At the time president elect donald trump asked me to take on this position. He did because he knew my background in Small Business. I have been bankrupt, i have had my house auctioned off, my car repossessed in the driveway payment with my second child. I understand the Regulatory Environment and i understand taxes. That is why President Trump wants to work so hard to make right. Oneme give you this little about Regulatory Environments. Regulation,0,000 of three to 6 of Small Businesses go out of business. Usually less than 20 employees. We have got to do something, have proper Regulatory Environment. That is what President Trump wants to do. Making sure that we are providing our Small Businesses with the tools they need to start to grow and be successful. It is my privilege to be here today to say hello to so many of you. Advocate. I have your back. We wants to hear from you because President Trump believes in Small Businesses. He knows that you are the backbone of our economy. He is so committed to making Small Businesses a central focus of his term and office or terms. [laughter] today topleasure introduce to you Vice President michael pence. Comes from the Small Business environment. His parents started a Convenience Store with gas stations. He was wondering if there are we used to call them filling stations. And he said yeah, filling stations. Vice president pence is as committed as the president is to ensure that we are giving you the support you need. I want him to be able to tell you all about that. Applaud loud and strong for our Vice President michael pence. [applause] vice pres. Pence hello West Virginia. It is great to be back. If only just to say thanks. Thanks to your hard work, your support and your prayers. Votedirginia overwhelmingly to make donald trump the 45th president of the United States, and we will never forget it. [applause] let me thank our host today, Ronald Reagan foster and nancy reagan foster. Second favorite ron and nancy i have ever met. [applause] want to thank them, i want to thank the whole foster supply team and all the great employees who came out today. You have been building this since 1981. In fact, i just heard that you have a wall division. Maybe we need to talk. [applause] what you do and what you have done here since 1981 is what makes this country great. The president and i are grateful for you and all the good people as part of the fosters supply team and all the neighbors and friends gathered here today. Give yourselves a round of applause for coming out on a saturday afternoon. And congressman evan jenkins, thank you for being with us. We are grateful for your support. Thank you for your service to this country. It is great to be in your district. [applause] is so humbling to stand before you in this role. I am just a smalltown guy from southern indiana. My grandfather immigrated to this country. To think i have the privilege to raise my right hand on january 20 and accept the oath of office to serve as the 48 resident best 48 Vice President of the United States is the greatest privilege of my life. Thank you West Virginia for giving us the opportunity. [applause] i will tell you, it is the greatest privilege of my life to be Vice President to President Donald Trump. He is my friend. He loves his family, he loves this country with boundless energy, optimism, courage and determination. President clear donald trump is going to be the best friend american Small Business will ever have. [applause] that is why he picked Linda Mcmahon to lead the Small Business administration. Isnt she amazing . [applause] Linda Mcmahon knows an awful lot about Small Business. They started their company as a Small Business back in the 1970s as titan sports. Then they built it into an International Entertainment enterprise the wwe. Any fans in the house [applause] i am one. She is bringing that great business experience to help Small Businesses across america grow and thrive. Linda, we are grateful for your leadership. Fewe we could have used a of your wwe superstars on capitol hill yesterday. [applause] give her another round of applause for leading a Small Business with such great quality. Linda mcmahon, we are listening to Small Business owners. That has not been happening for a while in washington dc. Were been listening like join me in thanking all the great Small Business owners who are gathered here today here in people that make West Virginia such a great place to live to work and to raise a family. Thank you all. We just had a great conversation. We talked with the job creators in West Virginia about the president probusiness agenda. Better infrastructure and a renewed focus on American Energy. I have heard again from these West VirginiaSmall Business owners about the need to repeal and replace obamacare. [applause] they tell me how obamacare stands in the way and stifles growth. Not just a job creators, but to the American People. I was not surprised to hear it, because every promise of obamacare has been broken. You remember what they were. Seven years ago, after it was signed into law, they said you could keep your doctor. Not true. They said if you like your health plan you can keep it. Not true. We were all told the cost of Health Insurance would go down. That was not true either. West virginia knows this better than most. Alone, obamacare premiums spiked by a stunning 32 . Over 40 of the state does not have any choice of insurance provider on the exchange. West virginians and President Trump know the truth about this failed law, that every day obamacare survives is another day that america suffers. That is why the president worked tirelessly over the past several weeks to get congress to repeal and replace obamacare. You saw his resolve to work with whoever he needed to work with to get our plan across the finish line on capitol hill. I was inspired by president andps determination commitment to keep his promise to the American People. [applause] and the president andand the pre grateful for Speaker Paul Ryan and all the House Republicans who stood with us. Single one of the House Democrats and a handful of republicans actually standing in the way. We are back to the drawing board. Actually said yesterday was a victory for the American People. For West Virginia, they know better. Yesterday was not