this month winning in kentucky this month. no stranger to politicians she'll run against a republican for house seat in one of the reddest states in america. this was the campaign ad that started it all. >> when i was 12 years old i knew exactly what i wanted to do when i grew up. i wanted to fly fighter jets and land on aircraft carriers because that's the toughest flying you can do. when i was 13, my congressman told me i couldn't flying in combat. he said congress thought women ought to be protected and not allowed to serve in combat. i never got a letter back from my senator mitch mcconnell. some are telling me a democrat can't win that battle in kentucky. that we can't take back our country for my kids and yours. we'll see about that. >> and mcgrath joined me from louisville, kentucky. lieutenant-colonel, welcome to the program. >> it's great to be here. >> the last bit of the ad you put down a challenge. before we start i want you to comment on the incredible number of former military vets like yourself -- military vets, former members of the u.s. national security and intellige

senator, i can add to the accolades of the senator from kentucky by pointing out that he and i have a common trait, a comm denominator between us. we both married above ourselves. and the fact that his wife, the honorable elaine chao, now our secretary of transportation, former secretary of labor, it is truly one of the remarkable couples in the nation's capital of political leadership. and i congratulate him on the comments from the require. the presiding officer: the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: mr. president, the senate's majority leader, senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky, will become the longest serving senate republican leader in history surpasng former senator bob dole of kansas. this according to the senate historical office. today i senator mcconnell's 4 79 lgt day as senate republican leader, a position that he assumed on january 3, 2007, after republicans lost control of both chambers of commerce. i'd like to take a few minutes to put senator mcconnell's leadership in perspective. that perspective begins in the year 1969. i was 29 years old and wo

book tv. >> kentucky senator mitch mcconnell became the longest serving republican leader wednesday bypassing former leader senator bob dole. senatorcconnell has s 11 years, 5 months, 10 days, a few senators paid tribute to senator mcconnell for breaking the record. >> thank you, madame president. before i begin my remarks, i want to congratulate our republican leader on becoming the longest serving republican leader in the senate, my friend leader mcconnell reached that milestone today. it's no secret we disagree on a whole lot of issues, both political and philosophical, but that doesn't mean we can't or don't work together or that i don't admire the qualities that have helped make him the longest serving republican leader. he understands his caucus and represents them well. he knows how to fight. and he knows how to cooperate. the job is not an easy one. so it's a testament to his qualities that has done it longer than anyone in the history of the senate. >> i rise today to mark an important milestone forur friend senator mitch mcconnell, who has now become thegest serving republ

knowledge" with nba players who went to stanford and the university of kentucky. we're going to team them up, pair them up by school. and because this is prime time, we're pulling out all the stops. ben simmons of the philadelphia 76ers is with us for what i believe -- [ cheers and applause ] could be the next great american sport. now, ben is going to -- there's ben. ben is going to try -- hi, ben -- to shoot -- his mission is to shoot that giant ball into that giant hoop in a game called big skip ball, and if he makes it, everyone in this audience will go home with a valuable prize, all right? all right. although i do want to say, the real prize are the friendships you make along the way, right? here's something else you'll like. i invited my dear friend, tracy morgan, to try some new things, to open himself up to experiences he's never had before. tracy is very set in his ways, but he agreed to loosen up and experiment and these are the results of what we call simply "tracy tries it." ♪ >> hi, i'm jimmy and welcome to "tracy tries it." in this segment, tracy morgan tries things that

-- also serves pre-merrell on behalf of the people of kentucky. he doesn't leave his full-time job behind when he puts his leadership hat on. he somehow has t balance the needs of both his constituents in kentucky along with the larger needs of the senate and of the country as a whole. it goes without saying that balancing those competing demands is extraordinarily difficult. it's not for the faint of heart. but somehow senator mcconnell makes it look easy. he doesn't even seem to break a sweat, amazingly so. that's because people like senator mcconnell are versatile and energetic. on behalf of his fellow kentuckians he's championed the cause of international aoption dos. he's ensured a health care fix for more than 3,000 of retired coal miners and supported military installations like family farmers campbell and fort knox. he's gotten more resources to strengthen kentucky universities and he's helped his state combat the scourge of opioid addiction. and even helped the mother get her child back after she was abducted and taken to west africa. these are the ways he has served his s

