the entertainment industry, have been lacking. how many of you know that the $4t out spends the right billion to one? we are trying to change that. .ith our friends we have a trailer for a movie that will be released in over a thousand theaters screens. right here in iowa and all across the nation. so, here we go. >> we are here to protest be burden put on the american people.

name?t is your >> the irs has become a criminal enterprise, much like the mafia, except the mafia at least operates with the honor of not whacking women and children. >> i also think some people be put in jail. >> if a defendant in court changed his or her defense six or seven times, what would you call it? >> it is not just conservative. it is not just the tea party. >> will we have to pay it? >> we are all volunteers. we do not get paid for this. we love freedom. >> [indiscernible] demandingrican people -- >> we want to make the moral case. >> this does not just affect us.

it affects everyone. >> if it can happen to us. -- it can happen to you. >> where do we go? where do we go from the united states of america? [applause] >> next, we are going to bring up chairman carol to introduce these state subcommittee members . >> as everyone knows, iowa enjoys the privilege of being the first in the nation caucus state. we have a couple individuals with us tonight who helped us preserve that. -- our national committeeman and national committeewoman. will they please stand and be recognized? [applause] to youeased to report the republican party of iowa has no debts.

.e have cash in the bank we are outpacing on voter registration. there are some people here tonight who helped make that possible. will my central committee members please stand and be recognized? thank you for your service. [applause] john? >> thank you, danny, and thank you to all of the central committee members for their willingness to serve. candidates,ck of and we thank you for your indulgence, these candidates work hard every day, not just trying to raise money and get votes, but educating themselves. part of being a public official is not just listening to citizens, but sharing their ideas on public all as the. paul --like to invite paul could not be here this

evening. but mary, our state auditor, and governor willfor be represented by jeff kaufman. tried to give you a perspective of cedar rapids. certainly we take business seriously and cedar rapids. one of our favorite songs is grant would. grant would is a famous -- grant is a famous artist. gothic."d "american next to the mona lisa, it is the most well-known piece of art. tois the most parrot eyes --parodized --whether that is a word or not. these will come mary most men.

>> good evening, everyone. it is my distinct privilege to serve as your auditor of state. was appointed by governor branstad. i am campaigning for the position and 2014. watchdog isaxpayers' a truly awesome responsibility. i am proud. we know our audits have a direct impact on the level of trust people have in the government spending their tax dollars. we have a motto. "in god we trust. everybody else we audits." [laughter] regarding my qualifications, i have over 10 years of experience in state and public finance and i am a certified public accountant. regarding my family, i am pretty delighted to be here with my husband. he and i have been married a little over 31 years. of fourhe proud parents

daughters. one daughter is a cyclone. one daughter is a hawkeye. a panther.r is our fourth daughter is the tiebreaker because she is off to iowa state in the fall. [applause] i am delighted to be a public servant. i will do my very best in the office every day to fulfill all the duties of the office and fulfill the satisfaction of the iowa andthe people of their expectations. i want to thank each one of you for being your tonight. for candidates, for officeholders, it is an opportunity to meet and to serve. if you would like to know more webpage is just ma rymosimon.

i hope for your support. hopefully when you go to the polls, you will remember mary mon, the only cpa running for state auditor. [applause] candidate is a candidate for governor, tom. please welcome tom. [applause] >> good evening. i would like to talk to you tonight about the only hope for america. and for our posterity. lincoln, on the ee about his famous debates with douglas, he urged his countrymen to return to the great principles of the declaration of independence. "do with me what you will," he

pleaded, "but come back to the truths of the declaration of independence." people ask me every day why i am running for governor. there are many answers to that question. to commonopposition core, which governor branstad supports. controle to restore over our public schools. my opposition to crony capitalism that passes for economic development. my plan to abolish the state income tax and get the heavy hand of government off the throats of iowa businesses. my vision for restoring the only true basis for a sound, prosperous growing economy. but tonight i am near to tell you the most important reason i'm running, which is to help bring about the restoration in peoples minds of the principles of the declaration, to restore respect for the god-given

individual rights of the people, and to advocate for a return in our laws and public wallace sees to equal protection -- public policies to equal protection for the life, liberty, and prosperity for people born and unborn. that is what the grand old party was founded to do. if this party is to survive, we must get back to that original intent, not just in words. we need action to match the words. nothing is going to change until we have a new accountable leadership, leadership that understands and will actively preserve and protect the foundation of this great republic and the plum line of principle that built it. the principle of god-given, is theable equal rights only thing that can save the republic and the republican party. action to, practical secure the blessings of liberty

to ourselves and our posterity. that is the ultimate stated for those of our constitution. that is my purpose. that is my vision. vision, iee with that need your support and your vote on june 3. you can reach me through my -- thank you is and good night. [applause] >> thank you, tom. representing governor terry branstad, please welcome jeff kaufman. [applause] first, i thought governor branstad had asked me to speak because of my wonderful oratory. s told me, no, it is quite imple.

in yourur glasses mustache. i guess you can call me branstad-lite. the lieutenant governor is on a trip. mission ofth a leading iowa's comeback. i was in the legislator -- i was in the legislature at the time. believe me, we needed a comeback. after years of the previous administration following the washington playbook of runaway spending, record unemployment, high deficits, they were faced budget deficits, statewide unemployment, and a debt problem of broken promises. they got the state's financial house and budget in order, something paul ryan is trying to do in washington. they took that $900 million shortfall and turned it to a $900 million surplus. that is not rhetoric. that is a job well done. [applause]

signed the largest property tax cut in iowa history. it created more than 120,000 new jobs. we have the seventh lowest unemployment rate in the hundred. just across the river in illinois, they are ranked 50th. -- we have the seventh lowest unemployment rate in the country. they are giving more independence to home schools and private schools, and this is very important -- they signed an executive order that assures iowans are fully in control other educational standards and curriculum, not the federal government. not any other organization. only in iowa. as a former gold board president and county supervisor, thank you to their belief in local control of education -- as a former school board president and county supervisor, thank you to their belief in local control of education. governor branstad and lieutenant governor reynolds are standing

up for life in all phases of development. this is not rhetoric. every pro-life law on the books in the state, everyone of them, was signed by governor terry branstad. [applause] iowa program is giving veterans the resources they need and deserve. as i reflect, years in the legislature, having lived a couple years while i was in the service with tom bills that, and for years, oh, lord, of governor jeff poker, i cannot tell you from the perspective of a lawmaker what a breath of fresh air governor terry branstad and lieutenant governor reynolds have made. from my perspective, i give them the highest respect. the fate have to leave of this wonderful state in the hands of anyone in the future, i would feel very comfortable leaving it in the hands of governor terry branstad. he is iowa.

