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latham and wolf used to work for the house appropriations committee.a bunch of tea party guys that don't put a lot of value in seniority. >> turning to the senate where the report is to pass the budgets, senator mccain called republicans who plan to vote no on the bill lacking intellectual integri integrity. where is there such a disconnect now? >> the one big concern among those republicans opposed to this is the fact that military retirees, folks who put in a considerable amount of time in the service and retiring maybe in their mid 40s are going to see a slight decline in the cost of living adjustments until they hit their 60s again. they argue these are people who shouldn't necessary sli to suffer but that the negotiators turn around and say for years we've been asking federal employees to take pay cuts, to not see as big an increase in their pensions. it's time to spread that pain across the rest of the government. and mccain understand that's. others understand that. this budget will pass easily later today. >> and paul ryan wants to become the n
latham and wolf used to work for the house appropriations committee.a bunch of tea party guys that don't put a lot of value in seniority. >> turning to the senate where the report is to pass the budgets, senator mccain called republicans who plan to vote no on the bill lacking intellectual integri integrity. where is there such a disconnect now? >> the one big concern among those republicans opposed to this is the fact that military retirees, folks who put in a considerable amount...
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latham, for the purposes of colloquy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa is recognized for two minutes. mr. latham: thank you, mr. speaker. and i will yield the two minutes to the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch. mr. welch: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise to enter into a colloquy with the gentleman from wisconsin, regarding the not-for profit student loans provisions. is it your understanding and intent that the not-for profit servicing provision in this act does not require the termination of existing federal loan servicing contracts of any not-for profit services who are currently serving -- servicing federal loans, and it's the further understanding and intent of the gentleman from wisconsin that the education department will continue to enter into contracts with not-for profit services base odd on their performance? mr. ryan: will the gentleman yield? mr. welch: yes. mr. ryan: it is the legislative intent that existing contracts are not terminated by this bill. and that they will be permitted to -- tted
latham, for the purposes of colloquy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa is recognized for two minutes. mr. latham: thank you, mr. speaker. and i will yield the two minutes to the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch. mr. welch: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise to enter into a colloquy with the gentleman from wisconsin, regarding the not-for profit student loans provisions. is it your understanding and intent that the not-for profit servicing provision in this act does not require the...
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a republican from northern ,irginia, jim matheson of utah and tom latham all announced their retirement. politico said that the most again begin departure came from utah where jim matheson is vacating a conservative seat, almost certainly handing it to republicans in next year's midterms. democrats got good news in iowa where tom latham declared that he was retiring from the swing district he has held for two terms. virginia, another gop congressmen announced that he would not be running for reelection in and up for grabs district. oft announcement marks three the most high-profile congressional retirements ahead of next year's midterms. raise therying to deficit the face in the house. >> help republicans -- 12 republicans voted on the budget measure. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell voted against the bill. the house approved it last week. here is some of tuesday's senate debate. >> the budget conference did not meet. leaders discuss the legislation that is now before us. it had a number of problems. this is not the right way to conduct this process. the question is, should we adv
a republican from northern ,irginia, jim matheson of utah and tom latham all announced their retirement. politico said that the most again begin departure came from utah where jim matheson is vacating a conservative seat, almost certainly handing it to republicans in next year's midterms. democrats got good news in iowa where tom latham declared that he was retiring from the swing district he has held for two terms. virginia, another gop congressmen announced that he would not be running for...
