and so many others trayvon martin all over the united states. he did it with passion, with commitment and he was dedicated to our cause and that is why we are indebted to him for life. on behalf of all of us here, we present to you al sharpton the

icon of award. thank you so much. [applause] >> every day i get up i have 41 wish and that is that every morning i wake up that every bigot every brutal person, every wrong person in this land will say damn, he is up again. >> these shows give us a unique ability to communicate to the nation with the organization is doing on a daily basis and away it the other organizations are not able to do. >> we see a new america, we see an america of the quality, of

justice, of fairness. we march because we are going to bring a new america, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice, not for some, not for who used shoes, not for who you like but for all. we believe in a new america, let's march for a new america? time to organize for a new america. time to register and vote for a new america. we are on our way, we are on our way, we are on our way. ♪

>> at this time i would like to bring to the stage our founder and president, reverend al sharpton. [applause] >> thank you you are doing an excellent job. give her a hand. we are today in new york, at 1:00 we do our toxicology for with the mayor and others at our national headquarters and then at 3:00 this afternoon we will be bringing hundreds, we will be laying a wreath at the site where two and new york city policeman were killed brutally and viciously and then tonight a fragile for eric garner, the chokehold victim because dr. king was about fighting for

justice but he was also about standing against senseless violence and it is important on king day we send a message that yes, we want to see justice in specific cases but we are not anti police we don't hate police, most police are good and risk their lives every day so in the spirit of dr. king we start with those we go to new york with the mayor and the others and shows that we denounce the violence against police though we have the right to question specific cases, that is what dr. king did and how we will spend this day. [applause] >> let me acknowledge we have been joined by one of the real champions in this country and i want to acknowledge him. he does not want to speak but i must acknowledge him he is the secretary to the cabinet for the

president. use my brother's keeper's initiative, roderick johnson we are happy to have you with us. [applause] >> and also working on the white house initiative on education excellence for african-americans, a real champion who worked closely with our sister organization education for a better america. if i finished college he would be working with me but he is dedicated to the younger side david jones. [applause] >> president and ceo of m and t c kim keenan give her a hand. glad to have you kim. from the brennan center, nicole austin hillary. [applause] >> we honor lake scott,

assistant secretary of usda. [applause] >> i saw congressman wynn. xm [applause] >> i am glad to have you as well as claudia at, the ceo of the naacp. stand-up. [applause] [applause] >> he should sit closer to the mainland. glad to have you. hit and one of the leading figures of civil rights in our country, the leader of the leadership conference of human-rights is with us. [applause] >> he is a fellow in the civil

rights community. also the national action network's washington d.c. chapter. [applause] >> let me move in the program. i know the we are going to award our executive directors who helped us. i'm so happy and honored the others -- my friend, president cox who was honored last year is with us and said from now is with us. i must say, jim reynolds, a i am not allowed to do that but you know i have been known not to follow orders so i am glad for all four of our honorees. i want to say it is extremely an honor for us to have as our

speaker today a young man who has energized this country. win few things of national politics clearly in 2012 everyone was electrified by this young man. but life's like -- like most men and women who make their mark, as they do not become intoxicated with it. they do not become depressed with the lows. one of the signs of knowing whether someone is headed toward a real market is how they handle high moments and low moments. this young man heralded by the emir as the next whenever said i am going to not go for these a lows. i will continue to work.

the mayor of san antonio the continued drive for affordable housing in this country. one of the things about selma, debate in the civil rights community about what was right and what was wrong and johnson's role, half of the argument is why the older guys names weren't in the movie. one of the striking parts is it opens with dr. king getting a nobel prize and most people who have the nobel prize for 35 years old and on the cover of time magazine man of the year, would never go to selma, alabama. you would say i made my name history will not be complete. the story of king is with the

prize he went to sell, with the prize he went to birmingham. most of us go to try to get a prize. i respect this man because with the national media raising him he said i will roll up my sleeve and make sure people in public housing and subsidized housing has a friend in washington. that is why we are honored he has come to share with us on king day in the spirit of dr. king the secretary of housing and urban development, julian castro. [applause] >> good morning. thank you very much, for the invitation to be here today and

more importantly for your advocacy and leadership and voice. i want to thank and acknowledge my colleagues, rather johnson who has been fantastic corralling those in the cabinet and to secretary of foster who are here and i want to thank all of you who are part of the national action network. it is the joy is they when we gather to commemorate the legacy of martin luther king jr.. it is a day of reflection about who we are. and what we stand for as a nation and how we can bring dr. king's dream to pass.

