PRESIDENT BUSH LOBBIES FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. INTEREST GROUPS LOBBY AGAINST IT. THE HOUSE IS PLANNING THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF VOTES ON THE ISSUE TOMORROW.

A HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING TO FOCUS ON SEVERAL BIL THAT WOULD AMEND 1950 LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRED EMPLOYERS TO DOMESTIC WORKERS TO PAY SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.

Item title reads - From India in 17 days. 17 year old Mr Rammath Chawla - flying in a Gypsy-Moth - wins Aga Khan's prize for first Indian to make flight to or from England to India. Croydon, Greater London. <br/><br/>M/S of the Gypsy-Moth taxiing to a halt, Mr Chawla climbs out and is congratulated by several officials. M/S of the group of men stood around him and his co-pilot. M/S as Mr Chawla is given a garland of flowers, and shakes hands with the man presenting it. The co-pilot is given a bouquet. M/S of them together with other officials. C/U of Mr Chawla and his co-pilot. <br/><br/>Amendment January 2012: A visitor to the site has commented that 17 year old is not in fact Ramnath Chawla, but Aspy Merwan Engineer. <br/><br/>Amendment March 2015: A visitor to the site has provided the following information. In this film Mr Chawla was awarded with a consolation prize for flying from India to London. He did not win the Aga Khan Prize as it required a solo flight. Mr. Engineer later won the Aga Khan Prize for a solo flight from London to India. He left Croydon on 25 April 1930 and arrived in Karachi on 11 May 1930.

A HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING TO FOCUS ON SEVERAL BIL THAT WOULD AMEND 1950 LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRED EMPLOYERS TO DOMESTIC WORKERS TO PAY SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.

SENATE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION CONTINUES HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT.

Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) holds a news conference to discuss the Balanced Budget Amendment.

A HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING TO FOCUS ON SEVERAL BIL THAT WOULD AMEND 1950 LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRED EMPLOYERS TO DOMESTIC WORKERS TO PAY SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.

AS THE NATION FACES AN EVER RISING FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT... THE PUSH IS ON BY FISCAL CONSERVATIVES TO REQUIRE A BALANCED BUDGET BY MEANS OF A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. MARY MILLER HAS MORE FROM WASHINGTON.

A HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING TO FOCUS ON SEVERAL BIL THAT WOULD AMEND 1950 LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRED EMPLOYERS TO DOMESTIC WORKERS TO PAY SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.

A HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING TO FOCUS ON SEVERAL BIL THAT WOULD AMEND 1950 LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRED EMPLOYERS TO DOMESTIC WORKERS TO PAY SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.

The pandemic and civil unrest after the death of George Floyd slowed down a push for a constitutional amendment aimed at narrowing the achievement gap between students of color and white students. However, supporters of the amendment say those same two events are emphasizing the need for the amendment."Both the pandemic and the civil unrest following the death of George Floyd have highlighted in a stark way these inequities," Alan Page told 5 Eyewitness News on Monday.The proposed constitutional amendment is known as the "Page Amendment." The former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and former Minnesota Viking now heads the Page Education Foundation and is the prime mover behind the amendment.Research by the Minneapolis Federal Reserve last year found that 37 percent of low-income students are proficient in math and reading, compared to 65 percent of students from families with higher incomes. They also found only 30 percent of Black students perform at grade level, compared to 65 percent of white students. The study also indicated 25 percent of Black students are college-ready, compared to 69 percent of white students. "Every child should have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential," Page said in an interview. "And an education system that denies them that opportunity is one that results in an injustice." The amendment would be put before voters in the 2022 elections, asking voters this question:"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that all children have a fundamental right to a quality public education and establish that quality public schools are a paramount duty of the state?"The bill is authored by DFL Representative Hodan Hassan of Minneapolis, along with several DFL and Republican co-authors."These students have a right to a quality education," says co-author Rep. Ron Kresha, (R) Little Falls. "They already have a right to an education, but lets make that education one of quality."While the constitutional amendment has bipartisan legislative support, it's opposed by the state's teachers union, Education Minnesota. "Minnesota families – white, Black, brown, from different places and of different races – need their elected leaders to fully fund our schools – right now," the union said in a statement. "The proposed amendment to the Minnesota Constitution won’t help, and might make it worse, by delaying meaningful action for years and removing important protections already in the state constitution."Those protections include a clause in the constitution that now calls for the state to provide a “general and uniform system of public schools.” In a statement issued last year when the proposal was first floated, the union also said the amendment could "pave the way for taxpayer-funded vouchers for private schools, which may discriminate against certain students."Page disagrees and says the amendment is aimed at bolstering the public school system by making it a top priority of the legislature and governor. He says it's all about helping all kids in Minnesota."This isn't about trying to hurt or harm teachers and as far as the teachers union we hope they come along," he said. Gov. Tim Walz has also expressed opposition to the constitutional amendment, but ultimately his approval isn't necessary to put it on the ballot. Constitutional amendment questions only require approval of the House and Senate to be sent to Minnesota voters to decide the issue.

A HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING TO FOCUS ON SEVERAL BIL THAT WOULD AMEND 1950 LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRED EMPLOYERS TO DOMESTIC WORKERS TO PAY SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.

Senate floor debate on doctors with AIDS.

A HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING TO FOCUS ON SEVERAL BIL THAT WOULD AMEND 1950 LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRED EMPLOYERS TO DOMESTIC WORKERS TO PAY SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.

THE MASS. SENATE DEBATES A NEW CLERGY LAW AGAINST THOSE COMMITTING SEXUAL OFFENCES.

A HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING TO FOCUS ON SEVERAL BIL THAT WOULD AMEND 1950 LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRED EMPLOYERS TO DOMESTIC WORKERS TO PAY SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.

A HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING TO FOCUS ON SEVERAL BIL THAT WOULD AMEND 1950 LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRED EMPLOYERS TO DOMESTIC WORKERS TO PAY SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.

A NEW POLL SHOWS FLORIDA VOTERS ARE IN FAVOR OF SEVERAL PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS INCLUDING CLASS SIZE, SMOKING BAN, PRICE TAG AND PRE-K.

GUN CONTROL SUPPORTERS KEPT THE BALL ROLLING TODAY, AFTER YESTERDAY'S MILLION MOM MARCH. SOME OF THE MARCHING MOTHERS WALKED THE HALLS OF CONGRESS, HOPING TO CHANGES SOME MINDS. THE MOMS WANT TOUGH NEW GUN LAWS, THEY ACCUSE CONGRESS OF STALLING ON THE ISSUE. NAT SOT VERSION AT #184757)

PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT to ban Same Sex marriages RS20/ X83/ Slugged: 1040 WH STIX X83 STIX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~cue in~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10:41:11 eight years ago congress passed and president Clinton signed the 10:41:21 purposes of federal law as a legal union between one man and one woman 10:41:37 by a vote of.and the senate by a vote of 85-14 10:41:50 marriage laws in thirty eight expressing 10:42:01 recent months however some activist judges and local officials have made an active attempt 10:42:19 have indicated they will order the issuance of marriage licenses to applicants of the same sex in may 10:42:38 thousands of marriage licenses to people of the same 10:42:49 clearly defines marriage as the union of a man and women.by the voters of California 10:43:02 a county in New Mexico has also.and unless action is taken we can expect more arbitrary 10:43:20 all of which adds to uncertainty after more than two centuries 10:43:36 are presuming to change the most fundamental institution of civilization 10:43:47 on an issue that requires clarity on a matter of such.the voice of the people must be heard 10:44:03 have left the people with one recourse, if we are to prevent the meaning of marriage to be changed 10:44:16 constitutional amendment to protect marriage 10:44:26 in a single state or city could have serious consequences throughout the country 10:44:39 to the public acts and records and judicial proceedings 10:44:50 will claim that this requires all states and cities.congress attempted to address this problem in the defensive marriage act 10:45:12 will vigorously defend this act of congress 10:45:21 will not itself be struck down by activist courts.recognize any state that judges in 10:45:38 further more even if the defensive marriage act is upheld 10:45:50 requires a constitutional amendment 10:46:09 of national.the union of a man and woman 10:46:19 honored and encouraged in all.and by every religious faith 10:46:31 that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another 10:46:41 in the stability of society, marriage cannot be severed 10:46:52 without weakening the good influence of society 10:47:02 today I call upon the congress to promptly pass. an amendment to our constitution 10:47:16 as husband and wife. The amendment should fully protect marriage 10:47:32 which limits the role of government and lives of our citizens 10:47:43 the redefinition of one of our most basic social institutions 10:47:54 and protect the institution of marriage.we should also conduct this debate 10:48:10 without bitterness or anger. In all that lies ahead.with kindness and good will and decency 10:48:27 walk out ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~cue out~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case Chandler vs. Miller, which will determine whether a state may require candidates for state and local public offices to submit to a drug test.

PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT to ban Same Sex marriages RS20/ X83/ Slugged: 1040 WH STIX X83 STIX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~cue in~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10:41:11 eight years ago congress passed and president Clinton signed the 10:41:21 purposes of federal law as a legal union between one man and one woman 10:41:37 by a vote of.and the senate by a vote of 85-14 10:41:50 marriage laws in thirty eight expressing 10:42:01 recent months however some activist judges and local officials have made an active attempt 10:42:19 have indicated they will order the issuance of marriage licenses to applicants of the same sex in may 10:42:38 thousands of marriage licenses to people of the same 10:42:49 clearly defines marriage as the union of a man and women.by the voters of California 10:43:02 a county in New Mexico has also.and unless action is taken we can expect more arbitrary 10:43:20 all of which adds to uncertainty after more than two centuries 10:43:36 are presuming to change the most fundamental institution of civilization 10:43:47 on an issue that requires clarity on a matter of such.the voice of the people must be heard 10:44:03 have left the people with one recourse, if we are to prevent the meaning of marriage to be changed 10:44:16 constitutional amendment to protect marriage 10:44:26 in a single state or city could have serious consequences throughout the country 10:44:39 to the public acts and records and judicial proceedings 10:44:50 will claim that this requires all states and cities.congress attempted to address this problem in the defensive marriage act 10:45:12 will vigorously defend this act of congress 10:45:21 will not itself be struck down by activist courts.recognize any state that judges in 10:45:38 further more even if the defensive marriage act is upheld 10:45:50 requires a constitutional amendment 10:46:09 of national.the union of a man and woman 10:46:19 honored and encouraged in all.and by every religious faith 10:46:31 that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another 10:46:41 in the stability of society, marriage cannot be severed 10:46:52 without weakening the good influence of society 10:47:02 today I call upon the congress to promptly pass. an amendment to our constitution 10:47:16 as husband and wife. The amendment should fully protect marriage 10:47:32 which limits the role of government and lives of our citizens 10:47:43 the redefinition of one of our most basic social institutions 10:47:54 and protect the institution of marriage.we should also conduct this debate 10:48:10 without bitterness or anger. In all that lies ahead.with kindness and good will and decency 10:48:27 walk out ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~cue out~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT to ban Same Sex marriages / STIX 10:41:11 eight years ago congress passed and president Clinton signed the 10:41:21 purposes of federal law as a legal union between one man and one woman 10:41:37 by a vote of and the senate by a vote of 85-14 10:41:50 marriage laws in thirty eight expressing 10:42:01 recent months however some activist judges and local officials have made an active attempt 10:42:19 have indicated they will order the issuance of marriage licenses to applicants of the same sex in may 10:42:38 thousands of marriage licenses to people of the same 10:42:49 clearly defines marriage as the union of a man and women by the voters of California 10:43:02 a county in New Mexico has also and unless action is taken we can expect more arbitrary 10:43:20 all of which adds to uncertainty after more than two centuries 10:43:36 are presuming to change the most fundamental institution of civilization 10:43:47 on an issue that requires clarity on a matter of such. the voice of the people must be heard 10:44:03 have left the people with one recourse, if we are to prevent the meaning of marriage to be changed 10:44:16 constitutional amendment to protect marriage 10:44:26 in a single state or city could have serious consequences throughout the country 10:44:39 to the public acts and records and judicial proceedings 10:44:50 will claim that this requires all states and cities. congress attempted to address this problem in the defensive marriage act 10:45:12 will vigorously defend this act of congress 10:45:21 will not itself be struck down by activist courts. recognize any state that judges in 10:45:38 further more even if the defensive marriage act is upheld 10:45:50 requires a constitutional amendment 10:46:09 of national. the union of a man and woman 10:46:19 honored and encouraged in all and by every religious faith 10:46:31 that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another 10:46:41 in the stability of society, marriage cannot be severed 10:46:52 without weakening the good influence of society 10:47:02 today I call upon the congress to promptly pass. an amendment to our constitution 10:47:16 as husband and wife. The amendment should fully protect marriage 10:47:32 which limits the role of government and lives of our citizens 10:47:43 the redefinition of one of our most basic social institutions 10:47:54 and protect the institution of marriage. we should also conduct this debate 10:48:10 without bitterness or anger. In all that lies ahead with kindness and good will and decency 10:48:27 walk out