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in the case of tom latham we talked about from iowa, they did a poll in that district, president obama is at 61% disapproval there. that matters. but in a state where it's maybe more liberal, it will not necessarily matter. the senate races are probably a little closer to it. >> ifill: christina bellantoni, you spent a coupliers here as our political editor and now are leaving does to become editor and chief of roll call, thank so much for everything you've done for us. >> thank you. miss the newshour already. >> woodruff: finally tonight, something completely different. correspondent paul solman takes a look at a technology that allows adventurous users to explore the latest developments in the world of video gaming. it's part of his ongoing coverage "making sense of financial news." >> reporter: it was a 20-year- old named palmer lucky who would finally make science fiction dreams come true. working in his parents garage, he cobbled together a headset out of ski goggles, smartphone and tablet parts to create a just-like-real-life gaming experience. then, hoping to raise $250,000 to t
in the case of tom latham we talked about from iowa, they did a poll in that district, president obama is at 61% disapproval there. that matters. but in a state where it's maybe more liberal, it will not necessarily matter. the senate races are probably a little closer to it. >> ifill: christina bellantoni, you spent a coupliers here as our political editor and now are leaving does to become editor and chief of roll call, thank so much for everything you've done for us. >> thank...
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ten-term iowa republican tom latham won't run again. neither will virginia republican frank wolf or jim matheson. all these seats, seen as competitive races. democrats would need to net 17 seats to take over the house. tom latham also happens to be a close friend of speaker boehner so speculation is running that his exit could signal boehner's departure as well. >>> christmas has come early for two mega million ticket holders in california and georgia. the winners will split a jackpot of $636 million. one dream ticket purchased at a gift shop in san jose. we can't get enough of the store owner who sold it. >> do you have any ideas who it may be. >> no, but i know it is mostly by customer here is my friend. yeah! that's why, i don't know, somebody win i feel good. >> and he just bought that place, by the way, four months ago. both owners will get bonuses. in california, it's a million bucks. the other winning ticket was sold at a store in atlanta. >>> so these ladies are the ultimate political odd couple, a new york progressive, a tennes
ten-term iowa republican tom latham won't run again. neither will virginia republican frank wolf or jim matheson. all these seats, seen as competitive races. democrats would need to net 17 seats to take over the house. tom latham also happens to be a close friend of speaker boehner so speculation is running that his exit could signal boehner's departure as well. >>> christmas has come early for two mega million ticket holders in california and georgia. the winners will split a jackpot...
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they include tom latham and frank wolf and jim matheson.ier today the new york daily news reported that charlie wrangle quote will run for a 23rd term. representing his harlem district. the source saying he has decided he is running. the report says he plans an announcement as early as tomorrow. in the senate, members will consider -- consider the 2014 budget. this after a vote that moved legislation forward. quoteshington times patty murray as saying the budget compromise is needed to restore trust in congress. the senate convenes at 10:00 eastern time. watch live coverage on c-span to or listen to it here on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> i am standing in front of the 1905 -- 1905 tree. today survives the first plane. it was constructed and flown in less than six years time to train the time they built their success of this particular airplane. this is also a plane built less than two years after the first flight in north carolina december 17, 1903. times, just four times on one very historic day.
they include tom latham and frank wolf and jim matheson.ier today the new york daily news reported that charlie wrangle quote will run for a 23rd term. representing his harlem district. the source saying he has decided he is running. the report says he plans an announcement as early as tomorrow. in the senate, members will consider -- consider the 2014 budget. this after a vote that moved legislation forward. quoteshington times patty murray as saying the budget compromise is needed to restore...
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latham told them about that and not to nine thousand seven hundred and eighty that a large number of the students would miss out on that tree. but hasn't stopped many giving him a shot. all the art school a very good anyway. if you offer little to do it after they graduate. sometime back for sustainable schools don't train them well enough to get tired which is a problem barring become started off the bill to be able to quite a few of them. many are workable pay which upheld the death of too much the art industry is growing in china but told them about the now. despite the large white artists actors and professional. the limited by political media had been in a while to get a lot of talent the other weekend hoping to decorate the covers of magazines. the weekend both artists have become costly don't go with some extra question today we ventured out to art school. they can a day. live today with people mostly about their top art school. what do people care about the current tuitions the day. in my opinion. a tube or hoops and the salt. into the mosque media went on for many people bec
latham told them about that and not to nine thousand seven hundred and eighty that a large number of the students would miss out on that tree. but hasn't stopped many giving him a shot. all the art school a very good anyway. if you offer little to do it after they graduate. sometime back for sustainable schools don't train them well enough to get tired which is a problem barring become started off the bill to be able to quite a few of them. many are workable pay which upheld the death of too...
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place like it has been previously that she lives with the consent of communities because the confetti latham clean my face. the founder of the pirate bay website is being treated almost like enemy number one. according to his lawyer says solitary confinement with little contact with fellow inmates that's after he was charged with hacking into a danish government database. lots admits he's jealous of obama and explains what moscow was pouring cash into ukraine the annual marathon killing a session but the press. after a short break the eye. tune in. you will. eye. is it a secret laboratory to her it was able to build world's most sophisticated world when sean fortunately it doesn't get it all done anything since mission to teach creation wanted to care about humans and the us. this is why you should care. watch only on auntie don't tell she's going. to them. she was consumed. you can use that degree. i do. it used to access key to haunt you the held his annual marathon during a session this week which lasted for more than four hours. bombarded by dozens of questions he shared his thoughts and
place like it has been previously that she lives with the consent of communities because the confetti latham clean my face. the founder of the pirate bay website is being treated almost like enemy number one. according to his lawyer says solitary confinement with little contact with fellow inmates that's after he was charged with hacking into a danish government database. lots admits he's jealous of obama and explains what moscow was pouring cash into ukraine the annual marathon killing a...
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she is currently a partner at latham and watkins. her nomination would need senate confirmation.identr of hardware and software development at oracle. he has two loves in his life, coding and setting off fireworks. nexthe is in making the project for oracle, he is in his homemade fireworks factory in the middle of the arizona desert testing his latest creations. he has created some of the biggest fireworks displays in the country and designed a special show for larry ellison in 2003 over san francisco bay. this is another episode in our series, "off the clock." i am senior vice president of hardware, software development at oracle. when i am not there, you can find me out here in the desert making fireworks, blowing things up. i started making fireworks when i was just a kid. when you're 12, you can't be serious about making fireworks. as i got older, i could afford better equipment and chemicals. the raw ingredients to make fireworks. parallela lot of between developing product and developing something that people like to see in the sky. audiences expect particular things. they
she is currently a partner at latham and watkins. her nomination would need senate confirmation.identr of hardware and software development at oracle. he has two loves in his life, coding and setting off fireworks. nexthe is in making the project for oracle, he is in his homemade fireworks factory in the middle of the arizona desert testing his latest creations. he has created some of the biggest fireworks displays in the country and designed a special show for larry ellison in 2003 over san...
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the woman in this surveillance video, jennifer latham, tells her family she's expecting a baby when really she isn't. so she decides to steal one. take a look as she changes into nursing scrubs, enters a baby's room, comes out with a bag under her arm. a baby is in that bag. the impostor nurse actually gets off the premises with the child, >> what you can do to not become a victim. i'm elizabeth cohen. i'll show you how to become an it is that persona, that ability to gain a patient's trust, that respect, that white coat, and that ability to smile and get that person to talk to them and trust them that allows the fraud to continue. >> the federation of state medical boards lists hundreds of impostors who've masqueraded as doctors in america. >> miss mace. >> unless it's leonardo dicaprio examining you, go online and make sure your doctor is a licensed physician in your state. at number 23, treating the wrong patient. carrie higuera is bleeding three months into her pregnancy. she fears she's about to lose her unborn baby to a miscarriage. she's waiting in a hospital room when a nurse comes
the woman in this surveillance video, jennifer latham, tells her family she's expecting a baby when really she isn't. so she decides to steal one. take a look as she changes into nursing scrubs, enters a baby's room, comes out with a bag under her arm. a baby is in that bag. the impostor nurse actually gets off the premises with the child, >> what you can do to not become a victim. i'm elizabeth cohen. i'll show you how to become an it is that persona, that ability to gain a patient's...
