Good morning, everyone. Thank you for braving the cold. For those of you watching at home, we had a big snowstorm here in d. C. , and it was difficult for a lot of people to get in, and we have a pretty full room considering the circumstances. So welcome to all of you. Thank you to winnie. One of my first jobs in politics was here at the center for American Progress when it was still just a fledgling organization with about i dont even remember at the time. But winnie was my boss here, and it was an honor to work for her. I learned so much from her, so thank you for the introduction and thank you for hosting us here today. So this panel and this conversation is about whats going on in the country. If you take a look currently at whats happening in washington, just last week, theyre having snowball fights on the senate floor debating whether Climate Change actually exists. Theyre trying to figure out what parts of the government to shut down. Its not a serious conversation. And then whe
With my mouth closed and my ears open will would you tell a branded director of the fbi in . What should he worry about . And so ive been doing that much traveling a ton, walking around, of fairness that inspections and is going in seeing my folks and talking to them. No starting to develop a picture of what are the things i should focus on. I believe as a leader i only have a small slice of discretionary time. And to take that and focus of a few priorities of the maniac about being disciplined and revisit that every six months says what the folks we will do, i said to them, that is what you should respect for me as a leader and, of course, you should expect them told myself accountable to those same five expectations. That is what you should expect from the fbi. You should expect conversations were ever you are in the United States or youre asked questions of equity unique area beyond. My vision of the fbi, imbed of the basketball person. My Highschool Football career lasted three wee
[ applause ] thank you, guys. Please be seated. Lt. Governor ivey, speaker hubbard, president marsh, distinguished guests, members of the alabama legislature, chief justice moore, justices of the Alabama Supreme Court and my fellow alabamians. The poorest county in the United States of america is located just 73 miles from where we sit tonight. If we were to drive a little over an hour from this historic hall we would find ourselves in Wilcox County where the Median Household Income is below that of any other county in this nation. 11thousand of our fellow alabamians live in Wilcox County where the Unemployment Rate is chronically in double digits and consistently ranks above the national average. Everyone in this room knows alabama is one of the poorest states in america, where one in four children live in poverty. Nearly 1million of our fellow alabamians are dependent on food stamps. The statistics are sobering. The facts are indisputable. Never ending cycles of a need for jobs, bett
Please be seated. Lt. Governor ivey, speaker hubbard, president marsh, distinguished guests, members of the alabama legislature, chief justice moore, justices of the Alabama Supreme Court and my fellow alabamians. The poorest county in the United States of america is located just 73 miles from where we sit tonight. If we were to drive a little over an hour from this historic hall we would find ourselves in Wilcox County where the Median Household Income is below that of any other county in this nation. 11thousand of our fellow alabamians live in Wilcox County where the Unemployment Rate is chronically in double digits and consistently ranks above the national average. Everyone in this room knows alabama is one of the poorest states in america, where one in four children live in poverty. Nearly 1million of our fellow alabamns are dependent on food stamps. The statistics are sobering. The facts are indisputable. Never ending cycles of a need for jobs, better job skills and better educati
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