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saying at this point in history it is clear we don't have jobs -- we don't have a job for american native-born. now we are bringing in millions more. we need to ask ourselves honestly is this a good policy for the republic which we are supposed to surf? only an adjustment in policy, i suggest, will change this just as policy was changed early in the twenty-first century to allow labor markets to be restored and kind and wages go up so this is an issue that affects all presidents, our foreign born, that are here today, wanting to work and the u.s. boeing. among those most affected by the size of these large immigrant flows are the new immigrants themselves who want to get a good job that pays a good salary. by continuing to admit these large numbers over such a sustained period of time, many immigrants are unable to find jobs. less than half of the immigrants who entered california since 2010 are participating in the labour force. they are not finding jobs, not enough jobs. so half the number of immigrants who enter the country in california since 2010 are not working according to the los angel
saying at this point in history it is clear we don't have jobs -- we don't have a job for american native-born. now we are bringing in millions more. we need to ask ourselves honestly is this a good policy for the republic which we are supposed to surf? only an adjustment in policy, i suggest, will change this just as policy was changed early in the twenty-first century to allow labor markets to be restored and kind and wages go up so this is an issue that affects all presidents, our foreign...
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american brain drain. people are leaving america to go back to their countries. charles: i am talking native bornricans. if they come here from a foreign country to best universitys in america, supported in so many ways, money in student loans, 58 billion in research, they come here, get great education, then leave how does it help america? >> it does and doesn't? they generate 52 billion to this country, we are moving to a global economy. because they get to educated here, and go back to their country. charles: you know, people saying maybe we can compromise on this, for whatever reason, call it common core, call to the unions, our kids are not prepared to take these courses. maybe if we're going to be this you know, hey, come on in, get the best information and the world, and they leave, how about making them permanent citizens right out the gate. >> you are assumeing they want to become citizens hire, majority come here knowing they are going back. real issue, why do we defend on foreigners if this? why do we not look at our own education system, and look at it, this has been going on for deca
american brain drain. people are leaving america to go back to their countries. charles: i am talking native bornricans. if they come here from a foreign country to best universitys in america, supported in so many ways, money in student loans, 58 billion in research, they come here, get great education, then leave how does it help america? >> it does and doesn't? they generate 52 billion to this country, we are moving to a global economy. because they get to educated here, and go back to...
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charles: in other words, if you were a native-born american and someone dug that hole for half of whatre making, yeah, it was good news for the illegal but bad news for the native-born american. >> it did absolutely change the labor market for both sides. maybe some positive, some negative. and that was 1.7 million people. now we're talking about -- >> and that trickles down to other things. when we talk about consumer spending, that's my thing, but we're also talking about housing. 51% of immigrants own homes. so that -- we're talking about them getting jobs. to clarify matt's point, around 52% of undocumented immigrants that come to this country have high school diplomas, 15% of them have bas. >> you have to look at what homes because they're not necessarily having single-family residence. they're sending money back, they live here seven to eight months out of the year, send their money back home. this is not fair to those that have gone through the legal process. if you've never seen a survey of those who went through the extensive thing, those guys are the ones who are really upset
charles: in other words, if you were a native-born american and someone dug that hole for half of whatre making, yeah, it was good news for the illegal but bad news for the native-born american. >> it did absolutely change the labor market for both sides. maybe some positive, some negative. and that was 1.7 million people. now we're talking about -- >> and that trickles down to other things. when we talk about consumer spending, that's my thing, but we're also talking about housing....
