WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jason Smith voted in favor of H.R. 5759, the Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 219-197-3. The bill blocks the president from using executive orders to postpone deportation of illegal aliens. Congressman Jason Smith took to the House floor earlier today to speak about the president’s executive overreach. The video of the congressman’s remarks is attached and may also be viewed on his YouTube Channel here. Transcript: “On March 28, 2011, President Obama said he would not use an executive order for amnesty explaining that – and again I quote – “temporary protective status, historically, has been used for special circumstances.” Those are his words. More
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Dec 04,Parents joined their first graders on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Oak Grove to participate in DEAR Day, which stands for drop everything and read. Personnel from Poplar Bluff Realty, the elementary school sponsor, also visited classrooms to read books to students.
Dec 04,CAPE GIRARDEAU – Kate Struttman joins the disaster services department in Cape Girardeau as the new program manager. In her new position, Kate will oversee disaster program services for 13 counties in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois. “I have been involved with the American Red Cross as a volunteer for years, and I am excited to continue to serve in a different capacity”, stated Struttman. Struttman was born and raised in Jefferson City, Missouri. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from Columbia College. She has worked in the non-profit world for several years in many different capacities. She was the Program Officer for the American Red Cross AmeriCorps Program while she was employed as the Events Planner and Program Development Coordinator for
Dec 04,Inductees of Three Rivers College's Alpha Delta Nu nursing honor society have raised $242 to support the Bread Shed food bank as part of their capstone project. They presented the check with their donation to the Bread Shed on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Pictured from L to R: Kevin Crawford, student; Nichole Ray, student; Greg Gilberto, member of Bread Shed; Alicia Ray, student; and Job Bronander, student.
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