president of the united states, authorized by act of congress, march 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to private first class henry svehla, united states army, for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. private first class henry svehla distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidry above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a rifleman with f company 32nd infantry regiment in connection with combat operations against an armed enemy in korea. on 12 june, 1952. that afternoon, while private first class svehla and his platoon were patrolling a strategic hill to determine enemy strength and positions, they were subjected to intense enemy automatic weapons and small arms fire at the top of the hill. coming under heavy fire, the platoon's attack began to falter. realizing the success of mission and the safety of the remaining troops were in peril, private first class svehla leapt to his feet and charged the enemy positions, firing his weapon and throwing grenades as he advanced. in the face of his courage and determination, the platoon rallied to attack with renewed vigor. private first

but i will say, in the united states army last year, we had 162 suicides and about a force of 725,000 folks. 156 suicides. each one of those is a tragedy. but, you know, for every one of those individuals who commits suicide, there's a whole bunch of folks who will never, ever consider committing suicide that are hurting. that's why i think it is absolutely essential that we study and learn everything we can about the brain. now, no one is in fact criticizing us for the way we're taking care of soldiers who have lost arms and legs. i can't find a single article. no one ever e-mails me about that. but the fact is, we just don't know as much as we need to know about the brain. and the effects that are causing the brain for these long deployments and for these repetitive deployments and for the experiences that soldiers have down in theater. >> and so when you look at something like ptsd, i've read in several of the articles that you said you just don't have enough psychiatrists and you don't have enough folks who are suffering who want to come and talk because of the stigma to it. so fi

president of the united states, authorized by act of congress, march 3, 1863, has awarded, in the name of congress, the medal of honor to private first class henry svehla, united states armyfor conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity and the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. private first class henry svehla distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a rifleman with f company, 32nd infantry regiment, 7th infantry division, in connection with combat operations against an armed enemy in pyongony, korea, on 12 june, 1952. that afternoon, while private first class svehla and his platoon were patrolling a strategic hill to determine enemy strength and positions, they were subjected to intense enemy automatic weapons and small arms fire at the top of the hill. coming under heavy fire, the platoon's attack began to falter. realizing the success of mission and the safety of the remaining troops were in peril, private first class svehla leapt to his feet and charged the enemy positions, firing his weapon and throwing grenades as he advanced. in the face of this courage and determination, the platoon

the united states army. army. lieutenant henry goodie of the united states army. major samuel hoitz of the united states army. first lieutenant herman rosen of the united states army. first colonel samuel rosen of the united states air force. first lieutenant solomon rosen of the united states army. captain morgan singer of the united states army. captain david silver of the united states air force. captain irving kepter of the united states army. and first lieutenant lewis woffel of the united states army. may god bless their souls and may we remember them and honor them with a memorial at arlington cemetery. i can my colleagues to vote yes on this. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded that the house rules prohibit persons being recognized in the gallery. the gentleman from minnesota. mr. walz: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. mr. miller: madam speaker, we have no other speakers at this time. if you're willing to yield back. m

the president of the united states authorized by act of congress march 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to private first class henry united states armyonspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. he distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a rifleman with the 32nd infantry regiment, second infantry division in connection with combat operations against an armed enemy in korea on the 12th of june, 1952. that afternoon, while private fs they were subjected to intense enemy automatic weapons and small arms fire at the top of the hill. coming under heavy fire platoon's attacked again to falter. realizing the success of mission and safety of the remaining troops were in peril, private first class svehla left to his feet and charged the enemy position firing his weapon and throwing grenades at the advanced. in the face of the courage and determination the platoon rallied to attack with renewed vigor. private first class svehla utterly disregarding his own safety destroyed enemy positions and inflicted heavy casualties when suddenly fragme

