Was just absolutely incredible. [applause] gov. Bullock so thank, not you, but the first lady, because i know she did most of the work the last couple days, hosting us at the s i, you have a wonderful office building. Today, we kick off a celebration of americas space program. The one instruction to me about i cannot take this to my 12yearold son, so i will not touch it, but to get us started, i will recognize my friend and nga vice chair Governor Hogan of maryland. [applause] gov. Hogan good morning, everybody. As you know, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. And the moon landing represents one of humanitys greatest achievements. This story is often told through the eyes of three courageous astronauts. But what we could not on our Television Sets that night was the years of painstaking work. Done by more than 400,000 americans who made this historic 24,000mile journey to the stars possible. It truly was a feat of American Ingenuity and spirit. At the heart of this ef
[applause] so thank, not you, but the first lady, because i know she did most of the work the last couple days, hosting is that the capital, a wonderful office building. Today, we kick off the one a celebration of the space station. The one instruction to me about americas Space Program is i cant take this my 12yearold son, so im not allowed to touch it, but to get us started i will , recognize my friend and nga vice chair Governor Hogan of maryland. Gov. Hogan good morning, everybody. As you know we are celebrating , the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. And the moon landing represents one of humanitys greatest achievements. It is often told through the eyes of three astronauts. But what we could not see, the years of painstaking work. They made this a story 24,000mile journey to the stars possible. It truly was a feat of American Ingenuity and spirit. At the heart of this effort were the men and women of americas Space Program. And this anniversary is a great opportunity to say thank yo
The last few weeks have been historic, unprecedented, and yes, at times, pretty alarming. Former president , donald, trump is under an avalanche of legal trouble. Remember, those cases are not just about the criminal conduct of one man. There are about the future of our democracy, and our very way of life. The stakes for this country could not be higher in this moment. The question of who is leading the country impacts every single issue you care about. Well continue to talk about these cases, through every twist and turn. Believe me, i understand that a former president under multiple indictments is enough to shape the confidence of anyone in our system. Today were going to change things up a little bit. In part because i was pretty along when i saw a recent poll that 37 of voters think were in danger of failing as a nation. Failing. I wanted to spend the show talking about some of the people about the efforts to make progress, even under the threat of trump hanging over everything. N
Politics. Up next north dakota governor doug burgum talking Artificial Intelligence andâ– technological innovation during the National Governors Association Winter meeting in washington, d. C. Prior to his remarks builder from pollster and Communications Strategist frank lund who discusses the need for depolarization and civility in american politics. Naudibgle conversations] recent settlement may have your attention. Please take your seat. Our program is about t begin. Welcome to the second Plenary Session of national governo mee. Now approaching the podium is the executive director of the National Governors association bill mcbride. Thank you. Morning everyone. [applause] hope youre having a good mo a great evening. Wasnt that session yesterday afternoon just wonderful . That was fantastic, wasnt it . People keep asking me all last night how are you going to top that . I dont know. Thats a challenge, right . Setting the bar real high. We will get there. Anyway, we hope you really en
There are also oupieces directly under our purview about what we can do to reduce the cost of housing in our state in fact its so much on our minds that when governors get together no matter what the scheduled topic is it seems like we end up talking about housing. It is a roman empire. As i travel around the state it is a top issue. Our states, we do such a great job making sure they are a great place to live and when we successful it almost makes it hard to afford to live so we all know the stories in our states, parents who is 27yearold still lives in the basement with no prospects of moving out, those who want to take a good job but would have to commute an hour each way, people who are the backbone of our community, law enforcement, to afford to live in the cities they serve businesses that cannot recruit the tower they need to power their growth. We are focused on making progress in colorado last year i signed a bill that banned growth caps in several municipalities. We are movin