Job creation there. And then there was this very unique opportunity where Lin Wes Moreland decided not to run again. He was a great member of congress for 12 years. And we decided to take the lessons that we had learned about Economic Development, about jobs and education and Community Redevelopment and see if we could bring some of those ideas that really worked to washington. What was the key when you were mayor to bringing industry back into an area that had suffered such a loss . There were several things that we found to be to be very important. Number one, you have to have the tax, the right tax environment. Creating a tax structure where companies with successful is important particularly in the first few years as they are getting going. Making sure that you have the right Regulatory Environment is incredibly important. As soon as we took down the barriers to regulation and we became a partner with industry instead of government being an obstacle we made it a great place do busi
Job creation there. And then there was this very unique opportunity where Lin Wes Moreland decided not to run again. He was a great member of congress for 12 years. And we decided to take the lessons that we had learned about Economic Development, about jobs and education and Community Redevelopment and see if we could bring some of those ideas that really worked to washington. What was the key when you were mayor to bringing industry back into an area that had suffered such a loss . There were several things that we found to be to be very important. Number one, you have to have the tax, the right tax environment. Creating a tax structure where companies with successful is important particularly in the first few years as they are getting going. Making sure that you have the right Regulatory Environment is incredibly important. As soon as we took down the barriers to regulation and we became a partner with industry instead of government being an obstacle we made it a great place do busi
As i mentioned, over two hundred thousand people could be here on a day during world war ii. The station had to be closed because it was full. Some of the benches needed to be removed then. It was still a primarily the largest waiting room certainly, in the city and the crossroads of the world, it was once dubbed by the press. Interesting to go through this building, particularly world war ii and the changes that were made. For example, the announcers voice was changed to a female voice, under the theory that a female voice would be sweeter and softer and more appropriate during wartime. We have a quote from one of the porters who says that he was bribed frequently or attempted to bribe frequently to put people in a wheelchair so he could take them to the head of the line. The lines were so long, he extended quite a way through the building. Watch the entire tour of Union Station at 6 p. M. And 10 p. M. Eastern sunday on american artifacts. This is american cspan3. V only on join us to
This hearing will come to order. I would like to welcome general kelly. It should come as no surprise that the security of our border has been a top priority of this committee. A top priority of this committee. In november 2015 after about 13 hearings and three round tables we published a report if state of americas border security. Weve got a bunch of copies, so any new members or old members that didnt get a copy, id be happy to give you one. Weve learned an awful lot. I would ask that my Opening Statement be entering into the record. Ask for consent for that. No objection. Ill the take silence as conse consent. Thanks. But id like to read some of the findings out of that Opening Statement as well as just some other things weve learned. Just kind of bullet points. First and fore most what weve learned between now this is going to be our 23rd hearing on various aspects of border security. Our borders are not secure, number one. Number two, americas insatiable demand for drugs is one c
We saw a generally fall into poverty for the first time in the communitys history. Advancedo bring capturing back. We landed in motors manufacturing plant in north america. It has been a remarkable turnaround for our community. We have learned that jobs are so important. You were a dentist for 20 years before you entered politics. Is that why you wanted to run for mayor, because what was happening in your community . I was content capturing dentistry. Family see some local prosperity. But what we realized it was, because of the changes going on economically in our community, we had to get involved in Public Service. That is when i ran for mayor. Got involved in the Economic Development project that brought so many jobs to west point and the west georgia region. And really, Public Service was something we were doing because we wanted to see our friends and family, and my patients, get a much better spot. We focused heavily on job creation there. There was this very unique opportunity wh