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SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND CAREER PROGRAMS, YOU ARE MOVING. CHCI HAS BEEN THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMMING, QUALITY OF THE CURRICULUM, THE QUALITY...
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| 00:01:21 |
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WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE CREATE LEADERS AND HAVE LEADERS THAT CAN SPEAK AND REPRESENT THE INTEREST AND HELP WITH POLICY ISSUES THAT WILL IMPACT THAT...
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| 00:01:38 |
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CHCI HAS GRANTED ME IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. >> TO BE PART OF THE
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INCOMING CLASS, IT IS A BLESSING TO BE ABLE A PART OF THE LEGACY. >> BECAUSE OF WHAT IT
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DOES FOR YOUNG, ENTHUSIASTIC LATINOS, HELPING THEM TO FIND A PLACE AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. >> IT'S
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ALWAYS A GREAT BENEFIT, PRIVILEGE BUT ALSO A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. >> I'M POSITIVE. >> IT'S GIVEN ME AN
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OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK. >> TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
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| 00:02:12 |
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LEADERS. THAT WILL IMPACT THE NATION AND THE WORLD IS WHAT CHCI IS ABOUT. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
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| 00:02:28 |
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PLEASE WELCOME THE CHCI'S PRESIDENT AND CEO, ONE OF WASHINGTON'S TOP STRATEGIC THINKERS, SHE IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL...
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| 00:03:23 |
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THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE 2011 CHCI PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCE. A DIFFERENT JOINING US TO KICK OFF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN OUR NATIONS...
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| 00:07:32 |
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MORNING. BUENOS DIAS. AS THE CHCI BOARD MEMBER I COULDN'T BE MORE HONORED BY THE WARM WELCOME AS I LOOK OUT ON THIS MOST IMPORTANT CONFERENCE YET....
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| 00:11:31 |
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THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DOCTOR RHONDA MEADOWS, WHO IS WITH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, SHE JOINED UNITEDHEALTH GROUP IN APRIL 2010 AS THE CHIEF MEDICAL...
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| 00:12:40 |
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YOU. GOOD MORNING TO YOU ALL. WE WANT AT UNITEDHEALTH GROUP THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW...
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| 00:16:41 |
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MEADOWS. AND FOR ALL OF OUR SPONSORS THIS MORNING. NEXT, I AM DELIGHTED TO THANK OUR CONFERENCE HOST. IT IS TOYOTA. TOYOTA HAVE STEPPED UP NOT ON SUPPORTING...
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| 00:17:49 |
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ESTHER. WELCOME TO THE OPENING PLENARY OF CHCI'S 2011 PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCE. I'M SO THRILLED THAT TOYOTA IS ABLE TO JOIN CHCI AS THIS YEARS CONFERENCE...
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| 00:18:38 |
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TO TOYOTA. NOT ONLY HAS TOYOTA BEEN A SUPPORTER FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, AND CONTRIBUTED OVER $1.5 BILLION, BUT I'VE ALSO BEEN ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS...
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| 00:22:30 |
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MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO OUR 2011 PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCE. I'M HONORED TO BE JOINED THIS WEEK BY MY COLLEAGUES,...
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| 00:23:05 |
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RUBEN. THIS ENTIRE WEEK'S EVENTS ARE DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF THIS YEAR'S PLANNING COMMITTEE. OUR CHAIR REPRESENTED IN RAY LUJAN, THE EVER RELIABLE LUCILLE,...
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| 00:25:52 |
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THE WONDERFUL -- [APPLAUSE] FROM PUERTO RICO. [APPLAUSE] FROM THE GREAT STATE OF NEW YORK. [APPLAUSE] AND OUR DEAR FRIEND WHO WILL BE AMONG US THROUGHOUT...
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| 00:29:18 |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS, FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS BORN IN SANTA ROSA TEXAS, A LITTLE COMMUNITY...
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| 00:32:57 |
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CHCI. I WAS THERE, I WORKED WITH YOUR DAD. I WORKED WITH LUCILLE'S FATHER. BOBBY GARCIA I SAW PASSED EARLIER. SENATOR MONTOYA. I REMEMBERED THERE WERE...
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| 00:33:54 |
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TO RECOGNIZE HIS GREAT CONTRIBUTION, BUT WHAT MAY ALSO BE UNIQUE IS THAT HE IS AN AGGIE. I'M A LONGHORN. [LAUGHTER] AND I JUST PRESENTED HIM A PLAQUE....
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| 00:38:26 |
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TO SEE. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME WITH YOU TO BE A PART OF THIS IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. IT HAS BEEN IN SOME WAYS AS WAS JUST MENTIONED, THE PERFECT...
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| 00:44:41 |
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WAS NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 25 WOMEN BUSINESS BUILDERS IN THE COUNTRY BY FAST COMPANY MAGAZINE. IN 1996, SHE FOUNDED PINNACLE, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY...
