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President Obama offered his personal congratulations to Michael Sam, the openly gay football player who was drafted by the St. Louis Rams over the weekend.Sam is the first openly gay player to be drafted by the National Football League. He went public about his sexuality earlier this year, although his team and coaches had known. The President congratulates Michael Sam, the Rams and the NFL for taking an important step forward in our Nation s journey, a White House official said in a statement. From the playing field to the corporate boardroom, LGBT Americans prove everyday that you should be judged by what you do and not who you are. Sam was taken by the Rams in seventh round of the NFL draft and was the 249th overall pick out of 256. He played at the University of Missouri an stanley cup d waslast year s SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Thank you to the St. Louis Rams and the whole city of St. Louis. I m using every once of this to achieve greatness!! Sam wrote on Twitter after being drafted. Thank you to the St. Louis Rams and the whole city of St. Louis. I stanley uk m using every once of this to achieve greatness!! pic.twitter/QESdOJVzswmdash; Michael Sam @MichaelSamNFL May 10, 2014 In February, first lady Michelle Obama commended Sam via Twitter after he went public about his sexuality, writi stanley cup ng: You re an inspiration to all of us, @MikeSamFootball. We couldn t be prouder of your courage both on and off the field. -mo. The signatur Kizy Biden: People Are In Trouble
The Senate s Republican leader said GOP senators may support a slimmed down jobs bill in a key test vote on Monday.Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Republicans may well vote for the bill. It ll take at least one Republican to advance the legislation to a final vote this coming week. For businesses that hire unemployed workers, the measure would provide a one-year break from payroll taxes and a $1,000 tax credit if those workers stay on the job for a full year.Senate Dem stanley cups uk ocratic leader Harry Reid upset Republicans this month when he scrapped a bipartisan measure that had many more proposals that weren t directly aimed at boosting job growth. The Nevada Democrat dumped business tax breaks and other items on wish lists sought by lobbyists. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-rec stanley cup nz irc-item--id-a318dea8-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-a318dea8-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-a318dea8-8c88-11e2-b06b-0 stanley cups uk 24c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block;
President Obama offered his personal congratulations to Michael Sam, the openly gay football player who was drafted by the St. Louis Rams over the weekend.Sam is the first openly gay player to be drafted by the National Football League. He went public about his sexuality earlier this year, although his team and coaches had known. The President congratulates Michael Sam, the Rams and the NFL for taking an important step forward in our Nation s journey, a White House official said in a statement. From the playing field to the corporate boardroom, LGBT Americans prove everyday that you should be judged by what you do and not who you are. Sam was taken by the Rams in seventh round of the NFL draft and was the 249th overall pick out of 256. He played at the University of Missouri an stanley cup d waslast year s SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Thank you to the St. Louis Rams and the whole city of St. Louis. I m using every once of this to achieve greatness!! Sam wrote on Twitter after being drafted. Thank you to the St. Louis Rams and the whole city of St. Louis. I stanley uk m using every once of this to achieve greatness!! pic.twitter/QESdOJVzswmdash; Michael Sam @MichaelSamNFL May 10, 2014 In February, first lady Michelle Obama commended Sam via Twitter after he went public about his sexuality, writi stanley cup ng: You re an inspiration to all of us, @MikeSamFootball. We couldn t be prouder of your courage both on and off the field. -mo. The signatur Kizy Biden: People Are In Trouble
The Senate s Republican leader said GOP senators may support a slimmed down jobs bill in a key test vote on Monday.Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Republicans may well vote for the bill. It ll take at least one Republican to advance the legislation to a final vote this coming week. For businesses that hire unemployed workers, the measure would provide a one-year break from payroll taxes and a $1,000 tax credit if those workers stay on the job for a full year.Senate Dem stanley cups uk ocratic leader Harry Reid upset Republicans this month when he scrapped a bipartisan measure that had many more proposals that weren t directly aimed at boosting job growth. The Nevada Democrat dumped business tax breaks and other items on wish lists sought by lobbyists. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-rec stanley cup nz irc-item--id-a318dea8-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-a318dea8-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-a318dea8-8c88-11e2-b06b-0 stanley cups uk 24c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block;