it is a day of some sadness because we lost a true visionary a brilliant man too soon, it is a day of celebration because his life, his ideas brilliant example that he left in doers. we see that everyday in the work that you do in your own local communities and national action network does but most of all, as other speakers have said it is bad day of action by to put into the ideals he championed. we gathered today at a moment of momentum in america. our economy is growing again. you have seen 11 million new

jobs over the last 58 months, we have seen the unemployment rate dropped to 5.6%, the fastest drop since 1984, numbers tell us we have seen the best economic growth in our country since the late 1990s. we see that in the housing market. housing starts of doubled over the last five years. folks feeling confident because foreclosures have fallen to their lowest level since before the housing crisis. president obama has led this nation to an economic come back. and there is still tremendous work to be done up there.

in this year in 2015 must be one thing above all else to create opportunity. if you are black, opportunity. if you are white, opportunity. if you are young, opportunity. if you are old, or young at heart, opportunity. if you are rich or poor or somewhere in the middle charge is to create for you opportunity. we call hud the department of opportunity because 2015 marks 50 years department of housing and urban development has add as its charge the emission of creating a chance for every single american to have a decent and safe place to live in this

country. and we are going to keep going strong in 2015. just a few days ago in phoenix ariz. the president announced a reduction to mortgage insurance premiums at our f h a that has traditionally been the most powerful vehicle for first-time home buyers and minority home buyers to get a loan so they can known a home and have a piece of the american dream. we believe over the next three years this is going to ensure that a quarter of a million more folks of modest means have a chance to own a piece of the american dream and that over the same three years 2 million folks are going to save $900 annually because of this.

-hud, we believe in the intersection of housing and opportunity in people's lives. that is why we are focused on insuring the 5 million folks who live in public or subsidized housing if you are a young person that you ought to be getting a great education. if you are a working age person and then you should have access to job training and information and resources you need beget the decent job so you can provide for your family. it is also why we know that we need to take a big picture approach to community revitalization. you see it is not enough to focus on housing because one of the neighborhoods are not safe. it is not enough to focus on housing because what if somebody can't yet to work or what if they don't have a job?

or what if they can't make sure that their child is getting a good education so they can move up in life? we believe in a holistic approach. we also know that in our beautiful nation the richest nation on earth there are too many americans who don't have the home at all. five years ago the president did something bold. he was the first president to set a mark sirhan through an initiative called the opening doors that said we would effectively end homelessness in the united states by 2020. since high-fat time we have seen a 33% reduction in veteran homelessness and significant reductions in family and chronic homelessness as well.

every single day the 8,000 employees of hud go to work in partnership with nonprofits and individuals throughout the united states to ensure that folks can have a home. in america, that has always been the land of opportunity, that folks can continue to rise. on this day when we celebrate dr. king's call for a colorblind america, and one that offers economic opportunity to everyone no matter who you are or where you come from. i am proud to join you as we push to create prosperity for of americans everywhere. to commit ourselves to action to use our time, talent and resources to not just do for

ourselves or our own families but to do for others as well. it is a wonderful ideal one that we celebrate today and that we live out every single day. thank you for doing that. we appreciate it. [applause] >> give another hand julian castro. [applause] >> i will have our executive director come back as we do the awards. i want to recognize the d.c.

council's vincent orange to work with us every year. [applause] >> and the irreplaceable irrepressible -- the lawyer's commission. >> as we every year we present several awards to people that we feel have shown in their life the spirit of dr. king be like king awards, staff will give them the first award i am going

to present and they are kicking me -- but this rather represents the frontier we are yet to conquer and that is dealing with economic and business in this country. dr. king form the group called operation breadbasket which was part of the organization, to fight for economic equity. he was youth director when i was 13 years old and year after it -- i grew up giving total orientation on power flight

social justice and legal justice to equal our fight for economic justice. no one has personified that or exemplified that more than the economic justice award. he has worked from the tireless days of how washington and chicago to seeing his friend barack obama, become president of the united states. what he has done with capital, indoors and and versus once you get in. have validation, he has never not performed. imagine giants not by how tall

