mines. right, now i am grateful for a week of perspective. one that reminded me why i d what i do. tonight, my national actio network s annual conferenc closes out here in new york. as always, i had the pleasur of hosting some of the mos influential people in th world. most of them black from cabine members to venture capitalist. but i am proud to say th keynote speech yesterday cam from the most powerful black women in the world vice president, kamala harri who covered several topics but as casualties mount from recent mass shootings, she specifically address the impac of our gun culture has had o black immunities where gun violence is often commonplac but public sympathy is not often there. let s reject the fals choice that some are pushing t suggest that you are either in favor of upholding the secon amendment or you are in favo of passing reasonable gu safety laws. let us reject that false choice, we are not falling for the oke dokey. of course, the vice president sob
in the last congress, bu what s different in this congress as you actually hav bipartisan and buy candidate support. just to give you som background, 70% of the peopl who served in the military d not live on base they get a housing allowance at one, time it was 100% it got reduced to 95%. that 95% of, rain actually means that some families hav to pay $200 or more out of pocket another factor i want to share with you as that 40% of th people who are enlisted in the military are people of color 20% of those who served ou african american so this is an issue of housing security, which hasn t impac on how much families have to spend on food. also it s an issue of equity if we want a strong, military, we have to make sure that we are taking care of those who serve and their families basic needs. i am really proud to say we do have bipartisan support, wit sponsorship and this is by candidate. hopefully this move forward an will affect readiness, it will