrated. who the heck does he think he is? >> there is nobody that feels more strongly about our soldiers, our wounded warriors, our soldiers that died in war than i do. it is a hoax. >>> a live look right now, the home of the warriors will become a ballot drop off site starting october 31. also the teams on broadway, they will both serve as polling site on election day. it is part of the organizations ongoing commitment is. you have until october 19 to register to vote, for more information on how to do so online, just go to our website, kpix.com /campaign 2020.

it was often called the goldstar mother pilgrimages. was the goldstar pilgrimage, because it was mothers who lost their sons. sometimes, widows as well. most of these guys did not get a chance to marry. but if they had a widow, the widow would be the one ultimately -- the superintendent at that point would have welcomed them in. if memory serves me, it was an approximately a three-week voyage from door to door. on a cruise liner with nice tablecloth and all of that. but, it took a long time to get here, that's where the three weeks weren't really three weeks in the country. they were careful to separate the groups out a couple of different ways. we will talk about that. this would be an aisne-marne group. always done in the summer months. this would be a group for the end of the year. you have a longer season and hopefully better weather. they would have a military escort, a u.s. army escort to make them as comfortable as possible. interestingly, these are desegregated integrated sites. there are black soldiers buried next to white sold

unlike yourself, i know tens of goldstar families. i buried some of my best friends over the years and i held those families at their worst moments. shame on you for invoking that. you know better. >> -- >> the same goldstar families she's speaking about, here is the pointed answer. yes, she wants to raise taxes. she wants to repeal what we did. she doesn't want to make it permanent for middle american folks. the biden tax plan came out today that talks about an 18% of all incomes because of the health care plan, which she supports and $2500 increase in premiums. i'm not like elaine luria. i don't have millions of dollars in the bank and neither do most people out there. every bit of tax increase harms us. we are in a health care, economic crisis and a pandemic. the last thing they need is her tax increases. >> mr. taylor, it says about 400,000 virginians currently have health care through the medicaid expansion. in 2017 -- >> can you start over? >> in 2017, you voted for the american health care act, which drastically reduced funding

tell us about your podcast coming on monday, you have a goldstar mom. >> thank you probably be on. excited about this. monday we will talk to karen vaughn who is a goldstar mother herself but an amazing proud american who has done nothing but advocate and be a strong voice for goldstar families in a navy seal, her son died on extortion 17. coincidentally enough on august 6, 2011, 1 year after my own aligns day, i got to know her and this is a fantastic thing she is doing. liz: president trump made remarks today at the white house to the ruling to remember bikers. you're an active member in the veteran biker committee, can you talk to us about that? >> i had the opportunity to do a ride across the country with a group of veterans and celebrities and raise awareness and money for various organizations, over the years i worked for the cast of sons of f anarchy", robert patrick was there today, the biker community was founded for them coming home from vietnam and they've never forgotten that. whenever there's a call for the veteran community the biker community is there and they were t

they don't mention black people and young black people that are goldstar recipient. could fight in iraq .nd save lives, his goal was -- was to save lives here. when every policeman and america is not the policeman in minnesota. host: tiffany cross? write a lot about what she talked about. when the republican and democratic party shifted and the other part of the last century. i also write about the black soldiers who lined up to join the army during world war i when the u.s. realized their standing army of 126,000 men would not be enough. black soldiers lined up to help defeat germany. when they did that they were treated horribly in the army. they were spat upon. they were victims of racial hostility. these black soldiers could not sleep inside the warm barracks. they were left to sleep in tents. they went for months without having a change of clothes. the wightman they were serving --ngside -- the right men the white men they were serving alongside were incredibly disrespectful. when they got back to the united states in 1919, how do you think americans welcomed th

david: you have been very involved in meeting with goldstar families.albe a very experience. gen. mattis: this great big experiment we have that you and i call america, it is noisy -- going to need to be defended. we need this commitment, this devotion to our country. david: your first time in combat was when saddam hussein invades kuwait. when you got into kuwait, were you surprised at how easy it was to get there? gen. mattis: it was a lot of trading and fire support. i am very proud of that campaign because the last time i brought everyone home alive. ♪ david: when you started, you started in the northwest. you were a great athlete or a great student? say? would you say daca -- gen. mattis: none of the above. david: you are pretty wild. when you were 13 years old your parents would let you hitchhike around the midwest. gen. mattis: i maintained a degree of silence about my activities around my parents. it was a more trusting nation in those days. my parents were rather adventurous. they were not irresponsible. had they known some of this they probabl

