“If the widow of a man who died without leaving issue, raises up to him a son by a member of the family , she shall deliver to that ,son the whole property which belonged to the ,deceased .” IfsMenWholeIssuesSonMembersDiedRaisesPropertyLeavingWidowsDeceasedRaise Up Author:Guru Nanak
“As democracy modifies our conception of life, it constantly raises the value and function of each member of the community, however humble he may be.” MayValuesCommunityDemocracyMembersFunctionRaisesHumbleConception Book:Democracy and Social Ethics Source: Democracy and Social Ethics
“Some members of Congress now are complaining they are underpaid. They want to propose a pay raise. You can't blame them. A lot of them took a big income hit when Enron folded.” WantBigsPayMembersRaisesBlameCongressComplainingIncomeProposeEnronUnderpaid Author:Jay Leno
“I have family members who literally struggle with crack addiction, and I've seen how destructive that's been, not only for their relationships and their children and their career, but perpetually even until today because that meant that that person was not there all these years to raise their child and just the damage that it inflicts.” YearsChildrenPersonsTodayCareersStruggleMembersRaisesAddictionDamageDestructiveCracksFamily Members Author:Rosario Dawson
“I am a little troubled about the tea service in the electronic computer building. Apparently the members of your staff consume several times as much supplies as the same number of people do in Fuld Hall and they have been especially unfair in the matter of sugar.... I should like to raise the question whether it would not be better for the computer people to come up to Fuld Hall at the end of the day at 5 o'clock and have their tea here under proper supervision.” PeopleShouldLittlesHas BeensEndsMatterNumbersBuildingMembersComputerRaisesCome UpTeaClockThe End Of The DayHallsSugarUnfairStaffSuppliesSupervision Author:John von Neumann
“Reasons why members of Congress deserve a pay raise: Many big corporations are cutting back on bribes; nearly half the members have never been indicted.” ReasonBigsPayHalfCuttingMembersDeserveRaisesCongressCorporationsReason WhyBribeWhy MeBig Corporations Author:David Letterman
“The president doesn't get an automatic pay raise, so they can't freeze it for him. But it also does extend the pay rate - they pay increases or pay freeze for pay increases for members of Congress. They've had a pay freeze since 2009, but most civil servants will see a small pay bump in 2016 thanks to a separate order from President Obama.” DoeOrderPresidentPayMembersIncreaseRaisesRateCongressThanksServantPresident ObamaFreezeBumpsCivil Servants Author:Susan Davis
“I think what Lawrence did was provide an assurance that gay and lesbian couples could live openly in society as free people and start families and raise families and participate fully in their communities without fear. And two things flowed from that, I think. One is that has brought us to the point where we understand now in a way even that we did not fully understand in Lawrence, that gay and lesbian people and gay and lesbian couples are full and equal members of the community.” PeopleThinkingWayTwoCommunityCoupleGayEqualMembersRaisesTwo ThingsAssurance Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“Electric service providers in Missouri have warned that the EPA's so-called Clean Power Plan will raise energy costs for Missourians, reduce jobs, and hurt our state's economic competitiveness. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I've fought hard to ensure provisions that would defund this harmful power grab were included in the final appropriations bill. I also support legislation to block this harmful rule and protect workers and families from the damaging effects of the Obama Administration's executive overreach and costly energy regulations.” HardStatesJobsEnergyHurtSupportPlansEconomicEffectsCostProtectMembersRaisesBillsCleanWorkersFinalsBlockAdministrationExecutivesSenateRegulationElectricCommitteesLegislationProvisionProvidersCompetitivenessAppropriationMissouriService ProvidersEpa Author:Roy Blunt
“My charity is in the business of helping firefighters in any way that we can. For instance, after 9/11 we were the second-fastest charity to raise and distribute money to the widows and surviving family members of the 343 firefighters who died that day.” WayHelpingMembersDiedRaisesCharityInstanceSurvivingWidowsFamily MembersFirefighter Author:Denis Leary