> the president of the united states authorized by an act of congress has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to private first class henry svelha, united states armys gallantry. he distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and interest. the above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a rifleman with the seventh infantry division in connection with combat operations against an armed enemy in korea. on the 12th of june, 1952. that afternoon ball private first class svelha were patrolling, but they were coming under heavy fire. the platoon attack began to falter. realizing the success of mission in the safety of the remaining troops was in peril, private first class svelha fired his weapon and threw grenades at the advance. in the face of this courage and determination, the platoon rallied to attack with renewed vigor. private first class svelha cannot other early disregarding his own safety, inflicted casualties until fragments from a mortar round exploded nearby when did him in the face. despite his wounds, he refused medical treatment and continue to lead the attack. when an enemy grenade landed among a group of his comrades, private first

after completing his education in san francisco, he joined the united states army where he served for two years. commissioner maradis is president of the steam electrics, hispanic caucus and california teamsters hispanic caucus and brings a valuable labor voice to this commission. rightly so. bob's work has been honored by various groups including the united way of california, martin luther king society of san francisco, the united states congress and state of california. his talents are great and we're happy they reside here on our film commission. thank you, bob, for being here and reupping. don, thank you very much for reserving on this film commission. you have been here since 2000 when you were appointed by former mayor willie brown. why is there such a connection? don has previously served as a board member of the museum of the city and county where he took part in establishing a world class history museum. is a tireless advocate for gay rights and strong supporter of the film industry here in san francisco. don, it's a pleasure, you're advising me, doing great work and i want t

traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, is human, and the united states army-- his unit, and the united states army. [applause] families ave both big round of applause, for anthony in for henry. >> please join me in prayer. gracious god, if you have stirred the hearts once again today as we for the accounts of two great american soldiers, who value their lives of those under their care more than their very own. good to listen the holy scripture that there is no greater love than this. and so it's this eternal truth in our own hearts as we carry out our responsibilities to you, our families, and the great nation. was the young men and women of our armed services to walk in the footsteps of both anthony henry, protecting and defending our lives in freedom's cost. and lord, continue to bless, empowered, and give great wisdom to president as he leads the nation in these challenging times. and god bless america. in your holy name, we pray, amen. >> thank you so much, everyone. please enjoy the reception. and again to the families, we could not be prouder of anthony

president of the united states, authorized by act of congress, march third, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to private first class henry svala, united states army conspicuous gallantry and trepidity upon the call of duty, private first class henry svala distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity beyond the call of dual while serving with f company, 32nd regiment, seventh infantry division in connection with combat operations against an army enemy in pyanangi, korea, that afternoon, while private first class sval. a and his platoon were on a hill, they were subjected to intense enemy automatic weapons and small arms fire at the top of the hill. coming under heavy fire, the platoon's attack began to falter. realizing the successful mission and safety of the remaining troops were in peril private first clat svala leapt to his feet and charged enemy positions, firing grenades as he advanced. in the face of this couragage and determination the platoon attacked with vigor. private first class svala, utterly disregard his own safety, destroyed enemy positions and when segments from a mortar round exploded nearby seriously wounded him i

and he went in and served and the united states army, and he served in germany, and he wanted to talk about it. he loved the army. he valued his time surfing. and he was sitting there going back and forth with me about this and that and the other thing. and i just found it fascinating that he was this man to a minute ago had been up there wiping the sweat off his face and throwing these things and everyone screaming, and here were all these gorgeous women walking around this dressing room. and he was standing there asking a question after question about the united states army. it says a lot for the man. >> indeed. what can i do after that but say thank you, mr. secretary. thank you all for being here. [applause] >> this event was hosted by the national constitution center in philadelphia. to find out more visit constitutioncenter.org. .. >> swh what it's for is the top 20 companies that do the best job at censoring contests. so what goes on in china, china has a system where it's not only censoring at the network level so when you try and access a web site, you suddenly get an error m

the country and the dead are even foreign fighters in eastern afghanistan fighting so if the united states army prematurely that would be very much a huge mistake that washington abandoned afghanistan in one thousand nine hundred nine and when it comes to the relations between the united states and down there are also misconceptions. did elations will improve if the united states withdraw from afghanistan but i believe that the opposite holds true here if the united states. leaves afghanistan that will convince pakistan and its military. to continue its support for the taliban because they will see the taliban. future of afghanistan so what it's needed now for washington to do is to show an enduring commitment to afghanistan because to succeed in afghanistan means that pakistan also will change its calculus from supporting the taliban instead of that it was the. legitimate ways to have strategic tell also influence in the country ok if i go back to islam and so i guess it's all about who controls afghanistan not the afghans themselves are never mentioned in all this if it's going to come from i

