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West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
TO A BRIEFING WITH THE GENERAL. IT IS NOT A GOOD THING. THAT WHOLE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY THING. IT IS A PLEASURE TO HAVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU...
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| 00:05:15 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
THIS IS A SERIOUS TOPIC. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE. SOME OF YOU GUYS KNOW ME FROM FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS. I ALSO OWN MY OWN BUSINESS. A FIRM CALLED...
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| 00:09:57 |
Johnson, Robert L. - Founder and Chair
I LIVE IN WEST PALM BEACH AND I'M PROUD TO SAY I'M A VOTER IN HIS DISTRICT. EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T VOTE FOR HIM. I SAY THAT BECAUSE, ALL RIGHT. I SAY...
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| 00:27:12 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
WAS ROB BEARD JOHNERT JOHNSON. EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED WITH THIS. A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKING NOTES AND I SEE A LOT OF FOOT PAPTAPPING. I WANT TO...
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| 00:41:30 |
Alford, Harry C. - President and CEO
OF EDUCATION WHICH WANTS TO TAKE AWAY FIGSNANCIAL AID AT SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A LOWER PAY-BACK RATE NAMELY THOSE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A MAJORITY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN...
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| 00:42:43 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
DOWN. YOU HAD $100,000 TO $55,000. IF YOU DIDN'T WORK AT ALL YOUR NET WORTH WENT FROM $20,000 TO $12,000. >> I WOULD AGREE. I SIT ON THE COMMITTEE...
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| 00:43:08 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE UNCERTAIN TI OF THE TAX POLICY. IT IS THE LACK OF ACCESS TO CAPITOL. WE GET A LOT OF THESE TESTIMONIES. YOU KNOW, THE DODD FRANK SWUNG THE PENDULUM...
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| 00:46:45 |
Murphy, Emily - Chief
ASKING OUR LOAN EXPERT BEFOREHAND ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON. AND HE GAVE ME SOME GREAT STATISTICS ON LOANS AT SBA RIGHT NOW. I FOUND OUT THAT THE 78...
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| 00:48:20 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
C. JONES -- >> MR. PAYNE, IF I COULD, PLEASE. >> GO AHEAD. >> TO DOVETAIL OFF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER, THE MAIN REASON WHY IT'S DROPPING, IN OCTOBER...
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| 00:48:37 |
Alford, Harry C. - President and CEO
SMALL, DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES. IT BECOMES SELF CERTIFICATION, WHICH MEANS ELIZABETH WARREN UP IN MASSACHUSETTS CAN NOW BE AN SDB AND IS WROUGHT WITH...
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| 00:49:50 |
Jones, Ruth - City Manager, Riviera Beach
IN WHICH WE'RE WORKING. IF YOU LOOK AT THE DATA AND THE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO FAMILY, WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE THE FAMILY STRUCTURE OF THE FATHER,...
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| 00:50:45 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
BANKS TEACHING PEOPLE ABOUT THIS SORT OF FINANCIAL LITERACY, IS IT POSSIBLE TO SUCCEED WITHOUT ANY SORT OF BACKUP WITHIN A HOUSEHOLD ITSELF? CAN GOVERNMENT...
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| 00:52:54 |
Laffer, Arthur B. - Chair
DON'T WORK, DO I NEED TO SAY THE NEXT SENTENCE TO YOU? IF YOU TAX RICH PEOPLE AND YOU GIVE THE MONEY TO POOR PEOPLE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE LOTS AND LOTS...
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| 00:58:48 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
BEEN UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE. OF PEOPLE UNDER 30, 1/5 HAVE NEVER HAD A JOB. WHICH ILLUSTRATES WHAT ART IS TALKING ABOUT. THE SMART ONES ARE LEAVING...
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| 00:59:26 |
Powell, Toya - Director
DEVELOPMENT, THOSE ARE OUR FIVE PILLARS OF SERVICE. AND WE KNOW THAT CAPITAL HAS BEEN A BARRIER TO ENTRY FOR MANY OF OUR BUSINESSES. AND SOME OF...
