paralyzed veterans of america. ng access for veterans employment through operation: pave. >>> good morning, i am jessica kartalija, in for don scott. we will have the top headlines in just a minute but first let's head over to the first warning weather center. good morning, marty. >> good morning, jay cart, let's go ahead and take a look at how this first friday in march is going to square away. 54 at lunch, how about that? not bad for early march, on its way to a high of about 59. it is 37 right now. looks like by the evening showers in your forecast, temperatures still mild, mid- 55s, we will be talking about that shortly. jess, take it away. >> here what is we have got our eye on today. republican presidential hopefuls ramp up their campaigns ahead of super tuesday. a steep increase planned in one maryland community college and the archdiocese of baltimore announces s for the future of the cardinal givens property. >>> this governor signs the same sex marriage bill into law but opponents are planning their next m

carl blake, the paralyzed veterans of america. diane zamotta director of a.m. vets. and finally i want to welcome to the panel tom tarantino. we're going to begin with mr. shrier and move down the table in order. the independent budget witnesses will have 15 minutes total and the american legion and iraq veterans of america will be given five minutes each. i apologize to all of you. we've had tremendous participation in this hearing. it's gone longer. i and my staff and all the members will be looking at your testimonies. it's extremely important to us and we'll submit you questions as well even though we don't have a lot of members present. and i especially want to thank senator burr for his accommodating my schedule as well. so with that, mr. shirer, thank you again. we'll begin with you. >> chairman murray, ranking

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today on the independence budget, carl blake the national legislative director of the paralyzed veterans of america, jeffery hall, the assistant national legislative director for the disabled american veterans, dianna zamotto of national director of amvets and the representative for veterans for foreign wears and i want to welcome to the panel tim tarantino policy director for iraq and afghanistan vets of america. we'll begin with mr. shrer and move down the table in order. the independent budget witnesses will have 15 minutes total and the american legion and iraq and afghanistan veterans of america will be given 5 minutes each. i again apologize to all of you obviously we've had tremendous participation in this committee hearing's gone longer. i know i and my staff and all the members of the committee will be looking at your testimony. it's extremely important to us and we'll be submitting you questions as well even though we have -- we don't have a lot of members present. and i especially want to thank senator burr for accommodating my schedule as well. and we'll begin with you. >> ceremony murr

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