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he didn't mention if you just count native born americans there are fewer working any time since 200.h since 2007. this recovery has not worked. >> we did a poll. we have two findings, one, more kids believe their kids will have worse quality of life than then than any other time in american history. and second u number one attribute the public said they wanted out of congress in 2015 is the ability to work together to get something done. so why is this president, listing to the american people, why is he go out on his own and saying to the public votes don't matter, election doesn't matter, i'm going to do it my way. >> right. if you really care about working people unployed, you would never import millions of new low wage workers to this country that is giving the finger to low wage workers why is no one saying that. >> those people are already here. 2.6 jobs created this year that's a fact. would you rather have more jobs than less? [ overlapping speakers ] >> i want 40-hour a week jobs not 20-hour a week jobs. >> hang on. i get it. can you look me right in the eye and say bringing
he didn't mention if you just count native born americans there are fewer working any time since 200.h since 2007. this recovery has not worked. >> we did a poll. we have two findings, one, more kids believe their kids will have worse quality of life than then than any other time in american history. and second u number one attribute the public said they wanted out of congress in 2015 is the ability to work together to get something done. so why is this president, listing to the american...
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he didn't mention that if you just count native born americans, people who are from here, there are fewer working than any time since 2007. this recovery has not worked. has he convinced americans otherwise? >> we did a poll on election night for each american dream and got two findings for you. number one is that more parents believe their kids are going to have a worse quality of life than them than at any time in american history at least since they started polling. there's more pessimism and deeper. second, the number one attribute that the public said they wanted out of congress in 2015 is the ability to work together to get something done. and so why is this president listening to the american people after this election which is the most overwhelming, why is he actually going out on his own and saying to the public the votes don't matter, the election doesn't matter, congress doesn't matter, i'm going to do it my way? >> right. and if he really cared about working people who are underemployed at best, one out of five american men unemployed, you would never import millions of new lo
he didn't mention that if you just count native born americans, people who are from here, there are fewer working than any time since 2007. this recovery has not worked. has he convinced americans otherwise? >> we did a poll on election night for each american dream and got two findings for you. number one is that more parents believe their kids are going to have a worse quality of life than them than at any time in american history at least since they started polling. there's more...
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so, i think it would create a lot of competition for native born americans. that's a real issue.ully we'll have a growing economy. don't like the fact he did this, the way de it, but morally i think we have an obligation to let these people in. >> well, they're already here. it's not so much a matter of letting them in. i think the issue here, if you look at the skills of the undocumented population, they tend to be more on the low end. it's a small plus. it will be hard to see in the data. we have a labor force of 155 million people. another 5 million people who are already here is just not going to show up that much. but the fact that they -- that you're able to pull some of these folks out of the shadows is going to be good for their own earnings, labor laws will now cover them, but also good for the earnings of people with whom they compete. it's actually much tougher to compete against someone who can be exploited. i think it's a plus. >> absolutely. thank you both. appreciate you. >> thank you. >>> and more "the cycle" to come. fair warning, it is a spin. curling up in bed
so, i think it would create a lot of competition for native born americans. that's a real issue.ully we'll have a growing economy. don't like the fact he did this, the way de it, but morally i think we have an obligation to let these people in. >> well, they're already here. it's not so much a matter of letting them in. i think the issue here, if you look at the skills of the undocumented population, they tend to be more on the low end. it's a small plus. it will be hard to see in the...
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they start small businesses at a faster rate than many native-born americans. they create jobs making the city more prosperous and a more innovative place. and, of course, they make the food better. you know, i know that tennessee barbecue's, pretty popular but korean barbecue is pretty good, too. the point is welcoming immigrants into your community benefits all of us. and, you know, i was talking to your mayor, carl dean, on the way over here. and he understands this. he's been a great partner when it comes to preparing immigrants to become citizens. >> we have been listening to president obama in nashville discussing immigration. this was his first chance to speak in public about that new cia senate torture report, but he did not speak to it there at the top of that address. i want to bring back in john stanton from buzzfeed. we've seen a lot of discussion of this in the media, i think, incorrectly as some kind of partisan issue. but if john mccain's address this morning didn't put that to rest, i don't know what will. he's a hawk's hawk. he knows these issu
they start small businesses at a faster rate than many native-born americans. they create jobs making the city more prosperous and a more innovative place. and, of course, they make the food better. you know, i know that tennessee barbecue's, pretty popular but korean barbecue is pretty good, too. the point is welcoming immigrants into your community benefits all of us. and, you know, i was talking to your mayor, carl dean, on the way over here. and he understands this. he's been a great...
