president, my name is jordan brown. can you hear me? >> yes. >> okay. >> go ahead and give him the mic. i don't want to have him fall over there. >> okay. i don't have a question but i do want to know if i would like -- if i can shake your hand. >> well, yes, yes, you'll be able to come up here. if somebody lets you through, i'll definitely give you a handshake. all right, who -- i want to make sure -- you know, there's another young man here so i'll call on him. >> i'm 29 years old, and i've never had a job in my life. i went to jail when i was younger. it's like hard to get a job as a felon. is this -- any programs that hire people with felonies like something that -- because it's sad, it's like -- 29 years old, i'm 29. >> all right. jerome -- >> and also i wanted to -- i'm a poet and i wrote a poem for you and i've been dying to put this poem in your hand. >> okay. give me the poem. first of all, it's never too late. it's never too late. one of these gentlemen here will hand this poem to me. there you go. i won't read it from the sta

president, my name is jordan brown. can you hear me? >> yes. >> okay. >> go ahead and give him the mic. i don't want to have him fall over there. >> okay. i don't have a question but i do want to know if i would like -- if i can shake your hand. >> well, yes, yes, you'll be able to come up here. if somebody lets you through, i'll definitely give you a handshake. all right, who -- i want to make sure -- you know, there's another young man here so i'll call on him. >> i'm 29 years old, and i've never had a job in my life. i went to jail when i was younger. it's like hard to get a job as a felon. is this -- any programs that hire people with felonies like something that -- because it's sad, it's like -- 29 years old, i'm 29. >> all right. jerome -- >> and also i wanted to -- i'm a poet and i wrote a poem for you and i've been dying to put this poem in your hand. >> okay. give me the poem. first of all, it's never too late. it's never too late. one of these gentlemen here will hand this poem to me. there you go. i won't read it from the sta

president, my name is jordan brown. can you hear me? >> yes. >> okay. >> go ahead and give him the mic. i don't want to have him fall over there. >> okay. i don't have a question but i do want to know if i would like -- if i can shake your hand. >> well, yes, yes, you'll be able to come up here. if somebody lets you through, i'll definitely give you a handshake. all right, who -- i want to make sure -- you know, there's another young man here so i'll call on him. >> i'm 29 years old, and i've never had a job in my life. i went to jail when i was younger. it's like hard to get a job as a felon. is this -- any programs that hire people with felonies like something that -- because it's sad, it's like -- 29 years old, i'm 29. >> all right. jerome -- >> and also i wanted to -- i'm a poet and i wrote a poem for you and i've been dying to put this poem in your hand. >> okay. give me the poem. first of all, it's never too late. it's never too late. one of these gentlemen here will hand this poem to me. there you go. i won't read it from the sta

-- jordan brown. can you hear me? >> yes. give him the mike. >> i don't have a question, but i do want to know if i am able to shake your hand. >> yes, if someone lets you do, i will give you a hanchett. -- lets you through, i will give you a handshake. there is another young man here, so i will call on him. >> i am 29 years old and i have never had a job in my life. i went to jail when i was younger and it is hard to get a job. is there anyone who will hire folks with felonies? i'm 29. [applause] also, i am appalled, and i wrote a problem for you -- i am a poet, and i wrote a poem for you. >> just give me the poem. first of all, it is never too late. [applause] one of these gentlemen here will end of this -- will handle thi -- will hand this poem to me. i will not read from the stage, but i will definitely think about it. look, i'm proud of the fact that you are bringing this up. there are people who have made mistakes, practically when they are young, -- particularly when they are young, and it is in all of our interest to

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