Now, Charlie Baker delivers the state of the state address. Topics include funding for k through 12 education, combatting the states heroin epidemic and offering tax credits for Small Business owners who hire veterans. Thank you very much. Thank you. Please. We have lots to talk about. The real test is if you do that when im finisheded. Mr. Speaker, mr. President. Members of the house and senate. Distinguished elected officials. Honored guests. And fellow citizens. We stood here and pledged to work with you and others to move this commonwealth forward and we have done just that. Built a bipartisan team, look frd common ground. We worked to fix government, pass Ground Breaking legislation and focused on growing our economy and its working. Our economy is among the strongest in the nation. Today, more people are working than at any time in the past 20 years. Our welfare case load has dropped by 25 . Millions in private investment while new companies are born here every day. In fact, for
Caucus caucuses. Please welcome senator Kirsten Gillibrand. [ cheers and applause ] welcome. Thank you. How are you . Please sit down. So i have to start off with something i saw today. It was a video and it had gone viral involving you, and you were speaking mandarin to a reporter. Just so everyone knows, that video has already gotten over a million views. That and my weight lifting video. Thats about it. Sdp so for those who did not see that particular video r, could u tell me a little bit about yourself in chinese . [ speaking chinese ] all i said is hi, how are you . My chinese name is lu chenna. You know whats interesting, i had someone translating in my ear. Shes a native chinese speaker and she said your accent is really good. I had a great experience traveling throughout china and learning how to speak chinese in college. I took a trip during one of my summers to beijing and lived in a dorm in beijing. Connie was my roommate. We struggled just to get through. Its very hard. You
Framing his Campaign Around climate issue. He says this is the 11th hour to solve the problem and if elected hell make Climate Change the number one priority of the United States. Tonight governor inslee will take questions from democrats and independents who say they plan to participate in the democratic primaries and caucuses. Please welcome governor jay inslee. Thank you, i appreciate it, thank you, thank you, thank you. All right, thank you. Please be seated. Govern governor inslee weve got a lot of questions from this audience, questions on Climate Change. Get right to the first question. From a student at American University here in washington. Edward, go ahead. As a College Student who studies Environmental Science i dont understand why the white house has openly denied science and is willing to bolser initiatives. Ive yet to decide who i support for president in 2020. What can you say to me and others in my generation on the verge of losing hope through political inaction on Cl
In the Obama Administration. Hes calling the president s policies cruel and an absolute failure. If elected he would be the first latino president. Democrats and independents plan to participate in the democratic primaries and caucuses. Without further ado, everyone, please give a very warm welcome to secretary Julian Castro. Thank you. How are you . So good to see you. Looking good. Hear the crowd from back there. Have a seat. As you know theres always news lately. I want to ask you this, before we get to the audience questions. Cnn has confirmed a report in the Washington Post that the Trump Administration pressured the department of Homeland Security to release Immigrants Detained at the border into socalled sanctuary cities to retaliate against democrats who opposed trumps plans for a border wall. Give me your reaction. That the cruelty of this Administration Never seems to end. You know, a year ago this administration told us that as americans if we would just be cruel enough to s
Please welcome marianne williamson. How are you . Thank you so much. People from all over the world have read your books looking for guidance. Whats the best advice and guidance you have gotten as you begun this journey and this can d candidacy for president. The best advice is to make it an extension of the journey aye been on for the past 35 years. Ive worked up close with people trying to navigate their trauma and turn it into transnformatio. A lot of that has been the consequence of damage done by an irresponsible political establishment. Thats given me a lot of passionate Police Chiefs abobel damage and what needs to be done. People told me to stay with that and make it clear. What you would do for a nation is what you would do for individuals. Our first question from the audience comes from olivia. Shes a law student at howard university. Clerking for the Public Defenders Office in washington and clerking for bernie sanders. While your call to heal america is touching. What is th