Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure and honor to introduce to you the governor of the great state of West Virginia, the honorable jim justice. [applause] governor justice unless yall are all wanting to be here all night, you got to quit this clapping so much. Thats all there is to it. Thank you so, so much. Speaker armstead, president carmichael, members of the board of public works, justices of the Supreme Court of appeals, Senate Minority leader prezioso. How about that . I got it the first time. Pretty good. Roman said i did pretty good with that. House minority leader miley, and all our great legislators. Tonight is a really important night. You know, i want before we get into the meat and potatoes of what i have to say, i want to recognize a couple of people. These four people came with our great speaker armstead. These four people are principals that suffered through a thousand year flood. You know, i firsthand know what the flood was all about, and it was beyond belief, terr
We will defend our country, protect our constitution, and deliver real prosperity for our people. Dodd bless you. God bus america. Have a great week. The past few weeks have been perhaps the most significant test of our lifetime. A test of our values. A test of who we want to be as a people. And a test of our will. In attacking our constitution, the fundamental tenets of our democracy and who we are as a people, President Trump has dismissed everything we just every thing we stand for, everything our ancestors fall for. In the face of uncertainty and anger, we have seen a new front emerge. People who are united behind our principles,can everything that is great in this country. Perhaps most importantly, united behind each other. United because we all know that we are we are a stronger country because of immigrants, united because we know this country has long prided itself in welcoming the stranger. Im from queens, new york, a community in the statute in the shadow of the statue of lib
Nanette kerrigan is from californias 44th congressional district. We spoke with her on capitol hill. Congress roman nanette congresswoman nanette barragan. Tell us about what you were doing before you ran for office. I was serving on the council where i lived in hermosa beach. I was practicing law. I just got enough a flight for i had just gotten off a flight for an oil company that wanted to drill in the santa monica bay. It was a long fight. Why did you go into law . When i was a kid, my parents were poor. My mom said, you are a doctor or lawyer. That is the only way you will get out of this. When i see blood, i pass out. Why do you think they have that outlook . They were not educated. My mom had a third grade education. From what she saw, she came up with that. I do not really know how that happened. Your parents emigrated from mexico . Both of them. What was that like for them . And what affected have on you and your siblings . They came here for a better life for their children.
We will defend our country, protect our constitution, and deliver real prosperity for our people. Dodd bless you. God bus america. Have a great week. The past few weeks have been perhaps the most significant test of our lifetime. A test of our values. A test of who we want to be as a people. And a test of our will. In attacking our constitution, the fundamental tenets of our democracy and who we are as a people, President Trump has dismissed everything we just every thing we stand for, everything our ancestors fall for. In the face of uncertainty and anger, we have seen a new front emerge. People who are united behind our principles,can everything that is great in this country. Perhaps most importantly, united behind each other. United because we all know that we are we are a stronger country because of immigrants, united because we know this country has long prided itself in welcoming the stranger. Im from queens, new york, a community in the statute in the shadow of the statue of lib
We will defend our country, protect our constitution, and deliver real prosperity for our people. Dodd bless you. God bus america. Have a great week. The past few weeks have been perhaps the most significant test of our lifetime. A test of our values. A test of who we want to be as a people. And a test of our will. In attacking our constitution, the fundamental tenets of our democracy and who we are as a people, President Trump has dismissed everything we just every thing we stand for, everything our ancestors fall for. In the face of uncertainty and anger, we have seen a new front emerge. People who are united behind our principles,can everything that is great in this country. Perhaps most importantly, united behind each other. United because we all know that we are we are a stronger country because of immigrants, united because we know this country has long prided itself in welcoming the stranger. Im from queens, new york, a community in the statute in the shadow of the statue of lib