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>> thank you. this is not starting out like one of my congressional hearings. [laughter] good evening. thank you, darcy, for this kind words. thank you all for such a warm welcome. it is a pleasure to be here tonight and a privilege to join with each of you and with so many members of the national lgbt bar association in celebrating and renewing our shared commitment to advancing the cause of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. [applause] i would like to recognize the association's staff and the entire leadership team and thank them for all they have...

choices on taxes and spending. this is just under an hour. >> welcome. we are honored to host the vice president of the united states. a more formal introduction at will follow. we invite businesses all over the world to come take a look at us. we believe you will like it here. when you come, please bring your jobs with you. [cheers and applause] i am very proud to present to you a very dear friend, a hard- working former congressman, one who knows our city and our region well. one who helped us with several major development projects, most notably our roberson bridge, which is now o...

industry leaders. this is a domain without borders or buffer zones where public, private collaboration is the only to safeguard our nation's critical infrastructure. they agreed, we all agreed on the need to share threat information at network speed. and i would like to see a return in congress to push legislation that does at least this. i would also like to mention our olympic athletes, 16 of which in the london games were active military men and women. i had a chance to walk through the arlington cemetery with our basketball men and women. all of our athletes displayed a driving f...