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me. appreciate it. captioning performed by vitac we have some more thank yous. i want to thank our planner, ivan goldberg who made all this happen, also the great allison jafy of the great d.c. improv. those of you who heard the reception band, that s is madam organ s band. you may have noticed on your tables mip cards. those cards get you free into adams morgan. i want to thank cnn, my capitol hill colleagues who dealt with me dealing with this dinner and who could not be better friends and colleagues. i m so honored to work with you. it s such a privilege. thank you to my friends, megan, megan and kristen and to my husband jason, you make everything better. now to all of you, i have probably the deepest thanks, it has been an incredible honor. i would never have imagined reporting at the capital much less standing here with some of the greatest reporters in the world and we will continue fighting for access at the u.s. capitol because we sure could use it. finally, thank
country to protect all of the other freedoms that we enjoy. [applause] this is a time where conservatives need to focus on how we will lead america. not just how we will lead each other. too much is at stake. the future of our country, the future for our children and grandchildren is far too important for us to spend our time fighting with each other with the real battle is not a fight against liberals or democrats, it is a fight for the soul and future of this great republic. this is a fight for which all of us must know we have to engage. we must do it now. if this one thing i know, my time is up. thank you and god bless you. [applause] here is a look live at the conference, underway in washington, d.c. they re wrapping up a panel on latin american government. we will join the group live when newt gingrich takes the podium. he will be introduced by his wife. want to let you know the results from the straw poll. rand paul came out on top, followed by texas senator ted cruz.
our version of productivity, i would ask to have some measure of skepticism in the i want interpretation of that y d productivity data. it is tied to revenue. i want to thank you again, i appreciate your candor, and i will tell you two weeks ago, many of us are asking for urgency, we have heard that froe you tonight. the acting secretary has i demonstrated his approach as one of urgency ask well. that i thank you very much. i do ask unanimous consent be that the former chairman of the subcommittee of oversite investigation be allowed to ask questions. without objection, mr.th johnso you re recognized for five minutes. thankl you, mr. chairman, an thank you to my colleagues for allowing me to participate. i commend you for your candor, i have i want to focus on the t it issue. as subcommittee of the o & i committee, one of my very first requests of the va was to show t me the it architecture for the o va. now, i don tn know what your ity background is, so i don t mean
Pettisville FFA has had a very active and successful year, filled with many contests, community events, service projects, and opportunities for leadership growth. Here is a month by month overview