georgia at the time when georgia needs it when georgia has to be on your minds, you americans -- jackieo be having this call or maybe a meeting with russian president vladimir putin. what would you encourage him to say on that call? >> handle handle off georgia, hands off the caucus that is an interest of the western countries it cannot become again a dominated region dominated by russia. it has to be a region that exist on its own. and that has been for history, for centuries has been a place for different civilizations meetings, and it has been a place where european values are always been at the center stage and country that society is a vibrant civil society that wants to be part of the community of values that is represented by europe and the united states. so hands off, georgia. >> looking back in history former president obama was criticized for how he handled situations in georgia. tell us historically the impact that had and how you hope trump will approach differently. >> i home that america cannot be linked to regimes that don't represent their people. that's where they have

united states, and i'm sure that he will be a strong for georgia at the time when georgia needs it when georgia has to be on your minds, you americans -- jackie: we've been reporting that one of trump's, you know, first initiatives is going to be having this call or maybe a meeting with russian president vladimir putin. what would you encourage him to say on that call? >> handle handle off georgia, hands off the caucus that is an interest of the western countries it cannot become again a dominated region dominated by russia. it has to be a region that exist on its own. and that has been for history, for centuries has been a place for different civilizations meetings, and it has been a place where european values are always been at the center stage and country that society is a vibrant civil society that wants to be part of the community of

i thank my friend from georgia. i rise today in support of the rule and the underlying bill, the fix our forests act. mr. speaker, fist and foremost -- first and foremost, i want to express my sincere condolences to the families who have lost loved ones and homes and history in the tragic fires in southern california. our hearts break for them and our prayers continue to be with them. today we have an opportunity to help mitigate future forest fires and protect not only homes and communities, but critical wildlife habitats. proper forest management can in fact help prevent forest fires and if we follow the science, as this legislation does, we can identify the top areas of concern and take action to address those fire sheds. this bipartisan legislation will empower states, local, tribal and private partners to do critical wildfire prevention activities necessary to prevent the tragic fires we have just seen recently and in recent years. i also want to note that the legislation does not waive a single environmental l

and they failed in, uh, georgia. only because, you know, up since, since the full of the soviet union, the nato, and the you have worked very hard to colorado, georgia into the transatlantic uh, system of alliances. they had, they had um, it was shipped but not that 1st. and then uh 2nd, really, it failed and the georgians made made the decisions that if they were to go down this path that need to have to calm down for them, then this off the back end does it, it in a 2008. and in the, in the same way when, when they look at something like, um, uh, they get a bill a ruse. and remember, the trump administration during the 1st um, they did make over chose to build a rules and quite explicitly said, hey, you know, if you turn the gain, so russia, you know, we're going to make life very nice for you. so this boys, this will have this plan to, to scoop up here with the rushes allies into this. the transatlantic system of alliances mother was to turn them into front line, full sized states against russia. to another point

, georgia. spanish language newspapers. he wrote the whole of the dalton community has confront the reality that dalton's have changed it has been the hispanic community that kept manufacturing and agricultural industries their feet in dalton. it's a fact that without the labor of hispanics, the economies of dalton and whitfield would have hit rock bottom. so so people are talking about latinos as a godsend to this community. and latinos are taking that on. right. they're saying you're welcome. you know what i mean? like many latinos are being like, you're welcome for the labor did save you. and as a result, we need to be treated better and differently. right. and we can think about, you know, we've been critical about the complicated nature, you know, the complicated argument that activists make. this is an argument that a lot of people making that we were central, vital to our economy. so you have to take seriously and you have to treat us with respect. so as the latino population continues to

