Cspan2. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer discussed rebuilding the economy to help working families. This event is hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center. Welcome to the kickoff of the bipartisan eat policy centers summits. We are coming together to support workers and families with a pragmatic agenda for the new congress. The document is not simply a series of what we think are good policy ideas but also a reflection of the core values and commitment that animate the work of the bpc. We believe in support pragmatic leaders who have the courage to prioritize helping people today over some effort to try to build Political Capital for a theoretical battle in the future. We believe the best policy is forced by constructive collision of ideas among principal people who reflect the diversity in the real differences that exist in our country. We note that durable policy requires compromise as neither Political Parties have the legitimacy or mandate to go
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David davis provides the history of the first Wheelchair Basketball Team comprise a world war ii veterans. Its a great honor to be at bromance. I spent many evenings on the second floor listening to local authors speak about their the o really appreciate the invitation. What to say hi to everybody out there who i havent i have beeo see facetoface in person, so thank you for tuning in. Obviously doubly honored ron kovic has agreed to speak with me tonight about the book. Ron kovic, not kovac. Not go back. We were introduced by tom hobart, sports need a writer and ron has been very encouraging and helped me quite a bit with this book in terms of background and research and so forth. Ron of course was a vietnam veteran. Most of the book that i wrote is about world war ii veterans are just want to give you a little background before we start speaking. Before world war ii if you are paralyzed you were pretty much a dead ender, and no hope or as they were called. The average life span was a
Rep. Bustos we have worked to prepare for this day for nearly two years and now the polls will be closing in just a few hours. While we have all lived the uncertainty of these last few years, heres what we can say with certainty and clarity. We know this is an historic election. Weve got the updated numbers. Voters that 100 million have already cast their ballots because they are itching to make their voices heard as we set the direction for our country. But there is still time to push voters to the polls and that is what House Democrats are spending our day doing. We know that our key races in the battleground are going to come down to the wire. We know that. In many cases, we are preparing for extended counts and even potential recounts. We want to remind folks of some simple words to live by. That is we must hear every voice, we must count every vote. That is how we safeguard our democracy. Going back to the beginning of last year, the beginning of last year, 2019, Speaker Pelosi co