Presiding Officer during the voting process of the House of Representatives, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, stated the stenographer, Dianna Reidy, went up to the podium area beneath where she was standing and asked her if the microphones were on. Mrs. Ros-Lehtinen replied that she didn't know and thought that maybe her chatter with the nearby parliament members was too loud and Mrs. Reidy was coming to alarm her of that fact. Suddenly though, Mrs. Reidy turned around facing the room and indicated in her speech that this is God's work. Even as security officer led out of the room, she rambled on. This came as a shock during a very critical vote on budget of the U.S. The stenographer seemed to be in a confused state as while ranting about the Constitution, Free Masons and God.

President Obama said, "I will sign it immediately. We'll begin reopening our government immediately." He also vowed that as soon as possible, things will get back up and running. Late Wednesday night the Senate brokered bill was passed by the House. This bill will raise the government's debt ceiling as well as fully reopen the government. Though it took long bitter weeks of stalemates, it gave way to frenetic hours of legislative actions on Wednesday. It resulted in being able to address the latest budgetary crisis the federal government has been in. More fights on the budget will certainly come forth, along with more episodes of bi-partisanship, though rare. The Treasury Department had forewarned the nation that on 16 December 2013 we could run out of money and not be able to pay our bills because of our ever growing debt and our borrowing limits. The incredible work of our rapid moving congress hindered this by their hard work to raise our debt ceiling/borrowing limit.

Losing both legs to an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) in Afghanistan was a terrible injury suffered by a Navy Seal named Bo Reichenbach. Join us in this video as this incredible soldier is honored by the FROG-X Parachute team with a jump into Griz Stadium.

Wow, what a wonderful family event. At the Bentley HS homecoming party an enlisted sibling came out to awe her footballer younger brother. I get teary eyed every time I watch this sister/brother reunion.

Let's extend a gratifying thank you to all our military personnel for their unprecedented sacrifice, so we can keep living in our freedom. We shall always remember that our freedom is far from being free. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Young, 24 year old, U.S. Marine, Alex Minsky's life has drastically changed from the life he lead three years ago after serving in the Iraqi War. He is a very young honored recipient of the Purple Heart award. He survived the loss of his leg in Afghanistan, 47 days in a coma and came very close to death. However, Alex had a "never say die" attitude which brought him back into the swing of life. His mother said, "His brain was basically disconnected" after he was hit by a roadside bomb. Though at the end he did turn to alcohol to help him out through the hard times. Check this video how he pulled through and managed to turn his life around.

Peter Pero served in Iraq while his wife, Anna, faithfully awaited his return home in California. Scar, now calls Indio, California his home too. He was a stray dog roaming the battlefield of Iraq and saved Peter's life when he was deployed there. A very happy end for all is that they are together in land where peace, love and harmony still exist.

Serving our country is patriotic and self-sacrificing. Everyone should ask themselves if they really have the courage or were patriotic enough to leave their family and friends, by choice. This choice can go on for months or have no clear end in sight, all to defend the idea of helping people you don't know, understand, may never meet, just so they could have a small taste of the benefits of freedom we have in America. Everyday, Americans, men and women, take this brave proactive step and continue to preserve our freedom and hope that others unbeknownst to us may one day be fortunate enough to experience this as well. Help honor our military and share!