The coronavirus pandemic. Chair neal thank you for joining me. I have the greatest personal and professional regard for the United States conference of mayors. In congress there is a small Alumni Association. A lot has to do with the fact that we had to make immediate decisions along the way that did not always receive a chorus of support from the citizenry. Days of being the mayor of springfield, at the time, the hundred largest city in the country. And i feel a great sense of personal and professional satisfaction from what we were able to do and the immediacy of it. I would start with one funny story because you have all had the same experience. I was in the office one saturday morning, i thought it was a good time to get things done. Signing letters, doing a review and there wasnt staffers rushing in or someone who insisted on talking to at the moment. And the phone rang. I was 32 at the time and full of myself. I answered the phone. It was a citizen who said to me, she was upset,
Next, the house the ways and Means Committee considers a memos to the proposed health care placement bill. Later, a hearing with david shogun on how to improve veterans private health care options. And on the communicators, Michael Powell talks about net neutrality. The numbers have two additional days to file dissenting or minority views. First, this is a historic and important step in the repeal of , and i am proud of the work this committee and this debate our debate was professional and passionate and fought with good will. That was a signature of the ways and Means Committee. Bothlaud members from sides of this long but full discussion. We have remarkable resources to help all of us on this committee. I want to thank tom bartolo, tricia mcdermid, andrew grossman, cecily rock, and heather harmon. And from the house legislative council, henry to strip, scott kipstop, and scott probst. Join me in thanking these people for the hard work they have done. [applause] being no further busi
Days for washington dc and that our economy is strong, the population grows by about 1000 people each month. We are making historic investments in our education and the fiscal house is in order. We are working hard to give every washingtonian a fair shot with a good paying job with affordable housing. Just yesterday the legislature approved unanimously to raise the wage and washington dc to 15 per hour by 2020. Yet despite [applause] despite the successes, mr. Chairman, you know that washingtonians do not benefit. And despite the fact that we perform all the functions of the state, washingtonians do not enjoy the rights of all americans. Nearly 700,000 residents live in the shadow of the Nations Capital without a vote in congress. People pay federal taxes and we pay our taxes. More per person than any state. But we have no vote in the house, despite the valiant efforts of our congresswoman and we have no representation in the senate at all. The people of washington joined the armed for
And the old, the formerly incarcerat incarcerated, the Business Owner and the day laborer. Every american deserves to have their voice heard. As a person of faith i believe that every person has a devine purpose and divine value. We have a responsibility to treat our sisters and brothers equally and to do everything within our power to help everyone achieve their god given potential. I am proud to join with the members of the drafting committee and members of this community to ensure that our National Platform, our partys statement of principles and values is forged with consideration of every voice in our party. Today we will continue the substantive exchange of ideas that we began last week in washington, d. C. And i look forward to hearing the voices today and more important by the hearts of democrats about our policies, about our party and how we can adopt issues that will build on the success we have experienced over the last eight years. As republicans focus on what divides us, w
Taliban are so tear for eight are so terrified that they are not reporting what happens in that area. Guest what we are working on is to make sure that the people trust in their government. For that purpose we have programs like the citizens charter, which builds upon a ,reviously ruled out program the National Solidarity program. And in the areas where the Community Contributed to the to invernment in direct collaboration with the individuals. We are expanding on that. Also some basic administrative support to the communities to more engagement directly with the governments of they can feel confident to be able to on the room. The relationship is simple. Host the shooter in orlando has a connection to your country. Father, does he have any official role in the Afghan Government . Guest he has spoken as if he has. The internet is a wonderful phenomenon. Afghanistan is a very free country. Uncensored completely. People are free to raise their opinions wherever they are. They are entitle