Interpreted several different ways in english. That is correct. It has many interpretations as many words do. Our interpretation is community. For us, it has been a long, well understood term within the Latino Community to represent community. We basically have used that word, community, as one of our values moving forward. It is an inclusive term that we think represents the work that we do. When does it mean race . It can mean race if someone wants to attribute it in another context as race. As we embrace the term, to represent the organization and its work in our history in this country, it has been to represent a voice for the hispanic americans in this country and really represent our mission, which is to create opportunities for everyone including the Latino Community and to open the doors to the American Dream for those who are seeking it. Speaking of the American Dream, start with your family. Start with mom and dad. As you mentioned, i have the privilege of experiencing the Am
Our interpretation is community. For us, it has been a long, well understood term within the Latino Community to represent community. We basically have used that Word Community as one of our values moving forward. It is a inclusive term that we think represents the work that we do. When does it mean race . It can mean race if someone wants to attribute it in another context as race. As we embrace the term, to represent the organization and its work in our history in this country, it has been to represent a voice for the hispanic americans in this country and really represent our mission which is to create opportunities for everyone including the Latino Community and to open the doors to the American Dream for those who are seeking it. Speaking of the American Dream, start with your family. Start with mom and dad. As you mentioned, i have the privilege of experiencing the American Dream in this country. Born in kansas, my parents actually came to this country in the early 50s, very earl
My twin sister mary graduated from law school and was the first latina to serve on the bench in arizona and moved on to be nominated and serve on the 10th circuit. They saw me graduate from law school and ultimately serve in the white house. We have experienced the American Dream firsthand and it is what has inspired me and motivated me to be at the helm of a Great American institution, 47 years having been established to create opportunities to break down barriers. So my parents are very special. We have lost my father but we still have my mother, she is very frail and is 91, we treasure her. My parents are very representative of our success because of the great example that they instilled in me and my brothers and sisters. My brothers son graduated from yale and is a Trial Attorney in the office of civil rights. His son, nick, is a firefighter and his daughter, kelly. Is a teacher who graduated from teach for america. She just got her masters from harvard. This is the American Dream
You know, i think that its my question suggests, at least i view it, is that it is a neithernor process but equity on the low reduce the burden on low and middle class is not just morally responsible but about two thirds of the economy is fueled by Consumer Spending and lower and middle class families have a higher percentage that they need and spend on goods and services. So in that respect i think it makes sense to be looking at how the consequences of reform deal with them not just on corporate taxes as well because i think it will fuel spending that will help private sector profits. Senator packwood, at the end of your testimony, in 1983, 1900 people who earned a million or more paid no federal tax and that fact was due to a myriad of special interest loopholes clogging the arteries of the tax code before 86. And as you noted in your testimony, the product that passed the finance committee 200 and would later become law raised the taxes significantly on corporations and rich indivi
Capital gain, youre going to end Chuck Grassley up with much higher, generate. And indeed, thats whats happened when president clinton came in. Capital gains went back in and the rates went to 39 . And seems to me that theres a lot more coherence in a bill with a lower rate that treats capital and labor the same. Thank you, senator. Thank you, both, for coming. I want to start with something you both touched on in your opening statement, but to get more specific, and so ill start with with senator packwood, but ill ask senator bradley the similar question. It deals with the robert bob w. Packwood process of president ial reform. Do you think tax reform would have happened if president reagan had not made tax reform a priority in his administration and a follow on and then isnt it going to take at least that much commitment or involvement from president obama with with his own party in congress to get a tax reform bill enacted and then for senator bradley, could you share your thoughts