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in iowa, republican congressman latham is calling it quits. and his district voted for president obama twice. and in virginia, frank wolf, a really good guy, his district went for president obama. get 3 years interest-free financing on brand name mattress sets. plus, get free delivery and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. sleep train's interest-free for 3 event ends sunday! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball," the white house has sent a strong message of displeasure of russia's crackdown on gay rights by sending gay athletes there. for the first time, by the way, since the 2000 olympics, neither the president, the vice president or the first lady will join in the ceremonies. while some gay activists have suggesting boycotting the games all together, the president said he didn't support that move. >> nobody's more offended than me by some of the anti-gay and lesbian legislation in russia. one of the thing i'm looking forward to is maybe some gay and lesbian athletes bringing home the gold or silver
in iowa, republican congressman latham is calling it quits. and his district voted for president obama twice. and in virginia, frank wolf, a really good guy, his district went for president obama. get 3 years interest-free financing on brand name mattress sets. plus, get free delivery and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. sleep train's interest-free for 3 event ends sunday! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball," the white house...
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the first generation of film stock was made of night trait which is extreme lathamible and decomposest movie studies have played a role in destroying prints and negatives and along with it, a part of cinematic history. al jazeera. >> mark morgan is here with a day of sports and let's talk nba action. >> reporter: i'm a huge hoops guy. >> me, too. >> reporter: who is your team. >> um -- out of time? lakers, but it's complicated we'll talk later. >> reporter: let back to me. let's talk about the nba. we're over a month into the nba season already. we all know compelling score lines have developed. mark spears joins us live to offer his insight. the brooklyn nets are off to a horrendous start, and surprisingly assistant coach lawrence frank has been demoted. what happened between he and jason kidd? >> it's a continued soap opera mess, starting with the nets. i knew something was wrong when the season began and jason kidd sat two games out, and frank, the most noted assistant on their staff, he didn't get the chance to do it. they picked the assistant instead. that was confusing. then i h
the first generation of film stock was made of night trait which is extreme lathamible and decomposest movie studies have played a role in destroying prints and negatives and along with it, a part of cinematic history. al jazeera. >> mark morgan is here with a day of sports and let's talk nba action. >> reporter: i'm a huge hoops guy. >> me, too. >> reporter: who is your team. >> um -- out of time? lakers, but it's complicated we'll talk later. >> reporter:...
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tom latham out of iowa, jim matheson out of utah. >> guest: different reasons for all of them. jim matheson represents the reddest of red states and the district he barely held onto in 2012. it's a tough go for him and frankly given life in the minority and the house not you're a rewarding. he will find his roles elsewhere in utah. i think latham is sick of extremists capture of the republican party and is looking for something else. frank wolf, it's a combination of things. it's really a very serious legislator who cares deeply about human rights and issues. he has managed to ward off democratic challengers in what is clearly a marginal district in northern virginia. he has served 17 terms. he's going to do good work and find more opportunities for doing it outside of the congress. >> guest: i do think what we are seeing is those members of congress who are serious legislators who want to solve problems are really unhappy. , eu are in a competitive district. the idea that you spend all of your spare time raising money, called time, that you have a vicious campaign and for what
tom latham out of iowa, jim matheson out of utah. >> guest: different reasons for all of them. jim matheson represents the reddest of red states and the district he barely held onto in 2012. it's a tough go for him and frankly given life in the minority and the house not you're a rewarding. he will find his roles elsewhere in utah. i think latham is sick of extremists capture of the republican party and is looking for something else. frank wolf, it's a combination of things. it's really a...