, kentucky, at more than 100 dairy farms facing a loomi ining deadline tonight. are there anymore buyers for the american dairy farms? coming up on "nightly business report." >>> the federal reserve has reportedly labeled deutsch bank's u.s. operations as troubled. in fact, according to "the wall street journal," this rare designation by the fed actually took place about a year ago. that means that germany's biggest bank has been subject to operational constraints, like having to seek approval before hiring and firing senior managers. the central bank has also influenced moves by deutsch bank to reduce risk. stock hit an all time low today. it fell 4%. >>> uber's ceo says his ride sharing company is on track to start trading its shares next year. speaking at the rico conference, the head of the company says the company is in a good position but a couple of things need to happen before it can go public. >> the management team has to be filled out. i am looking for a cfo and that's a pretty important person as part of an ipo. we are very much now rebuilding the brand and what uber represen

from kentucky, mr. barr, a member of our leadership team. i want to thank him for his leadership because i know how heart-felt the pain he knows from his district is. and what the gentleman from kentucky is bringing before us is that we have seen evidence can transitional housing be a proven method to really help thousands and thousands of americans like joshua that i described, americans to help them maintain their sobriety after completing rehab, and as they're gaining skills and training and trying to get back into being independent, productive members of society. and so the gentleman from kentucky says, you know what, it is time for a demonstration project, because we have some evidence. we have evidence already. out of the 2.2 million section 8 housing vouchers, the government's largest means-tested housing assistance program, let's take less than 1%. in fact, half a percent of them, and on a temporary basis, let's allocate some of these section 8 housing vouchers to people who are literally dying of opioid addiction every day and need transitional housing options in a recov

kentucky as a unit of the national park system, and for ther purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from utah, mr. bishop, and the gentleman from the northern mariana islands, mr. sablan, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from utah. mr. bishop: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. bishop: mr. speaker, i am pleased now to yield as much time as he wishes to consume to the gentleman from kentucky, this is his bill, and it's an excellent piece of legislation, mr. barr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. barr: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 5655, the camp nelson heritage national monument act, whih would establish the mp nelson heritage national monument in kentucky as a unit of the national park system. i'd like to especially thank the gentleman from utah, mr. bishop, the chairman of the

, we talk with the governor of kentucky. shery: let's start with breaking news, we have learned that traders of deutsche bank unit suffered a one-day loss that was massive, 12 times what internal risk officers estimated for regulatory purposes. the bank may lose on a typical day. andreak it all down there how unusual -- we break it all down. how was usual was this loss? >> to times or three times that two or three times would be value risk a measure. it was outside, so much so that regulators asked questions, including the federal reserve. it was offset in different parts of the bank. david: this would be alarming with any bank by deutsche bank has a history, already on a watch list from the fed. the fdic has put them on a list and this has to raise questions with regulators. >> what they are controlling eternally -- internally but harder for u.s. regulators because they only have one part of the picture. if you are a u.s. regulator, you can only see what is in the u.s. operations. david: we are about to get results of the stress test, quantitative results, this afternoon and the u.s

kentucky, i just finished i've got 21 counties. because of what's going on, a lot of people came, and her interest in charter schools and my answer was thus decided in frankfurt not in washington. i know we are looking at this and how we can is to move forward. a lot of it kentucky passed a charter school all last year if i remember correctly. there are still unknowns of the process. i know mr. richmond you're from the association of authorizer's, what happens is is date past the charter school on every state is different i guess ours is public charter school. what is the process that i can explain to some of my constituents when i'm home? it's been authorizing the governor signs it and then what place next? if you know kentucky situation that be great? >> i have some familiarity. but i'm not completely familiar. as you said in kentucky there are public charter schools and to be clear they are everywhere in the country. and everest date charter schools are public schools. in the process in kentucky, it ended up with a law that limited charter schools, to just a few communities. i

