Leadership, on security and economic opportunity, on freedom and human rights issues. She is also the chair of the Institute Human trafficking advisory council. Mrs. Vicki kennedy as both an accomplished attorney and notforprofit did. Good. She is a Senior Fellow Council and she advises clients on common issues and regulatory issues. She is the present of the board and the cofounder of the edward m. Kennedy institute for the study of the senate, a nonpartisan nonprofit, dazzling beautiful building right here in boston that educates the public about the unique role of the United States senate in our democracy. And tonight they will both be in conversation with kerry healey who is the inaugural president of the center for advancing the American Dream at the milken they can Milliken Institute opening in 2022. Both of us in massachusetts know of are publicly searchable. She was former Lieutenant Governor, was president , college present as well and with price you is a former resident fello
Rights issues. Shes also chair of the institutes Human Trafficking advisory consults. This is vickie kennedy, an accomplished attorney and a nonprofit leaders. She advises government issues and regulatory issues. Shes the president of the board and the cofounder of the Kennedy Institute for the study of the senate and a nonpartisan and nonprofit, dazzling and a beautiful building here in boston that educates the public of the unique role of the United States senate in our democracy. Theyll be in conferring with gary hill. Those of us in massachusetts know of her public leadership and Lieutenant Governor, she was the president and a former resident fellow here at the institute. Join me welcoming Lieutenant Governor healy and mrs. Mccain and mrs. Kennedy. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you for those kinds introductions. I am so excited to be able to have this conversation with both of you today. I think with the backdrop of everything that is going on with the country r
We will come to order. Todays hearing will focus on the reauthorization of the fast act, the nations current surface transportation bill that expires on september 30. We will hear the priorities of key Public Transportation stakeholders. A longterm reauthorization bill is critical to providing the certainty of stability that transit agencies, cities andos d to make responsible transportation lighting decisions. Public transportation plays a key role in our nations economy there are over 400 30,000 workers employed and Public Transportation in the United States. Transit provides approximately 33 million trips every day. Taking Many Americans to and from work, school and medical appointments. Not just in big urban cities, but also small areas. We have found ourselves with yet another reauthorization where the Highway Trust Fund is a most significant issue that needs to be addressed. In order to advance a comprehensive longterm reauthorization bill. While this committee does not have juri
And somebody who claims to be proisrael and gave the invocation at that ceremony. So, do you see it is possible to be superficially proisrael while creating to the environment thats making things less safe for jews in america. Theres an expression in english called due diligence. And hopefully when you organize ceremonies of such importance for the United States government or for any western any power in the world, you have to check whos coming. And obviously these are detestable positions. But i wanted to ask Something Else because im getting a sense here, and i really dont want to jump into the american domestic scene. But it seems like everything is coming from the right. And my understanding of the rebirth of antisemitism, its both right wing and left wing. Its both. And you cant just lean over and say its one and ignore the other. So, hopefully when we decide what are the sources of antisemitism that are confronting us worldwide, we look at both sources and we fight against them.
Is one of several states to hold primaries this tuesday. The st. Louisome president of the board of aldermens, lewis reaeed. I dont know about you, but are you excited today, st. Louis . I dont know if joeknow it, but fighting biden is in town today, and, i was thinking, i said you know what, trump wants to make America Great again. I truly believe he wants to make America Great again, so here is what we are going to do. We are going to help him make America Great again by sending joe biden to the white house. We are going to help him make America Great again because we need to give him more time to hang out on the golf course. We are going to help him make America Great again by electing someone who unifies people as opposed to someone who divides people. Thats what this party stands for. We understand it better than all what it means and what the power is we unlock when we unite. I think hes on his way. Weve got to make some noise. Lets make some noise, st. Louis. Here he comes. [app