forward for iowa our children and their children forever more. god bless governor branstad and lieutenant governor reynolds. [applause] >> you were on a roll there, jeff. -- i would have kicked to offstage. trying to keep on time this evening. thank you. i can give one or two more .hameless plugs cedar rapids was just rated the number one city in iowa to live in the country. if you have not noticed, i am pretty proud of our city, especially after the recovery of 20 oh eight and also the flood of 2008. you are here to hear from congressman paul ryan. to introducesure

the congressman. he hails from janesville. if you know about janesville, iny have a great show choir janesville. my son and daughter have competed against the gainesville -- the janesville show choirs. he is a fifth generation wisconsin native, currently serving his eighth term in congress. he works to address the many issues affecting wisconsin residents. he is the chairman of the house budget committee where he works to bring fiscal discipline and accountability to the federal government. he is a senior member of the house ways and means committee which has jurisdiction over tax policy, social security, health care, and trade laws. paul has put forward a specific plan to it -- to tackle our looming fiscal crisis, addressing entitlement spending.

the path to prosperity is to stop spending my the government does not have and addresses the debt. it was the economy on a path to prosperity. a high graduate of school in janesville and he earned degrees in economics and thetical science from university and iowa. he welcome congressman ryan. [applause] ♪ >> wow. wow. thanks, everybody. that's great. appreciate it. look, i thought you were going to go through my cub scout badges next. [laughter]

hey, somebody just said "go packers!" right?- no "go bears" this national see media. it is just like this in wisconsin at our lincoln days. one thing being on the k12 ticket -- i got a chance to go through iowa. being on a ticket like that is a it or loss. ticketcome -- being on a like that is a bitter loss. i mean, you feel it deep in your gut. you know the stakes for the country. see mehad a lot of folks and recognize me throughout this whole country. id has definitely gone up. i was getting on a plane about three months ago in milwaukee. this lady was looking at me. she took her phone out. she was taking pictures of me. i kind of felt like a polar bear exhibit at the zoo.

she said, would you mind taking a picture? so, we found a passerby. to the camera, took a picture with us. she said, oh, it is so nice to finally meet you, governor walker. [laughter] "i have always wanted to meet you." can countell i hope i on your support in 2014." it gets better. a few weeks later, i was back at the milwaukee airport. i go back and forth between bc and milwaukee. two flight attendants were walking and pointing. they came up to me and said " you're somebody famous. are you anthony weiner?" [laughter] yes, i am scott walker. this is a true story.

ook, one thing this has given me, having the opportunity to represent my party on a national ticket, i have gotten to tour this country and see people from all walks of life. i am basically a walking focus group. and i've got to tell you. about the frightened future of this country. everybody knows deep in their gut, we are on the wrong track. the central challenge of our country, if i could just that wee it briefly is face an uncontrolled government that threatens to overwhelm us. you see, one of the challenges and i had in 2012 is

we had to shadowbox against big company -- big government.. we kept trying to say, this is what obamacare is going to do. this is what dodd frank -- by the way, if you do not know what dodd frank is, it is a sickly obamacare for banks. -- basically obamacare for banks. it was our word against theirs, because they had not put their programs in practice yet. the president had full control of congress, nancy pelosi. they passed all of these bills. it was our word against theirs. guess what? now we have big government in practice and the theory is a whole lot different from what it looks like in practice. remember "if you like your dr., you can keep it?" "if you like your health care plan, you can keep it?"

this is what is different now. results havee the nothing to do with the rhetoric used to sell this program. take a look at where we are headed with the debt now. yesterday house republicans put our boats on the line and we passed for the fourth year in a thea budget that balances budget and pays off our debt. [applause] is one prediction you are really secure in making, it is going to go nowhere in the united states senate. take a look at what the president did with the united states military. it is a bitter irony that the week vladimir putin invades sends a the president brings our air force to the lowest level we have ever seen. the only thing he wants to cut --optimization for our soldiers?

our readiness? our military? not deficit reduction. i would respect it if it were for that. but to fuel more deficit spending. we have this big avalanche of debt in front of us. hollowing out of our military. we see this huge government in practice, and we know our country is in the wrong track. the easier story to tell, the teachable moment we are in right has is that this stuff nothing to do with the promises they made to sell it. i asked the congressional budget office a little while ago. as the budget committee chairman, i get to have the budget office when all of these numbers. i am a numbers guy. i said, i'm just curious. if we do not reform these entitlement programs, go after this corporate welfare, what will the tax rates have to be on my kids when i have grandkids? when i have grandkids running

around the age of my kids question mark what will the tax rate have to be? a said they will try to figure this out and get back to. they sent me this letter. the low income tax rate that americans pay that is right now 10%, that will between five percent. to middle income tax will go 66%. the top tax rate, the one although successful small businesses pay -- that will have to go to 88%. and they said in the next sentence "this could have some negative effects on the economy at that time." [laughter] see, we know this is the path we are on. is a huge threat to our self-governing future. this is not just economic. the -- for the poor.

you have the federal government telling a group of nuns in colorado they cannot practice their faith a way they want. you have the federal government violating our first amendment ofhts of conscience religious freedom. we are constantly being ruled by bureaucrats without our consent and a president who does not feel bound by the rule of law. now, i can go on and on about the list of complaints and we can air out our grievances. this white is not about just balancing be but -- this fight is not just about balancing the protecting the military or our rights. this fight is about one big idea. what we call the american idea. simple really concept. we are the only country founded on idea. our founders knew this well.

for most of our history, the central idea was some were born to rule and the rest were destined to obey. our forebears rebelled against this belief. and from that was born in the american idea. i have heard of it in speech after speech. that is what gives me solace. we are reintroducing ourselves to it. the american idea is really clear. each person is fundamentally equal and capable of governing themselves. the condition of your birth does not determine the outcome of your life in this country. this is a system of natural rights. our rights, they are automatic, they are natural. they come before government. that is what is unique about our country. it is the idea we are dedicated to. it is the truth that launched this nation, determined to make this truth real.

