Politics, and i think weve got to respond to that, too. For as long as ive been alive, our political and economic systems have not been keeping up with our realities. Weve got an economy where the gdp is going up and Life Expectancy has been going down. Weve got a climate that is increasingly losing its ability to support our way of life. Weve got endless war. With no plan to get out of it. Sooner or later, this comes to a breaking point. And we are at that breaking point. But it is up to us, it is upon us, and within our power to do something completely different. Thats where i come in. Thats why im running for president. [applause] help. Ttigieg with your [applause] now, what does that better way look like . What does it look like to build a presidency that can actually handle those problems in the moment . First and foremost, before we gotto the policies, weve to anchor ourselves in our values. And this will be the campaign that breaks the spell, that has people thinking the word va
Indiana mayor and 2020 president ial candidate Pete Buttigieg was in New Hampshire for a town hall at nashua Trinity College where he took questions and met oneonone with voters. This is about an hour. Mayor pete thank you. Thank you, what a fantastic route. Thank you so much for coming out. Mckenzie, forn that introduction. I want to thank all of you for taking the time and caring enough about our country to get together and talk about what we are going to do to make things better. We are at a difficult moment in the life of this nation. We are at a chaotic and unstable and frightening and divided moment. But, i believe that it is in our hands to change all of that. Not just for the moment, but for the era that is ahead of us. I think we are lucky and unlucky enough to be among those americans who get to be alive making decisions when the country reaches a fork in the road. Thanis about a lot more who is the president today. Although lord knows, were going to need a new president. [ap
August 31 at 10 00 eastern on book tv on cspan 2. South bend indiana mayor and 2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg was in New Hampshire for a town hall where he took questions and met oneonone with voters. This is about an hour. Mayor pete thank you. Thank you. Wow. What a fantastic group. Thank you so much for coming out. Thank you again, mckenzie, for that great introduction. Mckenzie, for that introduction. I want to thank all of you for taking the time and caring enough about our country to get together and talk about what we are going to do to make things better. We are at a difficult moment in the life of this nation. We are at a chaotic and unstable and frightening and divided moment. But, i believe that it is in our hands to change all of that. Not just for the moment, but for the era that is ahead of us. I think we are lucky and unlucky enough to be among those americans who get to be alive making decisions when the country reaches a fork in the road. Thanis about a lot more who is
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Precountry new narkal limitation for employmentbased immigrants to increase the per country numerical limitation for familysponsored immigrants, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california,s. Colorado, mr. Buck, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. Mrs. Love gren i ask unanimous consent that address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Lofgren i yield myself such time as i may consume. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in support of h. R. 1044, the fairness for high schooled immigrants act, a bipartisan bill that would make a modest but important change to our immigration laws to alleviate hardships associated with lengthy visa backlogs. Let me begin by explaining what this bill does do and does not do. H. R. 1044 does not increase the overall number of immigrant visas that are available each year. Although raising the ceiling on visas is the only viable