grnlg. >> the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress march 3rd, 1863 has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor, united states army of his life above and beyond the call of duty. 17th infantry division, distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy in the vicinity of korea on 1 september 1951. on that date the private first scl class was it charge of defending company f when the enemy launched an attack. because of the overwhelming number, friendly troops were forced to execute a limited withdrawal. the private first class ordered his squad to take up more defensible positions and provided recovering fire. although having been wounded in the shoulder, the private first class gathered his supply of grenades and ammunition and returned to his original position to face the enemy alone. as the hostile troops concentrated their strength in his placement, he fought fiercely and courageously delivering deadly accurate fire into the ranks of the on rushing enemy. when his ammunition was depleted, he engaged the enemy in hand to hand combat up he was killed. his heroic stand so inspired his com

humanitarian efforts, communications capability, facilitate the movement of weapons in-- not the united states army but facilitate as we did during the afghan war. communications, kick qaddafi off television. you know, when people in benghazi see them on television, they're scared because this guy has become... >> schieffer: are you saying take nato out of it and put the united states in? >> no. have nato remain in. all seven of our allies who are willing to, but the united states has got to get its assets back into the air fight. we've got to do it very strenuously and understand that, right now, unless somehow qaddafi falls from within, that we may have a stalemated situation. and that would be very bad. it's events on the ground that will drive qaddafi's desire to leave or not to leave. right now, in many respects, he's not doing too badly for a third-rate military power. >> let's shift to syria, because you're just back from that part of the world. you know, over the weekend, the government troops fired on protestors as more of these people, thousands upon thousands of syrians were out in the s

linda lost 180 pounds, was down to 120 pounds and she volunteered for the united states army.ently retired as a lieutenant colonel and now she e is an associate professor at temple university. she also got her masters in health policy and management from texas and that is linda. i kid sister is not here. she was basically the kid sister and when the first book was written, she was a science teacher. after our parents passed away be said you know they want more for you, rita. you can't just have a bachelors, they want more from you. she said leave me alone. i know education is important but secretly my sister rita went back and she applied and was accepted to seton hall university school of law. so she has a j.d. but she didn't like law, so now today rita at 55 years of age was the first black woman at the jersey institute of technology to get her ph.d. in environmental science. all of us are not positions in all of us are not medical doctors but the surviving daughter of donald and itasca barton are all doctors thornton. we made that one gigantic leap in one generation. many g

luckily my father worked as a janitor and likely there were 389 united states army band was stationed there. many of their members were trained at juilliard, some the best musical schools in the country. he asked them to come by and to teach us. so we were taught by some of the greatest musicians there were. there's to saxophone and guitar. one of the teacher said mr. thorne, it would be nice if you had some rhythm, you know, if somebody could play the drums. my father looked around the house and said it linda, she likes to be on things. so linda started playing the drums. we are called the transit. we play that social events in town called the transit. my father said great, i want to be with my daughters. so he to play the upgrade base. he went to lessons that he had an instructor and my mother just like us went and sat very quietly in the back and did her crochet, and my father was trying to learn the upright bass to the teacher said mr. thorne, you've got to practice. you just can't come in here and try to learn a so big you have to practice. the next thing you know, mom is on base

turned down an opportunity to attend the san francisco art institute, to volunteer for the united states army. when asked why he wanted to join the army, michael simply stated, quote, i want to a career and we are at war. specialist phillips saw terrorists as thugs, often referring to them as, quote, the ultimate bullies in the world, unquote. a fervent student of history, michael knew that his service would be against a tough and formidable enemy. still, he enthusiastically embraced what he believed was the right decision and enlisted in the united states army. mr. speaker, michael phillips was only 17 years of age when he joined the military by the delayed entry program. he left for boot camp on june 24, 2006. upon finishing advanced infantry training, michael was assigned to bravo company one of the 502nd strike brigade of the 101st ashe division, one of the most storied divisions in the united states army. on october 13, 2007, michael and his brothers in arms were deployed in iraq for combat operations. michael's enthusiasm for his work inspired maybes -- members of his platoon. in additi