as are his attacks on the goldstar family who lost their son in iraq. there's also the other ones that we've -- we noticed at the time and let pass, right? his attacks not just on lieutenant colonel alexander vindman from the national security council for his testimony in the impeachment inquiry but specifically the president's attack on colonel vindman for his military service. the president mocking his army uniform. the president putting that wounded combat veteran's army rank in scare quotes in his tweets as if colonel vindman wasn't really a lieutenant colonel in the army. there was also the time the president derided the former head, the admiral, deriding him specifically for the attack that he led that killed osama bin laden. there has also just been the rank callousness to the family members of service members who the president had no political reason to attack. no beef with. no reason to criticize. he just couldn't muster the decency to even interact with them in a kind or basically human way. >> i asked the master sergeant to put his phone on s

to the goldstar families. so anywhere between two and four hours. and we have restaurant facilities on-site. we just renovated the restaurant . it is supposed to be spectacular , we have not been able to eat there. two to four hours minimum. >> so a poor minute part of the guide said is a favorite with visitors? temporaryyour exhibits will change and drop people in, but of the permanent gallery, if you take air force one out, it's unlevel. that's the 800 pound gorilla in the room. people love the oval office. how many of us really get the chance to visit the oval office? it is an exact replica of how it waswhen the president during his administration. that is always fascinating to see. mrs. reagan's, gallery is quite beautiful. we have a number of her downs and outfits, but also some of the more important things, like just say no to drugs campaign that people like mc. of course you've got the ranch in camp david, which is extraordinary. in my opinion, the most powerful is, starting with the alzheimer's level -

to every goldstar mother and father, into the blue star family that he has denigrated.k does he think he is? >> there is nobody that feels more strongly about our soldiers, our wounded warriors, our soldiers that died in war than i do. it is a hoax. >>> a live look right now, the home of the warriors will become a ballot drop off site starting october 31. also the teams on broadway, they will both serve as polling site on election day. it is part of the organizations ongoing commitment is. you have until october 19 to register to vote, for more information on how to do so online, just go to our website, kpix.com /campaign 2020. >>> a grim drop support tonight, the economy added just 1.4 million jobs last month, fewer than previous months. the jobless rate saw a nearly 2% drop down from 10.2 to 8.4%. >> i think overall the august report calls us a good picture, of where we are. we are in an economy that is healing. the economy cratered in march and april. we are clawing our way back. >>> investors did not like the news, the dow, nasdaq lows in the read, again, after yest

to the goldstar families. so anywhere between two and four hours. and of course, we have restaurant facilities on-site. as a matter of fact, we just renovated the restaurant. well, it is supposed to be spectacular, we have not been able to eat there. but yes, two to four hours minimum. patrick: so there is a permanent part of the gallery that is sort of a favorite with the visitors? obviously your temporary exhibits will change and draw people in, but of the permanent gallery, if you take air force one out, it's unlevel. duke: that's the 800 pound gorilla in the room. people love the oval office. how many of us really get the chance to visit the oval office? it is an exact replica of how it was when the president was during his administration. that is always fascinating to see. another one is, mrs. reagan's gallery is quite beautiful. we have a number of her gowns and outfits, but also some of the more important things, like just say no to drugs campaign that people like to see. of course you've got the ranch