despair of twenty years back i'm forced from the mining areas to turn kentucky the book by a time in school or. is a monumental collection of moral history it tells the struggle of the words bills to round mining of coal when amy grants would come to the area to work well paid off and his faded jobs the book tells the story of harlan county that's where i'm going. to bury. this repast. own. land. i'm headed to the deep the mary kom of this book i want to see what's left of the. thirty years since his first visit now that the us is shifting to major and gas and coal mines for shutting down one after another i do not expect to find a lively city when i drive into harlem i find it on a city where people are stuck like car turned black and white picture their stories and their. have not changed much from those recorded by pushed fields research and that they are leaving me in this journey. with. well we really don't know what. they. would have been in thirty. plus at least two if we. were through. no ma'am. but in their place now it's. like appalachian man but. appalachian male even. it'

state legislatures of .ennessee and kentucky tennessee did ultimately secede, but it never called secession convention. it let the state legislature decide on that weighty measure. kentucky never thought about convention,cession but there was a lot of discussion between the governor and the house of representatives and the senate, and they released their printed version am us immediately. finally, there's the record of the washington peace convention. in early january, virginia, the legislature called for a national convention to find out what to do now that lincoln had been elected president. 21 states have representatives, about 131 men. lords hotel, if you're familiar with washington. the room is still there. the hall that they gathered and is not there. the hotel is there. it is where lincoln spent the night about a week before he moved into the white house. when you aggregate all those pages, you have about 8000 pages of published information over secession winter. within that information -- this was all new to me. i had no idea i was going to enter this world. it is again sa

gentleman from kentucky will control the time for the majority. and the gentleman now reserves. >> i now reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts already yielded back. >> so the gentleman from kentucky will yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules, pass the bill, h.r. 5811, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 6042, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6042. a bill to amend title 19 of the social security act, to delay the reduction and federal medical assistance percentage for medicaid personal care services, furnished without an electronic verification system, and for other purposes. the spe

that is already the subject of tense debate. plus, this hour, honoring an american hero. a kentucky farmer that went to war. lieutenant garland connor fought off hundreds of nazis. today, his widow receives the nation's highest military tribute. the medal of honor. we'll watch it live with you. let's get to it. good tuesday afternoon from the fox news deck. now reaction is pouring in after a divided supreme court upheld the president's travel ban against people from several muslim majority countries and could strengthen the president's powers when it comes to immigration at a time when that topic is front and center in the national debate. the ruling was 5-4 with the conservative justices in favor of the ban. chief justice john roberts wrote in the majority opinion, the ban is squarely within the scope of the presidential authority and rejected the challenge it discriminated against muslims. some of the liberal justices read their dissents allowed from the bench. judge sotomayor compared the ruling to world war ii when the japanese were placed in interment camps. this is the third v

thank you, mitch. >> and two places, kentucky and tennessee, welcome to the white house, two great places. today we tell the story of an incredible hero who defended our nation in world war ii, first lieutenant, garland merle conner, although he died 22 years from today, he takes his rightful place in the eternal chronical of american valor and you as you know is what this is, the great many women, is american valor. we are thrilled to be joined by his amazing wife pauline. pauline, thank you. don't get up. save it for later. [applause] >> i got to know her a little bit ago in the oval office and she is a very special woman with a very special family. she is 89 years old today and going strong, i have to say, going strong. keep it going. she hoped and prayed she would live to see this day. pauline is truly a wonderful incredible person and it's my privilege to be with you today as we award your late husband our nation's highest military honor. with today's congressional medal of honor presentation, we are also joined by pauline and merle's son paul. thank you, paul, their grandchil

>> you are watching american history tv. follow us on twitter. >> next university of kentucky history professor on president andrew johnson. byt of a symposium hosted the u.s. capital historical society commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 14th amendment's ratification. we will end with mark summers from the university of kentucky in lexington. i do not know whether ending with mark means we are ending with a southerner or a northerner. he went to berkeley for his phd. or one of those famous border states. i lectured in kentucky in many times and i learned that kentucky seceded after appomattox and became a confederate state. before that, it was the united states. in a sense, that is the complexity of the history we have been dealing with. when the 13th amendment was being considered, the delegates from the house and kentucky tried to get an exemption to the 13th amendment. they did not do so. mark is working on two books, one on andrew johnson's impeachment and another on gilded age politics. imd am delighted that he has come to join us and tell us about andrew johnson.

