Of the time we wrote it back in 2009, there was a lot of uncertainty in the economy because of actions that president obama was taking and it went along progressive lines as opposed to conservative economic lines which i think the Business Community wouldve preferred. A respected tax and energy in regulation, there is great uncertainty in the Business Community about where the government was going and what kind of an obstacle it would become. We tried to convey the message that if the government would provide some positive certainty that we could rise out of the recession and at that point we were really still in the recession until june of 2009. We were out of it technically but i think people thought for years we were out of it in reality. If you want the kind of dynamic Economic Growth that youre expecting rising out of a recession, you have to do some positive things and give the Business Community some certainty that youre not going to hurt them. What are some of the measurements.
Lets get ready for this next panel, which i am really, really excited about. Ourt, i want to introduce next speaker, my good friend i have known her for almost 20 years now and every step of her career, whether fighting at the Legal Defense fund to wrongfulng a texas, running the most active and effective Civil Rights Division in a modern history as assistant tourney attorney general of the Civil Rights Division, she has always ofn guided by her values justice and fairness. She keeps about people, especially the most vulnerable in our country, in a way i have rarely seen. She always leads with her heart and her values. She is one of my closest and dearest friends. She is also somewhat i look up to and consider a hero. I am so very, very proud of her and i would love for her to join me on the stage right now. Thank you. [applause] hi. Good morning, everyone. That was a very warm welcome from my dear friend, nick. I am so glad to see everyone here today. I know the panelists are joining
Our country. It is a time when they are being turned on their head and when we are reminded on a daily basis the extent to which we cannot take our core values for granted. It is when they are turns back the clock on almost every area of progress to womens rights to you name it. They are increasing tensions and divisions that speaks to part of their ways that really amplifies and inflames the rhetoric. It is more important than ever it gets tarnished. We all know the only time identity politics gets invoked is some how white identity is masked as something that is neutral. The 2016 election with invocation and disparagement, the anti muslim and rhetoric they have been tweeting about the nfl players that are taking a knee and also out of love of country being tarnished as unpatriotic. Dont make any mistake about it. There are deep racial overtones. It is a time of deep polarization. It has been preying on the divisions as part of this strategy at a time when they spent the first nine mo
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Election, it was the leading gains and tech stocks and the nasdaq lagging, so we have seen a flipping of the script so far. Like trump is open to persuasion . That is what both sides of the argument believe. Decidedly against it or for it, i think both sides see many ways he might be on their side depending on how you interpret his remarks. His part oft of principles that came out a little while ago. They are going to push it with mnuchin tomorrow. Scarlet it was not included in wire theyage, renewing the call now . Guest its because the house , chairman of the ways and means that paul ryan are very much supportive of border adjustment. Companies that are supportive of this like general ction general elective general electric, they see this as a way to get tax reform done. They will be satisfied until the president comes out and says theres no way we are doing this. Even if they get House Republicans to go against it before the next up happens. if you have some sort of border adjustabl