A gunman shot four people in a Florida home Monday and then began
randomly shooting people on a nearby street before being subdued by
police officers, Sanford police said.
A woman in the home was
killed and an adult and two children, ages 7 and 8, were rushed to a
hospital in critical condition, police spokeswoman Bianca Gillett said.
She said the initial shootings appeared to be domestic in nature. Two
people were shot on the street a short time later.
"The scene was one of the worst scenes our investigators have ever walked into," Gillett said of the home. "It was horrific."
My fellow Americans,
In March, we celebrate Women’s History Month, honoring the countless
contributions that women leaders, scientists, and entrepreneurs have
made throughout American history.
We are a greater, stronger, and more just Nation today because of women
like Clara Barton, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, and so many
others.
We honor them and we recommit ourselves to a better future for every woman in America today.
On my 50th day in office, I want to talk about an issue of paramount importance to families across our nation – healthcare.
Seven years ago this month, Obamacare was signed into law over the
profound objections of American people. Our citizens were told they
would have to pass Obamacare to find out what it was and how bad it was.
Now we know that the hundreds of pages were full of broken promises.
Americans were promised that Obamacare would bring premiums down $2,500
for a typical family. Instead, they’ve gone up by more than $4,000.
Americans were promised that Obamacare would increase competition and
provide them with more choices. Instead, the number of plans to choose
from has plummeted – and I mean plummeted.
This year, Americans in nearly one-third of all counties have only one
insurer to choose from on the exchanges – or, in effect, no real choice
at all.
Americans were promised that if they liked their health insurance and
their doctors, they could keep them. Instead, millions of Americans lost
the insurance and lost the doctor that they liked and were thrust into a
cold new reality of higher costs and less coverage.
Through seven long years of botched rollouts, soaring costs, cancelled
plans, and bureaucratic mandates, Americans have called out for relief.
And relief is what we are determined to give them.
I want every American to know that action on Obamacare is an urgent necessity.
The law is collapsing around us, and if we do not act to save Americans
from this wreckage, it will take our healthcare system all the way down
with it. If we do nothing, millions more innocent Americans will be
hurt – and badly hurt.
That’s why we must repeal and replace Obamacare.
House Republicans have put forward a plan that gets rid of this
terrible law and replaces it with reforms that empower states and
consumers.
You will have the choice and the freedom to make the decisions that are right for your family.
The House plan follows the guidelines I laid out in my recent address
to Congress – expanding choice, lowering costs, and providing healthcare
access for all.
This plan is part of a three-pronged reform process. In concert with
the plan in front of Congress, I have directed Dr. Tom Price, our
Secretary of Health and Human Services, to use his authority to reduce
regulations that are driving up costs of care.
We are also working on reforms that lower the costs of care, like
allowing Americans to purchase health insurance across state lines.
You’ve heard me say that many, many times during the debates.
I encourage Democrats to work with us to improve the healthcare system
for the American people. Also, we will be driving down the costs.
We will deliver relief to American workers, families, and small
businesses, who right now are being crushed by Obamacare, by increasing
freedom, choice, and opportunity for the American people.
Thank you very much.
FBI Director James Comey should recuse himself from all further investigations into the 2016 presidential campaign and its aftermath.
Here’s why:
On Oct. 28, Comey announced the discovery of new Clinton emails, creating a media firestorm that tilted the election toward Donald Trump.
This week, testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, Comey confirmed a report leaked to the media last summer that the FBI was investigating allegations of a connection between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.
Mayor Gillum delivered a petition to House Speaker Richard Corcoran's
office Tuesday afternoon. The petition was signed by more than 6,000
people. It opposes the proposed cuts to food assistance for
229-thousand Floridians.
Mayor Gillum says that would impact 157,000 and 44,000 seniors and those with a disability.
He said, "It means a lot to the kids who didn't
have a square meal but had to show up at school the next day ready to
learn; or the seniors who over the weekend didn't have a meal, and on
Monday got those Meals on Wheels. So, these kinds of cuts have real
implications for everyday people in this state."
The House bill would limit food stamps to
families that earn less than 130 percent of the federal poverty limit or
$2,633 a month for a family of four.
Mayor Gillum did not get the chance to talk to
the Speaker of the House during his visit to the Capitol. He left the
petition and his contact information. He says he hopes to discuss the
issue with him in the future.