favorite stateand places, kentucky and tennessee. they like me in kentucky and tennessee. [applause] welcome to the white house. great. two great places. today we tell the story of an incredible hero who defended our nation in world war ii, first lieutenant garland merle connor. although he died 20 years ago today, he takes his rightful place in the eternal chronicle of american valor and that, as you know, is what this is. this is the great, great men and women, it's american valor. we're thrilled to be joined by his amazing wife, paul even. paul even, thank you. don't -- pauline. don't get up. save it for later. [applause] i got to know her a little bit ago in the oval office. and she's a very special woman with a very special family. she's 89 years old today and she's going strong. i have to say. going strong. keep it going. she hoped and prayed she would live to see this day. pauline is truly a wonderful, incredible person and it's my privilege to be with you today as we award your late husband our nation's highest military honor. for today's congressional medal of honor present

from kentucky, barred from giving his valedictorian speech after he wore makeup and heels to his prom. his story spread quickly. >> officials in eryville are inviting him to help kickoff their pride celebration. live in emeryville city hall with more.>> reporter: tonight city council meeting is definitely not your ordinary meeting, just getting underway, inside to my decoand gay pride flags, housing a drag show performance among other exciting moments, all to t, came here from nth, northern kentucky, invited by the mayor himself, to give a speech that he osed to s gradtion ceremony, it was banned in kentucky, but welcome in california. being named high school valedictorian was an incredible accomplishment for christian bales, at holy cross in school, in kentucky, a four-point eight cumulative gpa, but his sexuality and sense of fashion landed this incredibly bright student in hot water the nistration when he came to the prom and make up in high heels. the week of graduation, his mother would get the first call ever from the school. >> the principal passed on the message from the dioce

in kentucky. >> a lot of people look at your case and say you did everything right. do you feel bitter or angry that you ended up back in prison on a technicality. >> i wouldn't say bitter or angry. i feel sad. sometimes i don't clearly understand it but legally from a technical standpoint, i do. >> legally the justice system recognizes one charles. >> i was the person at the time but i'm ashamed of that person and doing everything that i possibly can to get away from that old person and not be that old person. >> an online petition has 80,000 signatures. garnering attention from celebrities like kim kardashian and chelsea clinton. hoping a prison that just this week freed another long serving drug offender, alio the ew charles. >> are you rehabilitated? >> oh, yes, sir. >> a changed man once given a fleeting second chance, hoping for one more. >> i'm just remaining hopeful, remaining cheerful, just taking it day by day. >> unless his sentence is commuted by the president matthew charles won't be eligible for release again until 2027. overseas, one american social ops soldier ha

react of 2017. from the kentucky bluegrass, is hold a special place in our hearts and history. today across country especially my district forces are part of the fabric and culture and part of our economy. my district is home to a world famous pendleton roundup, great rodeos of the west and local races in places like [inaudible] and everywhere else. his will know and appreciate was racing in particular has a storied history in this country and remains an important economic driver. our discussion of mr. barr and mr. tonko is timely. earlier sent the weapon's history as justified became the 13th horse to complete the triple crown. today will hear from you the experts about racing industry and how it is currently regulated and what can be done to protect these wonderful, wonderful animals. want to know your thoughts on the legislative and hand and we know your thoughts on it depending on your issue. its impact on the industry and how to promote the integrity of the sport. you have insight how we can address concerns that currently exist as i thank you all for being here today with this

