We will get started here. Over the next, i would say most important part of the day, thank you all. My name is polat avila plus im and chairman of the border trade alliance. My day job is Vice President of the San Diego Regional Chamber of commerce. I have to start by taking this is my favorite conference each year. Whether you are new to the conversation of u. S. Mexico relationship and border or you are an expert paula avila the panel of speakers at this conference always provide insightful and thought provoking comments. This panel is no exception. We are really pleased to hear and have them here. I will run through and introduce them. To frame the conversation, on these panels, they have lived and breathed and in a couple of cases run the Border Management ports of entry. We will cover a variety of factors that Border Management entails, which is complicated. We have to ensure security and at the same time facilitate trade and travel and do this across a 2000 mile border. With that
With more than 20 democrats seeking the partys president ial nomination, the candidates are spending a lot of time trying to separate themselves from the pack. Whether its name recognition, media blitzes, Campaign Rallies or simply a policy pick. Our guest today, former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper doesnt have a name that rolls easily off the tongue and hes polling nationally at, generously, 1 . But hes the only candidate with can take credit for sparking the redevelopment of an eentire Denver Neighborhood by opening a microbrewery he has civic experience and launched his political career first as a twoterm mayor of denver and then as a twoterm governor of colorado. In his first term as mayor he reversed a 70 million budget deficit. As governor he won praise for economic development, job growth, Medicaid Expansion and job growth. He said hes running for president with real world tested policy solutions and decades of political experience. One of those policies hit squarely at a
Sen. Flake good morning. This mic doesnt work very well. I dont think any of them do. Ok, we will get it. Senator, obviously a lot going on right now. You have a new book out, conscience of the conservative. To get started, lets talk a little bit about that book. It echoes a number of the comments that Barry Goldwater made in a similar book 56 years ago. And some of the same themes. If you could talk about the book and why you thought it was important to do that now. Sen. Flake thanks. Barry goldwater ] nterruptions from audience indiscernible [indiscernible] we will have questions from the audience a little bit later. [inaudible] mike were going to take some questions later. We have some questions prepared for the senator. [inaudible] mike we will have opportunity for questions from the audience a little later. You dont support Climate Change mike apologies. Sen. Flake no worries. Mike may not be the first one. Sen. Flake wont be the last today, im sure. Barry goldwater felt that the
Sen. Flake good morning. This mic doesnt work very well. I dont think any of them do. Ok, we will get it. Senator, obviously a lot going on right now. You have a new book out, conscience of the conservative. To get started, lets talk a little bit about that book. It echoes a number of the comments that Barry Goldwater made in a similar book 56 years ago. And some of the same themes. If you could talk about the book and why you thought it was important to do that now. Sen. Flake thanks. Barry goldwater ] nterruptions from audience indiscernible [indiscernible] we will have questions from the audience a little bit later. [inaudible] mike were going to take some questions later. We have some questions prepared for the senator. [inaudible] mike we will have opportunity for questions from the audience a little later. You dont support Climate Change mike apologies. Sen. Flake no worries. Mike may not be the first one. Sen. Flake wont be the last today, im sure. Barry goldwater felt that the
Well. Well. Is this one . Okay. Alright. Got you. Okay. Well well get it before the event is over here today. Well senate doors lot going in washington right now. Constructive politics and return to principal to. Talk a little bit about that book at echos and number of the comments that Barry Goldwater made in a similar book 56 years ago and maybe you can talk about the book and why you thought i was important to do that right now . Barry goldwater. Thanks. I think were going to take some questions later. We have some questions prepared for the senator. We just want to know are you with chlt with. We have opportunity for questions from audience a little later. Later. Barry goldwater in 1960 felt the conservative movement and the Republican Party had been compromised at that time by the new deal and felt there need to be a manifesto or blueprint for conservatives to follow and he wrote the conscious of a conservative at that time. This book that i wrote is very much in homage to senator