they stand but how all tall they stand on their own two feet. i found in life lot of people looked up to it withstanding on ladders and really not standing on the ground on their own two feet. this man is tall, we look up to heaven. there is no matter under him. these are his two feet grounded in his community. with his head held high. i am honored to present our economic justice award to the chairman and chief executive officer of loop capital james reynolds. [applause] >> it is a privilege to be here today. to receive this great award from such a great man, and my

particular hero, reverend al sharpton on this particular day, king day. when i started my business 17 years ago. i had several missions. one was certainly to have a successful business. if you don't have a successful business when you start a business that you won't do much else. given that, to stay involved in our community and give every single thing i could to make the community proud of any success that i would have or have had and it is always humbling for me. to be on stage with a man like reverend al sharpton who has sacrificed.

thank you so much. >> we have other day. he is the father, at the birthday. the next award that will be presented. the breaking barriers award. we talk about that in this town and be on the borders of this city. and the united mexican cent in december of 2010 to be the fourteenth chair of the equal employment opportunity commission and her term recent peace ended. we thought no better time to

honor her and recognize the work she has done with the commission. lots of other awards including each of's most influential by human resources executive on line and a leading black woman in public service, and 100 lists of the most influential attorneys. this is not her first time being presented with the award, but obviously it is very deserved, we're honored to have her here today. this time my present our breaking barriers aboard to jacqueline marion -- jacqueline berrien esquire. [applause] >> it is good to have a real santa claus in the beginning.

>> thank you so much. i am thrilled beyond words. one of the byproducts of spending time in brooklyn is you do always have brooklyn in the house. and the hometown crowd and d.c. native. and the blessing of working with so many people today, the leaders of the civil rights movement. and beginning with reverend sharpton, and some of the are acknowledged today along time friends and allies. when evil men baron and bomb, good men must build and blind. win before mid men shot ugly words of hatred good food to

must commit themselves to the glories of love. evil men would seek to perpetuate unjust status quo, good food chemists seek to bring into being a real order of justice. one of the great benefits about the movie selma, a great film that so many of us have had the opportunity, please do see it. is as important as dr. king and other leaders of the civil rights movement were and they are important, harris no movement without the masses he. there is no history until we make it. one of the things that i always carry with me to my work and in my work the club to decommission, was the fact that the commission exists because in

1963 hundreds of thousands of people have the faith to believe this nation could live up to its promise of liberty and justice for all but importantly they married that base with the action of marching to washington and marching just a few blocks to the national mall to make sure that they demanded that this nation and deliver jobs and freedom as it promised. the equal employment opportunity commission was created because of the civil rights act of 1964 that passed in the wake of that great march. as the selma film reminds us the civil rights act of 1965, the voting rights act of 1965 was passed because of those marchers, those brave men and face down the police, fire hoses the dogs in birmingham

and all across the south. it has been any solitary effort and when we spoke to the staff of always say there was no such thing as solitary success. you only succeed as a leader because of the effort of all of those you work with everyday. today i am grateful i had this opportunity. i don't deserve this recognition but what i do know is i am grateful first to god i am grateful to my friends and family to allow me to serve in the eeoc. i acknowledge my first and greatest supporter, my husband peter williams who reminded me this morning that we were

engaged at a concert with speewun dressing. as we were working and hoping and working and fighting to see that there would be a martin luther king holiday. 31 years ago we were engaged. [applause] >> to my pastor here in washington, my d.c. church home pastor marvin l. lindsey and his wife, first lady barbara owens who are here with me today to president obama to interested me to serve as the chair of the eeoc and administration colleagues, those who are here today and those who are not but worked alongside me inside civil rights laws. to all of the eeoc's public and private sector in civil rights and human rights community

allies and partners and stakeholders and to all past and present eeoc employees who are represented here today by three very special people and guests who have come to join me today they were indispensable during my eeoc service. they were the wind beneath my wings. i acknowledge claudia withers, michelle alltrain and james price and particularly james price who recently retired after three decades of service in the federal government and heroic service in the united states army during the vietnam war. thank you all for being here. these men and women and from within 2200 men and women had the privilege of working with at the equal employment opportunity commission are those who truly deserve the credit for the eeoc's achievements and i am delighted to stand today and accept this award and share this with them today.