now may i call upon the new chief of staff of the united states army, general dempsey. >> thank you very much, chairman, vice-chairman cochran. thank you for the opportunity to discuss our army with you this morning. and thank you, mr. secretary, for the vote of confidence. since i assumed the duties of the 37th -- a staff of the army i it worked to get a feel for where we are and help and for my thoughts of where we need to go in the future. one of the very first thing they did was to go to iraq and afghanistan to visit our troops and to see firsthand their accomplishments and to thank them for their coverage, their sacrifice, and their service. i visited soldiers and families back here in the continental united states as well and the this week and i will visit the corps of engineers who are working tirelessly to combat the historic flood level along the mississippi river valley. and then i will travel to fort carson, colorado, to hand out awards. what we are able to do as an army at home and abroad for soldiers, families, and the wounded is a testament of the sustained support of this

staff sergeant kenneth of logansport, indiana, a proud member of the united states army, died on october 21, 2010 in afghanistan from injuries sustained when his unit was attacked by small arms fire. kenneth attended louis cast high school and enlisted in the united states army in 2003. he was assigned to a company, first battalion, 506th infantry regiment, 101st airborne division out of fort campbell, kentucky. for his service kenneth was awarded the joint service commendation medal, joint service achievement medal, in addition to many other commendations. his loved ones remember him as a hardworking man and dedicated son. husband, father, and friend. kenneth was an avid artist and also enjoyed fishing and hunting. he is survived by his wife, four sons, one daughter, his mom, and husband, his dad, and wife, his three sisters, two brothers, and his extended family and friends. he is missed by all. sergeant marvin calhoun of elkhart, indiana, died on september 21, 2010 in afghanistan of injuries sussstaped when his blackhawk helicopter crashed during combat operations. marvin died alongsi

he represented the united states in the 1912 stockholm olympics. he was the army master fencer and polo player. he chased pancho villa around mexico with general pershing. patent shipped on general pershing with two great battles and was badly wounded in september in 1918. he was killed on november 11th that year, it was his 30 third that year, it was his 30 third birthday, his hopes for more battle or military glory were dashed. bradley and eisenhower paid lip service to the idea that the casualty lists and come to an end. patton made no bones about it. he had seen his chance, is one g chance for glory taken away from him. at camp meade the additional maryland, his home for revived when he met an optimistic lieutenant-colonel named isaac who was commanding the tank battalion. the two men's love of the unreliable mechanical beasts would cement a friendship that would last to the end of their days and i can't doors as they came to know each other spend many day experimenting with tanks firing weapons coming up nations of men and machines and enjoying their inner wa

of saying something there's a loggy as a something there's a loggy as a logistician in the united states army. that information is not particularly useful when you're trying to locate something to get their real name and location and follow them to your target. >> here's what makes no sense to me, the administration that says as rumsfeld did just then, we got enormous amounts of valuable intelligence from waterboarding. that is the same administration that ends waterboarding. this thing that's enormously valuable, they say, you know what, it's enormously valuable but we're not going to do it anymore because we don't need it. why would you ever stop doing it if it was enormously valuable. >> the reason why is because of the long-term negative consequences of using torture and abuse which greatly outweigh any benefit you get from them. i saw in iraq when i was overseeing interrogations foreign fighters were coming to fight because of the torture and abuse of prisoners at abu ghraib and guantanamo bay. those statistics were tracked by department of defense. i saw them in briefings. and this resu

there is no doubt that we have got people like united states army soldier, bo enter dal currently being held by the taliban. i would not want to be the reason why they used to show us the video of his head being removed. they are certainly capable of doing that kind of thing. second of all, if i were one of those u.s. navy seals on that operation, i would not want to have evidence they would use against me in some kind of international criminal court. you and i both know that's the kind of thing that happens in this crazy world we live in. so, not releasing the photos of bin laden, quite frankly, i think to satisfy the interest of a lot of different people, when we know he is dead, and there is no need to go any further about it, i don't think you need the photos. >> sean: well, i actually think the world does need the photos. by the way, i have full confidence. i have every belief, 100% sure that they got him. i think it would send a message to every two bit dictator around the world. one of the things that frustrates me though is they already -- the enemy already hated us. and it seem

army. first off, there are reports in the united states talking about two and attempted suicide bombings in afgnistan, some dealing with the work of security forces. can you give us an update? guest: well, every day here we face the threat of suicide bombings because it is essentially the last strategy that the taliban has. they have failed in their attempts to take territory, havingeen ejected from considerable amounts of territory that they traditionally controlled. they have not been able to mount any kind of conventional force attacks, to retake those territories, so they are resorting to those actions to get as big a bang for the buck as they can, to strike some terror into the hearts of people. host: as far as the afghan security forces are concerned, how prepared are they as of today to withstand these attacks and fight against the taliban? guest: well, the afghan national security forces are now a robust force, both of the police and the army. they have a very deep bench. they can absorb losses and continued to march in terms of defending the soveignty, integrity of this country. ho

