[applause] marc say save our cities. I dont hear you. Say save our cities. Save our cities. Marc education. Education marc jobs. Jobs. Marc justice. Justice. Marc good morning. I am so proud to see all of you. You are a wonderful audience. We want to thank everyone who is here at the Fort Lauderdale Broward County convention center. I also want to thank all who may be watching from home, their office, on mobile devices all over the world and the nation. The National Urban league is center stage on this morning july 31, 2015. Now on behalf of the National Urban league, the urban League Movement and our hosts, im proud to welcome you to the 2016 president ial candidates plenary. This is a very special event because it is the first time in this election cycle that candidates from both the democratic and republican parties have come together on one stage. The presence here today of these candidates represents an outreach hand, an important signal that they take our issues, our communities
United states today remains the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care to all people as a right, and that is why i will continue fighting and introduce legislation for a medicare for all singlepayer program guaranteeing health care to every man, woman, and child. When we talk about justice. When we talk about the need for all people in america to be treated equally and with dignity , we have got to deal with hard realities. Those realities include the fact today if you can believe it, and i know you can one in four black males can expect to spend time in prison during their lifetime unless we change that dynamic. This is an unspeakable tragedy and this country can no longer ignore that. Blacks are in prison at six times the great of whites. In the report by the department of justice, blacks were three times more likely to be searched during a traffic stop than white motorists. Africanamericans are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely t
So that he cannot escape and take off when they are around other boats. If that is not slavery and imprisonment, i do not know what is. We want to provide evidence and facts that will help people who are already striving to achieve reforms, alleviate suffering and to hold people accountable. We want to provide a strong incentive for governments at every level to do all that they can to prosecute trafficking and to shield address populations. In conveying these messages, let me knowledge that even here in the united state, we americans need to listen and improve. Like every nation, we have a responsibility to do better, a better job of protecting those who live within our own borders whose passports are taken away from them, who are imprisoned for labor purposes, or for sex trafficking. This morning, we are honored to welcome, as has become our tradition, eight truly remarkable human beings. Eight people who have distinguished themselves in the quest to stop trafficking. I might add tha
Hopefuls spoke at the 2015 urban League Conference in fort lauderdale, for did florida. Hillary clinton, Martin Omalley and Bernie Sanders where the debate democratic candidates. The Republican Leaders were ben carson, jeb bush. This is about two hours. Thank you very much. We are absolutely delighted to be here. Of course, urban league is so important, what it has done historically. I am very very cognizant of the many people who worked so hard, including Whitney Young. In fact, im delighted that the Whitney Young of word award is going to benjamin. Tremendous individual. Individuals like him and myself, would never have been able to accomplish what we did without the blood, sweat and tears of so many people who sacrificed. No one will ever know who they are, but it was their foundation that really provided the freedom for us to do what we do. That is something i think Everybody Needs to always keep in mind. I remember as a nineyearold sitting on the steps in the ghetto in boston, hav
Information to protect everyone. Next, president ial candidates hillary clinton, jeb bush, bernie sanders, ben carson and Martin Omalley speak at the urban league convention. After that, a house hearing on anthrax. Then, a house earring on what was learned from last years avian flu out rate. Outbreak. The British Parliament is in recess until september. Prime ministers questions will not be seen tonight. On friday, five president ial hopefuls spoke at the 2016 2015 National Urban league conference. The republican candidates were jeb bush and ben carson. This is about two hours. Dr. Carson thank you very much. We are absolutely delighted to be here. Of course, urban league is so important, what it has done historically. I am very very cognizant of the many people who worked so hard including Whitney Young. In fact, im delighted that the Whitney Young award is going to benjamin. Tremendous individual. Individuals like him and myself, would never have been able to accomplish what we did w