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[applause] good morning everybody. Good energy in the room it is great to see everybody here how many people work here with a the va . That is great i am glad you could be here today this is important and i really want to thank you for your involvement what you are doing to make va a better place. As you know va has a great tradition of developing and disseminating in and innovation that we rely upon every day and that came out of the va systems your falling in those footsteps. One of the thing settled think people realize as it is incumbent upon you is that with all of the responsibilities that come with so many people who work in jobs with productivity with health care and Everything Else the va is one of the best places to have the time and ability to innovate so i the ink we have to understand and promote this is a great place to doing those things that we can do that those that worked in the private sector those unspent time and energy on innovation so to take you were doing that
That was phenomenal. Phenomen phenomenal. [ applause ] former canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been a leading [ cheering and applause ] outspoken and courageous voice in strong support of a strong israel. His deeds have matched his words. No ally worked harder with the United States over that period of time to build International Opposition to Irans Nuclear program, and he demonstrated that he was a true friend of the jewish state. So ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming former canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. [ applause ] welcome to washington. Its nice to be here. Was that unbelievable and moving what we just heard . Tremendous. What drives your commitment and your passion for this issue, this cause, this country . Yeah, i get that, frank. I got that question all the time. I guess let me begin with the sad part of that. A couple of generations ago somebody would have asked a politician why they didnt have that kind of support of israel, and thats where w