different mentors in my life, i decided the vehicle for me to serve my country was through the united states armye, does that kind of change your idea of who the enemy is? >> you know, honestly, carol, no. in my opinion, there's still a threat out there. i'm still being called to serve. and i'm still being called to lead soldiers. so that's what i want to go do. and you know, whoever my commander in chief designate the enemy to be, i'll do my duty. >> we saw people of your generation out in the streets celebrating the death of osama bin laden. you said it was a relief to you that he was finally dead and gone, but how does his death change things in your generation, or does it? >> well, i think, you know, every generation, you know, has that one man that kind of characterizes ooen ev evil for their time, whether hitler or stalin or whoever it may be and osama bin laden was that guy for us. i think for our generation, you know, our sacrificed a lot in regard to the conflict. we've had family members overseas, it's torn families apart. our generation went over and served and put boots on the ground.

i ask you because you were a corporate in the united states army. >> marine corps.tly above me in the chain of command seems to think so. let's see. apparently according to secretary gates i think there is a top man said there was an agreement not to -- what we know is that generally this stuff gets out and gets out pretty soon. you know, i think they are going to get a lot of questions about this. >> the question is where -- where did it -- where was the excessive information from? was it an official leak? was it people in the bowels of the pentagon? certainly the nsc started off in public giving out a surprising amount of information on was it monday, i guess good first day. this is not a one-day story. >> no. this is one of the big stories of our life. from a journalist's point of view you want all that information. the american public wants it. but at the same time they want to make sure navy s.e.a.l.s aren't in danger. >> i'm not sure -- i don't know how -- i'll see but the fact, look, they know the place was attacked. bin laden's wives, pakistanis know what ha

. >> they want a united nations investigation and accusing the united states of violating international law . >> pakistan's army went further warning that future violations would cause pakistan to review the cooperation here with the united states. here at home the president is congratulated for following through to getting the terrorist with or without pakistan's help. >>> and abc will have a special 20-20. the story behind bin laden's death at 10:00 here on abc sen. >> and a san francisco intersection is shut down because of a gas leak. it was severed near the union square. this isa i live picture just above the stockton tunnel. pg&e expects to cap the leak in 15 minutes time. the streets will remain closed longer than that fory are pairs. >>> and something good happened from a fire in san francisco that left 60 people homeless. they found a terrified little chihuahua alive but hiding. it has a happy ending. >> the dog is part of the story and the people inside of the building are the other part. they are trying to find the cause. it may have been a barbecue but it caused a great deal of grief for the people

we will pay more in interest this year than we do to the cost of the united states army. i am very concerned about this situation and also an underreported financial situation developing in american states. the situation in my home state of illinois and the state of california is the most dire. i would regret my attempt by these states to seek a federal bailout to defend the full faith and credit of 9 united states -- credit of the united states, i think that we should move forward with a resolution that i introduced with a number of other senators, s. res. 188, that expresses the sense of the senate that we should have no federal bailout for the states. this is an issue that has concerned the senate once before. in the 1840's, we faced a funding crisis of the states. the united states senate wisely advised then-secretary of the treasury daniel webster to seek and/or report on any discussions that he might have had that could have led to guaranteeing state debt. it was the senate's express resolution that prevented treasury secretary webster from bailing out the states the

. >> ladies and gentlemen, the united states army chorus.gentlemen, the daughter of president and mrs. gerald ford, mrs. susan ford bales. >> mr. speaker, leaders reid, mcconnell and pelosi, members of the senate and house of representatives, governor snyder, dr. kissinger, japanese ambassador fujisaki, ladies and gentlemen. on behalf of mother, i extend congratulations to sculptor brett grill. brett, your statue is wonderful. mother and i are so grateful to you and special gratitude also goes to governor snyder and the people of michigan. and to the u.s. house of representatives and the senate for making this remarkable tribute to dad a true reality. the rotunda has been a part of the ford family for decades. as a young girl, i accompanied my dad to the capital on weekends and happily played hide and seek in this very room and in statutory hall. for hours and in 2006, i returned but under very different circumstances for dad's state funeral. when our last of our family gathered in the rotunda, it was a time to remember and a time to say goo