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| 01:01:08 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO THE STATE LEVEL TO THE COUNTY LEVEL DOWN TO THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY THAT ENABLES TO HAVE THE -- THERE MAY BE A TOP-DOWN PLANNING,...
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| 01:04:22 |
Bernard, Mack - State Representative
SPRAWLING DISTRICTS. IT INCLUDES, LIKE, RIVERA BEACH, WEST PALM BEACH. IF YOU GO OUT TO THE WESTERN PART OF THE DISTRICT, IT INCLUDES BELLE GLADE, POE...
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| 01:08:18 |
Alford, Harry C. - President and CEO
WE HAVE LAWSUITS OUT THERE. IT'S THE SBA. CIRCUMSTANCES THAT RIGHT, REPRESENTATIVE BERNARD? >> I JUST WANT TO GET THE MONEY. I'M NOT TRYING TO SUE THEM....
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| 01:09:06 |
Powell, Toya - Director
ADVANTAGE LOAN, THE 7-A, THE 7-Js, THE 054s. >> IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THEY WERE COMPETITIVE, IF WE HAD A COMPETITION TO POOR MONEY INTO THE BLACK COMMUNITY....
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| 01:09:27 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
YOU HIT WITH A SPLASH. YOU'RE THE COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 4 COMMISSIONER GEORGIA. YOU'VE HEARD WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT HERE TODAY, THE CHALLENGES, WHAT...
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| 01:09:47 |
Bell, Ashley - National President
REGULATION FROM THE FEDERAL OR STATE LEVEL AT THE COUNTY SIDE. WHAT I HEARD DR. LAFFER MENTION AS FAR AS EMPOWERMENT ZONES, AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, WE TRY...
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| 01:12:29 |
Johnson, Robert L. - Founder and Chair
REASON WE'RE HERE TODAY AND EVERYBODY HERE IS BLACK EXCEPT OR THE YOUNG LADY UP THERE. >> ALL RIGHT. >> YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT. GO AHEAD. [ LAUGHTER...
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| 01:17:20 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
D.J. JORDAN, YOU'RE IN A SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE. LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. THE INHERENT HURDLES FOR A BLACK BUSINESS VERSUS A WHITE BUSINESS....
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| 01:17:40 |
Jordan, Darrell - Republican Communications Director
MR. JOHNSON SAID, A LOT OF THEM ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH TAX. BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES THAT WE ARE SEEING IS UNCERTAINTY ABOUT FUTURE FEDERAL ...
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| 01:21:00 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
PARTNERSHIPS. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO GET THE PRIVATE SECTOR. WELL NEED TO GET LOCAL BUSINESSES TO COME IN AND TAUGHT THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE...
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| 01:23:06 |
DeBow, Kay - Executive Vice President
OF 100 COMING FROM BOTSWANA AND THEY'RE BRINGING THEIR BUSINESSES TO TALK TO OUR BUSINESSES SO WE CAN SEE WHERE JOINT VENTURES, WHERE MUTUAL INTERESTS...
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| 01:23:52 |
Alford, Harry C. - President and CEO
EDUCATED. AND TWO OF OUR LARGER CONTRACTORS, CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS, HJ RUSSELL AND SMOOT TOGETHER ARE BUILDING THE NEW MUSEUM IN THIS CITY, $550 MILLION...
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| 01:24:35 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
GROWTH THROUGH MULTIGENERATIONS. WE ARE DOING THINGS THAT ARE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TRENDS YOU SEE. THAT'S WHY WE GOT TO GO...
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| 01:25:28 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
BUSINESSES. AND ONLY ADVANCED COMPUTER SKILLS OUTRANKED THEM AS BEING PROBLEMS WHEN IT COMES TO HIRING. SO WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT EDUCATION AND THINGS...
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| 01:26:04 |
Laffer, Arthur B. - Chair
WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE KIDS THAT CAME OUT OF ROSY GREER'S GROUP. THEY REALLY WORKED EFFECTIVELY, JUST HOW TO INTERFACE WITH THE PUBLIC. I MEAN THAT'S...