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a goldstar mother. of a gallant navy seal.arriors from soldier strong, a group that serves our injured veterans every day. we are honoured by your presence and we thank you for your service. applause with heroes just like these we defend this nation every day. and under this commander—in—chief, we have taken the fight to radical islamic terrorists on our terms, on their soil. islamic terrorists on our terms, on theirsoil. last year, american forces the glass pinch of isis territory, priced their caliphate and took down their caliphate and took down their leader without one american casualty. and i was there when president trump gave there when president trump gave the order to take out the world's most dangerous terrorist, isis‘s sub general will never harm another american because qasem soleimani is gone. my my fellow americans, you deserve to know, joe biden criticised president trump following those decisions, decisions to rid the world of two terrorist leaders. but it's not surprising. because history records thatjoe biden

recreation and we support this bill to respect goldstar families by allowing them to connect to public lands and we share the interest to recognize their service and sacrifice the modernizing access direct the for service to develop the interagency standards and we support the goals of this bill to working with the committee emergency wildfire acting comprehensive bill designed to increase post and with dead and dying trees to establish a new landscape level to improve forest conditions we very much appreciate senator feinstein and senator daines attention and we support the goals of the bill the written testimony offers several comments meant to improve the language of the bill and we look forward to the subcommittee as it moves forward thank you for your time today this concludes my remarks thank you for your questions. >> chairman and ranking member members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to be here today on the acting deputy assistant secretary from the department of interior thank you for the opportunity to discuss the legislation before us today. to streamline perm

david: you have been involved with meeting goldstar families since you retired and it must be an emotionalnce. gen. mattis: i think it is necessary we pay our respects and never forget the sacrifice of those families. this great experiment we have that we call america, it will need to be defended, and we will continue to need this sort of commitment, this devotion to our country. david: your first time in real combat is when saddam hussein invades kuwait. when you got into kuwait relatively quickly, would you surprised how easy it was relatively speaking to get there? gen. mattis: it was a lot of training, a lot of fire support, and i am very proud of that campaign because it was the last time i brought everyone home alive. ♪ . ♪ ♪ david: when you started your life, you started in the , andwest, washington state you were a great athlete or student? gen. mattis: none of the above. [laughter] david: you were a little bit wild and you would do things that today i would think parents would not want kids to do. when you were 13, your parents would let you hitchhike around the west, is that righ

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the gallery was a large group of goldstar widows who have been here for 20 years plus to get that done never been able to reach the goal and on that day we didn't, you did it. susan and i get a lot of credit but was this body with the help of some folks in the house that made it happen and that is one of the memorable days, swearing-in day was unbelievable, an explosion of emotion to walk on the floor as the united states senator 37 years after i left the floor with my old boss as a young staffer, to take the oath of office for his seat was really remarkable, the circle of life. there are two significant things too. i hope you all recognize by now class of 2018 will go down in history as one of the greatest freshman classes ever. the team of smith and jones can't be beat. it is as american as apple pie and i was proud to be there that day but also there were three vice presidents on the floor of the senate that day, now president-elect joe biden escorted me in, former vice president walter mondale escorted senator smith, mike pence, the current vice president swore us in and think abou

giving them a goldstar. carers really appreciate this.een speaking to some nhs hospital workers who say that they hope people don't feel obliged but that they ought to come out here and do this on a thursday night. but when you come to strip like this on teesside, you know that families are absolutely delighted to do it —— when you come to streets like this. for the hard work and ca re like this. for the hard work and care staff is showing. thousands of people here on teesside and of course gci’oss people here on teesside and of course across the uk. we are here in cardiff as, across the uk, people are finding different was to show their admiration. the lives of musicians have changed quite considerably. in this street, these houses, these people are part of five different orchestras who would normally be travelling around europe. the lockdown is they cannot do that so they formed their own cardiff street orchestra, showing their appreciation for the nhs but also raising money for musicians fighting hard at the moment. we have just had a

particularly the goldstar families. today is a day that we have remembered. it is their sacrifice along with ours that has made this day possible. >> the white house is getting knocked by some for this deal their president price president trump for disrupting the disruptive status quo. >> house speaker nancy pelosi said this and part, the participation of women in the peace process is critical for the security, economy and governance of afghanistan and we cannot afford to turn back from or lose ground on important advancements made by and for women and girls in afghanistan. >>> the alameda city council is that includes new gun control auditory training for gunowners and the ordinance would require gunowners to store their guns at home inside a locked container or have them disabled with a trigger lock. it would also require all gun sales be videotaped and the councilmembers are scheduled to discuss the issue tomorrow. >>> t-mobile is disputing a $91 million fine posed by the sec and their fighting back against claims they sell location data of customers to th

