Come up here, stayed too long, promised too much and ultimately become part of the problem that they were sent here to fix. People are looking for a different type of representative. And i think that thats something that we all are striving to be and see as a tremendous opportunity. You know out there you know, there is tremendous frustration. I caught the tail end of congressman jordans comments. And i very much found the same thing to be true in the fourth cession nal district of texas that im privileged to represent. I dont have this opportunity because people have fallen back in love with the republicans. And you know out there in my district people feel like the Republican Party has been focused too much on the top 1 , that theres been too much corporate cone nichl, corporate welfare and corporate bailouts. But theyre also convinced that the democrats are focused too much on the bottom 3 , folks that are getting by on entitlements that dont really need them. And what they really f
It seems to me if this trend really continues unfortunately 2015 will be recorded as the bloodiest year yet since 9 11. Mike mentioned one of our recent obligations related to terrorism in north africa and the impact regionally and globally. We do have copies for those who might be interested. Let me just mention that were covering a broad area all the way from [inaudible] health security, for example, the ebola crisis, and in general i think we have to look at the record. And the record of last year 2014, for example, there is an increase of 30 in north africa over 2013. And, again if you look at 9 11 from 9 11 you look at that particular region which really underscores the nature of the threats, there is an increase of 800 , and so on. And so today were going to discuss several of the countries in the region. Again, there are many terrorist groups involved in this activity. Some are regional and some are foreign fighters and so forth. So i think were going to deal with both the domes
Work and stability. Among the students who reported stopping their studies temporarily and 73. 9 indicated Financial Difficulties the primary course for stopping now of college. 72 72 of those who were working reported complications from having to juggle long hours at work difficult and stable commutes and their study him and often felt left out to life in their own experiences. I study also found that more than three quarters of the students reported significant word about their own detention and deportation. More than 55 indicated that they personally i know someone who has been deported, including a parent in 5 7 of the cases or a sibling and 3. 2 of the cases. One of the most alarming things in the study given to the subject, the combination of Financial Hardship and fear of deportation created a perfect, perfect psychosocial storm of stress and anxiety. Undocumented Women College students reported the rates that triple the norm of the general population. 37 versus 9 . That is abou
At the application stage you dont have to report your criminal record anymore, you remove the question but employers can ask about it later in the hiring process. The whole challenge this is not specific to folks with records, its specific to a lot of people who are unemployed, getting your foot in the door is a huge problem. There are online tracking applications, makes it almost impossible to establish who you are as a person as opposed to your record or you are unemployed for year, whatever it is. Whats the duty is been the box it breaks through that and you have the chance to demonstrate you are as an individual beyond your criminal record. We have 14 states that have enacted these fair chance hiring reforms, over 100 cities and counties but about 60 f. And its a just and the past two years. So theres a lot of movement in that area. You might not get the job if you have become a record or conviction, but at least you cant get thrown out of the initial screening. Exactly exactly. So
You flow through bki. I do. Its cheaper. Theres a theme here. Your guilty pleasure is . Cooking shows. Yes i should have let you answer. If that was an openended question, i wasnt answering it. I love cooking shows. I do not know why frankly. Some of them i like better than others. I look to cook. Which cooking show do you like . She is just how easy is that . I love someone who says that. You dont watch it, do you . Its straightforward. I can make her recipes at home and they actually come out well. Thats julia childs i could never do it. What else have you learned from a cooking show about life . Thats a good question. Preparation, save steps. One thing i learned i didnt know before was you should get all the stuff out before you need to use it, and then it saves time and if you follow a recipe, it actually comes out good and over time you can figure out how to wing it. Id like to thank all of you who joined us live, and bank of america for making this possible. Thank my political co