Post by bot on Jul 17, 2016 18:20:02 GMT -5
Hoyer: We Want to Build a Stronger America by Making it a More Secure America
WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined House Democrats today to unveil the Stronger America: A New American Security agenda. The new plan by House Democrats centers on three pillars: securing our nation, securing our future, securing our democracy. Below is a transcript of his remarks:
“Thank you very much Assistant Leader [James Clyburn]. [Rep.] Steve Israel, thank you very much for your leadership putting together an agenda for a stronger America, stronger families, stronger community. Leader Pelosi, thank you for your leadership.
“This agenda shows what we would do if Americans ask us to lead the next Congress: we want to build a stronger America by making it a more secure America.
“As you’ve just heard, this agenda includes securing our nation, securing our democracy, and securing our future – that is what the Members who have proceeded me at this dais have been talking about. If we do those things, everybody in our country will make it in America.
“That’s why House Democrats announced the new Make It In America plan last month.
“We want to make a real difference for businesses and workers by: expanding entrepreneurship and innovation, we talked about that; closing the skills gap, we talked about that; building twenty-first century infrastructure; and breaking down barriers to manufacturing in the United States.
“We believe the American people are ready to reject Donald Trump and his House Republican enablers and put Congress back in the hands of those who are serious about governing and addressing real issues that will make a stronger, more secure, more confident country.
“Now I’m pleased to turn the microphone over to our leader – and, we hope, the next Speaker of the House of Representatives – Nancy Pelosi of California.”