Ahead of South Carolinas democratic president ial primary, former Vice President joe biden received the endorsement of congressman jim clyburn, the third highest ranking democrat in the house of representatives. There are 54 delegates at stake in South Carolina. Recent polls shows the former Vice President has the lead over his primary opponents. Let me thank all of you for joining us here this morning. I want particularly like to thank my colleague, Eddie Bernice johnson of texas who is my classmate in the congress. Eddie bernice and i first met at the Democratic National convention in 1972. We have maintained a friendship ever since. We had no idea that we would end up getting elected to congress the same year, and i owe a great would have i never been chair of the Congressional Black Caucus were it not for her tutelage, so i thank her for being here today. Some of our colleagues wanted to join us here today but when we decided to make this announcement on this day, they had already
You for joining us here this morning. I want particularly like to thank my colleague, Eddie Bernice johnson of texas who is my classmate in the congress. Eddie bernice and i first met at the Democratic National convention in 1972. I first met at the Democratic National convention in 1972. We have maintained a friendship ever since. We had no idea that we would end up getting elected to congress the same year, and i owe a great would have i never been chair of the Congressional Black Caucus were it not for her tutelage, so i thank her for being here today. Some of our colleagues wanted to join us here today but when we decided to make this announcement on this day, they had already booked flights back home and back to washington and could not change them. They could have but they wanted to get out in time to make vote this is afternoon. So theyre not here. I have joining with me today are several members of the state legislature. Two state senators. Molly simpson and jerry malloy. Ierry
Our country and our church and by every social and Human Behavior american youth. We strongly urge congress to act and immediately resume work toward a legislative solution. We pledge our support to work on finding an expeditious means of protecting daca youth. As people of faith, we say to daca youth, regardless of your immigration status, you are children of god and welcomed in the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church supports you and ll advocate for you. That was september 5, 2017. That was the day that the president issued his statement. Now, having worked with the bishops for a while, for them to have such a definitive statement so quickly is pretty remarkable because sometimes it takes a bit longer for their deliberative process to work. But this came right away. Ok. This is doctors and dreamers. I mentioned about the need for doctors and the ambition and he vocation that these young people were feeling toward becoming doctors and i read this. The association of american medical
Pay act in 1963. The gender pay gap persists across all states and nearly all occupations. As we seeks to build the 21st century workforce more than 73 million working women are added disadvantage because it pay inequity and other barriers based on gender. While we have come a ways from the days of work pay discrimination such as in the 1930s when the federal government no less required women to be paid 25 last than their male counterparts, the pay gap exists, persists. Its bad enough that women with equal education and experience get paid less, gets gets worse pretty recent New York University study found that when women began to enter predominantly male occupations pay in those fields decreased overall. For example when women began to pursue careers in design wages dropped more than 30 . When they entered careers in biology wages dropped 18 . The study also shows that when men entered fields. As they dominated by women such as computer programming, wages increased. The bottom line is
Appreciate you being there. Thanks very much. The extraordinary moment at the white house today, john kelly, white house chief of staff, and gold star father defended President Trumps condolence call to sergeant la David Johnson, one of four soldiers killed in niger. Youll recall congresswoman wilson criticized the president. She told mrs. Johnson that her husband, get, knew what he signed up for but i guess it still hurts. Those were her recollection. That was her recollection. Tonight the congresswoman still stands by those words and the statement she issued last night. That Statement Reads in part despite President Trumps suggestion i have recanted my statement or misstated what i had said, i stand firmly by my original account of my conversation. More over, this account has been confirm ed by family members who also witnessed mr. President trumps incredible lack of compassion and sensitivity. Chief of staff kelly is critical of the congresswoman. He was listening to the condolence