In biology with a minor in chemistry. In college he worked as a medical scribe for doctors in the emergency room in a small hospital in chattanooga and after decided he wanted to become an emergency room physician. He continued his education at loyola university, the school of medicine. Allow me a few seconds to praise this wonderful school. He was one of dozens of Daca Recipients, which was the First Medical School to admit daca students. They do not receive any special treatment in the Selection Process and they are not eligible for a penny in federal financial assistance. Many of them borrowed money from the state of illinois to complete their medical education in the hopes that once they are licensed they can come back and practice in our state which they promise to do. Heres what manuel says about what daca means to him. And i quote. Daca has opened up many doors for me. It allows me to serve people through emergency medicine. If daca ended, i would have to stop not only what i lo
Q a. Discussionit next, a of federal employees and how they relate to President Trumps decision to maintain control of his Business Operations while in office. Speakers include the former director of the office of government ethics, New York University brendans institute in washington, d. C. Hosting this 90minute event. Center in washington, d. C. , hosting this event. I am with the Brennan Center for justice. The cohosts ofk this event this afternoon and for being such a great partner to the Brennan Center for justice. On behalf of the Brennan Center, we are pleased you have joined us for what we know is an exciting conversation on president ial ethics law, and this is a particularly good time to have this discussion. The Brennan Center, for those of you who do not know, seeks to improve our broken systems of justice and democracy, and we like to use advocacy, research, and strategic negotiations to do just that. We work on what we think are very cutting edge issues, such as voting ri
Justice. We want to thank our friends here at nyud. C. And the nyu center for cohosting this event with us this afternoon and for being such a great partner to the Brennan Center for justice. On behalf of the Brennan Center, we are pleased you have joined us for what we know will be an exciting and interesting conversation on president ial ethics law, and this is a particularly good moment to have this discussion. The Brennan Center, for those of you who do not know, is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that seeks to improve our broken systems of justice and democracy, and we like to use the tools of advocacy, research, litigation, and strategic negotiations to do just that. We work on what we think are very cutting edge issues, such as voting rights, money in politics, ethics, criminal justice reform, racial justice, fair courts, and a host of other issues to, again, do just that, make our democracy and justice systems stronger and more effective for all americans. Please follow
I am Nicole Austin hillary. Friends atthank our nyu for coke hosting this event and being a partner. We are pleased you are joining us this afternoon for interesting and exciting conversation on president ial ethics law. This is a good moment to have the discussion. The Brennan Center is a nonpartisan institute that seeks to improve our broken system of justice and democracy. We work on what we think our cuttingedge issues, such as voting rights, money, and politics. Make our democracy and Justice System stronger. Follow the Brennan Center if you do not already on facebook and twitter. Heck our videos and podcasts i am introducing kimberly. Tony and introducing to relate. [applause]. [applause] kimberly thank you. Trump ethical controversies making headlines thats Inauguration Day a year what can be done to shore up federal ethics laws to give the Public Confidence there leaders will put the interests of the American People first . What are the most significant federalsting in our ethi
Particularly good moment to have this discussion. The Brennan Center, for those of you who do not know, is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that seeks to improve our broken systems of justice d democrac and we ke t use the tools of advocacy, strategic negotiations to do just that. We work on what we think are very cutting edge issues, such as voting rights, money in politics, ethics, criminal justice reform, racial justice, fair courts, and a host of other issues to, again, do just that, make our democracy and justice systems stronger and more effective for all americans. Please follow the Brennan Center if you dont already on facebook and twitter. Be sure to check out our videos and podcasts on itunes, youtube, and in the multimedia section of brennancenter. Org. And with that said, i am pleased to introduce our moderator for todays program, kimberly atkins, who is the chief washington reporter and columnist for the boston herald. Please join me in welcoming kimberly. [applause]