Good morning mayors we have had a busy morning. Welcome to all of you. I encourage you to take your seats. We have a great panel this morning. Welcome our live cspan audience as well. I am the mayor is the city of san diego. Welcome. Our session today is trade. The americas and beyond. One of the most important topics and we have been dealing with certainly in our area in our region. I think all of my fellow mayors are here today the members of the audience in the panel that you will hear from in a second. There has never been a more critical toxicities around the country to Champion International trade and what that means. That is a success and the foundation for many good quality jobs have been created. That is what we will focus on today and get some unique perspective from our fellow mayors and ambassadors. As you know, the us mayors have taken progressive positions on the importance of free trade over the years in terms of transpacific partnership, laws and Environmental Standards
[inaudible conversations] we are live not at the use conference of mayors wintry meeting here in washington, d. C. This morning the group is holding a discussion on trade policy. We would have mayors of san diego and little rock come also mayerson canada and mexico, and ambassadors from those two countries. Live coverage here on cspan2 should start momentarily. [inaudible conversations] good morning. Good morning. Good morning. I know we had a busy morning. Welcome all of you. Encourage you to take your seats. We have a great panel this morning and welcome our live cspan audience as well. Im kevin faulconer, mayor of san diego. Welcome. Our session today is trade the americas and beyond, one of the most important topics that weve been dealing with, certainly in our area, in a region so i think all of my fellow mayors were here today, members of her audience and our panelists who you will hear from a just a second. There has never been a more critical time for cities around the entire c
Good morning mayors we have had a busy morning. Welcome to all of you. I encourage you to take your seats. We have a great panel this morning. Welcome our live cspan audience as well. I am the mayor is the city of san diego. Welcome. Our session today is trade. The americas and beyond. One of the most important topics and we have been dealing with certainly in our area in our region. I think all of my fellow mayors are here today the members of the audience in the panel that you will hear from in a second. There has never been a more critical toxicities around the country to Champion International trade and what that means. That is a success and the foundation for many good quality jobs have been created. That is what we will focus on today and get some unique perspective from our fellow mayors and ambassadors. As you know, the us mayors have taken progressive positions on the importance of free trade over the years in terms of transpacific partnership, laws and Environmental Standards
Last fall at the education summit, the governors and i agreed to help look for ways to make sure that our kids are ready to learn. The very first day they walk into the classroom. I have made good on that commitment by reporting a record increase in funds, and extra half 1 billion for something near and dear to all of us. [applause] our approach protects the quality of care and peoples choices. It builds on what works today in the private sector to expand employerbased coverage to guarantee private insurance for every american. I might say, employerbased private insurance for every american was proposed 20 years ago by president Richard Nixon to the United States conference. It was a good idea then, and it is a better idea today. [applause] we cut taxes. He cut taxes for 95 of working families. We cut taxes for small businesses. We cut taxes for firsttime homebuyers. We cut taxes for parents trying to care for their children. We cut taxes for 8 million americans paying for college. Wat
Overarching legislation that will be rigorously enforced and provide action when a company is trying to boost the environment. Mr. Harper talks a good game on International Trade deals. He has done everything in his power to stop the authorities that exist under the north American Free trade agreement from even measuring the pollution going into the environment in canada. That is his track record. We will enforce overarching sustainable the moment legislation. We will apply it fairly and equally to everyone and canadians will know we are going to stop leaving this massive ecological debt on the backs of future generations. You asked about are costing. Not only will he move forward on pricing carbon and ensuring that we are reducing Greenhouse Gases in the responsible way, but the haseral party invested 20 billion in greener infrastructure. That is floodplains immigration in calgary and investing in clean jobs and making sure were moving toward nubile energies. We need to get our resour