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| 00:45:28 |
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IS DEDICATED HIS CAREER TO DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE. HE'S THE PRESIDENT AND OWNER OF A DIVERSITY CONSULTING AND SEARCH FIRM, AND HE'S ALSO THE...
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| 00:46:33 |
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THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR HIS COVERAGE OF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS, HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE "NATIONAL JOURNAL" GROUP'S EDITORIAL DIRECTOR. HE ALSO WRITES...
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| 00:47:21 |
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THE CONVERSATION, LET ME MENTION ONE MEMBER OF THE CAUCUS, ONE LONGTIME NUMBER OF THE CAUCUS, AND AS WE SAY IN SPANISH, THAT'S YIDDISH. FROM THE BRONX,...
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| 00:47:45 |
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OF THE MORE DISTRESSING AND DEPRESSING PANEL OF THE ENTIRE ANNUAL MEETING IF WE DWELT AT LENGTH ON THE STATS COMING OUT OF HISPANIC HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS...
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| 00:48:32 |
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FOR OPTIMISM, AMID A VERY CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT, IS SIMPLY AS A SOCIETY WE HAVE NO CHOICE. TO DO BETTER THAN WE HAVE BEEN DOING AT MOVING MINORITY...
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| 00:53:34 |
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WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL A REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME AGO, SO WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND A MEMBER OF AN CHAPTER AT MY NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC...
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| 00:54:25 |
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THE CRITICAL ISSUE I THINK, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND, FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET KIDS IN SCHOOL, FOCUSED ON THEM...
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| 00:55:16 |
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AT U.S. CENSUS BUREAU COUNT THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION THEY USE THE TERM, SOME COLLEGE. THEY DON'T MEAN IT LIKE EX-CHRAMATION, SOME COLLEGE. THEY MEAN...
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| 00:55:54 |
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I HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS BUT, I WAS ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS, NOT LONG AGO, WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE WHO HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION, DO I, DROP OUT, AND JOIN MY...
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| 00:57:10 |
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SECRETARY. I'M GOING TO GET TO YOU, SECRETARY. GO AHEAD. >>
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| 00:57:16 |
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LOOK. EDUCATION IS A FEES OF THE PUZZLE AND I WANT TO COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT HOUSING AND THE, CONGRESSMAN TALKED ABOUT, THE PUGH STUDY AND THE DEVASTATING...
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| 01:00:24 |
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HOUSING. AT LEAST YOUR LAST FOUR PREDECESSORS, BECAUSE I INTERVIEWED THEM ALL, BUT PROBABLY GOING BACK MUCH FURTHER, SET MINORITY HOMEOWNERSHIP AS...
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| 01:01:17 |
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ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL QUESTION. AGAIN THESE PEW STATISTICS, LATINOS HAD THE LARGEST DROP OF ANY GROUP IN THIS COUNTRY, 2/3, ON THE DAY THAT THE PRESIDENT...
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| 01:04:32 |
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BANKERS HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO ADMIT THAT SOME OF THE $240,000 HOUSES THEY SOLD ARE ACTUALLY WORTH $140,000 AND THERE IS IS A DISCONNECTS AND GULF IN...
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| 01:05:21 |
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THAT IS PROBABLY, WHAT YOU JUST POINTED OUT IS REALLY THE ESSENCE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IS UNTIL SOMEHOW YOU REDUCE THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT THAT IS...
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| 01:07:02 |
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I THINK THE CONGRESSMAN IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS MAKING LOANS AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES. FORECLOSURES ARE DOWN ABOUT 40% FROM WHERE...
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| 01:08:27 |
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HISPANIC HOMEOWNERSHIP IS AT 49.1%, VERSUS THINGS THAT AVERAGE OF ALMOST 70. SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT. HOMEOWNERSHIP WHERE WE ARE, 49%....
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| 01:10:29 |
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WORTH NOTING THAT THE TEA PARTY, WHICH IS PREPONDERANCELY WHITE, POLITICAL PHENOMENON, IS POWERFUL FORCE REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE COUNTRY, GREW...
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| 01:12:29 |
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POLICY NOT BASED AT ITS CORE ON THE IDEA THAT I'M ASKING YOU FOR A GIFT, THAT I NEED A FAVOR, THAT YOU'RE GIVING ME SOMETHING BUT INSTEAD, CREATE POLICY...
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| 01:13:06 |
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ANOTHER ONE RAY. IF YOU LIVE NEXT DOOR TO SOMEBODY'S HOUSE THAT IS FORECLOSED ON YOU MADE EVERY SINGLE MORTGAGE PAYMENT, YOUR HOUSE GOES DOWN IN...
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| 01:14:49 |
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SAYING HOW DO WE DO THAT APPEARING THAT IS JUST AS A HANDOUT? WHEN IS PUBLIC EDUCATION A HANDOUT? IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S WHOLE...
