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mr. jim nantz, and many members of the jack nicholas family. that includes the first lady of the golf. police join me in recognizing mrs. barb nicklaus. [applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen police stand for the presentation of our colors, the performance, and the retiring of the colors. >> forward. hut. hut. hut. halt. present. ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invocation. >> let us pray. our heavenly father, as our founding father george washington declared, we are to always acknowledge the providence and the blessing and favor of the almighty god over our nation. we thank you for your blessing that has been with us throughout all of these years. father we honor those who have sacrificed to preserve our sacred freedom and we pray for , your protection for our men and women who are battling in preserving that freedom around the world today. we thank you for the honor to be here to honor a man, a true champion, a man of character and courage, a man who has made a commitment of his life to excellent in all that he does. a man who has great compassion

nicholas maduro. the white house said mr. obama told him the white house isn't in threatening venezuela. he had a meeting with raul castro. it was the first meeting in more than 50 years. senior white house correspondent jim acosta had more from panama. >> reporter: it's a cold war no more as the president and raul castro came face to face. the first exchange since before mr. obama was born. >> it was time to try something new. >> translator: we are willing to discuss everything but we need to be patient. >> reporter: the president told the leaders gathered at the summit of the americas in panama, he wants to turn the page with cuba. >> the united states will not be imprisoned by the past. we're looking to the future. >> reporter: though he conceded the long-time adversaries will still have their differences. >> we will continue to speak out on universal values that we consider are important. i'm sure president castro will speak out on issues he thinks are important. >> reporter: castro did speak out. castro blasted u.s. medaling in his nation's affairs over the course of ten presidents.

mr. jim nantz, and many members of the jack nicholas family. that includes the first lady of the golf. ase join me in recognizing mrs. barb nicklaus. [applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of our colors, the performance, and the retiring of the colors. >> forward. hut. hut. hut. halt. present. ♪ [national anthem] ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invocation. reverend: let us pray. our heavenly father, as our founding father george washington declared, we are to always acknowledge the providence and the blessing and favor of the almighty god over our nation. we thank you for your blessing that has been with us throughout all of these years. father, we honor those who have sacrificed to preserve our sacred freedom, and we pray for your protection over our men and women who are battling in preserving that freedom around the world today. we thank you for the honor to be here to honor a man, a true champion, a man of character and courage, a man who has made a commitment of his life to excellent in all that he does. a man

mr. speaker, here are just a few names of our colleagues and neighbors, and relatives. walter scott, from north carolina. michael brown, from missouri. anthony hill, from georgia. tony robinson, from wisconsin. kevin davis from georgia. nicholasrgia. daniel elrod, nebraska. antonio zambrano, washington. david, of pennsylvania. jessica hernandez, colorado. kevin davis georgia. dennis, texas. brisbane, phoenix. tamir rice, ohio. akai gurley, new york. carlos perez, nevada. the genie powell, missouri. ford, california. dylan taylor, utah. john the third of ohio. charlie lando of california, and the list goes on. amy: that is georgia democratic congress member hank johnson speaking on the for the house of representatives. for more, we're joined by khalil muhammad, author of the book "the condemnation of blackness: race, crime, and the making of modern urban america". he is the director of the new york public library's schomburg center for research in black culture, and also a visiting professor at the cuny graduate center. welcome to democracy now! hank johnson, what he just said -- the litany of names. khalil: it reminds me of the rollcall of lynching victims. they used to publish it every year, and the primary goal was to ackno

mr. speaker, here are just a few names of our colleagues and neighbors. and relatives. walter scott from north carolina. michael brown from missouri. anthony hill from georgia. tony robinson from wisconsin. kevin davis from georgia. nicholas thomas georgia. daniel elrod nebraska. antonio zambrono montez, washington. david of pennsylvania. jessica hernandez, colorado. kevin davis, georgia. dennis grigsby, texas. romaine brisbon, phoenix. tamir rice, ohio. akai gurley, new york. carlos perez, nevada. kajimi powell, missouri. ezeal ford. dillon taylor, utah. nahisis of colorado. charlie landeaux and the list goes on and on. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. burgess: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. burgess: i thank you, mr. speaker. april 1, just a few days ago, most people don't realize it but the center for medicare and medicaid services reduced physician reimbursement for medicare patients by 21%. this occurred as a matter of law. this is a