Americans are insecure about tomorrow. Our economy is not undergoing a downturn. It is undergoing massive transformation. It is like the Industrial Revolution happening every five years. The question we must answer is are we going to embrace it or are we going to ignore it, fight against it, and get left behind. In the absence of our leadership, which you leave behind as a vacuum. America never asked for this job of being the global leader. For some reason we dont fully understand, fate has given it to us. We either accepted or the world will become a darker more difficult place to live in. The chaos that follows makes the world more dangerous and less profitable. With that inspirational closing i think we should let senator rubio get on with his day. Will everybody please stay standing . Fair and balanced. Thank you every much thank you very much. Them political has put together 199 quotes from donald trump, calling it the most donald trump thing donald trump has ever said. A couple o
Lawmakers at a house subcommittee hearing relocating the us embassy in israel. Committee unnecessary will come to order without objection will declare a recess at any time. In 1995 Congress Passed the Jerusalem Embassy relocation act which states that jerusalem is the capital of israel but to remain an undivided city that the American Embassy should be relocated from tel aviv to grossmont. Yet for more than 20 years us president had signed waivers forestalling the embassy move. To this day, 50 years after the liberation and reunification of jerusalem, the state of israel one of americas allies is the only nation in the world in which the American Government refuses to locate its embassy in the host nation chosen capital. The candidate for president , donald, promised to move the embassy to islam and he has reaffirmed their commitment since taking office. There are good reasons why the president will follow through with this commitment. For one thing us policy should recognize jerusalem
Power from one freely elected president to the next. [applause] i committed to president elect trump that my administration would ensure the smoothest possible transition. Liz what is supposed to be a week of transition is turning into a week of. Boycotting the inauguration and the boycott is growing. Im liz in for deirdre bolton. It started as five democrats last week and then snowballed when civil rights leader john lewis questioned president trumps legitimacy. The boycott grew. I dont see this president elect as a legitimate president. You do not consider him a legitimate president . Why is that . I think the russians participated in helping this man get elected and help destroy the candidacy of hillary clinton. He dont plan to attend the inauguration. It will be the first one that i miss since ive been in. Liz after those comments, the boycott of trumps inauguration by democrats grew to 32. 32 democrats will not attend donal Donald Trumps president ial nomination. Now, some argue t
Who knows . The new friend that you just met me it the whole reason you are here. We want to respect your time so it is time to start the program. It is a thrill for us to look out over this crowd of thousands of people from all 50 states, 140 countries, every religious tradition and every language, community, and culture. We have not come to celebrate power or money or politics. We have come here together to pray. Washington, d. C. , needs prayer. Senateead the weekly Prayer Breakfast group. It has been around washington as long as the pentagon or the jefferson memorial. As we said, the national Prayer Breakfast grew out of the weekly senate group and the idea has spread all over the world. It has been a weekly miracle for us. We are democrats and republicans. Ask progressives, conservatives progressives, conservatives. Women and men. When we get together and share a meal and talk about our families and share about the things that matter to us and humble ourselves and pray, we find ou