take a look at the examples of what this has done. you know, i got a chance to see your congressional delegation, to see terri and kim and a lot of iowans. youjust a couple weeks ago, dedicated a new staff and me capitol rotunda. -- in the capitol rotunda. gets two monuments. everybody runs through -- everybody needs to do this. you reach this phenomenal statue of norman were logged standing with a clipboard in a field of weeds. my family.a lot to my mother-in-law is from clinton. we got to see the petersons and talk about family and shared

memories. this is a guy born a farm boy in iowa. grew up on a farm. had a train. had a great education. came up with amazing ideas. the greenth revolution and saved 2 billion lives. only in america. when i go by that statue, which i pass it probably eight times a day. it is right where we go to vote. it makes me think of other iowa leaders and their potential. imagine what chuck grassley would have done with his life if only he had a law degree. [laughter] [applause] the question is this. at thiswhere we are moment in our history. in.now what we believe

we know what made this country great. we know what we need to do to get back on track. we have to get the consensus and the majority in the country to do it. so, what do we do? how do we do this? how do we put this thing back together before it is too late? "ryan,"tell by my name i am an irish person. i get to go to this lunch with the prime minister. he goes by the tea shop -- ta oiseich. that is gaelic for prime minister. our brothers have done a lot for us in afghanistan and iraq. it is kind of one of those stories.rivate ryan"

they won't let the whole family go. they drove them all down to go. going toest said "i am have a height of guinness in of guinness a pint in your name as though the three of us were together every day." every day this young man would go to the pub. he would have three guinnesses lined up. this is ireland by the way. he would drink them simultaneously. he did this for two or three weeks. the pub owner thought this was a little strange. usually people order them one after another. he asked someone what are you doing? he said, my brothers are off fighting in the war. i committed to having a fight with each of them until they returned safely. a couple weeks go by. he comes into the pub. he orders two pint of guinness. everybody is whispering. the pub owner comes over.

really, i'm really, sorry about your brother. he said, what do you mean? i just gave up beer for lent. [laughter] [applause] so -- [applause] there is a moral to the story. i am not just this irish guy that likes to tell irish jokes. this is the lenten season. i'm also cap it. you have to give up something during lent. -- i'm also catholic. i want to give up. let's give up the infighting. let's give up the tunnel vision. let's give up the acrimony. the left loves to say that our party is in this big civil war, that we are tearing each other apart. i don't see it that way. all of thesetes, people. they talk about the same ideals. talk about the same principles and policies.

pick the person you like the best. fight really hard for that candidate. at the end, afterwards -- or primary is june 2, june 3. unify. unify. [applause] you know, to flip over to scotland, to borrow a phrase mel gibson made famous in braveheart -- "we need to unite the clans." this is not going to be easy. getting this country rights, getting it back on track -- there is not a silver bullet. there is not just one bill we can pass. we can't just muster or twist arms and force it through. it is going to take a lot of work. the answer lies in the hard work of politics. better arguments. better alternatives. better outreach.

focus on persuading. less focus on hurting. here is the key. those of us who seek your support, who seek these positions of leadership, who you, ouread owe employers, a very specific vision. sometimes in politics it is hard to tell who is here for a career and two is here for a cause. the way to distinguish those who are simply collectors for the versus state, the be-ers doer say what they will do and then they will do it. we take from the declaration this great operating manual, the constitution. this country back

on track. here is a clear set of principles. here is a clear operating manual. here is a plan. this is the arise and we are shooting for. here is how we -- how i choose to do it. some days we take small steps in that direction. other days we take big leaps. sailors do not curse the winds. they use it to their it managed to get to their destination. when we look back at this moment, we have got to make sure we send men and women who have conviction, who have principles, plan soactually have a that we can hold them accountable to it. that is really important. at thehave to remember end of the day, this is about winning congress. this is about persuading.

i think we have a really good opportunity. do you know why question mark go to the barrios -- do you know why? 02 the barrios, inner-city chicago, role oklahoma, rural was constant. oklahoma, rural wisconsin. everybody says the same thing. it is not working. these principles that made are country great timeless. liberal progressives have overplayed their hand. they want us to delegate our power and authority to some nameless bureaucrat that can better harmonize our lives for it. we now know, because we have the government in practice, it does not work. we have to go back and say, here is our plan to balance the budget. ears are our plan to pay off the debt. tax is how we modify the code and you keep more of your hard-earned money. we get the government out of the

way and stop the government from stopping this great energy boom from happening. here is how you have a strong military. here is how you have an america in the world that has respect. here is how you successfully byht poverty, not simply managing poverty. getting people out of poverty in the first place. we do not believe in throwing more money at the problem. goodn't just be the opposition party. we have to be a great alternative party. we have to show these ideas and these principles, which made us so great in the first place, are as relevant and important today as they ever were before. that is a day that i think is coming. because everybody knows we are on the wrong track. sitting on my front porch, old and gray with my granddaughter on my knee, i

don't want to tell her, yeah, the country went down the tubes, america is a has been. it was a great nation. i just want you to know, i voted against it every step of the way. that is not good enough. this is why we have to unite at the end of the day. tensionwhy the current in our party is more about tactics them policies. if there is anything i want to leave you with, focus on the big picture. on the big idea. we know where we are. we know what made our country great. we know what will restore this country. we will disagree from time to time on tactics. party is a big tent party and the tallest pole holding up that tends is self-determination. economic liberty. free enterprise. self-determination. that is who we are. that is why our veterans fought

for in the first place. if we get that done, we will save the country. have a uniqueu and disproportionate influence youll of this -- iowans, have a unique and disproportionate influence in all this. thank you for what you're doing. thank you for the unification that will come after these primaries. thank you, everybody. at depreciated. ♪ - appreciate it. ♪ [applause] >> thank you, congressman ryan. on behalf of of the chairman of these central committee, you are dismissed. thank you. [applause] ♪

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>> yeah, dave -- i know him very well. his is a doctor -- a daily devotional. how do you know dave? >> [indiscernible] >> you are? you are sue's -- really? hey, andy. your adopted grandfather. he is a good friend of dave. they go to church together. nice to meet you. marci, nice to meet you. a pleasure. >> [indiscernible] the one going to aerospace cool and huntsville? that is a very sharp kid. i know him a little bit better. >> [indiscernible]

