While creating new public spaces that reflect continuing stories that is our great country. In my view, when the Senate Debates this kind of legislation, the debate also has to include discussion about a particularly important topic and that is jobs. Now a major component of this bill is of course the land and Water Conservation. That puts funding into natural wonders all over the country, in cities and rural areas. And so today i want to speak for a moment, specifically about those rural areas and rural economies. The Economic Impact of the covid19 pandemic has hit so many of our Rural Communities like a wrecking ball. These are communities that have been struggling, going back a long time and Building Back up after covid19. This is going to be enormously challenging. The senate ought to be looking at every good idea the gig help get these rural economies moving again that land and waterou Conservation Fund is not just about opening up the countries treasured areas for everyone to enj
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Pandemic. One of the changes we need to make today to ensure that nato will be relevant and effective over the coming decade and in 2030 . To answer these questions, we will begin with saving remarks from the secretarygeneral. Then, my wonderful colleague in who works with, the alliance for securing democracy, will moderate a conversation with the secretarygeneral. She will start with fred and me and then take questions from you. Fred will close us out. Now a word about the secretarygeneral of nato. At a time when citizens in nato countries are looking for leadership, they need look no further than nato headquarters. Where secretarygeneral stoltenberg is providing strong principles and decisive leadership. It is my sincere pleasure to stoltenberg, secretarygeneral, to the stage. Mr. Secretarygeneral, over to you. Sec. Gen. Stoltenberg that afternoon from brussels. To karen anding fred in washington and welcome to all who are following us online. Last december nato leaders asked me to m