Africanamerican voters and also africanamerican candidates . Let me share with you, jesse holland, this is from a democrat, he worked for president bill clinton as a speechwriter and he says to t Voting Rights nationwide on heading on inattention by the American People, emboldened by the recent Supreme Court case limiting the reach of the Voting Rights act, they have worked weeklyo cut voting samed is not a paradox because often the africanamerican voters are those who cast their ballots early according to a number of studies. Guest that is a paradox. You would think someone is trying to recruit voters would want to make it as easy as possible those people to vote. Now, a lot of republican opportunists will tell you that even africanamericans are concerned about voter fraud and thats one of the issues that they tried to point at when you look at voter id law. However, one of the practical effect of voter id laws obviously is that make it makest harder for some people to vote. Now, one
Mentioning the clarification on venezuela. I, too, was noticing this week the comments that dialogue cannot be what was the comment dialogue should not just be dialogue for dialogues sake. It has to be dialogue with an end point of action. And those are the actions that we both want to see. So i certainly agree with you on that. Not just dialogue for dialogues sake. Otherwise running out the clock. Exactly. No resolution. We have 0 hold them accountable. To demonstrate our disapproval. And on cuban independence day,let me say we also agree that we look forward to a day when the cuban people can make their own decisions about their own future. Amen. Thank you so much. Thank you to all of you. Mr. Connally is recognized. Thank you, madam chairman. Let me ask assistant secretary jacobson and i understand in advance diplomatly what your answer is likely to be but there have been people who looked at northern mexico, and have felt, frankly, it falls within the rubric of a failed state. How
Also believe it is a goodfaith proposal that i think will serve the people of our state well for many years to come. We will seek the maximum allowable time under the law for that waiver. Let me say as i close, and then i will finish the formal program but i can catch up with some of you afterwards if you want. I served 12 years in the congress and i served the better part of a year and a half i have become more convinced every day that the cure for what ails our country is going to come more from the nations state capitals than it ever will from the nations capital. At the very core of this waiver request is my belief that many of the most intractable issues facing our country, including health care, can best be solved by giving the states the freedom and flexibility to design programs that can solve the challenges the people of their state are facing in those areas. So we will continue those discussions with federal officials. Im hopeful that we will be able to expand the healthy ind