>> yeah, sure. >> i'm sorry. >> thank you. >> thank you. i appreciate it. >> great volunteer. >> i know. here. [laughter] >> [indiscernible] [cheering] >> [indiscernible] has been with me since day one. yeah. i know her family very well. [laughter] she is her cousin. >> oh, ok. is that what you are friends? [laughter]

turnaround. look this way. [indiscernible] oh, here you go. nice is seeing him. nice seeing you. >> thank you. >> thanks for coming. things are coming out. appreciate it. >> it is my pleasure. [indiscernible] >> yeah. i wanted to be last time around. i got invited to one of your events. and a lady was actually there at the district convention. i did not get -- where are you from? >> now i am in dallas county. a little west of town. >> i do a lot of events here. soto, out and de

where the fields. you know what, -- it was. it was in an enclosure. i showed up. i was all dressed up, which i never do. i show up here, and it is like tumbleweeds. [laughter] but it was great. glad you came out. thank you for working for us. >> awesome. awesome. >> [indiscernible] >> absolutely. who is taking it? [indiscernible] >> thank you very much. >> thanks. appreciate it. >> can i get a picture? >> yeah. >> did you speak at columbia college? >> [indiscernible] >> you did great. [laughter]

>> yeah, you bet. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [laughter] >> ready?dy -- >> [indiscernible] >> what you teach? >> economics. >> macro, micro? >> both. >> josh. [indiscernible] >> oh, good grief. [laughter] come on, dave. >> all right. >> thank you. >> [indiscernible]

>> they are very good friends. perfect. >> [indiscernible] >> madison? that is out of my district, but pretty close by. >> [indiscernible] >> thank you. >> keep crunching those numbers. >> thank you. i will. [indiscernible] >> there you are. >> thank you so much. [laughter]

>> do you ever take pictures just to make my friends matt and? [indiscernible] thanks. good to have you. >> thank you. >> [indiscernible] >> oh, you do? >> you are such an inspiration. >> [indiscernible] >> hi. >> what is your name? >> britney. i'm in high school. >> [indiscernible] yeah, yeah, yeah. >> thank you so much. so much. >> thank you. >> [indiscernible] >> could we take one more? >> do what? >> you have got to flip it

around. -- len a link the person gthy person. i think we got three of them. >> we got it. thank you so much. >> what is your name? >> [indiscernible] >> yeah, i will tell you -- we just -- we just got a win. hishave two years left of administration. we just need to win the white house. >> [indiscernible] >> congressman mike moore.

state senate.or >> state senate? where? >> [indiscernible] >> thank you so much for coming. >> yeah. good to be here. it?h, you don't have oh. >> got it. >> you get it? >> depreciated. >> good luck. good luck to you guys. appreciate it. >> [indiscernible] to ask you, what do you practice? >> psychology. >> [indiscernible] [laughter] [indiscernible]

>> i am just going to blink. >> thank you. nice to see you. >> nice to meet you. we really appreciate it. >> what is your name? >> statement falls. >> stephen, nice to meet you. [indiscernible] >> i am graduated. diversity of iowa. -- university of iowa. [indiscernible] >> thanks a lot, man. >> [indiscernible]

>> great. [indiscernible] >> yeah. [indiscernible] >> there you go. >> the luck. thank you very much. -- good luck. thank you very much. >> [indiscernible] [laughter] i am a junior delegate. >> oh, is that what you're doing? cool. >> [indiscernible] sure you get a good sense of it before you commit. i always tell people, it is not exactly what you think it is. delegate, it is a great way to get a sense of it.

>> [indiscernible] >> all, you have a feel for it. >> [indiscernible] pic? you want to do a [laughter] >> i know. [indiscernible] [laughter] it worked though. >> thank you. very cool. >> [indiscernible] i am half. i am half german, half irish. a new job. thank you. what county are you from? --my dad was in world war ii >> what county, county in ireland? >> [indiscernible]

>> oh, my family is from kilkenny. joe kenney, ireland. >> that is where my family is from. >> what side? >> [indiscernible] 1970, 1978. they came down from kilkenny. >> if you go back again, it is completely different. it has changed a lot. >> [indiscernible] if you run for president, we will support you. >> thank you very much. >> it would be great to get a photo with you -- >> [indiscernible] re.come in he >> who has a good camera? >> ok. 1, 2, 3. [laughter]

>> that one looks like a good one. --it used to be >> oh, i know. yeah, yeah. are you in these state senate here? >> yeah, i am in northeast iowa. -- whereabouts? >> northeast of your. [laughter] >> that is not too far. -- valley is?ere i used to do a lot of hunting over there. it is on the is constant side. -- the wisconsin side. [indiscernible] get your signature

and a photo? you are really an inspiration. >> thanks, nigel. we going over there? >> this young lady. >> ok. h thed the button, -- pus button, hon. >> that is awesome. >> takeover for me. have a good day. great. >> good evening. i am a state senator. >> where? >> [indiscernible] >> [indiscernible] ago.saw you a couple weeks ly?did you real

that was some spot. my wife could not come out. what you have done. >> yeah. thank you. >> [indiscernible] >> what is your name? billboard bob. billboard bob. >> oh. >> [indiscernible] >> babcock -- do remember the babcock signs? >> we had a privilege of having a house party in '06. >> where was this? >> here in cedar rapids. we met one time, we had a great dinner with all of them. the first time i have

been able to be part of the campaign again. i was not 100% on board. but, yeah, we are still friends -- >> [indiscernible] that is the shame of it all. people did not get a chance to see who he really is. of that give you a sense what he is really like? >> the other thing i do, the last 12 years -- [indiscernible] is trying totown get him to come back. he came back and share the gospel. >> where do you work? >> higyvee. we have stephen baldwin coming in next friday. >> stephen baldwin, yeah. [indiscernible] >> well, he is in phoenix.

