Wednesday, March 22, 2017

WEEKLY LOOK AT NATIONAL NEWS & EVENTS

From the White House:
Remarks by President Trump at Make America Great Again Rally | Louisville, KY
" Uncontrolled immigration -- you see what’s going on there; that’s happening quickly.  Little problem with the courts not wanting to give us the decisions that should be given -- but we’re going to win it -- and a financial system stacked against the American people.
These entrenched interests will do anything they can to keep the broken system in place, but they will fail, and we will win.  Because we are fighting on the side of our great American heritage.  (Applause.)  This place is packed.    I mean, I don’t want to say this -- we could have been watching a good basketball game tonight, right?  What happened?  What happened?  That’s all right.  You’ve done a good job, right?  You've a good job.  Great team, great coach.  It’s all right."---President Trump
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/20/remarks-president-trump-make-america-great-again-rally-louisville-ky

Remarks by President Trump in a Bilateral Meeting with Prime Minister al-Abadi of Iraq
PRESIDENT TRUMP:  Mr. Prime Minister, it’s an honor to have you here before our Cabinet, which I hope in years to come will be thought of one the great Cabinets in the history of the United States.  We just spent a few minutes speaking in the Oval Office and learning and giving each other ideas.  One of the things I did ask is why did President Obama sign that agreement with Iran, because nobody has been able to figure that one out.  But maybe someday we’ll be able to figure it out.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/20/remarks-president-trump-bilateral-meeting-prime-minister-al-abadi-iraq

President Donald J. Trump signs NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017
Today, President Donald J. Trump signed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Transition Authorization Act of 2017, the first comprehensive NASA authorization passed by Congress in more than six years. The bill demonstrates strong bipartisan support for our Nation’s space program and helps ensure that NASA remains at the forefront of exploration and discovery. (press release date 3. 21.17)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/21/president-donald-j-trump-signs-nasa-transition-authorization-act-2017

President Donald J. Trump Proclaims March 21, 2017, as National Agriculture Day
America's farmers and ranchers help feed the world, fuel our Nation's economy, and lead global markets in output and productivity.  The efficiency of American agriculture has provided this country with abundance our ancestors could not have imagined.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/21/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-march-21-2017-national-agriculture

Related story: Statement from Agriculture Acting Deputy Secretary Michael L. Young on National Agriculture Day
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2017 – Acting Agriculture Deputy Secretary Michael L. Young today released the following statement:
"Today is National Agriculture Day, set aside to pay tribute to the farmers and ranchers of our nation.  The work of American producers and growers ensures consumers in our country have plenty of safe food and a wide variety at a cost lower than much of the world.
https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2017/03/21/statement-agriculture-acting-deputy-secretary-michael-l-young

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