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Congressional black caucus foundations annual legislative conference in washington, d. C. Good morning. We are about to get started. If you could take your seat, we would appreciate it. Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our 2023 National Town hall. This is the kick off session to get down to business for alc. I am Nicole Austen hillary and i have the privilege and honor of serving as the president and ceo of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation. I am happy to see all of you here this morning. It tells me that our theme this year of securing our democracy, protecting our freedoms, and uplifting our culture got through to everyone. You all are here to get down to business, so thank you. This is especially compelling year for us. We know that every year, we have challenges and work to do for the black community. But this year, because of deeply threatening times that we are in, we know that despite the fact this is the oldest democracy on the planet, we have some majo
Congressional black caucus foundations annual legislative conference in washington, d. C. Good morning. We are about to get started. If you could take your seat, we would appreciate it. Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our 2023 National Town hall. This is the kick off session to get down to business for alc. I am Nicole Austen hillary and i have the privilege and honor of serving as the president and ceo of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation. I am happy to see all of you here this morning. It tells me that our theme this year of securing our democracy, protecting our freedoms, and uplifting our culture got through to everyone. You all are here to get down to business, so thank you. This is especially compelling year for us. We know that every year, we have challenges and work to do for the black community. But this year, because of deeply threatening times that we are in, we know that despite the fact this is the oldest democracy on the planet, we have some majo
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