I am from montana where i live with my husband, my hero, a marine and retired Police Officer. Coffeeand and i own a shop. We are not a multinational corporation. Our success is not measured by stockholders, but by our neighbors, the people we see at church and jiujitsu school with our son. Our business was on the brink, threatened to be shut down from losses that were not our fault. I was scared. I thought of our 50 employees, the family and i. Of their rent being due, their kids, and i felt personally responsible. I was not proud to i am not proud to admit i fell on my ord, what doayed l i do . His words were clear keep working and have faith. I did have faith. You have to have faith when your husband is a marine and a police thecer that got shot at on job. Faith in jesus, faith in america. We have a generation of americans who have been told the American Dream does not exist. That is a lie. I know it because i live that dream. That is why i feel so strongly we need a president who be
Of entrepreneurs but millions of hardworking men and women who are building their American Dream every day. A few months ago, like so many businesses, we got the crushing news a large event we were serving was canceled because of the virus. Our business was on the brink. Threatened to be shut down from losses that were not our fault. I was scared. I thought of our 50 employees, the mountain mud family, and when i thought of their jobs, i thought of the rent being due, their kids, and i felt personally responsible. Im not too proud to admit that i fell on my knees and prayed, lord, what do i do question mark his words rang clear keep on working, it will be ok. You, faith and let me tell you have to have faith when your husband is a marine and Police Officer who is shot at on the job. When you run a business, a little faith goes a long way. Faith in jesus and faith in america. Im worried we have a generation of americans who have been told the American Dream doesnt exist. That is a lie.
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the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. heavenly father, thank you for giving us another day. we thank you for every day you give us to be here at the seat of participative government. breast the work of all the men and women who represent the people of the united states. fill them with wisdom and good will that they might better work together for the benefit of our nation. bless all the leaders of all the branches of our government at the end of a difficult week when the divisions in our polity and our faith have been on open display for all the world to see. father, forgive us and send us your spirit that we might indeed heal the divisions and learn to love those with whom we disagree even our enemies. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day s proceedings and announces to the house her ppro
his address tonight. mr. trump can point to a strong economy, a booming stock market, and new trade deals. he just scored his highest approval rating since taking office. you can see first lady melania trump has already arrived, and there, the vice president and the speaker of the house. i mentioned his approval ratings, a new gallup poll out today shows the president s approval at 49%. also worth noting that the the president was impeached in this very chamber just 48 days ago. one of the questions tonight, will he mention impeachment as he stares into the faces of many of the democrats who voted to impeach him. many republicans have advised him to avoid it. his press office says the word impeachment is not in the speech as planned. i mentioned sitting behind the president, you ll see not only vice president mike pence, speaker nancy pelosi, who was the one who announced that formal impeachment inquiry in september. and, of course, the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, a