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american employees at these auto plants. and only modest numbers in the chevy ford plants. a high percentage of gm workers were native born americans, or culturally rooted as americans. we can clearly see a large contingent of women among the georgia strikers. many photos of the gm strike, although not this particular one also portrayed the vital role women played in that event. and while it is generally ignore knowledge that textile workers were not far removed from the hardships of the farm, many gm workers also had recently come from farm families to they too were well acquainted with the rigors of an agricultural existence. thee of the leaders at fisher autobody plant one came from small families in south code, indiana, and michigan. although a number of leadership were card-carrying members of the communist already who would never set -- communist party who would never set foot on the farm. most of the strikers were relatively young. they were among the first generation of americans to come of age in a new consumer society. your earning together for the same commercial products, often products they could not afford t
american employees at these auto plants. and only modest numbers in the chevy ford plants. a high percentage of gm workers were native born americans, or culturally rooted as americans. we can clearly see a large contingent of women among the georgia strikers. many photos of the gm strike, although not this particular one also portrayed the vital role women played in that event. and while it is generally ignore knowledge that textile workers were not far removed from the hardships of the farm,...
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at the hospital in new york, i have yet to meet a native born american, and these are the best people there are, all the scientists and the people in the corridors have come here from everywhere, from china and russia and from south america because this is where they want to live and where they can exercise the skills that they have developed over the years. that's just a snapshot of how we're constantly renewing this american dream. there's no other immigrant nation in the history of the world like what we have. and we need to figure out how we're going to deal with immigration and how we can keep that going on, it seems to me. the reason for pessimism is the withdrawal of people from taking an active role in their own destiny. i think there's something going on. i can't codify it completely, but i think there's such a rejection of washington that federalism as we have known and is important to us, is in some peril. if you go around the country, we have become a country of urban nations. seattle is an urban nation. it has its own culture, its own economy, its own freight policies wit
at the hospital in new york, i have yet to meet a native born american, and these are the best people there are, all the scientists and the people in the corridors have come here from everywhere, from china and russia and from south america because this is where they want to live and where they can exercise the skills that they have developed over the years. that's just a snapshot of how we're constantly renewing this american dream. there's no other immigrant nation in the history of the world...
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american concern over british alliances with native peoples. now, the second migration stream i want to talk about is that of americans, people born within the united states moving into canada. now, of course, we know about the true loyalists who have to go immediately after the war of the american revolution because they have no choice, and about 6,000 such people go to upper canada. many more go to the maritime provinces of nova scotia and new brunswick, and others go to the west indies, and some will go to england, but on top of that migration stream, there's a subsequent and larger migration stream that becomes known as the late loyalists, and these people the 1700s and the first decade of the 19th century, and there are at least going into upper canada for of these people, about 50,000 compared to the 6,000 true loyalists. now, some of the people it's true they had been passively assisting british forces during the revolution, but most of them were just people who didn't want to fight in the american revolution. most of them were quakers or menonnites. others were just people looking for cheap land and low taxes which upper canada offered. one
american concern over british alliances with native peoples. now, the second migration stream i want to talk about is that of americans, people born within the united states moving into canada. now, of course, we know about the true loyalists who have to go immediately after the war of the american revolution because they have no choice, and about 6,000 such people go to upper canada. many more go to the maritime provinces of nova scotia and new brunswick, and others go to the west indies, and...
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at the same time nearly two million native born americans lost jobs.de the five million work permits the president plans to hand out to illegal immigrants. brian, over to you. >> 15 minutes before the top of the hour. a lot of news this week. from the president calling for a leaner, meaner military to the architect of the c.i.a.'s interrogation program james mitchell for the first time speaking out. we want to know how did they resonate with the american voter? let's ask one of the pros. leigh carter is here. welcome back. the first topic is james mitchell talking about khalid sheikh mohammed. let's watch awnd -- let's watch and see the dials. >> 2.0 folks, isil, that we're divided and we're easy targets, that we don't have the will to defeat them, because that's what they know. in fact, khalid sheikh mohammed tow me personally your country will turn on you. the liberal media will turn on you. the people will grow tired of this. they will turn on you. and when they do, you are going to be abandoned. >> this is a really interesting look here. yoaf all f
at the same time nearly two million native born americans lost jobs.de the five million work permits the president plans to hand out to illegal immigrants. brian, over to you. >> 15 minutes before the top of the hour. a lot of news this week. from the president calling for a leaner, meaner military to the architect of the c.i.a.'s interrogation program james mitchell for the first time speaking out. we want to know how did they resonate with the american voter? let's ask one of the pros....
