Will tell you, post katrina. Katrina was the thing that acknowledged for everybody, that something has to be in charge. You cant have a bunch of people pointing fingers. You cant have folks sitting around waiting to do something to actually do it. And so we resolved that as it related to at least those threat s that were relative to homeland security. When you look at the current threat of ebola and you ask what shook the trust of the American People it was a total lack of communication. I think when you look back at every event that we have had over the past 12 years, communication break down has been the number one contributor to the lack of confidence of the American People that we had a successful agenda to try to work through this. I think that the administration to their credit sometimes into this realized they had to revamp totally and we have seen a totally different approach to the communication side. Can congress fix communication . Communication was one those of us who were
The president and thank him for what hes doing and a i pray we get a fair hearing on h. R. 5407. God bless you, brother, and i hope you continue to do what youre doing on the floor of the house. Mr. Jeffries thank you. Its now my honor and privilege to yield time, mr. Chair, how much time do we have remaining . The speaker pro tempore approximately 14 minutes are remaining. Mr. Jeffries let me now yield to my good friend, the distinguished congresswoman who represents the neighboring district at home in brooklyn, shes a fighter for justice, a voice for the voiceless, and its now my privilege to yield to congresswoman yvette clarke. Ms. Clarke hands up, dont shoot. I thank my colleague and friend, mr. Jeffries of brooklyn new yorker for his tremendous leadership both from brooklyn, new york, for his tremendous leadership both here in washington, d. C. , and in new york. I rise to join my colleagues in the congressional a black caucus to discuss being black in america and what the injust
For a living wage. You wouldnt have to have legislation about minimum wage if you werent bringing in millions of people illegal and ausing them to compete with people that are trying desperately to find jobs, doing everything they can to find jobs. But we also know that for the First Time Since president carter, over 90 million over 16 Million People who could work, are not looking anymore. With this new five Million People the president is all of a sudden with the stroke of his wand, all of a sudden taken from illegal status to legal status and heres your work papers, all of that is illegal. But hes done it. Which should ultimately drive another five Million People out and either onto food stamps, onto welfare, so if the president s been upset about being tied so much of this year with jimmy carters numbers, over 92 Million People not even looking for work anymore, given up hope, he wont have to worry about that, hell be in a league all his own once he puts an additional five million
on this veterans day, my friend fred griffey, marine, has invited me to the marine commandant s residency in washington, d.c. every summer they ve they see parades, they welcome in veterans, honor various people. katie: it s great during the summertime, too, on the national mall they have a lot of the military bands playing friday, thursday nig.ts pete: the marines had the twofer yesterday the marine corps birthday, veterans day today, we honor them both days as well. speaking of marines we had a marine, two s.e.a.l.s and a soldier with us to talk about veterans day, a really special opportunity. we got a chance to talk about medal of honor recipient dakota meyer, lone survivor marcus latrell mark, sean parnell, 85% of his platoon was wounded. on this veterans day we thought who better to talk to of the spirit of this day than that four. they sat down with us. listen to this.