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The best of my ability, so help me god. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the 55th governor of the state of new jersey, governor Chris Christie. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Bank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Lieutenant governor redondo, sweeney,esident speaker panetta, Republican Leaders cain and brenna, all the former governors, members of the supreme court, members of our congressional delegation, members of the new jersey state legislature, family and friends, people ofe again, the new jersey have given me the opportunity to serve. [applause] and i thank each and every citizen fo...

Once you get into philanthropy a little bit, there is a lot of it. There are a lot of causes. How does the veterans piece of this fit in . The colonel that used to work for me started the dixon center here in town. He is focused on these kinds of issues. I dont think there is anybody in the country that knows more about this space then he does per se. It is that consolidation that we see. I will give you a specific example. We convened a group that focused on scholarships for kids, for military kids. 30 or 40e organizations there. There were some organizations that couldnt figure out how to ge...

Every life has value and no life is disposable. [applause] this government, our government, we will fight to continue to change so that we value our differences and we honor the strength of our diversity, because we cannot fall victim to the attitude of washington, d. C. , the attitude that says i am always right and youre always wrong, the attitude that puts everyone into a box that they are not permitted to leave, the attitude that puts political victories ahead of policy agreements, the belief that compromise is a dirty word. As we saw in december regarding the dream act, we can put the fut...

Getting Senior Leadership bonuses and the same interest we put in attaching ourselves to highprofile projects is what the same amount of attention that needs to go to veterans. So i encourage you guys if nothing else, please make sure that we move to a system that has more data integrity. Require the people who come here and sit on these panels to sign off on the information they turn into congress. This way when they come back, they cant say that report was done by somebody else. Thats the only way. Hold them accountable and do it in public and while the cameras are on. Thank you. Thank you, ...

Im delighted to be here today to talk with all of you about the most Critical Issues we face as a nation. That is the battle for talent. Governor fallin, thank you for your leadership on the ngas initiative on workforce and education and congratulations on the progress you will have made in oklahoma. With your dashboard, you are providing a powerful example of how states can address the disconnect between supply and demand. With ok job match come youre helping show states how to improve the way job seekers are matched to jobs based on skills and competency, not just on job descriptions and res...