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the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. scott: mr. speaker, as you know, we're here to discuss h.r. 471 and s. 5. and i now yield three minutes to my colleague from texas, mr. roy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes mr. roy: i appreciate my friend from georgia. we are here to debate we are here to debate the rule. the rule that we've adopted will take up legislation of ensuring our forests are no longer such that they're going to catch fire as we're seeing happen in california. and importantly to deal with the laken riley act. this is a bill that we passed off the house floor last year. it was rejected by the democrat-led senate. they refused to move it. we moved it last week here in the house floor and sent it over to this senate. now a republican senate, after the voters spoke. the senate amended it, made it, i believe, better. sent it to the house and now that amended bill is on the floor of the united states house of representatives. now, let's remember what we're talking about. this bill is nam

the georgia business journal conducts the best of georgia awards every year, allowing the public to vote for their favorite organizations across a variety of industries in the state. in 2024 the people of georgia selected this museum to be awarded this prestigious honor, to celebrate its excellence and recognize its dedication to preserving the history and legacy of the eighth air foarls. selected to -- air force. selected out of over 40 contend, the award recognizes the museum's significant role in education, preservation and community engagement. congratulations to the mighty eighth air force museum on this honorable achievement. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentlewoman from kansas, mre minutes. mr. mann: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, with the inauguration of donald j. trump, it's a new day in america. on november 5, 2024, 77 million kansans and americans gave washington, d.c., a mandate to restore commonsense solutions to the nation's cap tal and to get our country back on track. america, we heard you loud and clea

yeah, well, we'll start with georgia cuz that's obviously a very recent example. i was into pc just back in december and november with me through the process that these are authorization process that the georgia government had said were being funded. would be focused rated by actors in the west . this is all over the web of the elections, and i'll tell you, but we'll legitimate to know what it is, despite the fact that the constitutional court in georgia said that they were legitimate. now we've now heard from a former minister in georgia who's going to the us and the georgian prime minister saying essentially there was a direct link between the money that comes from us age. and what is happening in countries like georgia, whether it's being against these simple to attempt to choose take place. we have repeatedly said that organizations such as us a id and any d with the former being a state agency. and the latter, supposedly a non governmental organization, but are both finance from the us budget play a very bad role in our country. they issue grants used to teac

not what he describes is absolutely identical to what is happening in georgia. so what what are we spoke to the leader if they don't take globalist georgia in truth party who sees the events and boats? the voc in georgia are attempts by the west to topple governments which don't tow the main stream line a story to choose though we are following the events in slovakia. and we can say that these events are caused by one hand. what happened in ukraine than in georgia, and what happened in our country is not over yet. in the same thing is happening in slovakia. the actors are the same before the elections. for example, georgia was flooded with western special services polls germans, naturally, they are always coordinated by the americans. if you look where they are trying to organize a coo through violence, these are the states that are, let's face it, loyal to russia, and are not set up to oppose russia in any way. they realize that for example, in slovakia will not attack russia, they are post sanctions. they see this is a problem and they want to eliminate such a

and what is happening in countries like georgia. whether it's the, again, these simple to attempt to choose to take place. we have repeatedly said that organizations such as us a id and any d with the former being a state agency and the latter supposedly a non governmental organization. but our both finance from the us budget play a very bad role in our country. they issue grants used to teach georgian youth how to carry out a to teach them how to use weapons and teach them how to deal legitimize law enforcement agencies and the government. what something looks like. this is just the type of the iceberg. great show lab usa, what's a look they say soft power, this is if i was promoting democracy in other countries, others would putting doesn't say no. this is a outright regime change to phase or what the us wants at any time. we spoke with a former director of in our governmental affairs for the us trade representative, steve gill. he said the blank checks for zalinski have run out. i think donald trump is made it clear. we're going

no, we've now heard from a former minister in georgia who's going to send the georgia employment saying a sense. and there was a to right length between the money that comes from us age. and what is happening in countries like georgia, whether it's being against, is simple to attempt to choose take place. we have repeatedly said that organizations such as us a id and any d with the former being a state agency. and the latter, supposedly a non governmental organization, but our both finance from the us budget play a very bad role in our country. they issue grants used to teach georgian youth how to carry out a to teach them how to use weapons and teach them how to deal legitimize law enforcement agencies. and the government was what, say, this is just the type of the iceberg rachel view as a what's a look, they say soft power. this is if i was promoting democracy in other countries, others were putting doesn't say no, this is a right regime change to face, but we'll see you as well. so then you tell him we spoke with former director of inside governmental affairs for the us trade represe

