I think ill get out of this. [cheering] thank you so much. Its wonderful to be here. The honorable david young whos going to come up after me. This whole concept of people coming along saying america was never great, i wonder where those people came from. They recognize nation being defended by militiamen came the most powerful nation in the world in record time, that does not happen to a nation thats not right. What was the world like before the United States of america . Stop and think about what the world was like. They were trampling over other people. They have to think twice about that now. Then think about the innovation, the entrepreneurship, the hard work that went into making america into a great place. Thats what makes us the place that works for everybody. Some say america was good for some groups but maybe not for other groups. Maybe they need a history lesson. The people who say nothing ever happens for africanamericans in this country and they didnt contribute, all you h
Let me just start by saying thank you to each and every one of you for being here this afternoon. I know it has been a very trying week on top of some very trying years and i appreciate the Vice President and his team being here today and taking some time to meet with our iowa farmers that have been impacted by the Severe Weather we just experienced. I have spent the last two days touring the damage and as you all know, it is devastating and it is widespread. From flattened cornfields to destroyed grain bins and structures, its another huge load to iowas farmers. Early, and i will stress early, estimates show at least 10 million crop acres have been impacted, which is half of our cropland and that does not include bins, structures and storage that we have moving forward. Hundreds of thousands are without power. At its peak, we had 550,000 households that did not have power, including 97 of linn county. Throughout the devastation, the resilience and determination continues to show throu
Gloom out there. Were following the Airline Industry very closely as you know. Theyre looking for more aid, this time in the form of direct government grants here. The talk is how are they going to get that . The question, how much. Jetblue, robin hayes, what the significance of the flying industry is going through now. Jetblue has been able to fly over the turbulence. There is something that must be going on that were missing. Were looking what is happening at colleges now. The university of North Carolina at chapel hill. Kids were congregating, going to bars and parties. Not exactly social distancing. Now that university among some others that goes from inperson to virtual classes. Iona colleges president is with us, how that school is avoiding all of that. Meantime were focused on day two of the Democratic Convention as stuart was highlighting. The president has his own plans, continuing to visit battleground states that could turn the tide on this contest, still 76 days away. Blake
And gentlemen, welcome the governor of iowa, kim reynolds. [applause] reynolds let me start by saying thank you to each and everyone of you for being here. I know it has been a very trying week on top of some very trying years. I appreciate the Vice President and his team being here, taking time to meet with our iowa farmers who have been impacted by the Severe Weather we have experienced. I spent the last two days surveying, and it is devastating and widespread. From flattened cornfields to destroyed grain bins and structures, it is another huge blow to iowa farmers. Early and i will stress early estimates show at least 10 million crop acres have been impacted, half of our cropland. That does not include the structures and storage issues we have moving forward. Hundreds of thousands are without power. At its peak we had 550,000 households that did not have power, including 97 of when county. Devastation,ut the the resilience and the determination of iowans continues to show through. F
2. Span pence travelednt to des moines as part of the president s campaign. He spoke with joni ernst, who is also running for reelection in november. E governor of iowa, kim reynolds. [applause] reynolds let me start by saying thank you to each and everyone of you for being here. I know it has been a very trying week on top of some very trying years. I appreciate the Vice President and his team being here, taking time to meet with our iowa farmers who have been impacted by the Severe Weather we have experienced. I spent the last two days surveying, and it is devastating and widespread. From flattened cornfields to destroyed grain bins and structures, it is another huge blow to iowa farmers. Early and i will stress early estimates show at least 10 million crop acres have been impacted, half of our cropland. That does not include the structures and storage issues we have moving forward. Hundreds of thousands are without power. At its peak we had 550,000 households that did not have power