jim livingston, a metal of honor recipient and guests of the speaker. [applause] jerry is risky, chairman of the press club speaker's committee, the washington bureau chief for the buffalo news, and a former national press club president. skipping over our speaker for a moment, melissa charbonneau director of communications for fedex, and the speakers committee member who organized today's event. paul shenkman, national security correspondent for u.s. news and world report. andrea mccarran, reporter with the usa -- wusa tv and a usa today contributor. and, starting thursday, the military service dog razor. -- raiser. robert, director of political research at cnn. [applause] i also want to welcome our c-span and public radio audiences. you can follow the action today on twitter. use the #-- hashtag #npclunch even though this is a breakfast. gary sinise has devoted great energy to raising support and awareness for america's service members and their families. it was here at the national press club in 2011 that he announced the launch of the gary sonny's f

jim livingston, a medal of honor recipient and guest of the speaker. [applause] john hughes: the chairman of the press club speakers committee the washington bureau chief for "the buffalo news," and former national press club president. skipping over our speaker for a moment the director afternoon indications for fedex and the speakers committee member who organized today's event. thank you, melissa. the national security correspondent for u.s. news and world reports. andrea mccarran, reporter and a "usa today" contributor. and starting thursday, a military service dog raiser. the director of political research at c.n.n., the communication and legislative fellow covering veterans issues for representative mike honda. [applause] john hughes: i want to welcome our c-span and public radio followers. you can follow us on twitter using #npclunch. gary sinise has devoted great energy to raising support and awareness for america's servicemembers and their families. it was here at the national press club in 2011 that he announced the launch of the gary sinise

jim. and jeff jubelirer communications executive. >> morning, matt. >> hello to all of you. let's talk about governor christie -- becomes the 14th republican to announce his official candidacy for president. he made the announcement at livingston high school, where he served as class president for three years. let's hear what he had to say. >> when i stand up on a stage like this in front of all of you, there is one thing you will know for sure. i mean what i say, and i say what i mean, and that's what america needs right now. >> now, remember back in 2012, g.o.p. leaders were begging for governor christie to run. he declined, and since then, he's been saddled with bridgegate, low poll numbers in his home state, and the task of trying to stand out in a field that's so huge it resembles the crowd at a septa subway stop during rush hour. or the line to get saltwater taffy at the jersey shore. dom, did his time pass four years ago? >> yeah, i think it has, but christie -- i know, because i've been in the ring with him, literally, you know, when i disagreed over what he did with president obama -- does have tremendous force, will be a force in the debate if he gets into it, the first couple of debates. but the time has passed, and

jim. and jeff jubelirer communications executive. >> morning, matt. >> hello to all of you. let's talk about governor christie -- becomes the 14th republican to announce his official candidacy for president. he made the announcement at livingstonwhere he served as class president for three years. let's hear what he had to say. >> when i stand up on a stage like this in front of all of you, there is one thing you will know for sure. i mean what i say, and i say what i mean, and that's what