where the dream has been blurred. king's speech was in 1963. he did not pass until five years later. in these five years, he began the political implications of his dream to economic reform. we must remember that the war on poverty that king started to address is still yet unfinished. we always mention the speech but we never revisit the mission. yes, we are dreamers, but more importantly we are achievers. the true essence of leadership is the ability to cultivate a vision that the masses can follow as one cohesive unit that can make a vision or dream or reality. my generation does not ask for another dream. we do not ask for a better speech. we truly just want to finish what keying already started in 1963. -- what king started in 1963.

if the civil rights movement taught us anything it taught us that our greatest asset is not our intellectual or musical or athletic ability, but our ability to speak as one and move as one to create change throughout this nation. not for the betterment of ourselves but for the betterment of all mankind. let's reclaim the dream and let's continue the mission. thank you very much. >> thank you. who are we? >> teamsters! >> who are we? >> teamsters. thanks to the reverend for putting this together. it was in 1968, this great speech was constructed. there was a dream that was bigger that we can ever imagine.

it was conceived before the assassination of our great dr. martin luther king. he had a vision. he said within 40 years we would have the first black president of the united states. that is not by accident. that is by conception. we need to recognize, and reclaim this dream for our kids, our history -- this tea party saying they have fundamental beliefs, how can they demonstrate against dr. martin luther king's speech, the very basic ideas that made this country great? do you know what that is like? we had a president who was a great republican, abe lincoln. that is like his rejecting the gettysburg address. this is serious.

i have my brother greg. the reason we are able to do this is because we have relationship with the man connecting the dots. it is about the future of our kids and grandkids. greg floyd, local 237. brief, because we all want to go in march and we want to hear martin luther speeds.i's uigher round of applause to reverend al sharpton for putting this together. -- to give a round of applause to reverend al sharpton. the teachers are here to support it.'s dream and reclaim

we stand in solidarity with the social movement, and the civil- rights movement and labor are one in the same. thank you. to oure a hand ou councilman. ed, i want you to introduce on the other side. as we get ready to line up, i need it the teamsters to help us. and the movement, back in the day, they used to saying. as we line up, the national action network choir will sing "your change will come." ♪ ♪ change will come

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♪ [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> we have plenty of people in government that we can talk to inside of d.c. what we need to do is get out beyond that beltway across america and hear from our constituents. >> some members are holding a town hall meetings in their districts and we have been covering them. watch them on line at the c-span of video library and see what your member of congress has said

from across the country to the house floor. it is all free on your computer any time. >> in his weekly address, president obama pledged to support returning soldiers with new benefits for veterans, including funding for post-9/11 g.i. bill and job training and placement. the economy is the focus of the republican address delivered by marco rubio of florida. he discusses job creation, repeal of health care legislation, and extension of the tax cuts set to expire in december. >> on tuesday, after more than seven years, the united states of america will end its combat mission in iraq and take an important step forward in ending the iraq war. as a candidate for this office, i pledge i would end this war. as president, that is what i am

doing. i brought home more than 90,000 troops since i took office. we have closed or turned over to iraq hundreds of bases. in many parts of the country, iraqis have taken the lead for their security. in the months ahead, our troops will train iraqi forces, a partner with the rockies in counter-terrorism missions and protect our civilian military efforts. the bottom line is this -- the war is ending. like any independent nation, iraq is free to chart its own course. by the end of next year, all of our troops will be home. as we mark the end of america's combat mission in iraq, a grateful nation must pay tribute to all those who served there. because part of ending this war is meeting our responsibility to those who fought it. the wars in iraq in afghanistan now make up america's longest continuous combat engagement. for the better part of a decade,

our troops and their families have served tour and tour with honor and heroism, risking and often giving their lives. more than 1 million americans in uniform have served in iraq, far more than any conflict since vietnam. more than 1 million who have served in both wars have now finished their service and joined the pro ranks of america's veterans. what this new generation of veterans must know is that our nation's commitment to them is a sacred trust that is as old as our republic itself. it is one that as president i consider all moral obligation to uphold. at the same time, these are new wars with new missions and new methods and new perils. what today's veterans have earned, what they have every right to expect, is new care, a new opportunity, and a new commitment to their service when they come home. that is why, from the earliest

days of my administration, we have strengthened it that sacred trust with our veterans by making our veteran policy more responsive and ready for the new century. we are building a 24th century v.a., expanding v.a. hospitals and health care, and expanding care to female veterans. we are creating an electronic help record that our veterans can keep for life. we are breaking the claims backlog and reforming the process. we are building new wounded warrior facilities to the department of defense. for many of our troops and their families, the war does not end when they come home. 20 many suffer from dramatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. well, we are directing secure resources to treatment and

making major investments in awareness, outreach and suicide prevention. we are making it easier for a veteran to get the benefits he or she needs. to make sure our troops, veterans, and their families have full access to the american dream they have fought to defend, we are working to extend new opportunity. michelle and joe biden have pledged a national commitment to support military families. we pledged to support to caregivers who put their lives on hold for a loved ones recovered. we are finding a post-9/11 t i bill which is helping 300,000 veterans and their family members pursue their dream of a college education. for veterans trying to find work in a tough economy, which devoted new resources to job training and placement. i directed the federal government to hire more veterans, including disabled veterans. i encourage every business in i encourage every business in america to follow