[applause] >> i had to tell her she is definitely deserving and when she came up to the applause proved just that. give her another round of applause. [applause] >> lot of people know about national action network's activism specifically when it comes to issues around criminal justice reform and police misconduct but we focus on a whole host of issues including health care and two years ago we hosted our first ever health care award functions that focused and brought together the need to pay attention to health and equities that exist in the black community and sylvia mathews burwell was speaking about those disparities that

exist within our community and one of our great partners for that mention was the etna foundation and when we started thinking about this year's awards we wanted to lift up as part of the king day celebration we wanted to lift the that the again because the work week think of in terms of healthy living is so important to us being able to continue the fight the we talked about. we chose floyd green who is vice president and head of community relations and their bidding marketing for etna and is responsible for their philanthropic investment for etna brands and its recipient of many professional and civic awards well-deserved, including a presidential meeting with jimmy carter to discuss foreign and domestic policies in the international global award for excellence and health care marketing. most recently he was honored by

blackdoctors.org at johns hopkins university, he is fitting we give today's merit award to floyd green iii. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i am deeply honored to receive this award from rev. al sharpton and national action network. in 2000, we went -- came to washington to collect racial and ethnic data on our population. at the time folks were afraid the company would use this information for unfair rating and serious types. we said no. in order for people to understand and get the right information and health care we

need to hold people where they live, what language they speak and the culture they are from. they said no. we said we won't give it to our marketing people, only keep it with case managers so people get the care they need to. folks said no. wasn't until our chairman went on caciquenbc and said don't you believe it is gracious to collect ethnic data on the population and he said it is racist not to. and so for years now, we have been using this data to make sure that all people know matter who they are or what language they speak or culture they are from get the information they can get then they need to make informed decisions about their health. martin luther king said one of the greatest forms of inequality is that of health care and it is both shocking and inhumane and we are working diligently to

make sure especially now that people have affordability and access that they get the tools that they needed order to make the right decisions about their health care. something that is personal for me, martin luther king talked about dreams and what i noticed across the country looking at total health is our kids's in ability to dream. i believe one of the reasons because of that is removal of arts and arts education in the school system and we must put a crayon back in a child's hand so that they can create rainbows. oven rack applause] >> that child may struggle with mathematics but yet can play a trumpet and understand fractions and playing the trumpet the person can go on to be an

engineer. someone may not necessarily know how to do reading comprehension but they might learn a line in a play or might be able to comprehend the character in a roll and be able to read and go on and become teachers of this great nation. the arts are important for the development of the society and development of a culture. the arts will take us into innovation and create a new world for us. we need our children to believe they can dream. while stem is important, science technology, engineering, math, i believe when a corporation stands behind me the scheme is the engine moving forward. [applause] >> for those of you not familiar with steam is science, technology, engineering, the arts and math. it is that engine that will hopefully one day allow all kids no matter who they are, where

they live or what culture in a speech allow them to dream. thank you very much for this honor. [applause] [applause] >> our last award and certainly not least is our lifetime achievement award. lifetime of service award. a gust that thomas is a woman i have yet to meet but have heard a lot about. she was actually a classmate of dr. king still is very fitting that his she would be getting this award. she knew him before he was the dr. king we have come to know and love and honor his legacy. she was reelected as national vice president for women and fair practices at the american federation of government employees in 2009. as national vice president her

mission is to expand the department training program on equal employment opportunity each is. she started her career in the federal government in 1966 where she first joined -- she studied at the greensboro lunch counter and i'm sure we will learn more about her. when i spoke to one of last year's on reese he mentioned to me paul augusta thomas would be a perfect fit for the king day award -- she couldn't join us but we have someone who can accept the award on her behalf, jeffrey david cox, from the american federation of

government employees. [applause] >> good morning, brothers and sisters. isn't it a wonderful morning? let's just think about it. barack obama is president of the united states. that is an achievement. i just heard from the secretary of housing and urban development and telling him that is an achievement too. is it not? dr. king's dream is alive and we heard from our secretary from health and human services, a woman, dr. king's dream is alive. miss a augusta was born in 1922. do the math what that is like.

