Cspan. Org and listen ton the free cspan radio app. Cspan, where history unfolds daily. Cspan was created for americas Television Companies brought to you by our cable and satellite providers. Ashington journal. Our national right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and start by reminding our viewers what right to work laws and what the foundation does. Guest our right to work law protects every workers right to join the union but would not contemplate workers being fired from their jobs for dues or fees to a organization, the labor union. 28 states have right to work laws on the books. One, missouri is being contested at this point and probably will wind up on the ballot in 2018. Over the past five years, six new states passed right to work laws and again, its very simple and protects a workers right to join or not join a labor union as a condition of employment. Host you mentioned right to work laws state a map on your website showing those states with right to work laws on the books. W
Good morning. I want everybody to get acs soon as possible and get started here up to six conference, the Fourth Annual six conference. Of applause. Round i am so happy to be here. So happy to see you all here. , theeminded of my time conference, and to see the rate that this organization has grown. Our growth is only due to u. N. Your commitment to moving the to you and your commitment to moving the progressive agenda. Give yourself a round of applause. Ater last years election, lot of people wrote off the progressives, that there was no way we could come back. If you look around the country and you see the state special elections, the people are on our side. Again, the ideas are on our side. The energy is with us. If we keep this moving, going forward, we will see a progressive resurgence like never before. [applause] as a former legislator has participated in every conference and a member of the six step, it is amazing to see the support growth from 13 to 30 staff members. People wo
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We appreciate you coming and taking the time in your thoughtful testimony. Youre looking forward to answers to what should be a number of interesting questions. Members of this committee, it should come as no surprise that the security of our borders been a top priority in this committee. In november 2015 we published a report the state of americas border security. We have copies, so any new members are all members emma i would be happy to give you one. We have learned an awful lot. I would ask that my Opening Statement be entered in the record. I will take silence as a consent, thanks. I would like to read some of the findings out of that Opening Statement as well as other things we have learned very first and foremost, what we have ,earned in this 23rd hearing the first finding is that our borders are not secure. Two, americans demand for drugs is one root cause. In order to secure our borders agents need full situational awareness, including staying on the other side of the border.