from kentucky. he was barred from giving his valedictorian speech after he wore makeup and heels to us from. every bill has invited them to kick off lebration now. >> i think that lot of people and seeing me -- >> being named high school valedictorian was an incredible accomplishment for the 18-year- old. th in covington, kentucky had a 4.8 cumulative gpa, but the sexuality landed this incredibly bright student in hot with school leaders after he wore makeup >> i got called to principal's office. >> we can graduation his mother would get her first call ever from the school. got a call from the principal who was passing on me she had to enforce the dress code for graduation that i needed to wear a shirt and tie, no makeup, flat shoes, et cetera. >> 10 hours before kristin was said to deliver his valedictorian speech, the diocese stripped them of that opportunity. christian would let them have the word. with a microphone in hand, he made his voice heard outside the graduation ceremony. his story caught the attention of emeryville mayor. >> i grew up in the midwest myself. i went to catho

hits kentucky, that's the home state of majority leader mitch mcconnell. this move will make these products more expensive in europe. if demand slows, u.s. businesses could take a financial hit that would force them to raise prices or cut jobs. this in retaliation for president trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum. the idea is to help the steel industry, but it could rise prices for consumers. the companies pay the u.s. government when they import the ey can absorb the higher cost or pass it along to you, and some already are. according to a report rounding up how businesses are faring, a manufacturer in chicago is raising prices thanks to higher steel costs. another in boston says the tariffs are killing high-paying american jobs. >> thanks. >>> let's talk whiskey. i spoke with steven gold, founder and distiller at the golden moon distillery in colorado. he says his bottom line is already being affected by these tariffs. >> the big companies, makers of jim beam and makers mark and woodford reserve and jack daniels, i mean, nobody likes it, but the larger companies have contingenc

. appreciate the opportunity to be here and appreciate you guys being here today. i'm from kentucky and just finished -- i do have 221 counties and finished my 20th town hall in the last several months hand because it of what's going on in the general assembly a lot of people and were interested in charter schools, and i know and my answer to them was basically that's decided in frankfurt, not necessarily in washington, so i know that we're looking at this the and how we can assist and help move forward. a lot of it, kept kept passed a charter school law i think last year if i remember correctly and there's still some unknowns of the process. i kind of thought for my edification, hopefully anybody watching, mr. rich morngsd i know that you're with the association of authorizers, what happens as the state passes a charter school law? of course, every state is different, i guess. ours is public charter schools. kind of what's the process that i could help explain to some of my constituents when i'm home? what is the process? now it's been authorized, the governor signs it, and, boom w

feel like i'm pretty sure we're in kansas city. in kentucky this week state police barred four hundred protesters from entering the capitol building the protesters were demanding wider medicaid coverage for the poor and protections for the environment and the water as part of the poor people's campaign but in kansas just kentucky kentucky matter and unless you care about whiskey or having sex with your cousin. and i care about one of those things a lot. name is jim. jim beam. and yes it is it is weird that my cousin is the same name as a bourbon. here in washington d.c. twenty eight people were arrested in the capitol rotunda monday while protesting the disproportionate impact of disasters such as hurricane maria on the poor they did this as part of the poor people's campaign but who cares it is washington d.c. that's just where rats go to breed with and paid in turn. part it's part of the easy to movement like. bush how many people even died hurricane maria was like six day what it is like now that side of you to be quite proud of yourself in michigan this week hundreds of peo

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leader mitch mcconnell of kentucky, followed by minority leader chuck schumer of new york. this is about 35 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. i know there are a lot of things going on in the other part of the world like here in the senate, we are trying to finish up the national defense authorization t. --s week, i have invited managing the bill for us. thank you. first of all, let's make this very c. bill,s the john mccain and he has been very active in it. he has not been here, but his provisions are in there, and consequently this is one of those -- that is the reason we namebille fter in the. i think it is important for people to understand, the bill is going to pass. i don't know if it is this week or next week, but it has passed for 57 consecutive years, it is going to pass again. , is different this time have spent the last 10 years not building up the military, keeping up with our competition. we have clear competition out there and it is serious. general dunford said, these are his words, he said we are more quantitative and qualitative. we are losing that as you heard

sustain able. >> companies cannot find the right rkers, but a program in louisville kentucky may have found a solutionign h schools. >> those stories and much more tonight on night business report for this wednesday, june 6th. >> good evening, everyone and welcome. a mid week surprise onall street. stocks surged thanks to a rally in the banking sector. interest rates rose and the eld on the 10-year treasury inched all that much kbloeser to 3%. also helping the dow, boeing which closed at a record. stocks took off. the dow jones industrial average soared 343 points to 25,146, it's highest close since march. the nasdaq gained one. >> and despite the continued rise of equity w pricesre seeing, one long time market watcher says he has started selling stocks during rallies we saw like today. >> i'm sympathetic to thede that sometime in the 24 months there will be inflation rates that catch up to the market as we normalize. >> next year could be aen turb one for the stock market as the federal reserve raises interest rates. that is similar to what the orld's largest hedge nund is saying rig