i'm to a change the loans, the facts of the belong, whatever, especially in the left, so most in georgia, them and the rest of those fund. i think we are hitting a lot of what the next round of installation, which near which can never lead obese or security was submitted. the support of a mouse in the spring is, is bigger and stronger. and though it's been done, maybe in the dresser. uh, but i have to be a to, uh, what is one point? if it's not above, i'm us. look, uh, they have the claim. that's the 2nd because it's the bottom 16 mazda restored the thing because of the 7 i'm because i'm us. okay. what the both of us, but we have north of, of citizens. we have no, i'm us is this thing like what we have seen it because of the bug, the spots of this the out of them. when can you swap that double as being on the females on the pump is a student good, but it's been for, it is about them. it's not about us. we are the victims of an operation on mobile $676.00. see, therefore we, we have spent, the whole point of seeing is not only how much i don't spend a lot of sense, but the how do you have

what happened in ukraine then in georgia, and what happens in our country is not over yet. in the same thing is happening in slovakia. the actors are the same before the elections. for example, georgia was flooded with western special services polls germans, naturally, they are always coordinated by the americans. if you look where they are trying to organize a qu through violence, these are the states that are, let's face it, loyal to russia, and are not set up to oppose russia in any way. they realize that for example, in slovakia will not attack russia, they are post sanctions. they see this is a problem and they want to eliminate such a leadership yeah, facials are already molly though. well, want to add to the next round of functions of games, most good, confident, confidently saying the russian economy is hanging on by a thread. the 16 package, i think golf m l n g needs to play a very, very important role. i think fertilizers, we have to look into is all these, see that the export of the fertilizers from russia is actually increased compared to the compared to the wa

now we've now heard from a former minister in georgia who's going to the georgia in prime minister saying essentially there is a direct link between the money that comes from us age. and what is happening in countries like georgia. whether it's the, again, is simple to attempt to choose take place. we have repeatedly said that organizations such as us a id and any d with the former being a state agency. and the latter, supposedly a non governmental organization, but are both financed from the us budget. play a very bad role in our country. they issue grants, used to teach george and youth how to carry out a to teach them how to use weapons and teach them how to deal legitimized, law enforcement agencies. and the government was, i would say this is just the type of the iceberg great show of usa. what's a look basis? so our, this is, if i was promoting democracy in other countries, others would put in to us and say, no, this is a wide regime change to phase or what the us wants at any time. international affairs, i'm a listen research remarks. the boat at the least washington uses usaid as

now, we have now heard from a former minister in georgia who's going to send the georgia employment saying essentially there was a direct link between the money that comes from us age. and what is happening in countries like georgia, whether it's the, again, it's simple to attempt to choose take place. we have repeatedly said that organizations such as us a id and any d with the former being a state agency. and the latter, supposedly a non governmental organization, but are both financed from the us budget. play a very bad role in our country. they issue grants, used to teach george and youth how to carry out a to teach them how to use weapons and teach them how to deal legitimize law enforcement agencies and the government. but we also have similar accusations coming out from so it'd be as precedent as saying again uh the protests that they've seen in say that this was in uh, lithium batteries, factory. i seen them think of that was related to n jews who stood in trouble. again, these enjoys being funded by money coming from the usa. i thought being linked to an attempted to that and just

a recent claim involved efforts to undermine the government of georgia. so what other examples do, do we know of? yeah, well, we'll start with georgia cuz that's obviously a very recent example. i was into pc just back in december and november with me through the process that there's an authorization process that the georgia and government had said were being funded would be august rated by actors in the west. this is all over the width of the elections in october. we'll adjust them or to know what it is, despite the fact that the top constitutional court in georgia says that they would legitimate. now we've now heard from a former minister in georgia who's going to the us and the georgian prime minister saying essentially there isn't 2 racks, links between the money that comes from u. s. aids. and what is happening in countries like georgia, whether it's being, again, is so close, attempted to take place. we have repeatedly said that organizations such as us a id and any d with the former, being a state agency, and the latter, supposedly a non government

