mr. lewis doing this? >> yes, because it would not allow was the chance to cross- examine. commissioner: ok, a move we go to closed session. -- i knew. -- i move we go to closed

session.

in particular -- so we should --

punishment for -- >> let me just enlarge the issue for a moment. as speaker and before then, i have the occasion to visit many countries in the world in the middle east and other places and -- africa. you know. whole world. what i came back and said was in everyplace i went, i visited, i met with women, i met with young people, not just the leaders to have government. i came back and i said, you know? young people in the world are weary of war and weary of these oppressive actions. they see it as a way for governments to have an excuse not to create jobs and do the things that will make the future

better for them. but instead, it is a way for them to either have a foreign enemy or a domestic enemy to consolidate their power. and there are drastic cultural differences. so what i would like to see and president kennedy over 50 years, no, not over 50 years, nearly 50 years ago. 50 years ago, his inauguration or sometime since then, he made a speech about the end of war. it is really a ridiculous concept when you think about about it with all the sophistication and communication that we have and the rest that we would even be engaged in war and that people could devalue the worth of another person because they are in the in agreement with them. i think we have to take the debate to a much bigger place about the resolution of conflict whether it is between nations or within nations and the respect that all religions give for the

dignity and worth of every person and how do your attitudes and public policies support that and make it unacceptable and intolerable for any other action to receive any acceptability? so we have an interesting time. but i'm hopeful because i have confidence in young people. they think in a completely different way about these things. a while back in a previous administration we were not going to communicate with this country and not that country and for young people, it is -- they were communicating in realtime across borders constantly and sharing again their impatience with the status kuo and every time you think that one -- qwo and every time you think one more act of violence is going to end violence, you just keep that fly

wheel of violence going so we have to think in a much bigger way this episode in egypt certainly gives people the opportunity to say let's talk. let's talk. so in any event, with that again, i will take us right back to where we are here because this community, this respect for the dignity and worth of every person by the housing they will receive, the care that they will give, the reflection of how cultural -- we have our cultural differences and that is reflected in what is being done here. i think it is really a tribute not only to don, who has been working -- we have had many such ground breaking ribbon cuttings and all the rest over time but also to the members of the board, the private sector entities and financial services or whatever who have been involved in this who are grateful to all of you for making this day possible as well. and of course very proud of

million dollars coming from president obama, the recovery act and -- very honored that -- as well all of you so thank you all very much. [applause] >> this is a man who almost learned to walk. at a he has been center that almost got built.

by people who almost gave money. almost gave. how good is almost giving? about as good as -- almost walking. >> sounds like you could use some --