wendy martin. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning, i had meetings with ministers, colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this house i'll have further such meetings later today. >> wendy martin? >> thank you, mr. speaker. last week i visited a manufacturing and pot clays who provide clay for the tower of london poppies. wouldn't my friend agree with me that supporting small businesses and further increase in income tax allowance that came in this month shows unlikely we on this side of the house are the party's enterprise -- believe on keeping hardworking people -- >> let me join her in congratulating the firm that she mentioned. she's absolutely right it is small and medium-sized businesses that predominantly will be providing the jobs of the future and we want people to keep more of their own money to spend as they choose and that's why the historic move last week to an 11,000 pound personal allowance means people will have gained by 2018, they'll be paying about a thousand pounds less per taxpayer and ta

martin chief of police from the santa maria california police department with important perspective and we're honored you joined us here today. i would like to allow mr. courtney to help introduce wendy. >> thank you. again we are honored to have 20 here to join this today she is quintessential small-town america and a devoted mother of casey chadwick who has been mentioned many times in she lost her life one year ago to a homicide that a couple weeks ago came to the goal conclusion with the conviction. i will state that she was leading a very private life with strong family connections in the community and that changed radically but everybody who has preceded the court proceedings but just a horrendous paul and plunder by that government is almost to the deportation case. she is joined today for those to proceed to the survivors of homicides every also have a and i think that all the members are moved by the testimony. >> in the woke up one morning year end and we appreciate your bravery for stepping forward and thinks for being here today. we're also pleased to have mr. scott but also the congressman from iowa? you are recognized. >> figure to my colleagues here for this year which