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you are right, i am a native of cleveland, born and raised. son,e an african-americanrican-american husband, african-american brother, father. every black male in my family has been racially profiled at some point in time. i say that because -- not necessarily in this case of racial profiling but the larger picture of your guests talking about, which is what is it about saying black male that causes a frenzy where people decide they will shoot first and ask questions later. i heard one of your guests talk about humanity. that is what we have to get back to. more than being a public servant. as a mother, my heart aches. my husband and i both gave our sons lessons. to hear mayor deblasio courageously talk about what he and his wife had to do. my husband and i had to do the same. the irony is that my son is currently a police officer, so i understand how hard the job is, but we can have both. we need to have a deep conversation and moves us to action in this country about how african-american males and latino males, people of color, are seen in this country. this is bigge
you are right, i am a native of cleveland, born and raised. son,e an african-americanrican-american husband, african-american brother, father. every black male in my family has been racially profiled at some point in time. i say that because -- not necessarily in this case of racial profiling but the larger picture of your guests talking about, which is what is it about saying black male that causes a frenzy where people decide they will shoot first and ask questions later. i heard one of your...
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the same thing -- there had been law passed that children born between ange american indian, a native slave,n, and a african-american slave, was free, was basically an indian. but that had not been the case between a free african-american an enslaved african-american. so marshall was responsible. but the person who was really responsible was spurlock. they had a wonderful relationship. with him all his life and then with one of his children. >> john marshall could not have imagined the twitterverse, but we do have a question from the twitterverse. morning, chief justice roberts quoted john marshall in holding that the fourth amendment permits really police.miemistakes of law by te what reactions do you have to that, and how, if at all, did fourth amendment involve under john marshall? disagree withld justice roberts on that was non, because it decision. they did not hear the case. they turned it down. said it was not a constitutional matter. i think john marshall -- read, studiede about john marshall shows him to been one of the most -- the judge in american history. so i don't rememb
the same thing -- there had been law passed that children born between ange american indian, a native slave,n, and a african-american slave, was free, was basically an indian. but that had not been the case between a free african-american an enslaved african-american. so marshall was responsible. but the person who was really responsible was spurlock. they had a wonderful relationship. with him all his life and then with one of his children. >> john marshall could not have imagined the...
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the same thing -- there had been a law passed to, that children born of a marriage between an american indian, a native american and a slave, african-american slave was free, was basically an indian. but that had not been the case between a free african-american and an enslaved african-american. so marshall was responsible, but the person who was really responsible was spurlock. so they had a wonderful relation. spurlock stayed with him all his life and then one of his children. >> john or marshall could not have imagined the twitter verse, but we do have a question from the twitter verse, and it follows: this morning chief justice john roberts quoted john marshall in holding that the fourth amendment permits reasonable mistakes of law by the police. that's from u.s. v. riddle in 1809. what reactions do you have to that, and how if at all did the fourth amendment evolve under john marshall? >> well, i would disagree with justice roberts on that decision because it was no decision. they did not hear the case. they turned it down. they said it was not a constitution aal matter. a constitutional matter. i
the same thing -- there had been a law passed to, that children born of a marriage between an american indian, a native american and a slave, african-american slave was free, was basically an indian. but that had not been the case between a free african-american and an enslaved african-american. so marshall was responsible, but the person who was really responsible was spurlock. so they had a wonderful relation. spurlock stayed with him all his life and then one of his children. >> john...