she had to have a little medical procedure. she is not here because she is elderly and not getting out because miss augusta was working her butt off in the senate in louisville, ky if you weeks ago. she will be back on her feet and she will be joining all at selma in a few more weeks and marching again as she has been marching all her life but i am so very honored and privileged to receive this award for somebody that i admire and somebody that has mentored me my entire life, this augusta thomas. i asked her what do you want me to talk about this morning? what would you say on accepting this award? she has many many stories but the one she wanted me to share with you this morning, all of her life she has stood up for

workers, union members, fairway does, dignity on the job and equal opportunity but also knows this is what she wanted me to tell you. that in 1960, she was living in louisville, ky. she at that time had six children. the lord was eventually going to bless her with 9. had six children and you know, she saw four young men on tv that were sitting at the greensboro and lunch counter. they needed help in greensboro. she was outraged with what was going on in greensboro n.c. my home state and they got today augusta, thomas, made north carolina a better stay with her

work and her action. [applause] >> she was thinking of going to nashville, tenn. but when she saw these young men in north carolina she said these young men need help and she has spent her life helping others so she went to her husband and she said i told him i was going to go to greensboro. this was 1960, this was before women had arrived in this country. she looked at her and set your father and i will discuss this situation. they came back and said augustas too dangerous. you are a mother, a wife, you could get hurt, you could go to jail you could even be killed. and she said i understand all that but i am going. they talked for a few minutes and said okay, we are going to

agree to let you go. she said no i want hugh to stop right there. i told you i made the decision. i don't need my husband and father telling me whether i can go or not. so you know, yes, agusta was a fighter for women's rights in this country so she went on to greensboro. she sat there day after day, people spat on her, they hit her, they kicked her, they knocked off the stool, she kept getting back up, she was arrested twice in the process and as she tells the story and tells it to me, those who have met her, she is very light end. they were more vicious, more evil and more wicked to her because they fought she was white and that she was being a

traitor to her race but this augustat a is not a traitor to any race. augusta thomas is a person that fights for every individual in this country and she told me to end this story today, that she believed in helping anybody who can't help themselves at the time and it doesn't matter whether the person is male or female, black or white gay or straight even a democrat or republican. she said if they need help, we should help from, we should stand by them. when i think of all the things augusta thomas has done in her life i would tell you, brothers and sisters, join with augusta thomas and dr. martin luther king's dream, encourage somebody to enroll for health care that doesn't have health insurance. encourage somebody to get an education that needs to get a

chance in this life. go help a child, get those arts back in school but most of all, go out and get somebody to registered to vote today and register them to vote and live the dream forever for dr. king and augusta thomas. thank you very much, from the bottom of our hearts for this award. [applause] >> you see not only why we honored miss augusta but why we had president jeffrey david cox accept the award. i told him we will have him back every year. has to do the keynote.

i want to draw your attention back to the video screen. obviously king day is something we all look forward to. it became a lot in 1983 and first observed in 1986 but all 50 states did not observe it until 2,000. shows you that we have had progress but it took us a while to get to the place to observe the holiday and this time i want to acknowledge that the president created a video and he will tell you obviously what more you need to do but he is part of the dream that dr. king talked about and so at this time i think the video is ready. we can turn our attention to the screen. >> today we paid tribute to dr. martin luther king jr.. we reflect on the lessons of his life and extraordinary change begins when ordinary men and women are willing to stand up

for the progress they seek. we draw strength from his commitment to justice and his unwavering conviction in the moral force of nonviolence. as we celebrate the progress he helped inspire we recommit ourselves to our unfinished work defending the dignity and equality of all people. that is why today we come together in a national day of service. as dr. king once said, life's most persistent and diligent question is what i you doing for others? today americans across the country are answering that question through their actions, clean up parks, visiting hospitals, working at food banks and reading to children. they are doing their part to honor dr. king by heeding his call to serve. to everyone out there volunteering today, thank you. to everyone who wants to join in it is not too late.

go to www.mlkthey.gov to find aday.gov to find a project happening near you. we feel his legacy in our schools, communities, hearts and government, how we treat each other, simple acts of kindness and respect that bind us together as one american family. that is dr. king's dream, that all americans would treat each other as brothers and sisters. let's do our part to make that dream real not just today but every day. [applause] >> is everybody having a good time? i told you you were going to have a good time today. you having a good time? all right. we are closing in on the end of our program but we have two