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generations. mr. barr: good morning. andy barr from kentucky. my home state of kentucky suffers from the third highest opioid mortality rate in the country. so many of these stories are stories of tragedy. this is a story of hope and this is roger with his two kids. roger arrived at shepherd's house recovery program in lexington, kentucky, on may 1, 2015, after making parole. when roger arrived he was helpless. all of his belongings fit into a single garbage bag. he was unemployed, unemployable. he had not seen his kids in 2 1/2 years and his family gave up on him. roger told the people at shepherd's house how to be responsible, show up on time, stay out of jail. he had no idea how to stay sober. but shepherd's house changed his perspective. through a housing program, a long-term transitional housing program, he learned how to build a support network that would teach him how to be a father and soon he was back visiting with his children on the weekends. eventually shepherd's house allowed roger to find freedom that he was never able to obtain before. he was able to get his own apartm

. you are not defending the working families of west virginia or kentucky or the other states in this country that voted overwhelm for trump when you propose the throw 30 3-2 million people off of the health care they have. and that's the best that you're getting out. you are note protect aring working families in this country when you campaign on taking on the pharmaceutical industry and yet you end up coming up with an idea which say the solution to the high cost of drugs in this country is to make people all over the world pay more. for drugs -- making people pay more is not the solution lowering drug prescription cost is is the solution, having the guts to take on the pharmaceutical industry is what has to be done. [applause] and i think people across the country are understanding not just that trump lied about what he proposed to do as president. not only about health care. not only about prescription drugs you may recall the trump said that he was going to pass tax reform which would not benefit the wealthy. that's just another lie based on hundreds of other lies because as

me now kentucky congressman, thomas matthews. >> thank you. >> let's discuss this i understand that harley-davidson could be hit from both sides. the increase tariffs on steel and aluminum, then risings cost of raw goods and also tariffs that eu is slapping on certain american goods like your beloved bourbon 93% from kentucky. >> other 7% is counterfeit there you go. the tariffs are complicated. i don't think any ceo or bored oboard of director sitting aroud building a steel mill today, because they see the tariff on steel. it could go away tomorrow if president gets what he wants, it would be foolish to invest in a steel plant based on manage that president announced is temporary tariff. and also very complicated. you point odd bourbon has been targeted by other country overseas. >> as well as blue jeans, motor boats and peanut butters. >> some of our kentucky brands were bought by foreign companies. one of the but bowen -- brands is in the eu. whether you solve this equation. what you find out that tariffs are a tax on consumers, whether in united states or they are in britain, or

crown, the kentucky derby, and the preakness. but, fell short at the bell belmont. in 1973, racing legend. secretariat captured the crown and set a record at the belmont leaving competitors in the dust. seattle slew and affirmed follows with sweeps in 1977, and 1978. but then there was a 37 year drought. broken by american pharaoh in 2015. racing fans didn't have to wait long. for a repeat performance. three years later, bob baffort brought justify off to the track. a privilege to have a horse. we're the coach. athletes and jockeys get it done. >> justify turned heads at kentucky derby charging through the slop for the win. victory followed at the preakness. finally, a fairy tale ending at the belmont for jockey mike smith. at 52, he is the oldest jockey to win the triple crown. >> just puts an old man out there, sit still. stays out of the way. let a good horse be a good horse. before the crown, justify's breeding rights were negotiated for $60 million. justified price tag now expected to skyrocket for an undefeated champion. >> that's the "overnight news" for monday. for some the