a victory for the American People, it was a victory for the status low in washington dc and a victory for the disaster of obamacare. I promise you that victory will not last very long. [applause] the American People want obamacare gone. The president said dont worry, you just tweeted that this morning. It will continue to explode edwin republicans and democrats finally decide to come together and repeal and replace obamacare , we will be ready to get the job done. [applause] as the president promised us this morning, we will all get together and piece together a Great Health Care plan for the people. We will end the obamacare nightmare and give the American People the worldclass health care that they deserve. [applause] until then, i can promise you President Trump is never going to stop fighting to keep his promises to the American People, and we will make America Great again. [applause] and we are moving forward. We are going to get back to the threepart agenda jobs, jobs and jobs for every american in West Virginia and across this country. [applause] we havegreat news is been on that agenda from the very day he was elected. It has been amazing to see jobs coming back to this country even since the day after this election. He economy added 235,000 Jobs Construction and manufacturing are blooming again. Topanies are canceling plans move jobs in factories overseas and are building them right here in america once again. [applause] businesses and consumers have not been this confident in years. By some measures for more than a decade. The era of slow growth is over. In a new era of American Growth and jobs has already begun. [applause] it is all because the American People know President Donald Trump is a man of his word and is a man of action. On day one, President Trump went straight to work rolling back reams of red tape that have been killing jobs and Small Businesses across the country. Bureau toted every find to regulations to get rid of before adding more regulations. [applause] taken Decisive Action to protect american jobs and american workers. We will not stop until we end illegal immigration once and for all. [applause] just this week the president authorized the keystone pipeline, creating tens of thousands of jobs and protecting our energy future. Folks, were just getting started. We are going to roller sleeves up and theyre going to cut taxes across the board for working families, Small Businesses and family farms. Working with this congress, President Trump is going to pass the largest tax cut the days of Ronald Reagan. Were going to get this American Economy moving again. [applause] we are going to reform the tax code and make it flatter and simpler and fair. Who cannt anyone here make sense of the tax code. There is an old joke about how the tax code in this country is 10 times the size of the bible with none of the good news. [laughter] [applause] truth is, our taxes make it far job creators for and hardworking people all across this country to get ahead and achieve the american dream. Willis by our tax code make american opportunities more competitive all over the country. We will cut the Corporate Tax rate in america. We have one of the highest business taxes in america. We have one of the highest business taxes in america. Were going to cut it to 15 . [applause] we are going to cut taxes for every american and were going to cut taxes for free enterprise. We are going to get this economy moving with less regulation and more American Energy. Im going to make you a promise. Rightafter we dropped our hands on january 20, it was official the war on coal is over. [applause] and a new era of American Energy has begun. [applause] for far too long, politicians and bureaucrats in washington, d. C. , have crippled our nations economy and crippled West Virginias economy without regard for the impact it has on peoples utilities bills, the impact it has on jobs of hardworking americans. Right here they pushed Mining Companies to the breaking point and jeopardize thousands of good paying jobs and cut off a Brighter Future for West Virginia and families. To thinkrtbreaking West Virginia has lost a third of its mining jobs over the last you years alone or in over 130 mines have been shut down since 2009. That is not right. Ofdworking men and women this state have been forgotten for too long and they will be forgotten no more under President Donald Trump. [applause] from the first day of his administration, he has been fighting for West Virginia and for American Energy. We are working with leaders in congress and the new director over at the epa, scott pruitt, that slashed through red tape to make sure unelected bureaucrats cant kill your jobs and cripple your economy from the comfort of their taxpayerfunded metal desks in washington dc. [applause] to bring back jobs, were going to get washington out of the way of Energy Producers and coal miners, because energy means growth for america and President Trump gigs cold. Digs coal. [applause] our country is going to be virginia willwest be stronger and more prosperous because of the president s leadership. We get right down to it, President Trump is going to create prosperity in this country like never before. Making America Great again is not just about our economy. It also means protecting our nation and defending our way of life. Let me tell you, i am with him every day. President trump has no higher priority than the safety and security of the American People. That will always be true. That is why from the first day of his administration, President Donald Trump has been standing with the men and women in Law Enforcement all across america, and we always will. [applause] congressork with the to make sure those who protect our families in our communities have the resources and training they need to do their jobs and to come home safe to their families. There is a fair number of Law Enforcement personnel with us today. I know most of you are standing. What all of you take a minute to show the men and women in Law Enforcement here in West Virginia just how much we all truly appreciate the job that they do attacking our families. [applause] President Trump is putting our Security First and our safety first. That is why he is strengthening our borders. This president is going to build , and