[indiscernible] >> you know these -- >> ok, ready? 1, 2, 3. good. >> [indiscernible] i just want to make sure i get it good. yeah -- yeah, i do have. appreciate it. yeah. that will be nice. appreciate it. >> [indiscernible] >> oh, yeah. i just did a quick --

yeah, and now i am interning. >> ok, yeah. glad to meet you. it.ot >> awesome. awesome. >> thank you. [indiscernible] >> i was the u.s. attorney for bush. >> oh, you were? >> [indiscernible] some of my folks to his fund-raising, too. >> [indiscernible] >> are you? and what is your firm? >> [indiscernible] >> nice to meet you. appreciate it. >> [indiscernible] >> hi.

the just signed this? >> yeah. [laughter] >> awesome. thank you. [laughter] >> yeah. yeah, you bet. awesome. >> [indiscernible] >> got to meet you. >> want to do a pic? >> here we go. oh, in iowa? yeah, i went to high school there was. hand.hook your >> yeah, i remember you now. things are coming out. >> yay! >> yeah. [indiscernible]

nice to meet you. [indiscernible] oh, really? >> [indiscernible] >> oh, i did? >> [indiscernible] >> very cool. >> running for state house. >> [indiscernible] theou want to jump in middle? even though i am a vikings fan. >> what is that? >> a super bowl ring. [laughter]

>> hey, nice to see you. where are you from? >> i live in northwestern iowa. >> nice to meet you, too. >> awesome . >> thank you very much. >> [indiscernible] >> i have heard about it. >> you have to pull it up on youtube. it has been really good. it has gone very well. >> [indiscernible] >> i do.

we are attacked teaming it. -- we are tag teaming it. >> [indiscernible] >> i know. >> thank you for your time. i am sorry. i get caught in the moment. [laughter] >> thank you. thank you for coming. >> he is the president of iowa college republicans. --word you go to school where do you go to school? >> university of iowa. >> thank you, mr. congressman. >> thank you.

>> thank you for coming. [laughter] >> nice to meet you. points?ou get some erybody.ev >> [indiscernible] use of thoset awards because they have been way overused. yeah, these principles are universal and would take our message everywhere and to every corner. and we can win this country essay this election. i think of when the big election in 2016. as say this country for what i -- ands a dangerous

save this country from what i think is a dangerous path. >> is there a problem in the iowa gop? is important to talk about these things and the open. web beacons of opinion and the party and we should talk about the fact that we have the same objections and we may disagree, put it all in perspective and come together a unified. i what can do a lot of good for america in this comic election -- iowa can do a lot is good for america in this comic election. tionoming elec . a commitment i made a year ago. .j asked me about a year ago a commitment and i keep my commitments. >> would preempt any decisions --

to get in anyout of that stuff. i am focus on doing my job and help with my party and getting us to win elections. >> what did you think we saw the video? >> actually, i did not see the video, i read about it. i think it speaks for itself. case, is the calls for unified to get people to rally around the budget agreement? -- it is what i said. getting republicans to unify as the end of the day. get behind our candidate and whoever we see as the best possible candidates. at the end of the day, we are fighting for the same objective and we believe in the same principles and we have to unify. it is very, very important. look at the budget we passed in a row. -- and the badgett -- at the

budget we passed yesterday. that is very important. we cannot just oppose, we have the proposed and show what we are in favor of. passed four years in a row. they did a really good step. it shows unification. when you're doing a big thing like a budget, not everybody is going to be happy with everything. we are unified, we are bringing people together. >> [indiscernible] >> were not going to make empty promises. -- it we are not going to make empty promises. fund it for a decade which is very different from the empty promise of the obama administration. they're proposing increases while showing how they are going to pay for it.

we do not think government should be making empty promises to people. we have to look at the fact that we are feeding to wish and inflation. a lot of good work has been done. weot of this is showing that have to go is the root cause. >> returned by unification with republicans. 2012, hows of critical is that? -- i am not focus all the candidates here. my understanding is we have some of the best. i heard buffett fantastic crop, and in 2014. i do without 12 seats that are seriously and play. -- i heard that we have a up intic crop coming 2014. think we have 12 seats that

are seriously in play. >> [indiscernible] path are stuck in the same and people say all this bigger government, the results are completely different than the rhetoric. people are losing health insurance and the cost is going up. with a debt crisis in the future. i can go on and on and on. i wish it would have been different, but it is not. what he does ourselves off and showed the country a better way forward. >> time for one more. saying goodbye to kathleen sebelius. what is her legacy? >> a good one. i did not know where to began. i have had kathleen come in and testify quite a bit over the years. we do not think obamacare was going to work in the first place. the us in the foundation of

law was so fundamentally flawed but worse than what we anticipated. this web of failure and design flaw. this law is a complete fiasco. i can understand why she is leaving. i do not wish her any yield will. i think it is been a complete fiasco. taskas given an impossible to implement a law that just will not work. >> thank you, everybody. >> how are you doing? [indiscernible] >> oh, yeah. good to see you. quirks that is right. -- >> that is right. you have the tall socks, too.

one.to do another >> nice seeing video. >> [indiscernible] >> thank you. >> i am kelly. >> know him well. he used to work for us.

the end ofuestion at from reporters after his remarks congressman, the going off and will take a look at some of the tweets we have regarding paul ryan. the chair of the budget committee. you can leave your own comments. c-span will be live tomorrow morning at in the freedom summit in new hampshire with remarks from rand paul, ted cruz and we will hear from my cup of the and a donald trump -- from mike

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declaration of independence a man wedded marched through george washington's army. signers of the definition who haddence and men marched through george washington's army. as john adams observed, the trust of the biggest magnitude is interested in the eyes of the world are upon you. actions, the members of the first congress met that test. although the city was the nation's capital for only a short time, from those early days, the eyes of the world have continued to be on new york. one year ago, this great center enterprise, every activities suffered the graves of cruelties and showed itself to be a place of of valor and generosity and grace. many answer lives were suddenly taken, the world

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health and human services secretary cap lives of billions, president obama named sylvia secretary be -- kathleen sebelius, president obama named sylvia burwell. this is 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the ident and vice president of the united states accompanied by kathleen sebelius and sylvia mathews burwell.

>> good morning everybody. [applause] everybody have a seat, everybody have a seat. good morning. in my sixth year in office, i am so grateful to have some the great advisors. early in march, my secretary of health and human services told me she would be moving on once enrollmentpen

the affordable care act came to an end. after five years of extraordinary service to our country, and 7.5 million americans who have signed up for health coverage, she has earned that right. [applause] i will miss her advice, i will miss her friendship, i will miss her wit, but i'm proud to nominate somebody to succeed her who holds these traits in abundance. sylvia mathews burwell. [applause] just a couple of things about kathleen. when i nominated kathleen more than five years ago, i've gotten

to know her when she was governor of kansas, and showed extraordinary skills there. she was a great advisor and supporter during my presidential campaign. i knew she was up for a tough job ahead of her responsibilities would be to make sure that the countries repaired for a pandemic flu outbreak. i did not know that that would literally be her first task. it gives you a sense of the sorts of daily challenges that kathleen has handled, often without fanfare, often unacknowledged, but have been critical to the health and american -- welfare of the american people. she has fought to improve children's health from birth to kindergarten.

