secretary boomer: jim gillespie. is mr. sheldon miller here? [reading names] chairman nolan: mr. gillespie? >> jim gillespie with yellow cab. one thing i want to mention, this but -- this pilot program has been very successful. it would be initiating something like 1400 people who wanted to purchase and a much smaller number that wanted to sell. it would seem to me that they would want to expand that reservoir and not diminish as -- it. i am a post-k medallion holder. i had my name on the list for 18 years before i got my medallion. i certainly feel that we should continue the pilot program. all of the medallion holders who are disabled or over a certain age. but not differentiate between pre and post k. it does not make any sense to me. secretary boomer: is mr. jenson here? [reading names] you are first, and then richard fogel. is mr. fogel here? >> good afternoon, everybody. my name is emil. i have been driving and serve in the community for years and years and years. and i am part -- glad to be a part of yellow cab. we have been having a great time with yellow cab. yellow cab i

mr. gillespie, thank you, first of all. to brablg it down, essentially right now you speak to the choir. i think everyone in this room knows exactly where you're coming from and what you told us. we understand it very well. how do we get that message to other dmunts, because once you leave miami, once you go north of miami, republicans, conservative hispanics have trouble explaining why they're conservative and how do we get that message to the angelo community so they realize the reality of the census and everything you've been saying? >> i think there's a growing awareness there. i sense it. i can feel it in meetings that i attend and groups i participate in. row sar row is here and she's active on efforts to try not to elect officials but spread that word. that's part of the point as i said for us to have elected latinos who share our view. it gives them a greater platform to get that message out. i'm a big believer in con seven trick circles, and it starts here where there's preaching to the choir that's done. i think i

mr. gillespie speaks for about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us here today. my name is brian walsh, and i'm the president of american action network. as a tip of the hat to jennifer corn who has been teaching me to speech spanish. uv you know, to take a brief moment to look back at all you accomplished one yerl, hln was inaugurated here in miami, and one year later we have twice as many participants and attracted presidential candidates and it's due to individuals, due to leaders like yourselves in neighborhoods and communities who are stepping forward to fill an appetite and to be a voice within your community for the hispanic community. it truly has been an honor to participate in this project. it's truly been an honor to see the energy and excitement that has come not from us to you but from the community towards hln and the appear the tight that was there and how successful it's been. i have the incredible honor to introduce the next speak to give remarks and answer questions. ed gillespie is one of the our country's top communication str strategis

mr. gillespie, thank you, first of all. to break it down, essentially right now you're speaking to the choir. i think everyone this room knows exactly where you're coming from and what you've told us. we understand it very well. how do we get that message to other communities? because once you leave miami, once you go north of miami, republicans, conservatives, hispanics are having trouble explaining why they're conservative? how do we get that message to the anglocommunity so they begin to realize the reality of the census and everything you've been saying? >> right. i think there is growing awareness there. i sense it. i can feel it in meetings that i attend and groups i participate in. row zaro romanez, is active on our efforts on republican state leadership committee and efforts to elect officials and spread that world. that is part of the point for us to have elected latinos to share our view. it gives them a greater platform to get that message out. i'm a big believer in concentric circles. it starts here at meets lik