Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. Privilege tondous come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for acretary loop lew, tireless leader and advocate for the cause of the institution. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic significance of the institution we work for, the legacy that we are a small part of and the people we serve. , today, we take a small step in preserving the history of the building and the legacy of service and inclusion at treasury. I want to start off by recognizing john brian. It was his idea that we name the Treasury Annex the freedmans Bank Building. And im delighted this idea came to fruition. [applause] Brodi Fontenot thank you for your leadership and continued commitment to Financial Inclusion for all american
Mr. Ambassador, welcome. Im thrilled to be here. Thanks for letting me come home. Very nice to see you again, sir. Thanks for letting me come in this building. You know, ive been by here millions of times. I dont think ive been here in years. Welcome to this great stage. Were happy to have you here. Youve spent more than 20 years alternating between public life and private life. You did a stint as secretary of state, seven or so years as mayor of dallas. You resigned to run for the senate. Then you went back into private life, practiced law. Came back out to be the ustr. Do you prefer being in private life or public life better . Yes. Which one . Youre liking both. No, im going to make you pick. I can tell you that my bride loves the time that i tease her with the prospect of being an incomeproducing spouse. Oh, thats what she cares about. No, look, im blessed ive been able to do both. Ironically, as a kid growing up in austin, and austins a wonderful place to be from, but 60 years ago
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by love me tender we can like many, but we can love only a precious few, because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. So you dont have to do it alone. Lincoln financial helps youe provide for and protect your financial future because this is what you do for people you love. Lincoln financial youre in charge. Fathom travel. Carnival corporations small ship line. Offering seven day cruises to three cities in cuba. Exploring the culture, cuisine and Historic Sites through its people. More at fathom. Org. Fivaybaltit and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. Wl supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporat
A students . How many people in the adult prison system right now graduated Phi Beta Kappa . Right . There are correlations that we have to understand and be honest about. And so when we are watching the growth of the juvenile Justice System and the adult prison system, the adult prison system when you look at the fact that 64 of people have some form of interaction with the juvenile Justice System. The adult prison system is kids involved in a juvenile justice and we have now simply gotten older and are committing more serious crime and are now more heavily involved in what is now an adult system. System. That is how that evolution, talk about the pipeline, thats the pipeline the people are talking about. So be able to address these things at their core, like education, education free, but even once aa person gets involved, what is that education that we can provide . And there is a 3rda 3rd thing which becomes another critically important piece, this piece on economics. I remember wh