last time it says, look forward on surveys after this known for story of violence in georgia. can you find a now, i mean to disrupt the practice problem? done on some of the shows is european paul, those are expensive. american l n t will always be available to them. that part of the president of the east main imaging supply russia with little sanction and all the tools, the region that could host it was new capital. please take a closer look at it strategic type. so this region has trouble har, as he was only oceanic for shopping as a gateway to the indian ocean. on like land locked across this area, has the distinct advantage of direct access to global shipping routes. the very, very well welcome to you from the entire scene special needs to come to live from us, basically the top. so is this our product? so i is pub in a sub i tell you and delivered a in that impression fee to the security council on thursday. he ers, the international community to hold is that accountable as it now focuses, is a tax on the west back on the be in the west bank. israel entered with its milit

so they've gone, well, they've up, especially in the lots of malls in georgia, them and the rest of those fund. i think we are hitting a lot of with the next round office pollution, which near which can never lead, obese or security was submitted. the support of a mouse in the spring is, is bigger and stronger in those funds than maybe in the dresser. uh, but i have to be a to, uh, what is one point. it says not about from us. look, uh they have, but the claim does the 2nd that goes to the bottom 15 mazda restore the thing because of the 7. i'm because i'm us. okay. what the both of us, but we have no silver service and we have no, i'm us is this thing like what we have seen it but doesn't put a bug despite some of this the out of them continue to affect the bill as being on the females on the properties of the student. good, but it's been for, it is about them. it's not about us. we are the victims of on a petition on the civically succeed. therefore, we, we expect the all, the thing is not only how much i don't spend a lot of sense, but the we have for the be and you had, we spend up an

that is an authorization process that the georgia and gulf. ready and had said were being funded would be focused rated by actors in the west. this is all over the web of the elections and what type of will object to much on know what it is, despite the fact that the top constitutional court in georgia said that they would legitimate know. we have now heard from a former minister in georgia who's gone even further than the georgian prime minister, saying essentially there is a direct link between the money that comes from us age and what is happening in countries like georgia. busy is being, again, these so called attempt to choose take place. we have repeatedly said that organizations such as us a i d, and any d with the former being a state agency. and the latter, supposedly a non governmental organization, but are both financed from the us budget. play a very bad role in our country. they issue grants, used to teach george and youth how to carry out a to teach them how to use weapons and teach them how to deal legitimize law enforcement age

the virus detected at commer commercial facility in georgia.acilities under quarantine along with surveillance and testing. authorities calling it a serious threat. reassuring the public the products on shelves are safe. >> reporter: tonight, health authorities in georgia on high alert after confirming the state's first commercial case of bird flu at a poultry facility. all activity suspended statewide until further notice. on wednesday, a facility noticing signs of bird flu in their flock. emergency management deployed to dispose and disinfect. all commercial poultry operations in a six-mile radius placed under quarantine. the agricultural commissioner calling it a serious threat to geo georgia's number one industry. reassuring the produblic the products are safe. >> no affected products entered the food chain. there are protocols that prevent that from happening. >> reporter: it comes two weeks after the first bedeath was reported in louisiana. the patient with underlying health conditions was exposed to the virus through contact with doe mef

i vote in georgia, northeast georgia in 52 years and the people there are the ones who vote for me for. you end up, the last thing i want to say, washington needs to go back and watch a few videos. i'm pretty simple. just make it simple. i'm just a bill sitting on capitol hill. we just sit around. executive that understands law, administers the laws and not make them up. we need a congress that says instead of worrying about a bill and how it may be interpret, make a law that makes sense that takes into account the needs of our country and the needs of those around the world and make it clear so that the executive can carry it out and by the way judicial system that says it's time to stop giving the chevron and others back to the interpretation. we have to get back to the way the founders set it up. constitutional democracy that made us the brightest light in the world for so many years. our businesses, our intellectual property, what the folks in the world want to come here. i want to leave you this morning with just a little bit of this. we as republican lawyers, my committee, you're

but here, right in its path lies the british territory of south georgia. door. ice is a way of life for sailors and fishermen there. but they can't ignore something the size of a23a. there's an iceberg over that way. you have to have a very healthy respect for the ice. because if you don't, it will get you. it can come out of nowhere and you get something the size of a23 when it comes along, and it deposits these thousands of tonnes of ice. theyjust kind of hang around the island. and it does, does make things a lot more tricky. the chunks could also block coves where these go to feed, putting half the world's king penguins and millions of seals at risk. but in danger, there is opportunity. last year, british researchers on this ship seized the chance to visit a23a. it's a really amazing experience. it's unlike anything that i've ever seen before, you just kind of see a massive wall that is way higher than you are. it's really difficult to get up close to the world's largest iceberg, but i think i found the next best thing and i have to handle these really