it can get frustrating, but you have to stay in the room and do your job, whether it is helping goldstar families or the trade deal or health care and prescription drugs. guest: the beauty of the problem solvers caucus, it is driven by its members and their ego is not the typical congressman or congresswoman ego. they don't care who gets the credit or if they have a celebration. all they care about is getting something done for the american people. host: we were talking about this segment the other day, to join the caucus you have to bring a member of the other party along. you have 24 democrats, 24 republicans. i would have to find a member of the opposite party. guest: and you have to go to the membership and look them in the to and honor our bylaws stand as a block when we get to 75% consensus, and it is working. guest: if you don't show up every week, you don't build the relationship and the trust. people do not spend enough time with the other side. you get to know each other and it is amazing what you get done if you not only just speak to the other side but listen. find areas we c

if these statements are true, the president should humbly apologize to every goldstar mother and fatherery blue star family that he has denigrated. who the heck does he think he is? is it true? well, we have heard from his own about john mccain as a loser in 2015. donald trump says he was not a war hero. i like people who were not captured. good for him. dismissal, the true medic brain injuries of troops serving in iraq, as headaches not too long ago. failing to, failing, take action or even raise the issue with vladimir putin while the kremlin puts bounties on american troops in afghanistan. duty, and you're tired of hearing me saying this, those who have covered me for years no. i'm going to say good -- for years now. i am going to say it again. we have only one sacred obligation. harm'sho we send into way, care for their families when they are away, and care for them when they are home. that is the only sacred obligation that we have. duty. honor. country. these are values that drive our service members. outfit --ll voluntary an all voluntary outfit. president trump has demonstrated

because like you and your losses, the thought of sitting across the table from another goldstar family, from another maimed and wounded warrior as result of soleimani, to meet is unconscionable. i think the president had a duty to act and responsibility to take that kind of action. >> host: republican line from mississippi, jeff, go ahead. >> caller: i appreciate your service to our country. >> guest: thank you. >> host: commenting on soleimani's death. he was a declared terrorist. he was supposed out of iran. [inaudible] i i agree with that 100%. the man was destroying people's lives, hundreds of thousands in that area the middle east. and i think the war powers deal they done yesterday was a papier-mÂchÉ issue to stand iran to say that united states was a bunch of chickens. they wrong. that war powers act, we know in time of terrorism, in our day, we had to be prepared. men and women can't go there and be sitting ducks over these actions. i do appreciate your service and i would like to hear comments on why he was allowed to travel even now during the bush and obama administration. >

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they get the goldstar hospital award, we don't know what that means but we will figure it out later. fema, the army corps of engineers and god put up emergency hospitals. so far we planned for four at the javits center, one in westchester county center and one in westbury, 4000 additional units. they are all underway, not as far along as the good work at javits but they are still on their way. again with all of these beds we still have a shortfall so we are going to go to plan b. what is plan b? we are going to seek another four temporary emergency hospitals which will get us another 4000 beds and we just have been scouting sites for a few days. we settled on a few sites for the army corps of engineers and i will ask the president today if he will authorize another four temporary hospitals for us. i want to have one in every borough, queens, manhattan, staten island, nassau, sussex, westchester, so everybody knows downstate which is where the essence is right now, that everyone equally is being helped and protected. we look at a site in the bronx at the new york expo center, 90,000 s

he probably got this from the goldstar families? so let me see a date or time when you were last tested before you admitted to the virus. on the subject of how we crush the virus and how we go forward, any questions? reporter: i want to ask about the negotiations quickly. speaker pelosi: about this subject. it is related. i will come back to it. it is central to negotiations. it is no use saying we will give to the administration if we do not crush this. topic, it isthis clear the issue is as much about the president pulling away from the negotiations, but also the republicans in the senate who have shown concern about spending more money, yet we saw some republican senators saying they thought it was a mistake to walk away from the negotiations. are you in anyway talking to leader mcconnell, to any of these republican senators, who perhaps could weigh in on this in a way that would bring some resolution? speaker pelosi: you are not talking about this subject either. anybody want to talk about -- reporter: we're talking about the co