. >> 10 million veterans that are eligible to be inurned on the national cemetery. but there is less than 100,000 spaces. >> just more than 1,000 women were trained, but there are only 100 or so tell alive. the bill now heads to the white house will president obama is expected to sign it into law. >>> today prince george's county ce service for officers who have died on the job. the wreath laying will happen in largo. since the department's inception in 1931, 29 male officers have died on the job. most recently officer jacai colson was shot and killed by a fellow officer who mistook him for a suspect during a shoot-out. >>> do you ever wish your kids could ride bikes and play in the street without worrying about traffic? the city of falls xhurmg is rolling out a new program called play street, it will allow neighbors to temporarily close streets to create safe places for kids to l s ts to play. the process of closing dwrourn street will be easy. >> apply for a permit to close down the street for a limited number of hours on a specific day and then the kids and famil

barbara mikulski and congresswomen martha mcsally and susan davis to ensure the wasp ashes could be inurned at arlington national cemetery. a seemingly simple thing, that means so much. this congress passed this legislation honoring these historic women and it is now law. now, this congress is getting to work on the national defense authorization act. this legislation includes measures to make sure our men and women have access to the top equipment and training they need on the battlefield. the ndaa includes many critical provisions to help keep our military members safe so they do return home to their families. we've already gotten to work on the ndaa, and later this summer, the senate will consider the defense appropriations act. these measures will provide some level of certainty to our brave service members now serving in iraq, afghanistan and in other places around the world. as memorial day approaches, let us pause and remember all of the men and women who have given their lives so we can be free. let's pause and honor the families of the fallen who have also given so much. on memoria

legislation to restore the rights of the women air force service pilots or wasp to have their ashes inurned at arlington national cemetery was signed into law. i was proud to honor this group of revolutionary women who courageously served our country. i thank congresswomen martha mcsally and susan davis for their leadership spearheading this bill in the house. on the heels of pearl harbor, these trail blazing women bucked the status quo and made tremendous sacrifices for this nation. they joined ground breaking flight training programs for women, flying noncombat service missions for the army air force to free their male counterparts for combat duty overseas. the wasps willingly put their lives on the line for this country during a time of war. this work wasn't easy and certainly contained peril. in fact, 38 wasps died in service to our great country during world war ii. their sacrifice and love for this nation deserves to be celebrated and always remembered. iowa was at one time or another home to at least 25 cage rouse wasp. while they were eventually granted veterans status in 1977, it w

barbara mikulski and congresswomen martha mcsally and susan davis to ensure the wasp ashes could be inurned at arlington national cemetery. a seemingly simple thing, that means so much. this congress passed this legislation honoring these historic women and it is now law. now, this congress is getting to work on the national defense authorization act. this legislation includes measures to make sure our men and women have access to the top equipment and training they need on the battlefield. the ndaa includes many critical provisions to help keep our military members safe so they do return home to their families. we've already gotten to work on the ndaa, and later this summer, the senate will consider the defense appropriations act. these measures will provide some level of certainty to our brave service members now serving in iraq, afghanistan and in other places around the world. as memorial day approaches, let us pause and remember all of the men and women who have given their lives so we can be free. let's pause and honor the families of the fallen who have also given so much. on memoria