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| 01:26:50 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
IF YOU SEE IT OTHER PLACES, BUT THERE USED TO BE A BILLBOARD CALLED "WHO CAN I SUE.COM." GROWING UP IN THE MILITARY AND OF COURSE HAVING A FATHER...
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| 01:29:22 |
Powell, Toya - Director
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GO TO SOME OF THESE INNER CITY SCHOOLS AND SAY HEY, COME TO MY OFFICE. LET ME SHOW YOU HOW I CONDUCT A MEETING. LET ME SHOW YOU...
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| 01:30:59 |
Alford, Harry C. - President and CEO
BUSINESS? SECTION 3 RESIDENTS ARE PEOPLE LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING, SECTION 8, OR UNDER THE POVERTY LEVEL. 30% OF THOSE NEW JOBS ARE SUPPOSED TO...
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| 01:32:46 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
I'M SORRY, DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT REAL QUICK? OKAY. >> YEAH. I WAS JUST SAYING TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN SHE WAS SAYING EDUCATING THE...
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| 01:33:03 |
Bell, Ashley - National President
AND EXPECT THEM TO GET A REAL EDUCATION THAT DAY IS GONE. SCHOOLS ARE CUTTING BACK ON ALL THE EXTRAS THERE IS BARELY ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY TO GET MATH,...
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| 01:34:26 |
Jones, Ruth - City Manager, Riviera Beach
BEEN ABLE TO GET THE COMMUNITY TO BACK THEM. THE RESIDENTS BUY FROM THEM. THE BUSINESSES IN RIVIERA BEACH BUY FROM EACH OTHER. AND ONCE YOU BEGIN...
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| 01:35:51 |
Jordan, Darrell - Republican Communications Director
LEVEL. IF YOU'RE A SMALL BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY A MINORITY SMALL BUSINESS, MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, YOUR MAYORS, YOUR STATE...
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| 01:36:28 |
Powell, Toya - Director
VENTURES LIKE KICK STARTER OR MICROPLACE, THESE ARE NEW WAYS AS A RESULT OF THE JOBS ACT OF 2012 THAT WAS SIGNED JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, THAT ...
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| 01:37:19 |
Bernard, Mack - State Representative
PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION WHERE ON AVERAGE, OUR FLORIDIANS ARE SPECIFICALLY OUR MINORITY COMMUNITIES ARE PAYING AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY...
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| 01:38:29 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
IDEA. RIGHT NOW FEDERAL CONTRACTING IS A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR MINORITY BUSINESSES. AND RIGHT NOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO DO AT LEAST 23%...
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| 01:38:50 |
Jordan, Darrell - Republican Communications Director
EVEN MET THE 23% GOAL BECAUSE THERE BASICALLY IS NO INCENTIVE FOR THE PROCUREMENT STAFF AT THE FEDERAL AGENCIES TO MEET THAT GOAL. OUR COMMITTEE --...
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| 01:39:51 |
Alford, Harry C. - President and CEO
TIME, GOING TO SCHEDULE. AND THEY CANCEL IT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT. YOU HAVE NO RECOURSE. YOU HAVE NO RECOURSE. AND I'VE GOT A GUY DOWN...
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| 01:40:57 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
NAME? >> LET ME HIDE OVER HERE BY THE FAMOUS MR. PAYNE. OKAY, LETICIA WEST IS MY NAME. AND I'M ELATED TO BE HERE. SO THANK YOU, COLONEL WEST, FOR HAVING...
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| 01:41:14 |
Q&A, -
COLONEL WEST. WHAT IS OUR PLAN TO RECRUIT AND TO EDUCATE THE BLACK COMMUNITY TO COME OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE? BECAUSE 95% PRETTY MUCH OF US VOTE DEMOCRAT....
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| 01:41:53 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING THIS ON C-SPAN, AND IT WILL GET REBROADCAST, WE GOT TO GET PEOPLE TO THINK. IT'S JUST THE SAME AS WHEN YOU LOOK -- MY WIFE IS...
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| 01:43:41 |
Bell, Ashley - National President
ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT CALLED MY OFFICE TO CONGRATULATE ME WAS CONGRESSMAN WEST. HE HAD NOT EVEN BEEN SWORN IN YET. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO HE...