brought us closer to the first for women's health. of course, what kathleen will go down in history for is serving as the secretary of health and human services when the united states of america finally declared equality of affordable health care is not a privilege but a right of every single citizen. [applause] kathleen has been here through the long fight to pass the affordable care act. she has got bumps, i got bumps, bruises, but we did it because

we knew of all of the people that we have met all across the country who have lost a home, had put off care, had decided to stay with the job instead of started business because they were uncertain about their health care situation, we have met families who had seen their children suffer because of the uncertainty of health care. we are committed to get this done. that is what we have done. and that is what kathleen has done. yes, we lost the first quarter of open enrollment with the problems of healthcare.gov. they were problems. but under kathleen's leadership, her team at hhs turns the corner, got it fixed, got the job done, and the final score

speaks for itself. there are 7.5 million people across america who have health care. [applause] by the way in the meantime, healthcare costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years.

most of it because of the woman standing here next to me today. it is a historic accomplishment. [applause] >> in the meantime, alongside 7.5 million people being enrolled, health-care costs under kathleen's leadership are growing at their slowest rate in 50 years. folks keep saying, they're not doing anything about cost, except -- what do they mean? health records are moving from dogeared paper to high-tech systems. kathleen partnered with the department of justice to progressively pursue health care fraud and return billions of dollars, record sums for the medicare trust fund. kathleen's work will benefit our families in this country for decades to come. we want to thank kathleen's husband, gary, first dude of kansas. two outstanding sons, ned and john, who have been willing to share their mom with us these past five years. kathleen, i know your dad who served as governor of ohio and inspired you to pursue public service and he passed away last year. he would've been so proud of you today. we want to thank you once again for your service to our country. [applause]

>> now, we know there is still more work to do at hhs. there is more work to do to implement the affordable care act, there's another enrollment period coming up, there is a whole array of responsibilities to meet over at this large and very important agency. i could choose no manager as

experienced, as competent as my current director of the office of management and budget, sylvia matthews burwell. [applause] sylvia is from a small town in west virginia. she brings the common sense that you see in small towns. she brings the values of caring about your neighbor and ordinary folks to some of the biggest and most complex challenges of her time. she is a proven manager who has demonstrated her ability to feel the great teams, forge strong relationships, and deliver results at the highest level in the public and private sectors. as c.o.o. and later president of global development at the gates

foundation, she worked on the cutting edge of the world's most pressing health challenges. as head of the walmart foundation, she gained first-hand experience into how insurance markets work and how they can work better for businesses and families. here, as my budget director at the white house, she has already delivered results. in the year since she arrived, the deficit has plunged by more than $400 billion. i'm just saying. [laughter] [applause] time.appened during that forced to shut down last october -- when the government was forced to shut down last october and even as most of her own team was barred from reporting the work, sylvia was a rock, a steady hand on the wheel who helped navigate the country through very challenging time. once the government was allowed to reopen, sylvia was vital to winning the two-year budget agreement that put an end to

these manufactured crises we have seen in washington so we can keep our full focus on growing the economy and creating new jobs and expanding opportunity for everybody who is seeking opportunity. all the while, she has helped advance important initiatives to bring the government into the 21st century, including efforts to speed up job creation by dramatically speeding up the permitting process for big infrastructure projects. sylvia is a proven manager, and she knows how to deliver results. and she will need to be a proven manager, because these are tough tasks. from covering more families with economic security that health insurance provides to ensuring the safety of our food and drug supply to protecting the country from outbreaks or bioterror attacks, to keeping america at the forefront of job creating medical research, all of us rely on the dedicated servants and scientists, the researchers at

hhs and the fda and cdc and nnih. all of them are an extraordinary team, and sometimes the american people take them for granted, the incredible network of outstanding public service that we have that is helping to keep us healthy and improve our lives every single day. i want to thank stephen. sylvia's husband, and matthew, and helene, for sharing wife and mom with us a little bit longer. we will miss seeing you around the white house, but i know you will do an outstanding job as america's secretary of health and human services. i hope the senate confirms sylvia without delay. she's going to do great. last time she was confirmed unanimously. i'm assuming not that much has

changed since that time. [laughter] with that, i want to give them both an opportunity to say a few words, starting with kathleen. [applause] >> thank you. i want to start by thanking you, mr. president and mr. vice president, for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime to serve in this cabinet. i want to thank my hhs family, many of whom are here, at least the health leaders are here, for their incredible work. and my personal family, represented today by our oldest son, ned. my husband gary is on the bench in kansas today, doing multiple hearings, which he does each and every day. our youngest son is in ecuador, but they are with us in spirit.

hhs is an amazing department, full of bright and talented and hard-working people who believe strongly in our important mission, providing health care and essential human services to all americans. inscribed on the walls of the humphrey building where your office will be are the words of the namesake. hubert humphrey said, the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life -- the children -- those are who in the twilight of life -- the elderly -- and those who are in the shadow of life. that describes what we do at hhs. our employees help their friends and neighbors every day. the researchers in nih labs and scientists working to improve new drugs and devices are helping change the face of humanity by advancing new cures,

research, and innovation. we are advancing public health in the u.s. and around the globe, with anti-smoking efforts and promoting child health. finally, behavioral health and physical health issues will be considered both part of essential treatment, and that's a big step forward. our workers look out for a safe and secure food and drug supply in a global market. our smart diplomacy, sharing health expertise and advances, win the hearts and minds of nations across the globe. we have done transformational work in communities across this country. at any point in our history, that mission would be highly rewarding and some of the most important work anybody could do. but i have had an additional amazing opportunity. no one has had this before.

