[cheers] what you think about the slate of candidates . [applause] we have a good group coming ahead. Are you ready to hear them . [applause] ok, were going to do a little bit of tightening if you can. If you have an empty seat next to you, filled up. If you folks are looking for a chair in the aisle, come and sit in the seat right now. Just come in and still fill the seat. Tighten up your seats. Give a good old north iowa hug and get close and cuddly. That is what i was all about. [laughter] here we go folks. Now we going to give a coveted beacon award. The beacon award would not be possible if it were not for gary sinton and dean gand putting this award together 12 years ago. [applause] every year we have given the beacon award to amazing people from a federal level, statelevel, and national level. Barack obama got a got it Hillary Clinton got it, ted kennedy got it. Then sharon seckman got it last year. A big handout for sharon seckman. Our very own Amanda Raymond got it. We have gi
And that is the american spirit i met so many islands approached me about gun safety and doing something about background checks and assault weapons ban and magazines. It has been unbelievable. And i told them all the story of when i sat across him the president after parkland, advocated for gun safety. Nine times he said he wanted universal background text. The next day he goes and meets with the nra, and he folds. As your president i will not fold. [cheering] an economic agenda for this company should unite rural and urban. That is why i have been out there talking about yes, the farm bill. Also childcare. We know the issues. Also housing and education. And hospitals and making sure that we have enough mental only 64eds when theyre in the state of bio. That is not acceptable. And i will end this practice of privatizing medicaid. This is wrong in the state of bio. State of iowa. It all starts here with this change. Because you iowa gave us the granger movements that took on those big
Unfortunately, they have to work harder than anyone else to have access to the same opportunities afforded to their friends and classmates in the same country that we all love. Hat is the case of aliz beth a 23yearold dreamer from my district and also from my neighborhood from Little Village in chicago. He liz beth is paying her way through college by making and selling tamales. She started helping her mother sell them on the streets of chicago. Since elementary school, she has been waking up at 3 30 in the morning to make the tamales. She will graduate from college next he year and we could say r story is a hallmark of are success. This ignores the dark reality of and her story is a pictureperfect example of america spirit and hard work and she deserves that credit. Her story is far from a feelgood story. Yet, it is another example of how our political system has failed. He liz beths success is hers along. Our government continues to fail her by maintaining an antiimmigrant policy tha
Two sides cant agree on how it all unraveled. Who was at fault or whether any part of the deal is still in force or what it means Going Forward . A lot of questions there. Now his primary lawyer is stepping aside while another highpowered attorney joins team hunter. Dana david spunt with the details live at the Justice Department. I need to be caught up. Go. Its remarkable how things have changed and seems to change on a daily basis. The latest news here the government weiss and Hunter Bidens legal team couldnt be further apart. Three weeks ago today on wednesday, july 26th, david weiss, the Special Counsel was sitting inside a federal courtroom in Delaware Feet away from hunter biden. Both prepared to enter into this Plea Agreement as we know it never happened. The judge chastised both parties in public. Yesterday the government writing, responding to Hunter Bidens attorneys saying the government did not quote renege on the previously agreed upon Plea Agreement as the Defendant Inaccu
the election, the lead starts right now. we have a brand-new cnn report revealing how trump operatives drew fake elector ballots to d.c. in a last-ditch effort to overturn the 2020 election, we will bring you those details and audiotapes delay detailing their plot, nikki haley under scrutiny over controversial comments she made on the campaign trail, the exchange she had with one man in new hampshire and how her campaign is responding today, taking you on the road. the house were four university of iowa students were demolished just hours ago, why some of the victims families were pushing for it to be torn down after the suspect trial. welcome to the lead, everyone, i m in for jake tapper, we start for breaking news, cnn has revealed a chaotic last-ditch effort by former president trump s campaign to get fake elector ballots to d.c., they were trying to get the fake ballots to former vice president mike pence and a final push to overturn the 2020 election, it involved a hap