if you're in georgia or florida, it's geechee. so i think it is my getting to know the gullah hygienee culture is really -- gullah-geechee culture is really why we get along. but if i met her the first two or three years of my marriage, we might not get along because i didn't really get along with the gullah culture and i knew i had to make some adjustments and those adjustments worked. it was the same thing with tracy. i really, really feel a part of getting to know her family, getting to work with her, getting to consult with her sometimes behind debbie's back but oftentimes for the benefit of both of us. i really was a bit surprised when i was told several days ago, maybe several weeks that she was going to retire and leave the hill. i can say this truly that i love this young lady. she has been a part, an extension, really, of my staff, a part of my life. i've enjoyed every minute of our relationship, and i feel that she is, in many instances, as close to me as those three daughters that i have. tracy, you're going to be misse

. >> reporter: that's right, lester, there's at least one confird the death now in georgia, and there's growing concern that overnight, snow on roadways could turn to ice. from texas all the way down to the florida panhandle, an unfamiliar site, snow and ice. >> we are not necessarily used to walking in a winter wonderland here in florida. >> was it like conditions slamming the gulf coast. >> it's like oh, are we preparing for just a one day storm or are we about not have water for a week? >> three inches of snow reported in houston, six, lake charles and more than 10 in rain, louisiana, historic snowfall, creating chaos in the air with more than 2200 flights canceled after airports in georgia, texas, mississippi, alabama, louisiana and florida, shut down or suspended operations. drivers also wary on the roads. >> it's just, too dangerous, i don't want my car slipping and sliding. >> and mississippi, this truck, appearing to merrily mess an ambulance. major highways frozen solid in louisiana. george is there. >> highways and roadways around baton rouge are closed today out of an abundan

still looking at two to four inches from savanna georgia to norfolk tomorrow. that moves out, but we also have dangerous ice from southern georgia into northern florida. dangerous commute tomorrow morning. and the temperatures, we're talking about 178 million people. look at the wind chills. tomorrow morning feels like 17 in chicago, 9 in baton rouge, 4 in new york city, 20 in houston. the good news is a slow and gradual warm up towards friday. a look at temperatures starting in the upper 20s, but end in the mid to upper 30s. >> thank you. >>> two weeks after the start of the deadly wildfires in southern california, some scary moments again as new fires broke out, but this time no damage was reported. this comes as some finally go back to their homes for the first time. liz kreutz tells us more. >> reporter: tonight firefighters racing to put out multiple brush fires igniting across southern california. the yer fire in san diego threatening a mall and several homes after the lilac fire forced evacuations overnight. and now, two weeks after the devastating eaton

he died sunday december 29, 2024 at his home in plains, georgia. coverage from january 1977 begins with the swearingen by chief justice warren burger. [applause] >> governor carter, are you prepared to take the constitutional oath? >> i am. >>

but here, right in its path lies the british territory of south georgia.y of life for sailors and fishermen there. but they can't ignore something the size of a23a. there's an iceberg over that way. you have to have a very healthy respect for the ice. because if you don't, it will get you. it can come out of nowhere and you get something the size of a23 when it comes along, and it deposits these thousands of tonnes of ice. theyjust kind of hang around the island. and it does, does make things a lot more tricky. the chunks could also block coves where these go to feed, putting half the world's king penguins and millions of seals at risk. but in danger, there is opportunity. last year, british researchers on this ship seized the chance to visit a23a. it's a really amazing experience. it's unlike anything that i've ever seen before, you just kind of see a massive wall that is way higher than you are. it's really difficult to get up close to the world's largest iceberg, but i think i found the next best thing and i have to handle these really carefully. but in

jimmy carter died on sunday, december 9, 2024 at his home in plains, georgia. he was 100 years old.overage from january 1970 seven begins with the swearing in by chief justice warren burger.

