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Wealthy, it was structured to make American Society homeowners. And now were in 2013, and its only the wealthy who have access to the conventional market. And we need to be much more aggressive about thinking through one of the appropriate measures to use such that the governments backstop, whether its fannie or freddie or private institutions, actually serve a public purpose which is to build Home Ownership across the income and across the racial spectrum in america. You know, im not as intelligence at the three of you to be able to remember all six questions david asked [laughter] thats why were answering just one. But i think your question was, you know, with Interest Rates rising, is that going to create any urgency . I dont think it creates urgency around gse reform. Rates are still incredibly low, and even if they go to 5 or 5. 5, its historically low. So i dont think that impacts affordability tremendously. It certainly impacts the monthly payment. I dont think thats going to ha
Band that we invited to one of them. That was to show the heads of what supported us and what American Music was important to us. We would usually travel the day after the state visit with the head of state. Our very first state dinner was september 6, 2001. It was right before september 11 and it was with mexico, president fox and martin fox. Relationship we expected to spend the most time on. We had a long border with mexico and it was of particular interest to us, all of the border issues. Ie next day, marta fox and traveled to chicago. Andent to a show mexicanamerican art that was at the museum. We invited all of the artists to a luncheon afterwards. Which was interesting, this chance to be able to show both art, but thatcan originated in her country, in mexico, to the first lady. Jimenez, a favorite of mine, traveled to us and came to the state dinner. He could not come to the museum because he had worked in a show. He came to the museum because he had worked in that show. I forgo
Conclude that, but a lot of these guys dont. I asked them if they do it themselves and you will find some and some who dictate. What senatort mccain does . I think it is a missive that he hadnt his driver tweak and he was driving. Eethe had his driver twe while he was driving. To get the hook here. Anyone can jump in. What is a source of news . A columnist, a website, a publication that is the skewer but that you consider essential . I would not tell you. Everyone should follow the iron sheik. Who is a good nonobvious tweeter . Left, the historian. He is great. He is the Chuck Grassley of president ial the story and. What i love about that is that if he is tweeting and historical photo in for from an age where twitter did not exist, you have this clash of the moment. Another thing i was struck by, you will see a rope line of times going by where people look the president in the eye and shook his hand, not doing it like this where they tried to take a self he at the same moment. At the
Delivered hot meals to the little park outside of the Gates Foundation and the dc offices and i would see that then. Every night. And i would see the lines of people there every night. And i knew that it was 10,000 volunteers, 80 hardworking staff. And that they had enormous influence in the community that they were serving that was a great brand, and i thought, why would i not join that organization and see if i can put my skills to work and also see if i can understand better. And why do we have this issue that is persistent with child poverty. And so many children that are graduating high school and going on to college and being able to attach to careers the way that i was able to . This is part of cspan2 and q a. President obamas top economic adviser says on eximmigration should be the next economic priorities for congress, the third way think tank hosted this with Bill Schneider moderating. Welcome. We are happy to have jason with us so lets start with it and then we will turn it