special presentations we want to have right now. really one that focuses on education. education as we all know in this room is very key knowledge is power. we hear that all time. that is one of the main reasons people of our color were shut out of the education system. once you learn you are able to grow whether it was frederick douglass, they had to have an education. the national action network is very pleased to be able to bring up doctor marcus wright executive director of the education for a better america. the mission of the corporation is to build a bridges between policymakers and the class a man supporting innovations to create a dialogue between policymakers community leaders educators parents students and disseminating information and the findings of that information

positively to impact our schools. and coming through education and led by individuals like dr. marcus bright. bring him to the stage now. >> i bring greetings from the education for better america. we want to part with universities and school districts and community organizations to discuss a myriad of programs for students and parents across this country. and in miami dade, in workshops and college readiness and voter registration. thousands of students to the polls to vote early on oct. 2 to 7 and oct. 28 in the 2004 election. the man we celebrate today, dr.

king said what does it profit a man to have access to integrated lunch counter if he can't afford to buy his wife dinner? essentials the he was calling for what so many of us have been working for kaimac access and equity. yes, we want access to a job but we also want an equitable wage we can raise. [applause] >> david jones from the white house initiative on excellence for african-americans, teach the baby's movement has been a critical call for action to early childhood education of high quality nature. and in an equitable fashion and by encouraging parents to teach their babies to sing at least 30

minutes a day. cell to cultivate brain development. also the civil rights activism like that at the national action network, and policy prescription from the policy legislature. all of us working together can accomplish more than the best of us working alone. doing demonstration to legislation, we cannot forget preparation. the access, we must make sure we have skills preparation to -- and due to breakdowns in the educational system, to walk through them. in 2013 as reno access and

equity because access plus equity equals better america. it =s and more perfect union with access and equity we can truly be a nation with liberty and justice for all. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much. for my favorite part of the program this part is when we talk about what next because as we look out and we look at all these fights that have taken place and was always the younger people who held to lead these fights that we are going to have in the future. it was those who led the fight in the pass and which should be no different today. when you take the young people and ask the question what is wrong with the use of today all you have to do is look at nan and see what is right with the use of today. every march, every rally, you saw the video, who was on the front lines behind al sharpton and side by side with him, who

was there when president obama needed people on e-mail and twitter and for getting word out about the campaign to win in 2008 when he first won, who made sure the word got out to get health care done? those young people tweeting, we didn't even know what they were doing but they got the word out, they turned our people out and today we have a president, an organization, a health plan. to talk about what the user is doing please bring up brianna patterson about what the youth have on store next. >> good morning, everyone. by night name is brianna patterson, northeast regional director of national action network. i am excited to be here it this morning to bring you remarks from the perspective of the millennial generation. congratulations to all of our

honorees this morning and your dedication to be like king and continue to be like king. i would like to thank al sharpton for the staff for hosting this annual event to honor those who are doing the work and making sure we are striving to be more like him. i also want to thank al sharpton for giving myself and other millennial generation leaders the platform, his mentor ship and his shoulders to stand on. after seeing the film selma last year i realize that dr. king understood the importance of bridging the gap between the old and the new. than the young john lewis understood the need for strategic planning. the two of emerald links that bridge both of the generations to get them.

being that dr. king and reverend sharpton were both young when they started and other leaders i feel like my message to young people and all-american this is that we have to study dr. king's character and his implementation to reach greater heights. we have to understand to make the movement progress we have to come together and get out of the mentality of the week and do it alone because dr. king knew it would take more than just him to make this movement progress. and i also want to leave you with this note. we have to come together in order to make the world a better place. so i leave you with a scripture that has played a role in my life and i'm sure everyone knows it. mark 3:25 a house divided against itself cannot stand.

this come together in peace and the quality. thank you. [applause] >> i am very proud of her. you did great job for. [applause] >> at this time we would like to thank our sponsors for helping us put on this event every year. we are honored to have thank you, we are honored to have lots of sponsors who give us their support. first is american federation of government employees, next is comcast. macy's 1199, walmart. next we have ge and luke

capital, 32 bj, over his day. be et networks, etna jackson lewis, the pepsico and i would like to acknowledge the honorable judge from the d.c. court of appeals who is here. thank you for joining us a. and i know you all have had such a wonderful time i feel i should bring j. david back. he will do it. we will save that for next year. i want to thank the d.c. bureau staff for putting on this event. it has been a long week. lots more to come. we don't tire easily. we have a long road ahead. thank you for joining us this morning. we know it was early and we look forward to seeing you again at our future events. check our web site

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