brihave done more to dge the civilian military divide than patrick murphy. patrick became the first iraq war veteran to serve in congress where he represented pennsylvania's eighth district. congresss two terms in , patrick thought for the largest increase in veterans benefits in american history. led the charge to repeal don't ask don't tell and championed the passage of the post-9/11 g.i. bill which has already helped over one million veterans. [applause] >> i think that deserves an applause, too. [applause] >> patrick is now a partner at the national law firm and the host of the only national news show dedicated to veterans issues, msnbc's taking the hill. patrick is also a dedicated husband and father to his wife, jenny, and his two beautiful children, jack and maggie. patrick is with us today because of his unyielding support for justice for events and veterans treatment courts. whether it's hosting a roundtable discussion, promoting msnbcn treatment court on or offering his expertise and , patrickon key issues has been among our most ardent supporters.

ladies and gentlemen, please join me in presenting the justice for vets ambassador award to patrick murphy. [applause] >> i can hold it for you, if you want. patrick: thank you. of course i trustee. thank you so much. what a way to start the week. it is good to be with everybody. thank you so much. we have been friends for over a decade. she is one of my closest friends the world. it is an honor to be here and i do want to say thank you to the interim ceo. thank you for your leadership. the board chair, thank you both for your leadership. and for everybody here. [applause] patrick: we like to speak sometimes too much, so i will keep it short and sweet. i want to say three things. the first is thank you, thank you, thank you for what you do for our veterans. many of you in this room are veterans and many of you are not. there is a civilian military divide right now in our nation. especially when you look at we are in iraq and afghanistan, the longest wars in american history. less than 1% have gone to fight these wars. when they come home, most of them are doing great things. most of them a

i have never met anyone with more energy than patrick murphy. a go, go guy, fueled by a passion for and commitment to serving others. he is a man of incredible integrity. and humility. he has the courage of his convictions. i have always seen him to do what he believes is right. even when the cost to him will be very high. patrick is an aspirational figure, not only to me, but to countless others. i am thrilled that we have the opportunity to honor him here today. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in presenting the justice for vets ambassador award to patrick j. murphy! [ applause ] >> thank you. >> and here's the award. i can hold it for you if you want, or you can hold it, if you don't trust me. >> come on, of course i trust you. thank you so much. what an honor, what a way to start the week, or the year. but it's good to be with everybody. thank you so much. melissa and i have been friends for over a decade, and she's one of my closest friends in the world. it's an honor to be here and i do want to say thank you to the interim ceo, and jud

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seat that marco rubio has been such a great job with -- we will do whatever it is, whether it is patrick murphye, and digital will be at the forefront, and not just what we have done before, when you look at places like puerto rico, when digital advertising is growing faster than any place in the nation. we'll make sure we are targeting them directly. phillip: brad, with the state republican party, you have many challenges in the sense everything they are talking about you are working on, and you're working on state races. i am sure there are state senators and representatives here. how you handle it on the digital front? brad: i like to say when the republican party is at its best is when we are working with committees to build the ground game that will carry the nominee across the ground in florida. we are working closely with the rnc about how we go about building the ground game. we have stats in place. rnc has been great at that. the biggest thing we use digital for right now is we are collecting information on people so we can use that when we get closer to election day. the biggest thing

i have also come to expect that patrick murphy will be on every .ide of every issue grayson, and alanwe as republicans be better and have a higher standard? , there seems to be two types of republicans that are part of the problem in washington these days. the first has been in washington way too long, and they don't even believe there is a problem in washington. meansem, compromise surrendering our values and our principles. they cast votes to increase the debt limit, and they will come and talk to voters and tell them that they will vote for one candidate for speaker, and then go to washington dc and vote for another because they think no one is watching. they say one thing and do a nether. it is wrong. and enough is enough. ofn there is another type washington republican that is part of the problem. this is a new type of republican that has emerged. these are the people who say the right things, send out the fundraising e-mails with all the talking points and all the red meat phrases that you want to hear, but with absolutely nothing to show for it. [applause] they never stop a bad