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untested, untapped world where there were people, the native americans who populated this land, but where a brand new culture was about to be born. one that would be blessing the entire world. where people knew they could come from any portion of the world and find a new birth of freedom, as individuals but also as a nation. we have so much to be thankful for, so much to be grateful for. for people who have never been in this chamber before, this is the room where the laws of our nation are formulated. our founders meant that the house of representatives would be the most powerful form of government. why? because it would be these 435 members that we eventually became, we would hold the power of the purse, we would hold the nation's credit card. and it would be us to decide what we spent money on and what we didn't. we would formulate policy with -million w 300-plus american people. we are the law givers. the people have given us the privilege of the election certificate to make the laws. we must never forget that it is by the consent of the governed that we rule and we decide our laws. as i look about this chamber, we re ringed
untested, untapped world where there were people, the native americans who populated this land, but where a brand new culture was about to be born. one that would be blessing the entire world. where people knew they could come from any portion of the world and find a new birth of freedom, as individuals but also as a nation. we have so much to be thankful for, so much to be grateful for. for people who have never been in this chamber before, this is the room where the laws of our nation are...
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untested, untapped world where there were people, the native americans who populated this land, but where a brand new culture was about to be born. one that would be blessing the entire world. where people knew they could come from any portion of the world and find a new birth of freedom, as individuals but also as a nation. we have so much to be thankful for, so much to be grateful for. for people who have never been in this chamber before, this is the room where the laws of our nation are formulated. our founders meant that the house of representatives would be the most powerful form of government. why? because it would be these 435 members that we eventually became, we would hold the power of the purse, we would hold the nation's credit card. and it would be us to decide what we spent money on and what we didn't. we would formulate policy with -million w 300-plus american people. we are the law givers. the people have given us the privilege of the election certificate to make the laws. we must never forget that it is by the consent of the governed that we rule and we decide our laws. as i look about this chamber, we re ringed
untested, untapped world where there were people, the native americans who populated this land, but where a brand new culture was about to be born. one that would be blessing the entire world. where people knew they could come from any portion of the world and find a new birth of freedom, as individuals but also as a nation. we have so much to be thankful for, so much to be grateful for. for people who have never been in this chamber before, this is the room where the laws of our nation are...
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untested, untapped world where there were people, the native americans who populated this land, but where a brand new culture was about to be born. one that would be blessing the entire world. where people knew they could come from any portion of the world and find a new birth of freedom, as individuals but also as a nation. we have so much to be thankful for, so much to be grateful for. for people who have never been in this chamber before, this is the room where the laws of our nation are formulated. our founders meant that the house of representatives would be the most powerful form of government. why? because it would be these 435 members that we eventually became, we would hold the power of the purse, we would hold the nation's credit card. and it would be us to decide what we spent money on and what we didn't. we would formulate policy with -million w 300-plus american people. we are the law givers. the people have given us the privilege of the election certificate to make the laws. we must never forget that it is by the consent of the governed that we rule and we decide our laws. as i look about this chamber, we re ringed
untested, untapped world where there were people, the native americans who populated this land, but where a brand new culture was about to be born. one that would be blessing the entire world. where people knew they could come from any portion of the world and find a new birth of freedom, as individuals but also as a nation. we have so much to be thankful for, so much to be grateful for. for people who have never been in this chamber before, this is the room where the laws of our nation are...
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$3,000 more attractive than a similar native-born worker who the business by law would have to cover, end of quote. this gives the disadvantage to legal americans and citizens and also legal immigrants who deserve a job. sadly we are seeing yet another example of how the president has pushed failed policies instead of working with house republicans to help american families find jobs. in conclusion, god bless our troops anti-president should take actions, never forgetting september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately payers, and consumer advocates this afternoon. this is just getting underway. and in him >> we are going to go ahead and get started. them managing directors here at the institution. we are glad that all of you can join us today. we have a packed agenda, i will keep things short and simple. we have folks in the room and i wanted to acknowledge a number of people watching via webcast. because we are recording the event i want to make sure we have a couple of items, just so you know, we will have a full recording on
$3,000 more attractive than a similar native-born worker who the business by law would have to cover, end of quote. this gives the disadvantage to legal americans and citizens and also legal immigrants who deserve a job. sadly we are seeing yet another example of how the president has pushed failed policies instead of working with house republicans to help american families find jobs. in conclusion, god bless our troops anti-president should take actions, never forgetting september 11 and the...