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| 01:45:13 |
Q&A, -
GET SOME SORT OF OWNERSHIP OF ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND RESOURCES IN THIS COUNTRY? >> WELL, I THINK, ONCE AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO PROMOTE BLACK...
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| 01:45:29 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
GREEN, BUT LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON UP IN NORTH DAKOTA WITH THE BAKKEN FIELDS. WE SHOULD HAVE MINORITY BUSINESSES THAT ARE GETTING INVOLVED IN THE...
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| 01:47:27 |
Alford, Harry C. - President and CEO
THE NIGERIAN BROTHER IN HOUSTON WHO DOES LIKE A BILLION DOLLARS IN SHIPPING AND WHAT HAVE YOU. SO EXXON AND CHEVRON, EXXON, YOU GO TO A MEETING AT...
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| 01:48:15 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
KPAT EXAMER.COM." LIKE THE CONGRESSMAN I USED TO BE A TEACHER AND HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BUT I KNOW GOING TO AFGHANISTAN WASN'T AN OPTION FOR ME....
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| 01:48:26 |
Q&A, -
I THINK IT ALL STARTS AND ENDS WITH EDUCATION AND WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT. THE BASICS IS THAT OUR KIDS LAST AND EVERY STANDARD MEASURE ACADEMICALLY....
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| 01:49:58 |
Jones, Ruth - City Manager, Riviera Beach
LIMITS. SUN COAST HIGH SCHOOL. SO WHEN I START TALKING TO BUSINESSES I TALK ABOUT SUN COAST HIGH SCHOOL. I TALK MAYOR McCLOUD BETHUNE MIDDLE SCHOOL,...
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| 01:51:35 |
Bell, Ashley - National President
BACK AND WHAT WE TRY TO TRACK WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NONPROFIT OR WHAT ARE THESE KIDS GOING TO COLLEGE TO DO? TO BE ENGINEERS? THE MEDICAL FIELD,...
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| 01:52:59 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
YOU KNOW, I JUST SAID, WE ALL MIGHT AS WELT LEARNING MANDARIN, BECAUSE THIS COUNTRY BELONGS TO CHINA. REALISTICALLY, DO WE NOT TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE...
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| 01:53:35 |
Powell, Toya - Director
SORT OF MANNER, YOUR CHILD IS PAINTING OR DOES MATH REALLY WELL, FIGURE OUT HOW DURING THE SUMMER CONGRESS AS WES MENTIONEDING WITH DURING THE SUMMER...
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| 01:54:34 |
Jordan, Darrell - Republican Communications Director
YOUR ROLE MODELS ARE. BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU CAN DESCRIBE TO. YOU BE A BUSINESS OWNER OR DOCTOR, NURSE, TEACHER. BUT IF THEY'RE AT...
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| 01:55:07 |
Alford, Harry C. - President and CEO
GOT YOUR BOYS INTO THE ST. ALLAL DENS. HE SAID THAT'S MAY WORK IN INDIANAPOLIS BUT IN D.C. THAT'S ACE FORM OF CHILD ABUSE. WE GOT TO ST. AULDINS IT'S...
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| 01:55:54 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
OF KENTUCKY THIS PAST YEAR WON THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE STARTERS WERE FRESHMEN. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAVE LEFT COLLEGE AND...
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| 01:57:35 |
Q&A, -
II DISTRICT AND HOPEFULLY UP THIS FALL I'LL BE UP HERE WITH CONGRESSMAN WEST. I'M GOING TO REPRESENT THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU...
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| 01:59:14 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
PEOPLE GET MAD AT ME. THERE'S SUCH A THING AS FREE TRADE BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO FAIR TRADE. WE'RE CREATING TRADE AND BALANCES FOR THE UNITED STATES...
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| 02:00:45 |
Q&A, -
A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, IS THERE ANY IDEAS HOW TO GET THE JOBS FILLED? I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY DEBATED BETWEEN PROOI PRIVATE SECTOR AND PUBLIC SECTOR...