i got to be a leader of hhs during these most historic times. we are in the front lines of a long overdue national change, fixing a broken health system. this is the most meaningful work i have ever been a part of. it has been the cause of my life. there's a reason that no earlier president was successful in passing health reform, despite decades of attempts. throughout the legislative battles, the supreme court challenge, contentious reelection and years of votes to turn back the clock, we are making progress, tremendous progress. critics and supporters alike are benefiting from this law. my professional work as a legislator and insurance commissioner and governor have been tremendously helpful in navigating the policy and politics of this historic

change. at the end of the day, health is personal. it's personal to all of us. family illnesses and personal health challenges touch us to our core. i spent time as a daughter, navigating care for ill parents. as a mother and now grandmother, i have experienced and worried about prenatal care and healthy babies. we have had family health challenges, as all of us have, and finding the right care can be difficult even with the best contacts and the right resources. the personal reward for me at the end of the day are the folks who approach me, the strangers who approach me at a meeting or pass me a note on a plane or hand me a phone with someone on the other end saying thank you. their stories are so heartening about finally feeling secure in knowing they can take care of themselves and their families. unfortunately, a page is

missing. [laughter] so i'm just grateful for having had this wonderful opportunity. the president was in austin yesterday at the lbj library, commemorating 50 years in the civil rights efforts led by lyndon johnson. 50 years ago, my father was part of that historic congress. he served in the congress with the passage of medicare and medicaid, with head start. those programs are now in the agency i have had the honor to lead. it seems like a wonderful passing of the baton. the affordable care act is the most significant social change in this country in that 50 year period of time. i'm so grateful to have had this opportunity. i appreciate all of the effort and support. i thank my cabinet colleagues who are here on the front row, and not only are they here

today, but they have been part of an all hands on deck effort making sure that seven and a half million people were able to sign up for affordable health care. thank you, mr. president. i know that sylvia is a trusted and valued friend, a great partner. i know she will be a terrific leader for hhs. [applause] >> first, i'd like to thank you, mr. president and mr. vice president for the trust you placed in me in my role at omb and your confidence in nominating me for this new role. as we all honor kathleen's accomplishments today, i also

want to personally thank her for her support and friendship through this year. i want to express my heartfelt thanks to the team at the office of management and budget and to our congressional counterparts with whom i've had the privilege to work closely throughout this year. omb is an extraordinary institution. it's a credit to the professionalism and commitment of omb's people that we have been able to meaningfully improve our nation's fiscal policy over the past year. i want to thank my family, especially my husband, stephen. i'm humbled and honored and excited for the opportunity to build on the achievement that kathleen, the president, and so many others have put in place. if confirmed by the senate, i look forward to carrying on the important work of ensuring that

children, families, and seniors have the building blocks of healthy and productive lives, whether it's through implementing the affordable care act, supporting affordable childcare, or finding new frontiers to prevent and treat disease. thank you, mr. president. [applause] >> give these extraordinary women one more round of applause. thank you, sylvia and kathleen, for your service. [applause]

>> with us on the line is usnifer haberkorn, tell about the nomination of silvio burwell, president obama nominating sylvia burwell as the next hhs secretary. the hhs job ifto she can get through the confirmation after one year of serving in the office of management and budget. she worked in the walmart foundation and gates foundation. -- served in the administration. she comes to the job with a big economic management background. health care is a part of the

and the but management economy is more hurting than health care necessarily. needs rightwhat hhs now. they need to continue to write the ship on healthcare.gov a implementation of affordable care act. the administration is hoping she can do that. >> you mention if she does through the senate. cou told on your politi areas will beat holding meetings? >> she got through the senate confirmation for her omb job one year ago. this probably going to be a very different process. republicans are going to use the confirmation hearing of the vote to -- the health care law. one significant point is that oflth law gets a lot

authority to the hhs secretary on how it is implemented. shares, gateway jumped know i have a lot of power station -- she is coming into a job that will have a lots of power. to have a wide support among democrats. she only these 50 votes to get under the senate under the new confirmation roles they have implemented. should afford to lose five senate democratic votes. afford to lose five senate democratic votes. >> would you expect it will get underway? >> and they are out for the next two weeks for the recess. it should happen shortly after that. thefurther we go to november election, the harder the process will be for her to get through. in may.be pretty early >> what key senators do you assume will be involved? >> senator ron wyden and he put

out a statement praising her as an excellent choice. and orrin hatch are put out a statement really stressed and shewill have to prove that is willing to work with republicans on the law and i think the moderate the democrats were facing tougher election races. >> who might and those senators be? taken in north carolina and mary landrieu at louisiana. they are not going to be anxious to vote for anybody that will be the chief implementer of obamacare. like i said, she's a lose five -- she can lose five votes. >> would you think her chances are? will she win approval?

it is too early to say by think she will get through. the rest of the democrats will struggle behind her. they are going to face the pressure. they are going to use of the vote if they do vote for her. >> jennifer haberkorn of politico. we appreciate your time as always. >> on the next "washington journal," we will tell but the gender pay gap. peter morici. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think what we need as something akin to the great

commission during the array can administration or brad commission, the realignment during the clinton administration. an outside group with integrity and former members of congress to come in and do a complete audit of government from top to bottom. every agency has a piece of legislation or a charter that created it. it has a purpose. if is not fulfilling or doing it within the reasonable budget, it should be cut or eliminated. let's take head start. it came in with the highest motivation. do you know and i did not know, there are three had starts. on enhancedtart head start as a regular. why do we have the other 2? because the first one was not working. >> cal thomas of fixing a broken washington. immediately following, a heritage foundation book party

for mr. thomas as he signed his book and chats with guests. the national black writers conference saturday at noon with the panels on brace, power, and -- race, power, and politics. let's a panel on publishing. book tv, every weekend on c-span 2. todayat the white house was first lady michelle obama and jill biden hosted an event. 5.5 million americans are caring for service members and veterans according to elizabeth dole foundation. this is 45 minutes. >> thank you very much. hi.

welcome to the white house. we are so honored to be here. it is a pleasure to welcome back to the white house first lady rosalyn carter. i am also pleased to be working closely on an issue that transcends party lines. and first lady michelle obama. i cannot believe it has already been three years since we started joining forces. from the beginning we knew we wanted to work together to support our military families. we knew the american people will come out in full force. it is safe to say we have been overwhelmed by piece of work shown or our servicemembers members, veterans and our military families. it is so fitting that we market this milestone by honoring all of you are caregivers. -- you, our caregivers. this is something close to my heart.

