Trumps manufacturing job town. Speaking at the Christian Science monitor, this is one hour. Here we go, folks. Here we go. Thank you for coming. Im dave cook from the Christian Science monitor. Our guest is richard trumka, president of the aflcio. This is his ninth visit to the troop and we appreciate the tradition. Our guest grew up in the pennsylvania goal coalfield, following his father and grandfather into the mine. He earned a law degree from the one of the university and in 1982, at age 33, he was elected president of the United Mine Workers of america, the youngest person in history to hold that position. He served three terms as president and brought the workers into the aflcio. In 1985, he ran to be secretary of treasure and the youngest person to hold that person, when he held for 15 years. He was elected as president of the aflcio in september of 2009 and reelected in 2013. Last year, he became a grandfather and thus ends the biographical portion of the program. I know how i
Next a look at President Trumps priorities for congress with White House Legislative Affairs director marc short. He talked reported at the Christian Science monitor breakfast. He says tax reform and a legislative fix for the daca program or deferred action for child arrivals, are high on the list. My friend, good morning. Im dave cook from the Christian Science monitor. Thanks for coming. Our guest today is marc short. Assistant to the president and director of the office of legislative affairs. This is his first visit with our low cal Breakfast Club come home to what steve bannon called the pearl clutching mainstream media. Thanks for making time for us in your busy schedule. Marc short, a virginia native graduated from washington and lee university. He got his start in politics serving as finance director for Oliver North Senate campaign picky when on to become executive director of the Young Americas Foundation where his role included stewardship of Ronald Reagans ranch. After runn
White House Legislative Affairs director marc short spoke with journalists about the Trump Administrations legislative agenda, which includes tax reform and immigration. This hourlong event was hosted by the Christian Science monitor. My friend, good morning, and dave cook from the Christian Science monitor. Thanks for coming. I guess todays mark shortterm assistance to the president in office of legislative affairs feared this is his first visit with our breakfast club, home to what tbn and calls the mainstream media. Thanks for making time for us in your busy schedule, sir. The virginia native graduated from washington and lee university. He got his start in politics serving as finance their poor Oliver North Senate campaign and went on to become executive director of Young America foundation what his role including stewardship of Ronald Reagans ranch after running the ranch he earned in an ea at the university of virginia, worked in the Homeland Security department and security depa
My friend mr. Gizzi, im dave cook from the Christian Science monitor. Our guest today is marc short an activitient to the president and director of the office of legislative affair. This is his first with our locale Breakfast Club home to what steve bannon calls account pearl clutching mainstream media. Thanks for making time for us in your busy schedule, sir. Marc short graduated from washington and lee university. He got his start in politics serving as finance director for oliver norths Senate Campaign and went on to become executive director of Young Americans foundation where his role including stewardship of reagans ranch. He earned an mba from the university of virginia. He worked in the Homeland Security department during the bush administration. Served as senator kay bailey hutchinsons chief of staff and later chief of staff under mike pence. He was later hired by freedom partners becoming the organizations president. And thus ended the biographical portion of the program. Now
Im dave cook from the Christian Science monitor. Thanks for coming. Our guest today is marc short. Assistant to the president and director of the office of legislative affairs. This is his first visit with our low cal Breakfast Club come home to what steve bannon called the pearl clutching mainstream media. Thanks for making time for us in your busy schedule. Marc short, a virginia native graduated from washington and lee university. He got his start in politics serving as finance director for Oliver North Senate campaign and went on to become executive director of the Young Americas Foundation where his role included stewardship of Ronald Reagans ranch. After running the ranch he earned an mba from university of virginia. He worked in the Homeland Security department during the bush administration, served as senator hatch and since chief of staff and later was chief of staff with the House Republican conference under then conference chair mike pence. He was later hired by freedom part