in new orleans, that effort is for life.ola mitch landrieu held a rich direction up louisiana politicians. sister mary is the u.s. senator. father moon was a one-time mayor of new orleans and secretary of housing and urban development. asy landrieu also served lieutenant governor of louisiana for two terms, including when hurricane katrina slammed into the state. no stranger to washington, mayor landrieu is intended -- attended cap again diversity. he attended the new orleans business alliance, and now new orleans is one of the fastest- growing cities in the nation. mayor nutter has been it -- mayor of philadelphia since 2008 after serving as a member of the city council. considered aggressive on crime, mayor nutter has reported making certain neighborhoods in philadelphia crime emergency designations, which impose curfews and limit public gathering in those areas. number ofo launched a economic development initiatives in the nation's fifth-largest city, and educational reforms. a native of philadelphia, mayor nutter grew up in the western section of the city and graduated from the univer

mitch landrieu and michael nutter came to washington to raise attention to the overwhelming number oftims who are african-american men. >> young african-american men are being killed and are killing at alarming numbers. in america. across america, it is a constant drum beat of death of shootings, of murder day after day after day. >> in 2012 three out of every four philadelphia homicide victims were african-american men. that's 236 people. if the ku klux klan came -- if from the suburbs were killed, there would be hell to pay. yet 236 african-american men murdered in one city, not one word. >> mayor michael nutter here and mitch landrieu who created cities united to bring attention to the violence crisis. mayor nutter, my friend, i know where you stand. you've been on this from the day you ran for mayor. this gun violence issue. what have you learned? >> we know that it's devastating to the cities, but what both of us have learned and many others is that it's actually something you can take action on. you can reduce it. you can prevent it. if we're focused, if we coordinate our resour

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mitch landrieu hails from a rich tradition of louisiana politicians.from the state, father moon was a one-time mayor of new orleans and secretary of housing and urban development. mayor landrieu also served as lieutenant governor of louisiana for two terms, including when hurricane katrina slammed into the state. no stranger to washington, he attended catholic university here. he created a public and private partnership called the new orleans business alliance that helped to spur growth in the city and now new orleans is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. mayor nutter has been mayor since 2000 and philadelphia come after serving as a member of the city council. he has supported making certain neighborhoods in philadelphia crime emergency designations. and he has also developed a number of economic initiatives and educational reforms. he grew up in the western section of the city and graduated from the university of pennsylvania. the mayors are here today to talk about their perspectives on the role of the federal government nonprofits. bu

on september 26, we have the new orleans mayor mitch landrieu and michael nutter, and on september 25 we have education secretary arne duncan. second, i would like to present our guest with a traditional national press club coffee mug. >> thank you very much. >> and one last question. the first female president of the national press club was vivian, anno plowman that wrote for the oklahoma in. she was elected here in 1982. as oklahoma's first female governor what do you think is the secret for these pioneer women leaders from your state? >> the strength of the women from the south. [applause] thank you. >> you're welcome. [applause] thank you, governor for coming today and all of you in the audience as well. i would also like to thank the national press club staff including our journalism institute and broadcast center staff for helping organize today's e zandt putative finally i would like to remind you you can find more information about the national press club on a worse light and if you would like a copy of today's program you can find there as well at www.press.org. thank you. we

on september 26 we have mitch landrieu and michael nutter, mayor of philadelphia.on september 30 we have education secretary arne duncan. secondly, i would like to present our guests with the traditional national press club coffee mug. >> thank you. i appreciate that so much. >> and one last question. the first female president of the national press club was an oklahoman and she was elected here in 1982. is oklahoma's first female governor, what do you think is the secret for these pioneering women leaders in your state? >> the strength of the women from the south. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. [laughter] [applause] [applause] >> thank you, governor, thank you for coming today. thank you to all of you in the audience as well. i would also like to thank the national press club staff coming including our journalism institute and broadcast center staff for helping to organize today's event. i would like to remind you that you can find more information about the national press club on our website. if you'd like a copy of today's program, you can find it there as

i would like to remind you of our upcoming speakers september 26 we will have major mitch landrieu and philadelphia mayor michael nutter and on september 30 if education secretary arne duncan and november 11th president and ceo of the charles schwab corporation. second i would like to present our guest with the traditional national press club coffee mug. >> as long as it's less than $5 i accept. [laughter] >> we buy them in bulk for a very good price. [laughter] one last question to the you are here at the national press club to the and we stand for government transparency and openness. a questioner asked now that you are administrator will you allow access to journalists including t. interview scientists and policy advisers? >> i would say epa always allows access to our scientists but if there are any issues we will talk. i appreciate your attention. [applause] thank you for coming today. i would like to thank the national press club staff and putting the journalism institute and broadcast center for helping organize today's event. finally here is a reminder you can find more informa