To me the first dozen times i said them. Signs have to be what . Down. During . No. Cheering . Sure everyone get along. Now we have senator Michael Bennet. [applause] sen. Bennet thank you. Hey, everybody. I Michael Bennet from colorado. My family is with me. Today, susie, caroline, helena, and ann. This is where we are spending our vacation. Thank you for having us. I want to say a few words by way of introduction. Im happy to open it up for any comments or questions or criticisms anyone has awes has on any topic before i was in the senate, i had not really been in politics. I was the School Superintendent. They Large Urban School District in america where most of the kids live in poverty. What i learned about the kids there was that may have exactly the same dreams that i had as a kid. Their parents have exactly the same dreams for them that my parents had for me. And that susan and i have for our three daughters. They face enormous challenges like school kids all over this country w
All right. Well, welcome again yall continue to eat. Welcome to the 52nd silver elephant gala event. Thank you for being here. We want to dedicate this event to you. I wanted to get just a few comments and talk about the party, and you know, obviously, you are here tonight because this stuff matters. Were all engaged and involved in this business of politics in some capacity or another because we care about various principles. We all share some common core conservative principles. Many may car more about one issue than the other. But weve got a solid con serve active platform and were in this because we know that politics matter when it comes to policy. Ronald reagan said that personnel is policy. The type of people that we hire are the type of policys that were going to have. And if thats the case that means that elections are about personnel. And election matters. And if elections matter, well, that means that our party matters. Your being involved in what we do makes a difference, m
All right. Well, welcome again yall continue to eat. Welcome to the 52nd silver elephant gala event. Thank you for being here. We want to dedicate this event to you. I wanted to get just a few comments and talk about the party, and you know, obviously, you are here tonight because this stuff matters. Were all engaged and involved in this business of politics in some capacity or another because we care about various principles. We all share some common core conservative principles. Many may car more about one issue than the other. But weve got a solid con serve active platform and were in this because we know that politics matter when it comes to policy. Ronald reagan said that personnel is policy. The type of people that we hire are the type of policys that were going to have. And if thats the case that means that elections are about personnel. And election matters. And if elections matter, well, that means that our party matters. Your being involved in what we do makes a difference, m
He had wagered everything and carry the day. He ran o unopposed. Announcer explore the nations past on American History tv every weekend on cspan3. Announcer next, a South Carolina Republican Party annual silver elephant gala in columbia. Speakers include senator Lindsey Graham, gov. Henry mcmaster, and acting white house chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. This is just over one hour. Hour. All right. Well, welcome again yall continue to eat. Welcome to the 52nd silver elephant gala event. Thank you for being here. We want to dedicate this event to you. I wanted to get just a few comments and talk about the party, and you know, obviously, you are here tonight because this stuff matters. Were all engaged and involved in this business of politics in some capacity or another because we care about various principles. We all share some common core conservative principles. Many may car more about one issue than the other. But weve got a solid con serve active platform and were in this because we k
Colorado. My family is with me. Today, susie, caroline, helena, and ann. This is where we are spending our vacation. Thank you for having us. I want to say a few words by way of introduction. Im happy to open it up for any comments or questions or criticisms anybody has on any topic. Before i was in the senate, i had not really been in politics. I was the School Superintendent. A Large Urban School District in america where most of the kids live in poverty. What i learned about the kids there was that may have exactly the same dreams that i had as a kid. Their parents have exactly the same dreams for them that my parents had for me. And that susan and i have for our three daughters. They face enormous challenges like school kids all over this country when they are living in a time when we have got the worst income inequality we have had in 100 years, and an Education System that is reinforcing the income inequality rather than liberating people from it. There is a reason for that, whic