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| 02:01:13 |
Alford, Harry C. - President and CEO
OPENING BUT THERE'S ALSO A COUPLE OF MILLION STEM JOBS OUT THERE WHICH GETS BACK TO WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT STEM BEING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING...
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| 02:01:27 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
WE TALK ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF ENTERTAINERS. DR. DRE', EVERYONE WANTS BEACH HEAD PHONES BUT DROP. DRE' I GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR MAKING A LOT OF MONEY...
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| 02:02:17 |
Jordan, Darrell - Republican Communications Director
THE IDEA THAT IN A THREE-YEAR PERIOD EVERYONE SAW SAW THEIR NETWORK DECLINE EXCEPT THE PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEIR NET WORTH DOUBLED. THAT'S AN...
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| 02:02:40 |
Q&A, -
I'M ABOUT TO STATE ISN'T BEING ELITEST OR SHOWING ANY TYPE OF PREJUDICE IT'S JUST WHO I AM AND WHY I THINK THE WAY THAT I DO. MY GRANDPARENTS ARE FROM...
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| 02:05:17 |
Alford, Harry C. - President and CEO
IS ELECTED BY HIS STOCK HOLDERS. HE'S NOT A ENTREPRENEUR, MR. DIAMOND. JAY-Z IS DEFINITELY A SBRE SBROE PRENUR AND HAS MADE MILLIONAIRES OUT OF MANY....
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| 02:06:13 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THEM, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ENTREPRENEURS AND MAYBE THAT'S THE NEXT LEVEL THAT WE WILL TAKE THAT TO AND WORK WITH THE CHAMBER REPRESENTATIVES HERE...
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| 02:07:07 |
Payne, Charles - Chief Executive Officer
HAVE SOME ECONOMIC CERTAINTY RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH DEAL WITH OUR MASSIVE TAX SYSTEM. WE HAVE TO STOP THE JOB-KILLING REGULATIONS. SO IT WILL...
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| 02:07:20 |
Jordan, Darrell - Republican Communications Director
RIGHT THERE, PRIVATE SECTOR WILL START HIRING AGAIN, AS YOU MUCH AS YOU MAY BE A FAN OF GOVERNMENT JOBS OR INFRASTRUCTURE, THE PRIVATE SECTOR HIRES...
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| 02:08:05 |
Murphy, Emily - Chief
SURE THAT SMALL, MINORITY-OWNED FIRMS HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR AND WIN THOSE CONTRACTS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GROW A BUSINESS WITHOUT ANY WORK....
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| 02:08:28 |
Jones, Ruth - City Manager, Riviera Beach
NOT, AS WELL AS BELIEVE WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AS WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT THE INCENTIVES. AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE THE BANKS...
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| 02:09:03 |
Bell, Ashley - National President
THE GOVERNMENT. WE DON'T NEED TO LOOK TO THE GOVERNMENT TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS. WE TALKED ABOUT TAXATION SO MUCH BUT WE CAN'T LOOK TO SOCIALLY ENGINEER...
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| 02:10:00 |
Alford, Harry C. - President and CEO
OF OUR ECONOMY AND IT'S ANTI-CAPITALISTIC. I THINK FOR ADVICE, TO YOUNGENS, TO BE A BUSINESS PERSON OR AN ENTREPRENEUR TAKES A LOT OF DISCIPLINE AND...
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| 02:10:40 |
DeBow, Kay - Executive Vice President
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TOYA? >> ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOCUS AT THE U.S. BLACK CHAMBER AT ACCESS TO CAPITAL, CONTRACTING AND ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING....
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| 02:10:52 |
Powell, Toya - Director
ON OUR WEBSITE, U.S. BLACK CHAMBER.ORG. YOU CAN CHECK THE RESOURCES AND THE BLACK BUSINESS STATISTICS. EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF. IF YOU'RE IN NEED...
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| 02:11:22 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
A 4:00 TRAIN AND A REPRESENTATIVE I FROM SPEAKER BOEHNER'S OFFICE. IT COMES ROOIRT BACK DOWN TO WHAT YOU HEARD. UNDERSTANDING THE RIGHT ROLES AND...
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