policies. i m exhausted of defending you, defending your administration, defending the mantle of change that i voted for and deeply disappointed with where we are right now. velma hart is also an army veteran. she joins us now from washington. drew greenblatt is a small business owner, president of marlin steel in baltimore and he s actually joining us now from miami. before we start talking to you guys, the president has started speaking in wisconsin where he s visiting three small businesses. let s listen to a bit of what he has to say and then get your reaction. even if it didn t go the way i wanted, i m glad to see that one of the greatest rivalries in sports is still there, and we will get you next year. i m just letting you know. congratulations. in the spirit of sportsmanship, i wish you good luck in the
moving the country forward to the leader, and in fact the leader it s always been in the world. are you out after job right now, velma? yes. so what in the president s speech gave you the hope that you will find a job soon? the issue for me is not my job. the issue for me is this nation. because if he focuses on the nation, if congress does their job and focuses on this nation, i ll find a job because things will get better for all of us. to talk about a single person to me seems to be a waste of time. i m just one cog in the wheel of american people who want this, our legislative leaders to lead this country in a definitive manner, to make decisions that are going to count for us and to make the change happen that they ve all been talking about for the last 24 hours. do that thing, i ll find a job. all of us will find a job. oh, i hope so. drew greenblatt, your per spec tifr as well. you re a small business owner.
the usa because then you re going to grow jobs here in the usa. i think he s on to something. he s just got to follow through now. velma, i know the president he can t follow through alone, drew. that s the important point. amen. i m sorry, carol. velma, i m with you here. i know the president s remarks about education struck you last night. i wanted, velma, to ask you about democrats and republicans sitting together and if that was a big deal to you? you know, i certainly understand the symbolic nature and how it s tied to the arizona shooting, the importance of that symbolism in the hall. absolutely. i get that. but if it s all about show last night and no continuation of more restrained and conservative behavior tomorrow or today, then i don t think it did the job. i think what we as american people want to talk about is moving this country forward. where we sit to do that is incidental. what is more important is that our hearts are in the right
technology, clean energy and infrastructure. here are some of the themes and highlights focusing on the economy. on the jobs, innovation and education will help put americans back to work. this is our generations sputnik moment. two years ago, i said that we needed to reach a level of research and development we haven t seen since the height of the space race. in a few weeks, i will be sending a budget to congress that helps us meet that goal. we will invest in bio medical research, information technology and especially clean energy technology. an investment that will strengthen our security, protest our plant et and create countless new jobs for our people. president obama also called for tax reform and reducing corporate taxes. over the years, a parade of lobbyists have rigged the tax code to benefit particular companies and industries. those accountants and lawyers to work the system could end up paying no taxes at all. all the rest are hit with one of the highest co
literature for education, going back to school. they are part of the process. i would encourage people to remember that what you left isn t necessarily what you are destined to do. sometimes you are destined to do something bigger and better or more of a backseat. there s a destiny and stay encouraged. i could not stress that more. i m a firm believer everything happens for a reason. velma, thank you for coming on. my pleasure. stick with us. we are awaiting the scott sisters. they are about to take to the podium. they are the sisters freed from prison after 16 years. they say they were wrongly convicted. we are going to hear from them. this is msnbc. grandfather: our first grandson. father: he sees you. ( imagine by john lennon playing ) ( laughing softly ) ( woman speaking korean ) ( child speaking korean )