We are starting off fast and i want to touch on a few topics that are front and center facing the world. In these first days of 2018, nowhere is the urgency of peace, security, and freedom being more tested than in iran. Citizens are taking to the streets to protest the oppression of their own government. It takes rate periphery for the iranian people to use the power theirir voice against government especially when their government has a long history of murdering its on people who dare to speak the truth. We applaud the tremendous courage of the iranian people. Of iran isent attempting to stop social media and other arms of to medication that allow their citizens voices to be heard. We want to help amplify the voices of the iranian people. Here are some of the messages they are chanting today. All these brigades have come out to the streets, they have come out against the leader. Political prisoners must be freed. Independence, freedom, iranian republic. Neither gaza nor lebanon, my l
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Staff correspondent with the National Journal. Kristina peterson is with us from the wall street journal. Be agenda is likely to shaped by what happens over the weekend when Mitch Mcconnell, paul ryan joined the president at camp david for a retreat. What do you know about the topic, the agenda, there and what each of those men bring into that meeting with the president . Guest House Speaker paul ryan has indicated he is interested in doing some kind of overhaul of welfare programs. Stamps or be food housing assistance. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell has shown he is not that interested in doing a Major Overhaul of entitlement programs. He has talked about not wanting to do some thing to medicare and medicaid right now. If therest sure some narrow sliver that those two leaders might agree to work on. Of course, the president will in this he has told House Republicans he is interested in some changes to welfare programs, but it is a midterm year, and im not sure there is a huge a
You are the biggest crowd i have spoken to, i am really glad that it is such a warm and welcoming crowd of women. [cheers and pplause] and would like to thank everyone has been organizing that womens convention, it was amazing yesterday and it will be amazing today. Special thanks to marianne who evenorked so tirelessly, getting me on stage this morning. My name is maggie moore and i am one of the organizers of the rudolph foundation. We work on leveling the Playing Field for women pursuing careers in the public field and finances. [applause] support and, we internships, provide mentorship and professional Development Workshops and networking rigid from salary negotiation to speaking with confidence. Ranging from salary negotiation to speaking with confidence. You should be able to work in washington dc in a letter your background or identity, because you want your policy to impact people and we need people of all backgrounds at the negotiating table. [applause] and that opportunity to
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