Opportunities ahead josh earnest Wh Press Secretary whats critical are the kinds of decisions we make now will have a Significant Impact on not just the next generation of americans but future generations of americans nat sot obama i dont think ive ever been more optimistic about a year ahead than i am right now mchael stevens the president is expected to highlight executive actions he plans to take to tackle gun violence without congressional approval. But the white house says hell also also discuss issues where both parties can Work Together sot josh earnest Wh Press Secretary we see that there is strong bipartisan support for criminal Justice Reform on capitol hill. Michael Stevens this year president obama has invited 23 guests to the House Chamber to hear his speech, including a syrian refugee and American Hero. 23yearold Spencer Stone and his two friends helped take down a heavily armed gunman on a parisbound train last year. White house staffers called him last week during his c
She mentioned its been a slow time coming out of the great recession. And the Small Businesses helped us pull through. Some of the highlights she mentioned. Rick harrisons new pawn plaza on las vegas boulevard and tony hsiehs continued work downtown mayor Carolyn Goodman city of las vegas weve seen some real forward steps. We find too that these 42 million plus visitors that are coming to las vegas theres a real excitement and energy to come downtown. Because its elbow to elbow. Its restaurant, tavern, place to go, hotel. One after another and the best thing that i saw was the remarkable gaming revenue that was coming into our hotels. Michael Stevens the mayor also said shes proud that once blighted Shopping Centers are filling up again. And foreclosed homes are being occupied. While there were a lot of successes in the mayors eyes there were also some disappointment s. Some of those. The number of pedestrian deaths and the soccer stadium she was pushing so hard for. Not coming to frui