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[applause] good morning and welcome to the center for American Progress. My name is carla martin. Im the the Vice President for policy. It is my honor to welcome to this exciting event. Our lineup today is a real testament to the importance of this issue to this administration and to president obama. Nearly one in three americans has some type of criminal record that creates barriers to employment, housing and many other pathways to opportunity. Some americans with criminal records are even barred from casting a ballot which denies the right to participate in our democracy after they have paid...

And then drive it forward in 2017. Thanks for listening. [applause] i know j stand before you and lunch but i am happy to take any questions for you. Just an opportunity to talk about a book. It is called fixing the future and how canadas government worked together to rescue the canada pension plan. It is an interesting story and the same issue as the Social Security except we ended up with a situation where we doubled the contribution rate and built up the reserve fund and stabilized the contribution rate. It is a fascinating story. You have to figure out the story. I think that is a great po...

Orlando massacre were puerto rico. We will also look at a new bill in congress to grade federally appointed control board sweeping powers to run puerto ricos economy. The house has already backed the legislation, now it is on to the senate. We are engaged in a holy and democratic undemocratic, debating how we will take our from the people that are virtually powerless already. Amy first, georgia congressman hank johnson has introduced a bill to stop all military aid to honduras following the assassination of Berta Caceres. We will speak to Congress Member , the new head of the Indigenous Group ...

Call foror muslims and. We speak to the mayor of san juan, 23 of the victims in orlandndo massacre were puerto rico. We w will also look at a new bil in congress to grade federally appointed control board sweeping powers to run puerto ricos economy. The house has already backed the legislation, now it is on to the senate. We are engaged in a holy and democratic undemocratic, debating how we w will take our from the p people that are virtrtually powerless already. Amy first, georgigia c congresn hank johnson has introduced a bill to stop all military aid to honduras following the assassination ...

Call foror muslims and. We speak to the mayor of san juan, 23 of the victims in orlandndo massacre were puerto rico. We w will also look at a new bil in congress to grade federally appointed control board sweeping powers to run puerto ricos economy. The house has already backed the legislation, now it is on to the senate. We are engaged in a holy and democratic undemocratic, debating how we w will take our from the p people that are virtrtually powerless already. Amy first, georgigia c congresn hank johnson has introduced a bill to stop all military aid to honduras following the assassination ...