Haj please welcome the Heritage Foundation executive Vice President kim holmes. A nice rainy day outside and everybody is all bunched together to keep warm. Good morning everybody. How is everybody this morning . Governor welcome to the the Heritage Foundation it is a pleasure to have you here. Its a pleasure to welcome governor mike of alaska. And he will be speaking on the budget spending and what alaska can provide the nation as an example. Governor done was elected as governor of alaska 2018 hes had had a very career in alaska since arrival there in 1983 from working in a logging camp and southeast, alaska. To pursuing his dream in an educationer career as a teacher. He has a unique insight into alaskas communities due to his two decades of service there. He also served for five years as an alaska state senator. So he knows alaska literally from coast to coast. And that provides not only a unique perspective on had his state but also what can we from the 48 can learn from alaskas e
Governor Mike Dunleavy of alaska and he will be speaking on the budget spending and what alaska can provide the nation as an example. Governor dunleavy was elected as governor of alaska 2018. Hes had a very very career in alaska since his arrival there in 1983 from working in a logging camp and in Southeast Alaska to pursuing his dream in an Education Career as a teacher. He has a unique insight into alaskas communities thanks to his two decades of service there. He also served five years as an alaskan resident so he knows alaska literally from coasttocoast and that provides not only a unique perspective on his state also what can we from the lower 48 can learn from classes example. As all this at the Heritage Foundation knows, americas Founding Fathers envisioned strong power between the federal and state levels of government. The constitution created a limited federal government and left much of the power of the states and to the people of the United States. But of course what exists
Education secretary betsy devos, attorney general jeff sessions, and the mayor of parkland, florida, were among the speakers. This is about one hour. Pres. Trump hello everybody. How are you. Hello everybody. Good to see you. It nice to see you. Sitdown, please. We have a little coverage, hot . Huh . They must be here for curtis. [laughter] thank you all for being here. We are doing a lot of things and a lot of things are happening. Jeff sessions, alex azar, who is setting the world on fire with lowering of Prescription Drug prices and a lot of other things you are doing. We appreciate it very much. A lot of people are seeing it already, what is happening. Especially the lowering of the price of health care. Because of what we are all doing together. Great going. Secretary betsy devos, thank you for joining us, and we are here with state and local leaders, Law Enforcement officers, and education officials to discuss how we can make our schools save in our communities secure. No better
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