and for my boss, james bennet, pretty good job.you know, i think that the way the james bennet and bill bratton just let their conversation, talking about the 350 million guns in the united states, is the perfect pivot point into an important discussion. for nearly 15 years, gabby gif fords has been in public service. she was the youngest woman ever elected to the arizona state senate. she represented her community in the00 to 2005 and was united states congress from 2006 to 2012. she was consistently ranked as one of the nation's most centrist members of congress. married marky kelly, who flew 39 combat missions in operation desert storm. as an astronaut, he flew his first of four missions above space shuttle endeavor, the same shall he commended on his final flight in 2011. he is one of only two individuals who have visited the international space station on four different occasions. giffords was wounded, she and mark became known for their story of hope and resilience. we are grateful to congress woman giffords and mark kelly fo

and james bennet. gabby giffords and mark kelly. those of you who stayed all day, i feel like we ought to give you a prize or medal or sign you up for next year. i want to get out a shoutout to c-span. they've been with us on both stages all day. for those who want a second shot of this, tune into c-span. for those of you watching the lobby, these next sessions should be great. the man keeping us safe in town, bill bratton, and our editor in chief and copresident of "the atlantic," james bennet. the floor is yours. [applause] >> thank you for being with us, commissioner. i thought i'd open with an off repeated statistic i should repeat again. in 1990, there were 2,245 homicides in the city of new york, which i think was the record mark. and last year, there were 333 homicides in the city of new york, though the population had grown by a million people in the meantime and there are however many millions more visitors to the city each year. i can remember what the social implications of that statistic were for neighborhoods in the ear

. >> i'm pleased to join james mill esteven crawford and michael bennet to appear before you this afternoons president obama's nominees to the board of governors of the united states postal service. and i am honored and humbled by the confidence and trust that president obama has placed in me. i look forward to answering your questions and hearing firsthand your thoughts and concerns about the postal service. and if confirmed, i look forward to working with the committee and with other members of congress to strengthen the postal service in a long-term and comprehensive way. i would also like to thank my family for their support. and some of them are here today. my mother doris reggie, my son -- >> your mom is here? >> my mom is here. doris reggie. my son kern rackland. my son patrick kennedy and his wife amy and their two little ones were also here but they've stepped out for a few minutes. they are very tiny. >> do they realize they are missing your testimony? >> yes, i think that food has won out. and my daughter caroline rackland is working in the philippines and ted kennedy jr. has a c

. >> i'm pleased to join james mill esteven crawford and michael bennet to appear before you this afternoon as president obama's nominees to the board of governors of the united states postal service. and i am honored and humbled by the confidence and trust that president obama has placed in me. i look forward to answering your questions and hearing firsthand your thoughts and concerns about the postal service. and if confirmed, i look forward to working with the committee and with other members of congress to strengthen the postal service in a long-term and comprehensive way. i would also like to thank my family for their support. and some of them are here today. my mother doris reggie, my son -- >> your mom is here? >> my mom is here. doris reggie. my son kern rackland. my son patrick kennedy and his wife amy and their two little ones were also here but they've stepped out for a few minutes. they are very tiny. >> do they realize they are missing your testimony? >> yes, i think that food has won out. and my daughter caroline rackland is working in the philippines and ted kennedy jr. has a

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