Good morning. I and the president of the institute of medicine, and it is my great pleasure to welcome all of you to this very important meeting. I understand that as of yesterday, we have over 700 people registered. Weve limited the size to 250 in order to be manageable in the breakout conversations so a lot of people are going to be here on the webcast. We are seeing the devastating effects of the virus outside of the United States because we are seeing it entered the United States as well. Fortunately the Public Health system responds to the virus is robust and of the small handful of people with ebola in the u. S. Only one has died. In africa the picture is different. We have seen over thousands of cases and high fatality rates. We have just heard that the epidemic is still far from where we need to be. The cdc has predicted that in the worstcase scenario over many people could be affected by january, liberia and sierra leone. What went wrong . There are many lessons to be learned
Jobs. More cars are being made on American Assembly lines and have been made in the past 12 years. We also know that when you tate f distantuel fuel efficiency we are not delivering what is promised by the law. We are making the car more attractive to consumers than it would otherwise the. That tells the market in favor of those who dont play by the ands to those, disadvantages those who do. That simply is not fair and it is also not legal. By enforcing our laws to protect our health we also protect consumers and promote a vibrant economy. , you have tons understand about our fuel Efficiency Program works. Gas credits. House that is our currency for our legal compliance. The program is a fleetwide averaging program. When they go above standards they can earn credits. If they fail to meet those standards they had use those credits to balance the ledger. That is why Companies Buy and sell credits to make sure they are income clients. If a Company Fails to pull their weight, if it undercu
Congress of American Indians for supporting both the Indian Energy and the irrigation bills through their resolutions passed last october so thank you for getting that done. These measures are small but important pieces to several tribal economies and i dont plan to stop at this point. I intend to continue the conversation with Indian Country on Economic Development issues throughout this entire congress. Today we heard many examples of how tribes are engines of Economic Growth and innovative governments. While we triumph in Indian Country, innovation and progress, we cannot forget those that still need attention and help. President Franklin Delano roosevelt once said, quote the test of progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, its whether we provide enough to those who have little. [applause] i cannot think of any more deserving of our attention than the most vulnerable indian children. Indian country innovation and input will be critical in reversin