of support in the east bay for a high school senior from kentucky. he was banned from giving his valedictorian speech because he wore makeup and heels to his prom. >> he has been invited to help kick off pride celebrations. >> i think a lot of people seeing this are curious. >> reporter: it was an incredible accomplishment. the senior in covington, kentucky had a 4.8 gpa. his sexuality and sense of fashion led this incredibly bright student to get in trouble after he wore makeup and heels to the prom. >> i got called to the principal's office. >> the week of graduation, his mother would get her first call lever from the school. >> as soon as she got the call from the principal, he is the one giving the message that she ought to make sure he wore a shirt and tie and no makeup, flat shoes, etc. >> reporter: 10 hours before he was set to deliver his valedictorian speech, that was stripped, too. with a megaphone in hand, he made his voice heard outside the graduation ceremony. his story went viral and caught the attention of the mayor. >> i grew up in the midwest myself. i went to ca

, kentucky and tennessee, they like me in kentucky and tennessee. [ applause ] welcome to the white house. it's great. today we tell the story of an incredible hero who defended our nation in world war ii, first lieutenant garland meryl conner. although he died 20 years ago today, he takes his rightful place in the eternal chronicle of american valor and that as you know is what this is. this is great, great men and women, american valor. we're thrilled to be joined by his amazing wife, paul lien paul lien. don't get up. save it for later. [ applause ] i got to know her a little bit ago in the oval office and she's a very special woman with a special family. she's 89 years old today and she's going strong. i have to say. going strong. keep it going. she hoped and prayed she would live to see this day. pauline is truly a wonderful and incredible person and it's my privilege to be with you today as we award your late husband our nation's highest military honor. for today's congressional medal of honor presentation, we're also joined by pauline and meryl's son paul, thank you, paul, their gr

kentucky request vote pursuant to uc agreement, we will postpone recorded vote till finishing the batch of amendments, any other amendments? ms. debbie wasserman schultz. >> i have an amendment that will keep campaign promise. >> amendment number 7. the clerk will designate the amendment. >> amendment number 7 dye representative debbie wasserman schultz, social security benefits. >> recognized for six minutes. >> thank you, i appreciate that. mr. chairman, i am please today offer an amendment that will allow donald trump to keep campaign promise that he made to the american people, that we will not cut social security benefits. unfortunately the president's fy19 breaks his promise. while president trump has proven he cannot be trust today keep his word, my amendment provides this committee with an opportunity to restore americans trust and benefits they have earned will be there when they need them. 62 million americans are counting ontous do the right thing. millions more are working hard to pay into the system to earn future benefits. it's time for the president and republicans

kentucky. the boat -- boat on t will be put postponed until tomorrow morning. b is there another amendment to be offered. my amendment is here. this is amendment number 13. >> increase a policy statement. as we sit here today in our comfortable chairs and inside this magnificent community room. that the earth has ever seen children are being ripped from their parents arms. between october 1, 2017 the trumpet administration has separated at least 2700 children from their families. many of these families are seeking asylum and escaping violence in their home countries. all of which have some of the higheste child murder rates in the world. they are fleeing with their families to ensure that their children and loved ones don't become one of the countless victims. they are in fact fighting for their lives. they are being met at our border with prosecution and cages.s. can you imagine how traumatic and painful experiences would be for a child who has no idea what's going on.n.ldld who worries if they will ever see their family again. the trauma can be so severe that it can cause perma

. senate is about to gavel n. kentucky senator mitch mcconnell becomes the longest-serving republican leader after 11 and a half years in the position. the main work today will be on defense programs for 20 night team. a number of amendments are pending. live coverage of the u.s. senate heren c-span2. the presiding officer : the senate wl comeo order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. ho one, created creator, light of light, we praise your holy name. lord, you are the joy and strength of our lives. you can remove all pain, misery, and strife. be for our lawkers a source of truth. may they view pressing issues in the light of your precepts, embracing your wisdom and power. give them a passion for compassion and joy as they rememberour desire that they live abundantly. continue to shine in all our hearts so that neither the shade of doubt nor the shadow of death can bind us to the light of your can -- can blind us to the light of your great love. we pray in your sacred name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting t

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