Next, a discussion on congress, courts and the socalled Administrative State at the annual Steamboat Springs Freedom Conference in colorado. All right. We are switching gears. We have a very compelling discussion coming up on what is in a way the Fourth Branch of government and that is the Administrative State that has such an impact on all of our lives and our businesses. The rise of the Administrative State, will the u. S. Be a democracy in the future or a nation ruled by the Administrative State . Our panel is going to come up in just a minute. Youre going to get a preview of tonights Tony Blankley Fellowship Award presentation because the moderator of the panel is one of our two new recipients of the blankley fellowship. He is the chief washington correspondent for the hill and hill tv. He is also a media fellow at the Hudson Institute in washington, d. C. , where he cohosts the realignment podcast. He previously served as White House Correspondent for the daily caller and Foreign
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Jimmy gomez gave the democratic address, highlighting legislation and looking ahead to 2020. Rep. Gomez hi, i am jimmy gomez. I am proud to represent the 34th Congressional District in the heart of los angeles. As we approach 2020, it is important to look back at the year with a democratic majority. We stood up for our constitution and held president accountable for abusing the power of his office and obstructing congress. We passed nearly 300 bills, including to lower drug costs. We negotiated lower prices so more americans can afford the medicine they need. Legislation to extend fmla protections to lgbtq families. Reaffirming the basic idea of equal pay for equal work. The Climate Action now act aims to keep the United States in the paris climate agreement and the United States, mexico, canada agreement, or usmca for short, a fair trade agreement with canada and mexico. This last victory was not easy and it was far from guaranteed. In late spring, nancy pelosi appointed nine democrat
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