provider. now, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg, a 2020 democratic presidential candidate, addresses the u.s. conference of mayors annual meeting in washington, d.c. everyone can file in and find their seats. we have a packed house. we know why you are here, and we are grateful for it. how about the committee chair, the vice chair? [applause] ask again for everyone on this side to quietly file in as quickly as possible. possible so we can give our full attention to our guests. introduceleasure to the leader who many of you whoady know, mike bloomberg was elected mayor months after the attack in 2001 and under his he found his leadership stronger than anyone expected. he reduce the carbon footprint by nearly 20% and increased the average life expectancy by three years. his foundation has made supporting cities a top priority because he knows the power mayors have to to make a difference. a few minutes go backstage i was able to personally thank him for a philan
weathering of mayors, the largest of mayors gathering of mayors, the largest of anywhere. it will be an exciting week in washington, dc glad we are here when there is nothing else going on. basically have the media all to ourselves this week. we know we have got a job to do and that this is a great time for mayors to be in washington, dc. now more than ever washington and the country need to be reminded that it is still possible to look past party affiliation and work together and to get things done. let me introduce myself. i am the mayor of rochester hills and president of the united states conference of mayors. is the mantra we should shed party labels. it is in our agenda. it is proven by the men and women that are standing up here this morning. i would like to this is the most challenging part. i would like a quick roll call to introduce themselves. the focus here is your name and your city number not your latest economic win. [laughter] baseballll score, team.
today and we know why you are all here and we re grateful for it. thank you. did you have some good afternoon sessions? how about a round of applause for our committee chairs and vice chairs. well now i m going to ask again for all of us on this side of the room to quietly fill in as quickly as possible so we can give our full attention to our guest. it is my pleasure to introduce a leader whom many of you already know. michael bloomberg. he was elected mayor months after the attacks of september 11th, 2001, and under his leadership, new york rebounded faster and stronger than anyone expected. the bloomberg administration raised high school graduation rates by 40%, reduced the city s carbon footprint by nearly 20% and increased average life expectancy by three years. after leaving office his bloomberg foundation has made supporting cities a top priority because he knows the power that mayors have to make a difference. just a few minutes ago back stage i was able to personally
week here in washington dc. glad that we are here. there has been literally nothing else going on. [laughter] we have the media all to ourselves. we know that we have a job to do, and we feel actually this is a great time for mayors to be in washington dc. the reason we think that is because now more than ever washington and the country need it is stilled that possible to look past party affiliation and work together and get things done. let me introduce myself, i am brian barnett, mayor of rochester hills and president of the united states conference of mayors. it is important that we shed party labels to solve problems, but it is more than a talking point. it is proven by our record. ands proven by the men women standing up here this morning. i would like to ask them all to do a quick roll call to introduce themselves. the focus here is your name and your city number not your latest economic win. [laughter] football score, baseball team, anything. why don t we start w
senate impeachment trial on atpan2, on demand c-span.org/impeachment, and listen on the free c-span radio app. now, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg, a 2020 democratic presidential theidate addresses mayor s annual meeting in washington, d.c. michael bloomberg was elected mayor after the events of september 11, 2001. the bloomberg administration raised high school graduation rates by 40%. reduce the carbon footprint by 20% and increased life expectancy by three years. his bloomberg foundation made supporting cities a top priority. he knows the power mayors have to make a difference. a few minutes to go backstage i was able to personally thank him bloomberg philanthropy rochester hills have been awarded. i m sure there are many of you in the crowd today. . witnessed mike s commitment witnessing global issues like climate change and global health at the local level. learn from one another and spread our impact at meetings like this one. the conference of mayors pu