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native americans but rather a bridge to assist millions in creating a better living condition, create housing opportunities and find prosperity for tribal members. my family's story is exactly this one. when i was born, dad and mom had to move the chickens out of the shack that we moved into. that building still has a dirt floor in it today. wires in the windows. i've seen housing conditions similar to this still in new mexico. i understand that my family made its way up the prosperity ladder starting first with owning our own home and second finding other ways to asset acquisitions. the same thing can happen for native americans. in the last 10 years, na has da has -- nahasda has become a driving force, from increased access to safe and affordable houses and lease to own programs aimed at providing rural tribes with the means for self-growth, the program has provided flexibility and independence to tribal members nationwide. this year we are not only re-authorizing this critical bill that provides much-needed housing, we're also continuing to transforming housing programs. we are doing so by capturing and enhancing market efficiencies and the effectiveness of streamlined processes to continue build
native americans but rather a bridge to assist millions in creating a better living condition, create housing opportunities and find prosperity for tribal members. my family's story is exactly this one. when i was born, dad and mom had to move the chickens out of the shack that we moved into. that building still has a dirt floor in it today. wires in the windows. i've seen housing conditions similar to this still in new mexico. i understand that my family made its way up the prosperity ladder...
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native born worker whom the business, by law, would have to cover. the loophole was confirmed by congressional aides and drew condemnation from those who said it put illegal immigrants ahead of americans in the job market. if it's true that the president's actions give employers a $3,000 incentive to hire those who came here illegally, he has added insult to injury. that's a quote from representative lamar smith. quote, the president's actions would have just moved those who came here illegally to the front of the line, ahead of unemployed and underemployed americans, end quote. the department of homeland security official confirmed that the newly legalized immigrants won't have access to obamacare which opens up the loophole for employers looking to avoid that penalty. and then brite bart has an article -- breitbart has an article, amnesty, to the illegal immigrants to cost taxpayers $2 trillion over their lifetime. dated 24 november. well, we do have this report from c.r.s., congressional research service, and it looks like congress should be able, pass a ny problem, to law that defunds any actions from carrying out the president's illegal fiat that he dictated. and full language he
native born worker whom the business, by law, would have to cover. the loophole was confirmed by congressional aides and drew condemnation from those who said it put illegal immigrants ahead of americans in the job market. if it's true that the president's actions give employers a $3,000 incentive to hire those who came here illegally, he has added insult to injury. that's a quote from representative lamar smith. quote, the president's actions would have just moved those who came here illegally...
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untested, untapped world where there were people, the native americans who populated this land, but where a brand new culture was about to be born. one that would be blessing the entire world. where people knew they could come from any portion of the world and find a new birth of freedom, as individuals but also as a nation. we have so much to be thankful for, so much to be grateful for. for people who have never been in this chamber before, this is the room where the laws of our nation are formulated. our founders meant that the house of representatives would be the most powerful form of government. why? because it would be these 435 members that we eventually became, we would hold the power of the purse, we would hold the nation's credit card. and it would be us to decide what we spent money on and what we didn't. we would formulate policy with -million w 300-plus american people. we are the law givers. the people have given us the privilege of the election certificate to make the laws. we must never forget that it is by the consent of the governed that we rule and we decide our laws. as i look about this chamber, we re ringed
untested, untapped world where there were people, the native americans who populated this land, but where a brand new culture was about to be born. one that would be blessing the entire world. where people knew they could come from any portion of the world and find a new birth of freedom, as individuals but also as a nation. we have so much to be thankful for, so much to be grateful for. for people who have never been in this chamber before, this is the room where the laws of our nation are...