asenforce our laws he told the congress, we are acting right now to take inc. Members, drug dealers and criminals that threaten communities and prey on our citizens off the streets of West Virginia and off the streets of america. [applause] as the father of the United States marine, let me tell you this from my heart, [applause] i could not be more proud and grateful to say that we have a president will rebuild our military, restore the arts the arsenal of democracy, give our soldiers, sailors and airmen and marines and coast guard the resources they need to accomplish their mission and come home safe at last. [applause] it is about jobs, it is about energy, about our national defense. President trump is also keeping one more promise that i want to mention. That is the promise he made to nominate to the Supreme Court someone who will be faithful to our constitution. Judge neilng gorsuch, President Trump has kept his word to appoint a justice of the Supreme Court who will keep faith with the constitution and who will uphold the gone given liberties that are enshrined there. [applause] you sought this week. My daughter was off work, she got to watch cspan. She told me she watched a lot of judge gorsuch is testimony. Three days a powerful testimony before the senate. Made it clear why President Trump nominated him to the highest court in the land. He demonstrated temperament and intellect. Explains why the bipartisan praise is rolling in. Truth is, americans saw this week what President Trump saw when he made that decision. Judge neil gorsuch is one of the most respected, qualified and mainstream nominees to the Supreme Court in american history. [applause] but remarkably, this week senator Chuck Schumer and the obstructionists in his party in actually announced the democrats plan to filibuster judge gorsuchs nomination to be an associate justice. That is something that has never been done successfully in american history. Let me say this to you, West Virginia. If we can get the help of senator joe manchin and with the help of senator Shelley Moore capito, judge neil gorsuch will gorsuchome justice neil in america and the rule of law will be better for it. [applause] president ar trump and i are complement are confident the United States senate will confirm judge neil gorsuch one way or the other. [applause] it is great to be in West Virginia. [applause] my friends, we have come to a Pivotal Moment in our nations history. In this moment, we need every freedom loving american to stand up, speak out. Take time as you have done today to comment be engaged and be involved. We need you to keep telling your neighbors here in West Virginia that we can do better. We are renewing and restoring this country and we can put america back on a path of greater future. This i know we will do. I have faith. Homethe mantle of our since my first run for office 2000, there has been a framed copy of a verse from the good book. It was in our home in indiana, it was in the governors residence in indiana when i served there. Mantle ings above the the home of the Vice President of the United States. It simply reads these words for i know the plans i have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. In november, the people of West Virginia voted to give america a president. A president with the strength and the courage and the vision to make America Great again. You voted to give us a new leader who would make america prosperous again, and i believe with all my heart that with your continued support and faith, and with gods help, together we will restore this country. Our best days are ahead, and together, we will make America Great again. [applause] thank you West Virginia. On bless you and god bless the United States of america. [applause] in case you missed it on cspan, the National Coordinator for child explication prevention during the obama administration. I used to think the hardest thing i would do was look into the eyes of a child and listen to her story about being abused. I was wrong. The hardest thing i ever had to. O was watch their abuse sometimes, still photos, sometimes video thomas sometimes with sound. All heart wrenching, and even now, impossible to forget. Agricultural secretary nominee. There really struggling to be profitable. Even the best farmers are not able to produce the best production capability they may have. I think trade is the answer. Msnbcs Chris Matthews as the First Amendment awards dinner. Arrives on the front page or in the straight news broadcast. That is what contains the politician. That is what stops the overreach in power. That is what the country takes seriously and that is what matters this hour, this week, this time in our lives. Steve mnuchin on top brands of tax reform. , the goals of tax reform which are about creating a middle income taxcut, about grading personal tax signification and making u. S. Businesses competitive where we have a very high business tax rate. We are able to take the tax code and redesign things. Ian read on pharmaceutical. Known as using the exchanges because they dont provide them access. I think we do need to reform the health care, the way it is delivered, and the consequences. Scott epa administrator pruitt on in my rental policy. There are exciting things going on across the globe. Not here. Most of that is happening in europe presently because of the disincentives we plan to play. If you care about these environmental concerns, nuclear ought to be in the mix. Its available on cspan. Org. Cspans washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. Coming up monday morning, Washington Examiner and White House Correspondent and the hills mike wetzel talk about what the republicans they will get waste fodder to waste,government fraud and abuse in the government. Cspan, q and a with retired syndicated columnist thomas sewell. That is followed by Prime Ministers questions that the british house of commons. Later, british Prime Minister theresa may and British Foreign secretary Boris Johnson talk about wednesdays terrorist attack outside parliament. This week on q a, author and Hoover Institution senior fellow thomas sewall. He recently ended his syndicated column and he talks about his life and career, and his love of photography. 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