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they wanted latham to run in iowa. that's not going to happen.f they had managed to do that, then that's a sign that, okay, that this chamber of commerce funded, karl rove funded, quote unquote moderate operations are humming. the second part of it, though, is to knock down tea party candidates. a lot of them make it fairly easy. they can do a lot of opposition research on them. they can leak that to the media and push those folks down. it will be interesting to see who they can put up in georgia against michelle. whether they can put their finger on the scale. the primary has been the place where republican politics has been fought out and the tea party has won it. but with enough money, it looks like the establishment could take over again. >> and they went in the cycles in the primaries, but james, it looks like the tea party is going to fight back against rove. "new york times" reports and i'm quoting, at least a dozen superpacs are setting up back individual republican candidates for the united states senate challenging the strategic financi
they wanted latham to run in iowa. that's not going to happen.f they had managed to do that, then that's a sign that, okay, that this chamber of commerce funded, karl rove funded, quote unquote moderate operations are humming. the second part of it, though, is to knock down tea party candidates. a lot of them make it fairly easy. they can do a lot of opposition research on them. they can leak that to the media and push those folks down. it will be interesting to see who they can put up in...
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it would also allow latham square to triple in size.ritics say the pedestrian plaza should be free of cars to encourage more people to walk downtown. the one lane right now is open to traffic near telegraph and broadway. >>> right now it's 5:16. let's check back in with sal for a look at the commute this morning. >> pamela. >> yes. >> dave. >> yes. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> there's nothing much going on. >> okay. >> that's good. >> we're here watching. things change rather quickly. you know how that goes. right now we're going to show you some live pictures, bay bridge, the traffic looks good. no major problems as you drive through as a matter of fact the traffic continues to look good as you get on to the bridge. it's about maybe a minute, maybe less than that before we get on to the bridge. also the morning drive is fine if you are driving on the commute across the san mateo bridge. westbound 92 looks good heading out to the high-rise. let's talk about 580 westbound, 580 westbound coming in through the livermore valley, not
it would also allow latham square to triple in size.ritics say the pedestrian plaza should be free of cars to encourage more people to walk downtown. the one lane right now is open to traffic near telegraph and broadway. >>> right now it's 5:16. let's check back in with sal for a look at the commute this morning. >> pamela. >> yes. >> dave. >> yes. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> there's nothing much going on. >> okay. >>...
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with wolf and latham, he got booed at recent events, when his name was mentioned.a political junkie perspective, the utah seat is almost certainly the flip. but iowa and virginia, those will be two extremely competitive districts in 2014. >> we saw how competitive the governor's race is and in virginia on the attorney general's side and this is really a big change. thanks to peter alexander and chris cillizza. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online and on twitter at mitchell reports. my colleague, my friend, tamron hall is right here with a look at what's next on "news nation." >> i have to take a picture with you so we can tweet it out on "news nation." we rarely see each other in person. now that our love fest is over -- thank you very much. coming up, we're following several developing stories, the white house says it is about to release a report that recommends changes to the nsa program. that report will be released in the next few hours. we'll go live to the white house. also in the next hour, nasa is expected to re
with wolf and latham, he got booed at recent events, when his name was mentioned.a political junkie perspective, the utah seat is almost certainly the flip. but iowa and virginia, those will be two extremely competitive districts in 2014. >> we saw how competitive the governor's race is and in virginia on the attorney general's side and this is really a big change. thanks to peter alexander and chris cillizza. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." follow...
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republican frank wolf, jim matheson from utah, and tom latham. each of the three seats could potentially go to the other party. saysce ruth bader ginsberg the supreme court justices should stay on the bench as long as they can perform their job and retire based on the arty of the president who appointed the replacement -- who appointed their placement. justice ginsburg was appointed by former president bill clinton. [applause] [laughter] >> [inaudible] >> audio. >> someone will also have to control the microphone. [laughter] >> it is a great privilege for me to have the opportunity to ask questions of justice ginsberg instead of the other way around. [laughter] thank all of you out there who planted questions with me in the hopes that i would ask those questions, but i probably will not ask any of those questions. [laughter] let's start with the supreme court of the u.s. you and your court handled the most difficult and most controversial questions of our day and of our society involving life, death, voting, property, race, freedom, and campaign
republican frank wolf, jim matheson from utah, and tom latham. each of the three seats could potentially go to the other party. saysce ruth bader ginsberg the supreme court justices should stay on the bench as long as they can perform their job and retire based on the arty of the president who appointed the replacement -- who appointed their placement. justice ginsburg was appointed by former president bill clinton. [applause] [laughter] >> [inaudible] >> audio. >> someone...
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a the other two a frank wolf of virginia or tom latham of iowa. 300-point round. jerry finishes with 1,100. short of the 1,300 norm has. >> that means that you, norm onstein the big o today's winner on "up against the clock." bill wolf will tell you what you have won. >> as our champion, will you have your name printed in exskwis it sharpee on the coveted "up against the clock" gold cup. you get to take it home and show it off for the family, friend and school children for one week. will you receive an appearance this coming week on msnbc's "the cycle" 4:00 p.m. eastern time. you will get to play in our bonus round for today's grand g hut in clifton, new jersey, serving up the best franks in the greater meadowlands area. the relish is on us. back to you, steve. >> thanks, bill. that is quite a prize package. norm, those hot dogs i tell you, some of the best hot dogs in the greater meadowlands area and your chance to win them in our jackpot bonus round. this is one question for that $50 gift certificate to ruts hut. here it is. as we mentioned earl
a the other two a frank wolf of virginia or tom latham of iowa. 300-point round. jerry finishes with 1,100. short of the 1,300 norm has. >> that means that you, norm onstein the big o today's winner on "up against the clock." bill wolf will tell you what you have won. >> as our champion, will you have your name printed in exskwis it sharpee on the coveted "up against the clock" gold cup. you get to take it home and show it off for the family, friend and school...
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for everything that you do to make sure that the human rights torch that tom latham with you stays lit. tom once said that he was a humble worker in the vineyard of the enterprise to make this world a saner place. you all know the truth, that he had a unique call to conscience, a permanent vigilance against discrimination, genocide, oppression and anti-semitism. he was democracy's staunchest defender and that was a core value of his existence. you may not know that he was also a staunch defender of the rights of women. i'm especially delighted that we honor a dear friend of mine with this award that bears his name. it is been nearly 20 years since i joined secretary clinton at the fourth world conference on women. -- a simple universal message, human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights became a mantra for so many women denied the opportunity to live with freedom and dignity. in beijing is now a watershed moment in the history of the women's rights movement, but even before that defining speech and ever since, hillary has been expanding the frontier of human ri
for everything that you do to make sure that the human rights torch that tom latham with you stays lit. tom once said that he was a humble worker in the vineyard of the enterprise to make this world a saner place. you all know the truth, that he had a unique call to conscience, a permanent vigilance against discrimination, genocide, oppression and anti-semitism. he was democracy's staunchest defender and that was a core value of his existence. you may not know that he was also a staunch...
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closer to home, i heard from two municipalities in my district, latham and colony. their local leaders were concerned about the expense of replacing their inventory of fire high drapts and about problems that could arise if they were unable to service and replace hydrants in a timely manner. as we all know. fire hydrants are a vital part of the safety infrastructure of every community. large or small across this great country. i'm told the average cost is as high as $2,000 per hydrant if not more. most communities keep a reserve so high drapts can be replaced as needed. without this fix, communities across the country would be spending millions to replace inventories of working hydrants. not only would communities have to replace their inventory of hydrants but there is real question of the availability of lead-free alternatives. the supply is still small and some newer designs have yet to be tested and certified fully. we do not need to impose unnecessary costs on our communities across this country. we can fix this problem and we are moving forward with a sound an
closer to home, i heard from two municipalities in my district, latham and colony. their local leaders were concerned about the expense of replacing their inventory of fire high drapts and about problems that could arise if they were unable to service and replace hydrants in a timely manner. as we all know. fire hydrants are a vital part of the safety infrastructure of every community. large or small across this great country. i'm told the average cost is as high as $2,000 per hydrant if not...