Continue to address outdated sentencing laws. Unethical prosecutors. We will communicate the experience of criminal defendants. Our sons and our daughters and our cousins and next door neighbors. The defendants in our communities that they have confident council. You will see the Congressional Black Caucus fighting for targeted funding for persistent communities. They are at least 300 native counties in the United States where 20 or more of the population has been living below the poverty line not since the recession started but for the last 30 years. The Congressional Black Caucus will be advocating what i will call the clyburn plan. Some call it the 10 20, 30 plan that directs at least 10 of the grands and digressionary budget be targeted to the communities. This is not a part stan issue. They represent more than the democratic members. That means we will call on the republican conference to join with the Democratic Caucus and lass legislation to address persistent 54 efforter in ame
Which they raise these issues black conservatives working with white organizations were able to amplify the voices. White antiabortion issues benefited from black conservative faces to further their cause. The case for same sex marriage, however, did not fare as well African American slowly becoming more accepting of same sex marriage. I black conservatives simply tools of the larger way conservative organizations . Perhaps they are. Perhaps not. But it is clear for the leadership that the two issues like value voters, essential marriage, and white marches bond like minded people of all ethnicities. But are moderate when it comes to issues of economic, education, and other liberal issues. Factoring in barack obama as the first black president has certainly made it more difficult for black conservatives. Thank you. [applause] good afternoon, everyone. Im from the university of virginia, and im delighted to be here. Thanks for sticking with us this afternoon. My remarks today stem from a
Will persevere and stay with something until you get it done. I survived a bout of appendicitis. My 10 this my appendix actually ruptured. It was hours before actually had any medical attention to deal with that. Did not know what it was. I felt better after it ruptured. Intensive care for weeks, titos major surgery spirit my folks thought they were going to lose me. You did not know it was just that it had ruptured . I did not. It suddenly felt better and the pressure was relieved and i went outside and played, on a saturday. I that night, i was doubled over in pain. I asked my mother during that time, am i going to die . She said we do not know, but we are praying and we think you will make it. Our weeklong profile of congressional freshmen begins to my night with representative Steve Russell tomorrow night on cspan. Also tomorrow night, portions from a recent conference of independence. Speakers discuss changes to the political system that could help candidates and the advantages of
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