it has been an honor to work with you in races around the world. the loyalty and devotion is truly inspiring. there is no truer example of that than two brothers we met last fall. kyle and brett pletsky are from michigan. brett is up on the stage with us today and kyle is out in the audience. kyle, an army specialist, was injured during his first deployment to afghanistan sustaining multiple ankle injuries and nerve damage to his right leg. when he first came to the white house he was in a wheelchair. when he came to our home for a wounded warrior event a few months later, he was walking. he will tell you that much of

his progress is due to the fact that his older brother was able to serve as his primary caregiver. their experience is shared by many military families and many civilian families. as baby boomers age and more people live longer lives with chronic illnesses, the number of caregivers is only going to increase. like so many americans, we have had first hand experience caring for our parents in the final years of their lives. i was so grateful that we could either to health care for them and be with them in the last moments of life, to do what family members do out of love. i understand how isolated caregiving can be, how you can feel completely cut off from your world as you knew it. the caregiving experiences

reminds me how much you appreciate the simple things, stepping outside to see the vivid colors of the sky or smelling the first -- fresh air of spring. this is a shared experience i have heard from so many caregivers. all of us want you to know that we so greatly value what you do. your devotion is never taken for granted. you truly inspire us with your empathy, compassion and care. in so many ways, you have been caregivers to our country, angels walking among us. we cannot thank you enough. that is why we're all here today. you are doing your part to meet our sacred obligation to those who serve. it is up to us to give us the

support you need and rightly deserve. with that i am so honored to introduce a dear friend and one of our finest first ladies who, along with her and, continues a lifetime of public service, some at the has been forefront of caregiving issues for decades. first lady rosalyn carter. [applause] >> i am fine. i am fine. >> thank you, jill. that was very nice. i am so pleased to be here today with jill and michele and elizabeth. and to honor our nation's military and veteran caregivers. caregiving is a calling very close to my heart.

it is something very close to my heart. i've been working on the issue for more than 25 years. i became involved when we got home from the white house. our local state university had [indiscernible] since i have been working on mental health, they wanted me to do something with them and start a program. in 1987, we established rci. we are working with those caring for loved ones with mental illness. i already had a very good mental health program.

we got home in 1981. it quickly spread for all caregivers. over the years with generous support from johnson and johnson, we have taken these programs. one of which we helped develop for those caring for loved ones with alzheimer's and adapted them to the community. you cannot take a program in here just like it came from the research. you have to adapt it to the community. now our country faces a new challenge. they are adjusting through a new normal. as the love ones return from service bearing from visible and visible andoth invisible wounds. i cannot imagine how it would be to so eagerly anticipate a love one coming home and instead of

unbridled joy, the caregiving demands that never before were imagined. i know you all know how i feel and i know how you feel about that. the impact of these demands can have devastating effects leading to strength in the relationships and difficulties in the workplace. when michele first announced the initiative, i wrote her an offer to help. we were already working with military families in my state. i thought the lessons we have learned with that in working with other caregivers for so long, we might be able to help. we launched operation family caregiver in 2012.

it empowers caregivers by teaching problem solving and coping skills. it is evidence based and tailored specifically to individual families. each family is assigned a caregiving coach. the coach works with the family 4-6 months. granddaughter knows firsthand what the challenges are. i am pleased to report that operation family caregiver makes a difference and amanda has told me about her experience and about how caregivers are more satisfied with their lives, have

less trips to the hospital and suffer less depression. operation family caregiver is helping create stronger, healthier families among those who have served our nation. we must honor the victims and fellow loved ones by act now to increase the support services available to them. we invite other organizations to join us. with me here today is the director of the rosalyn carter institute and some of the operation family caregiver staff are here and in the audience i suppose. we can be so much more effective working together and we welcome

the opportunity to share. one of the best things that has happened to the caregiving field is having senator dole become involved. she knows the difficulties faced by the military families having been at walter reed hospital for 11 months while her husband was recuperating and seeing the stress and bewilderment at families, not knowing where to turn when their loved ones come home. she spoke in our annual summit last fall and is a wonderful mother -- a wonderful, passionate leader. it is a pleasure to introduce senator elizabeth dole. [applause]

>> thank you so much for the tremendous work that you have done over the years on mental health and caregiving issues. it is an honor indeed to join you, first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden today. united in our support in america's military caregivers. three years ago, almost to the day, i was in this room with the first lady and dr. biden for the launch of joining forces, an initiative that has done a great deal to raise awareness for military veterans and caregivers and families. thank you both for your leadership and commitment to our men and women in uniform. as we gather today, i know we

all hold a special place in our heart for the fort hood military families. our thoughts and prayers are surely with them. as many of you know, several years ago my beloved husband bob was hospitalized. it was almost 11 months at walter reed. i became a caregiver myself. my eyes were opened to the incredible challenges facing the caregivers of our wounded warriors. across this country, a quiet, untold story of her found it profound need is emerging. it is the story of america's hidden heroes, women and men caring for those who cared for us. uncertain about their future, often alone, if they soldier on with incredible strength and resilience. today we say "you are not alone."

those 11 months at walter reed inspired me to establish a foundation for military caregivers. what we discovered almost immediately was the need for comprehensive evidence-based research. that led to my commissioning the rand corporation to undertake the largest national study on caregivers and their needs. we unveiled the findings last week, providing us the evidence and showing us why support for america's hidden heroes is so important. the health, well-being and recovery is significantly enhance by a strong, well supported caregiver. he also said that there is no silver bullet. most definitely bipartisan.

the report is a clarion call. it is up to those of us in this room and to people of goodwill across our country to answer the call. here is my answer. i am proud to announce the launch of hidden heroes, and effort meant to inspire individuals and organizations to work together to raise awareness and support of america's military caregivers. i have been humbled, blown away from leaders willing to join the coalition. countless nonprofits are leading the way. patty murray, richard burr, and many others. labor and the private sector is asking what can we do to help? rich trumka is turning on his

organization and faith communities are reaching out to their workers like pastor joel boasting -- joel olsteen. many committed leaders and friends are here with us. we thank you, one and all. we look forward to working with you in the weeks and months ahead here. i must single out several support areas. thanks to hank greenberg starr foundation, a veteran of two wars since self, he knows the concerns and has enabled our mission to raise awareness and to support military caregivers since day one a warm thanks to the military warrior project. he served as a lead partner on

the rand study. i know you're out there. thank you much and a big thank you to jacqueline for her incredible support over the course of my life i have witnessed the generosity of the american people and the fact that we are a nation of problem solvers. the circumstances of our caregivers is a huge problem. and predictably heartwarming fashion, the problem-solving has begun. it is a privilege to announce some early commitments from our coalition that i believe will inspire others. we know that military caregivers caregivers are experiencing goal financial issues. we are facing these on two fronts. first, the association of

america with assistance from the u.s.a.a. and american bar association is launching a new website supported by the innovation grants. it will serve as a public porch or for thousands of caregivers across the country to access financial, legal and social resources. this will further enhance their innate national collaborative effort facilitated by the foundation called "lawyers for heroes." they offer free legal services. my heartfelt thanks to the admiral ryan and the leaders of these organizations for their incredible commitments. the critical need for increased caregiver education and training. i am excited to announce that easter seals have stepped forward to lead a national