the clerk: senate resolution 186, honoring the00th anniversary of the united states army field artillery school at fort sill, oklahoma. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate proceeds to the measure. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of senate resolution 187, introduced earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 1 187, supporting national minority health awareness and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measurement mr. durbin: mr. president, i further ask the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate and my statements relating to the measure be printed in the record at the appropriate place. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbi

it's based on my experiences from the 29 years i served in the united states military, nearly five in the new york army national guard and then four years -- or 24 years in the united states army. i will tell you that particularly my experiences in iraq commanding an airborne infantry battalion task force and then later as a division g-3, that's an operations officer for multidivision north, i saw firsthand the virtues of intel and operations being tuesdayed for successful operations. so what concerns me today is the fact that since the 11th of september we've had significant growth in the intel community to aagrees various concerns. and what i think we need to do now is pause, reflect and look for ways to consolidate all that growth so that we can continue to have effective intel operations in a manner that's consistent and one we can afford. what i offer is a simple amendment. it asks the director of national intelligence to provide his recommendations on consolidation with an eye towards effectiveness and efficiency. when we initially created this position, this, of course, was the result of the kin

united states last year, he did two things. he applied for citizenship and he enlisted in the united states army. he's in basic training right n now. he wants to be an apache helicopter pilot. in june, oscar will complete basic training and be sphwhorn as an american -- sworn in as an american citizen. this story of oscar vasquez is a story of america and it's the story of the dream act. this young man, determined to serve in our military, was turned away as undiewvmentd he went on -- as undocumented. he went on and earned a college degree with no help from federal programs, graduating at the top of his class, then went to mexico and took a chance that he could get back here so he could enlist in the army and he made it. tell me, what is fairness and justice for oscar vasquez? that's what the dream act is all about. i introduced this bill in 2001. i've met so many young students like these who are my inspiration to come to this floor regularly and remind those who follow the senate that this is an issue that will not go away. as these lives will not go away. we need those young people. and i want

defense i think has thoughtfully put forward a plan that would, based on conditions, reduce the united states army end strength by 27,000 in f.y. 2015, 2016, and the united states marine corps somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 in that same fiscal year, based on conditions. so, i think that -- i certainly oppose the amendment. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. you have one minute remaining. mr. turner: thank you, madam speaker. with that we would like to point out again that these are arbitrary numbers, our troops in europe pose an important asset for all of our operations in protection of national security, including as has been stated training troops that go into afghanistan and iraq, this amendment would not save money, it would in fact increase our overall costs and it also includes an arbitrary reduction in our overall end strength that would have a negative impact on our national security. with that i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from colorado. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in

coffman: when i was a young man in the united states army i took advantage of this program to begin my own college education, but it has room to be perfected. a change in cost sharing has caused funding for the tuition assistance program to increase from $157 million in f.y. 2001, to $531 million in 2010, cost per credit hour of distance education, for instance, has risen dramatically since 2001. the services have had to deny tuition assistance benefits to some service members because of the growing cost of this program. my amendment calls for study from the department of defense on ways to reform this program, including reinstating the 25%,p 5% cost sharing -- 75% cost sharing. i believe with skin in the game service members will have consecutives for high academic performance and that more service members will be eligible for tuition assistance benefits. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 1540. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly. the chair: the gentleman from vi

meanwhile the leaders of the soviet union the united states and britain had not yet agreed on which army would take the german capital the british prime minister winston churchill called on the us president franklin d. roosevelt to start the sultan berlin in a letter addressed to roosevelt on april first one thousand nine hundred five churchill wrote the following if the russians also take berlin will not their impression that they have been the overwhelming contributor to our common victory until imprinted on their minds and made us not lead them into losing which will raise grave and formidable difficulties in the future. is stupid above all britain was aiming to see germany destroy those he was on the other hand it wanted the soviet union weakened as much as possible i knew by their real concern was to above the appearance of a new royal to consider the continued from. in early april the ford most u.s. troops were about one hundred kilometers west of berlin there were almost no battle ready german army facing them all of them had been moved to eastern front to repulse the soviet offen