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About the transition to a biden presidency. This is live coverage on cspan2. Political aspects that are still unfolding but were facing a lot of challenges that require that the kind of continuity that a country is known for, one government can hand over to another government, the landscape in the tools that are necessary to do with these issues especially in the middle of the pandemic and our hearts go out to all those who are affected around the world by the pandemic and we hope the 2021 would be a brighter year. Thank you for joining us and i will turn it over to toni. [inaudible] as we wait for toni i will just say that all the presenters that i have described have deep reservoir of experience on the legislative side of the aisle. Theres toni right there. Welcome. Shes actually at reading right and were delighted to have you join us. So over to. Thank you. Thank you, stewart. I really appreciate its an honor and privilege to be here. Meridian has been very much a part of my persona ....
Distinguished group of panelists today who are both friends and colleagues and i think that group is very much representative of the things that you just laid out. And theyre the themes of this great democratic experience that we here in america undertake and have undertaken for the last 240 years. But it is a Bipartisan Group and if i can just add a p. S. On my personal bio, as everyone who knows me well, not only do i do National Security and Foreign Policy, but having served and worked on the hill, and i have a very much, in my d. N. A. , the essence of bipartisanship. For me, looking at this biden transition and where were going with that transition, its very much anchored in the clarity of what i call roles and responsibilities. And those roles and responsibilities are on behalf of all of us. As americans. And ....
Behalf of the more than 19 Million People in our nation and half a Million People in michigan who show us every day what service and sacrifice and love of country is really all about. These patriots landed on beaches in normandy and their pacific theater, crept through jungles in korea, shed blood in vietnam, survived attacks in iraq, and fought terrorists in afghanistan. These people are heroes. They love our nation so much, theyre willing to put their lives on the line for our democracy, our people, and our way of life. Thats why it is so incredibly shocking and infuriating to hear the president of the United States, the commander in chief of our armed forces, disparage our veterans. President trump called them losers and suckers. Losers and suckers. He said he couldnt understand why anyone would join the military, beca ....
Good evening and welcome to this special celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. My name is lauren leaner, and im the cofounder of ceo of all in together. All in together is thrilled to host tonights special virtueing town hall in partnership with the lbj foundation, the george and Barbara Bush Foundation, the Ronald Reagan library, the National Archives and the 19th. All these partners have worked tirelessly to make this program possible. Thank you to each and every one of them for their contributions and support. Id also like to say thank you to angie and mark, this would not be possible without them. All in together is a non partisan womens civic organization. Since our founding, we have trained tens of thousands of women and the tools of civic leadership, we are working to ensure women ....