This is about an hour and 40 minutes. Good morning and welcome to the National League of cities. It is my distinct honor to bring you greetings on behalf of the board and the staff of the National League of cities. We are excited about this presentation this morning, as we discuss the state of cities across the united states. You know, city leaders, whether you are in a city, town or village are uniquely situated. What do i mean by that . In the state of the union you have National Media do you have congress and its all about trying to score partisan points. But, in the state of the city its really talking to constituents, connecting with them about what youve done and about what you are going to do. I will tell you another place where we are uniquely situated. We see our constituents every day in Grocery Stores and in our places of worship and in everyday areas like the ywca and sometimes they just show up at city hall, whether they have an appointment or not because they want to talk
The world to shore up alliances. Fall kicks off with a week of inperson, international diplomacy, as President Biden gathers with top foreign leaders in india. Secretary of state blinken visits with president zelenskyy in ukraine and Vice President harris travels to Southeast Asia to confer with allies. Looming large in all those discussions, three who werent there. We met up with the Vice President in jakarta, indonesia, and talked about her efforts in the region, plus the issue shes taking on as vp, abortion rights, root causes of migration and why she thinks republicans are honing in on her. How do you respond to those attacks . Thats not policy. Thats about you. They feel the need to attack a because theyre scared. Plus do americans think there should be maximum age limits for politicians. Our new poll ■has interesting findings. Then 22 years after 9 11 and two years following chaotic withdraw of u. S. Forces from afghanistan, well talk with the former head of central command, ge
The world to shore up alliances. Fall kicks off with a week of inperson, international diplomacy, as President Biden gathers with top foreign leaders in india. Secretary of state blinken visits with president zelenskyy in ukraine and Vice President harris travels to Southeast Asia to confer with allies. Looming large in all those discussions, three who werent there. We met up with the Vice President in jakarta, indonesia, and talked about her efforts in the region, plus the issue shes taking on as vp, abortion rights, root causes of migration and why she thinks republicans are honing in on her. How do you respond to those attacks . Thats not policy. Thats about you. They feel the need to attack a because theyre scared. Plus do americans think there should be maximum age limits for politicians. Our new poll ■has interesting findings. Then 22 years after 9 11 and two years following chaotic withdraw of u. S. Forces from afghanistan, well talk with the former head of central command, ge
The world to shore up alliances. Fall kicks off with a week of inperson, international diplomacy, as President Biden gathers with top foreign leaders in india. Secretary of state blinken visits with president zelenskyy in ukraine and Vice President harris travels to Southeast Asia to confer with allies. Looming large in all those discussions, three who werent there. We met up with the Vice President in jakarta, indonesia, and talked about her efforts in the region, plus the issue shes taking on as vp, abortion rights, root causes of migration and why she thinks republicans are honing in on her. How do you respond to those attacks . Thats not policy. Thats about you. They feel the need to attack a because theyre scared. Plus do americans think there should be maximum age limits for politicians. Our new poll ■has interesting findings. Then 22 years after 9 11 and two years following chaotic withdraw of u. S. Forces from afghanistan, well talk with the former head of central command, ge
The world to shore up alliances. Fall kicks off with a week of inperson, international diplomacy, as President Biden gathers with top foreign leaders in india. Secretary of state blinken visits with president zelenskyy in ukraine and Vice President harris travels to Southeast Asia to confer with allies. Looming large in all those discussions, three who werent there. We met up with the Vice President in jakarta, indonesia, and talked about her efforts in the region, plus the issue shes taking on as vp, abortion rights, root causes of migration and why she thinks republicans are honing in on her. How do you respond to those attacks . Thats not policy. Thats about you. They feel the need to attack a because theyre scared. Plus do americans think there should be maximum age limits for politicians. Our new poll ■has interesting findings. Then 22 years after 9 11 and two years following chaotic withdraw of u. S. Forces from afghanistan, well talk with the former head of central command, ge