Turnbuckles are also used extensively in watercraft and aircraft to regulate the lengths and tensions of riggings and rope and cable lines. In all applications, turnbuckles should be selected to be at least as strong as the cable or rope to which they're secured.
The Wade-Davis Bill of 1864 was created by the Radical Republicans, who believed that absolute punishment had to be levied against the South as a condition of re-admittance during Reconstruction. The bill called for a complete abolition of slavery to prevent it from surviving in any way after the war.
A Choice for Veterans: McMorris Rodgers Votes to Extend the Veterans Choice Program. House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House passed legislation (S. 544) to eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program. The House version of the legislation was introduced by House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN).