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Thank you for coming. I am david cook. Our guest today is richard trumka. This is his ninth visit with our group. We appreciate this prelabor day tradition. He followed his father and grandfather into the mines. He worked his way to Penn State University and earned a law degree. In 1982, at age 33, he was elected president of the line workers of america, the youngest person in history to hold that position. He served three terms as president. In 1995, he ran to be secretarytreasurer and became the youngest person to hold that job, one he held for 15 years. He was elected as president in september 2009 and we elected in 2013. Last year, he became a grandfather. Thus ends the biographical portion of the program. Now onto the breakfast mechanics. We are on the record here. Please, no live blogging. No filing of any kind while the breakfast is underway, to give us time to listen to what our guest says. There is no embargo when ....
Here we go. Thank you for coming. I am david cook. Our guest today is richard trumka. This is his ninth visit with our group. We appreciate this prelabor day tradition. He followed his father and grandfather into the mines. He worked his way to Penn State University and earned a law degree. In 1982, at age 33, he was elected president of the line workers of america, the youngest person in history to hold that position. He served three terms as president. In 1995, he ran to be secretarytreasurer and became the youngest person to hold that job, one he held for 15 years. He was elected as president in september 2009 and we elected in 2013. Last year, he became a grandfather. Thus ends the biographical portion of the program. Now onto the breakfast mechanics. We are on the record here. Please, no live blogging. No filing of any kind while the breakfast is underway, to give us time to listen to what our guest says. There is no e ....
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Caregivers and advocates, especially my former colleague, senator Elizabeth Dole, who is an extraordinary advocate for our military caregivers. Our military families, heroes in plain clothing, are serving in americas cities and communities every single day. The effects of military Service Often do not end with a tour of duty. For many veterans and their families, the journey sometimes extends for a lifetime. For some with bows both visible and invisible scars, the transition home is not easy. Recovery, too, can take decades. Along the way, mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, and other family members and friends, step in to serve. Today we will focus on those who care for americas veterans. In the United States, there are 5. 5 million military caregivers. These family members and loved ones provide care on a constant and rou ....