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| 01:15:37 |
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SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR. I KNOW, YOU'RE VERY EXCITED BECAUSE OF THE VERY UPBEAT AND OPTIMISTIC STUFF WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. LET'S SEE WHERE...
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| 01:15:55 |
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MUST HAVE A QUESTION. >> CHARLIE ERICSON. >>
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| 01:16:01 |
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YEAH. HOPEFULLY A LITTLE MORE UPBEAT IS THE ROLE THAT HISPANICS CAN PLAY IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND, PARTICULARLY HISPANICS AND PEOPLE, THE LANGUAGE...
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| 01:16:35 |
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DON'T KNOW CHARLIE ERICSON, HEAD OF HISPANIC LINK NEWS AGENCY, MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS HALL OF FAME AND A GREAT...
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| 01:16:49 |
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QUESTION, CHARLIE. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU BY THE WAY. >> THANK YOU. >> IT'S A GREAT
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| 01:16:56 |
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QUESTION. THE UNFORTUNATE THING I THINK THAT IS NOT A VALUED SKILL IN THIS COUNTRY YET. EVERYWHERE ELSE, EXCEPT THE UNITED STATES, THE SKILL OF BILINGUAL...
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| 01:18:13 |
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COULD JUMP IN HERE. ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IS AN ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITY IS AROUND TRADE. THE PRESIDENT SET A GOAL TO DOUBLE EXPORTS AND WE'RE ACTUALLY...
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| 01:19:08 |
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YOU'VE BEEN VERY KIND WITH YOUR TIME. I KNOW YOU'RE RUNNING ON A TIGHT SCHEDULE. I'VE BEEN INSTRUCTED THAT I MAY DISMISS YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]...
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| 01:19:32 |
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MORNING. I'M THE CEO OF THE SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS. FOR US, EDUCATION IS REALLY THE KEY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS COUNTRY, WE GRADUATE...
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| 01:21:08 |
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YEAH. I REALLY WONDER, I THINK ONE OF OUR CENTRAL QUESTIONS AND, IT WILL NEVER BE FRAMED THIS WAY POLITICALLY WHETHER WE'LL CONCLUDE OVER THE NEXT...
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| 01:23:13 |
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QUICK, RON MENTIONED THE TEXAS EXPERIENCE WHICH I DON'T WISH ON ANYONE BECAUSE IT IS INTERESTING, HERE IN THAT DEBATE, RON, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WAS...
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| 01:23:27 |
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COMMERCE WERE SILENT. THEY DIDN'T COME ON BOARD UNTIL THE VERY END WHEN IT WAS WAY TOO LATE. WE HAVE MORE KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAN WE EVER HAD....
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| 01:25:36 |
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NEWS, BUT FOR ALL THIS BAD NEWS THERE ARE STILL COUNTERVAILING BITS OF DATE THAT THAT GIVE YOU HOPE. JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THE PEW CENTER SAID...
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| 01:26:27 |
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THERE ARE SO MANY STATISTICS TO KEEP TRACK OF. WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THEM TODAY, BUT JUST TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED ...
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| 01:26:58 |
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THAT'S TRUE. YES, SIR. >> GOOD
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| 01:27:00 |
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MORNING, TEACHER FROM CALIFORNIA. I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION ON EDUCATION BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS A DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT...
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| 01:27:37 |
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FOR THE ADMINISTRATION ON RACE TO THE TOP BUT GO AHEAD. >> I DON'T
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| 01:27:42 |
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THINK ANYBODY CAN LOOK AT THE TRAJECTORY OF THE PUBLIC SPENDING IN LAST 40 YEARS AND SAY THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT NEED AND DEMAND SIGNIFICANT REFORM. WHETHER...
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| 01:28:57 |
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THINK HOW TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION AND HOW TO GET THE CORPORATE COMMUNITY INVOLVED. ONE OF THE THINGS, ONE OF MY FAVORITE WORDS IS THE WORD OF ACCOUNTABILITY....
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| 01:30:49 |
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YOU. >> HELLO. THANK YOU, MR. RAY. I WANT, LET ME ASK IT. I WANT TO, I WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE PEOPLE WHO ASK THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I THINK THEY WERE...
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| 01:36:00 |
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CONGRESSMAN. [APPLAUSE] FOR ALL OF YOU WHO WANT TO ASK A QUESTION, WONDERING GEE IF I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION, WHY IS HE WRAPPING UP NOW, CAN YOU PUT...
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| 01:39:16 |
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LATINO COMMUNITY AND THE ECONOMY FORUM WRAPS UP WE'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS AFTERNOON WE'LL BE CARRYING A SESSION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS...
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| 01:41:15 |
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YOU'RE WATCHING THE LATINO COMMUNITY AND ECONOMY DISCUSSION WRAP UP. FOLKS IN THE ROOM HERE. LET YOU KNOW THERE WILL BE AN AFTERNOON SESSION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL...
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