Our guest is former attorney general eric holder. [inaudible] mr. Holder was one holder was 82nd attorney general under obama 29 2009 through 2015 and was have one active in thee redistricting efforts executive director of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee thanks for joining us. We are on the record no live blogging or reach weeding or filing ofil any kind when we finish at ten a clock and we will photo on this email pictures us and is the breakfast and as you know from my predecessor to ask the question a please send me a settled nonthreatening signal we do have a big crowd to please limit you one question if everybody gets a question we can do a second round so now if you would like to make brief opening remarks . Thanks for inviting us to spend time there are a few people that i know and a lot of people i dont personally know but have seen on television thank you for the job that you are doing even to say the job that you are doing now maybe more importance than it has
Choice supporters werent intimidated by the estimated 70,000 pro life advocates in San Francisco for the walk for life. Before the march, those in favor of what they call reproductive justice held a rally of their own. Abortion access is plummeting around the country. Some women and people have to drive hours, take days off work, pay incredible expenses out of pocket, and its becoming more and more extreme. Reporter that plummeting access is viewed as a success for the people who rallied at Civic Center Plaza and theyre encouraged by the growing momentum they feel their cause has. And the Grassroots Efforts all the way to the federal level. The day is coming when abortion will become illegal again. Well look back at the abortion monster like we do the history of slavery. Like we shake our heads and say, we really do that to black people, enslave them for so long . And were going to do the same thing with babies. I think the Pro Life Movement is at an all time high. Over the last four d
And authority on the subject with the iraqi ambassador, senior researcher. Im sure well have a great discussion with lots of important insight. On top of hudsons Live Streaming that we always do we have the honor of having cspan2 this event so another reading to the viewers out there. Reconstructing iraq and the good news from iraq is the military defeat of the terrible terrorist organization, isis, by the Iraqi Military with international cooperation. The task ahead is daunting. Iraq needs to rebuild and heal the communities. Challenges remain from funding, stabilization efforts in the even larger resources needed for reconstruction the coming years. Responding was one of the goals of the regions iraqi reconstruction conference in kuwait which secured around 30 billion from private actors. Significantly the gulf countries except in quite to the conference which is interesting testimony with its own troubled history with the iraqi nation back in 1990. Congratulations to the kuwaitis fo
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Now heres the investment in this great idea of yours. Thats what were fighting against. So with that i want to say i see our special guest has run, congressman paul ryan and this is a good time you couldnt have been more perfect. No. Of what our panel to retire, thank them. [applause] take your bottles, please. Hey, darryl, how are you doing . Hey, paul. Are you guys all leading . Whats the deal here . Good to see you. What do you want it is because writer, paul. We have been as i said from the first time in the city we are the principal presenters. Are thought leaders are here and theyre going to come and act as responded to grassroots leaders and i think weve had a spirited conversation. To the grassroots and the ivory tower. Other special guests arrived right away. No not. [applause] come on up. We just got here. We just had even working with omar in dollars and you know, also youve been one of the few celebrities that spent a lot of time in the hood operating a school, operating ex