Thank you very much, everybody. The sandman. My wife asked me why the sandman . First lady. Because he put the battery to sleep. A lot of people dont know that. The yankees fans know that. Watched it for a long time. Thank you for coming. The first lady and i are delighted to welcome you to the white house. We present the nations highest civilian honor, the president ial medal of freedom, to american baseball legend, maybe the greatest pitcher of all time, big argument, you see the greatest peach are . Reliever we want . There is a real question he may be the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball, Mariano Rivera. When you hear the stats you know why i say that. I want to congratulate you on this extraordinary achievement. On behalf of this whole country, thank you very much. [applause] we are delighted to be joined by Vice President mike pence and his wonderful wife karen. Along with many members of our distinguished and hardworking and very successful cabinet. Thank you for bein
As well as a trade deal with china. Kicking off todays event is chambers tom doonahue and then well take questions from the floor. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming. Twice a year the chamber brings together the top state and local Chamber Executives from around the country to talk about our shared priorities and how we can best leverage the power of our whole federation. Its our partnership with these organizations that give the chamber a nationwide reach and businesses all over the country a voice in washington. This meeting comes at an important time for the businesses from arizona to new york and elsewhere in between. There are growing questions about the strength and the direction of our economy. Uncertainty stemming from the u. S. China trade tensions, various International Hot spots, and softening global economy, and warning signs in the bond markets are making people nervous, but when people get nervous, they sit on their money. A lot of companies are sitting
Mountain and pacific time zones, 202 7488001. You can also catch up with us on social media. Witter. Com cspanwj you can start calling you now. A reminder, when you do call in, turn the volume on your tv down. You will you will be able to hear the program when you are on hold. As you are calling in, we want to take you back to the first of this month. The president was in cincinnati at a campaign rally. He talked about the problems facing American Cities. [video clip] has paid a no one higher price than our nations inner cities. You see what is happening. You see our inner cities, we years, and it for is stolen money. It is wasted money. It is a shame. For decades, these communities have been run exclusively by democrat politicians. It has been total one Party Control of the inner cities. For 100 years it has been one Party Control. Look at them. We can name one after another, but i wont do that. I dont want to be controversial. Host that was the president with his concerns about Ameri
Residents in the mountain and pacific time zones are 202 7488001 you can also catch up with us on social media. Twitter. Com cspanwj. You can start calling you now. A reminder, when you do call in, turn the volume on your tv down. As you are calling in, we want to take you back to the first of this month. The president was in cincinnati at a campaign rally. He talked about the problems facing American Cities. [video clip] pres. Trump no one has paid a higher price than our nations inner cities. Dear price. Id a you see whats happening. You see our inner cities, we spend millions for years, and it is stolen money. It is wasted money. It is a shame. For decades, these communities have been run exclusively by democrat politicians. It has been total one Party Control of the inner cities. For 100 years it has been one Party Control. Look at them. We can name one after another, but i wont do that. I dont want to be controversial. Host that was the president with his concerns about American C
Asking your top concern. We will talk with columnists and editorial writers from detroit, chicago, new york, and San Francisco. Ost good morning we are spending this morning on the washington journal focusing on the issues facing americas cities. Having this conversation in the wake of President Trump singling out baltimore and pointing to the nations 30th largest city as a symbol of problems with urban areas. This morning were are going to hear from City Residents only. Ellis tell us what your top issues are where you live. You areidents only, if in the eastern time zone, 202 7488000. Mountain and pacific time zones, 202 7488001. You can also catch up with us on social media. Witter. Com cspanwj you can start calling you now. A reminder, when you do call in, turn the volume on your tv down. You will you will be able to hear the program when you are on hold. As you are calling in, we want to take you back to the first of this month. The president was in cincinnati at a campaign rally.