so as he said, it's the same for an expert that we're behind protest in georgia and the brain are now coming for his government. and u. k. scholars accuse the international charity ox, fam, of web, a nice thing history after it exposes the trillions of pounds. the british colonial as the old from india and demands that those 2 were in ridge now pay reparations. the live in moscow here watching our t international. i'm rachel ruble, donald terms pick for you and ambassadors subscribes to the idea of the israel's claim to the westbank is a divine right. his common surface during a hearing focused on the global bodies position on his round. i did ask you whether you subscribe to the views of finance ministers, some of which rich and the former national security minister bend to the or who believe that israel has a biblical right to the entire westbank. is that your view today? yes. okay. i think when it comes to this very difficult issue, if the president is going to succeed at bringing peace and stability to the middle east, it's going to be very difficult to achieve that. if you contin

i was in the use of ukraine and a few weeks ago in the georgia. and even though it was nice and some presidential election and oh man. yeah, you know, this is absolutely bed for forced. i belie supervision is luck. yeah, so position working and but i to organize my them. it's like you the most that i.

he died sunday december 29, 2024 at his home in plains, georgia. coverage from january 1977 begins with the swearingen by chief justice warren burger. [applause] >> governor carter, are you prepared to take the constitutional oath? >> i am. >> would you place your left hand when of the bible and raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> i, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear. that i will faithfully execute. the office of the president of the united states. and will to the best of my ability. preserve, protect, and defend. the constitution of the united states. so help me god. >> congratulations. [applause] ♪ ♪ ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. >> for myself and for our nation, i want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land. in this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our nation. as my high school teacher, miss julia coleman, used to say: "we must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. here before me is the bible used in the

the year is 1977 and former democratic governor jimmy carter of georgia had defeated republican president gerald ford to win the white house. mr. carter's inauguration was the last to be held on the east portico of the u.s. capitol. since then, inaugural ceremony seven held on the west front. the inaugural crowd in 1977 had sunny skies with temperatures in the high 20's. four decades later, jimmy carter became the first president to mark the 40th anniversary of his own inauguration. jimmy carter died on sunday, december 9, 2024 at his home in plains, georgia. he was 100 years old. coverage from january 1970 seven begins with the swearing in by chief justice warren burger. [applause] justice berger: governor carter, are you prepared to take the oath of office? place your right hand on the bible and repeat after me. hi, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear, that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states so help me god. congratulations. [applause] ♪ justice burger:

. >> es el caso de un dreamer en georgia que nos dijo que ademas siente mucha tristeza porque su comunidads de su propia familia votaron por trump. >> con la la vive con la an ansiedad y esa noche que habiamos visto que gano trump los trajo mucho nerviosismo constante para la familia cachua. >> el regreso de donald trump amenaza la vida de la familia construido en rome, georgia, donde hasta ahora solo contaba con un poco de la vida que jaime ha georgia, ahora solo contadas personas sabian que es i indocumentado tenia apenas 10 meses cuando su madre lo trajo aqui desde mexico. >> la gente me conoce y me c conoce con una sonrisa, pero igualmente de veras no me conocen porque es algo que yo siempre he mantenido un secreto. >> gracias a la proteccion daca ha podido trabajar legalmente y sustentar a sus cuatro hijos. >> sin embargo, esta contienda electoral lo confia en el g gobierno de la republica abrumador apoyo en su comunidad a la promesa de deportaciones masivas. >> trump obtuvo poco mas de la mitad de los votos en georgia, pero en floyd, el condado donde vive en oskachua, cae mas de un m

-- he served the state of georgia as a juvenile court judges ombudsman. ron is a ceo and executive director of cca and a former new york city family court judge and commissioner of new york city's administration for children's services. so, will, will you kick us off? >> thank you so much, emily. it's a privilege to be here. i very much enjoyed the other panels and the discussion. in 2018, the organization where i worked at, home school legal defense association filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of holly curry and her family. holly is a mom of six kids. a little bit prior to this in 2017 she was taking her six kids to karate class, and stopped at the local convenience store to pick up muffins for her kids. and she came out. two sheriff's deputies were out there, and told her she could not leave her children alone and then she had to go to child protective services. an a knock on the door, i'm a social worker and holly knew her rights and she said you need a court order and i want to see identification. the social worker refused to show identi