Demonstration of bipartisan support from the house and from the senate. This legislation is a big step forward. This will enable the department to it that to some powers, and i this legislation is a big step forward. I look forward to the signing of this into law later today. Importantly, this authorization establishes the establishment of the space force. I want to thank the president for the leadership of this historic initiative. The last time we developed a new branch of the military was over 70 years ago when we separated the air corps from the army in 1947, creating the United States air force. Back then, we saw how power had expanded during world war ii and we recognize the need for a Single Service to focus on the air domain. Similarly, reliance on space based capability has grown, and today it has evolved into a domain of its own. Maintaining american dominance is now the mission of the space force. The president will announce the official establishment later today when he sig
Be here at the council on foreign relations, which has played such a major role in the world for 98 years. You were founded in the aftermath of world war i, and the Senate Rejection of the treaty of versailles and the league of nations, a critical moment in history when america americalobal rejected a global role and retreated into isolationism. The rest, unfortunately, is history. Since that time, cfr has helped remind us of the importance of engaging in a world and helps us think about how we can work to resolve global challenges that affect us here at home, rather than simply wishing them away. David nationsago, of the Washington Post wrote an article entitled the internationalism of the heartland. And he wrote about how some defining voices of global commitment over the past halfcentury have come from americas metal, and he just didnt mean middle of the political spectrum, he meant people in the middle of the country. He meant people like senator howard baker of tennessee, senator
[applause] senator warren hello. Hello. [applause] hello. Hello, saint anselm college. It is good to be here and it is good to be back in new hampshire. Our country has reached a crossroads. Voters in new hampshires firstinthenation primary will determine where we go from here. So thank you all for investing your time to be here this morning as we are trying to get this right. It really matters. I am happy to be here at a university that is giving the world a front row seat in our democratic process. 40 four years ago years ago, Ronald Reagan declared the problem with the economy was big problem. He claimed government heard Economic Growth unlimited freedom, and he was determined to weaken the governments role in markets. But things didnt work out as he promised. As government pulled back, rich and powerful stepped in. Smart group of wealthy elites and giant corporations gained more control over both our economy and over our democracy. Economic growth slowed and americas middleclass go
Played such a major role in the world for 98 years. You were founded in the aftermath of world war i, and the Senate Rejection of the treaty of versailles and the league of nations, a critical moment in history when america americalobal rejected a global role and retreated into isolationism. The rest, unfortunately, is history. Since that time, cfr has helped remind us of the importance of engaging in a world and helps us think about how we can work to resolve global challenges that affect us here at home, rather than simply wishing them away. David nationsago, of the Washington Post wrote an article entitled the internationalism of the heartland. And he wrote about how some defining voices of global commitment over the past halfcentury have come from americas metal, and he just didnt mean middle of the political spectrum, he meant people in the middle of the country. He meant people like senator howard baker of tennessee, senator jay William Fulbright of arkansas, senator Mike Mansfie
This right. It really matters. I am happy to be here at a university that is giving the world a front row seat in our democratic process. 40 four years ago years ago, Ronald Reagan declared the problem with the economy was big problem. He claimed government heard Economic Growth unlimited freedom, and he was determined to weaken the governments role in markets. But things didnt work out as he promised. As government pulled back, rich and powerful stepped in. Smart group of wealthy elites and giant corporations gained more control over both our economy and over our democracy. Economic growth slowed and americas middleclass got hollowed out. Reagan had it wrong. Our problem isnt Big Government. Our problem is a government that has been captured by the rich and the powerful. Growing the economy could create opportunities and could support Small Businesses and entrepreneurship, but instead we have a government that works only for those at the top. Reagan liked to talk about freedom, but re