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Reducing operations at the world’s busiest airport for one-and-a-half years reduces available flights for travelers at arguably the most crucial nexus for the United States and stunts economic growth for the entire Midwest.

When Michaelle’s son Tristan was diagnosed with an ultra-rare genetic condition, she and her husband, Kevin, refused to accept that there was nothing to be done.

At a time when Americans are seeking sensible solutions to the biggest challenges facing our country, Service United will help get to the heart of what so many Americans are looking for.

Its promise is simple: Service from All. Opportunity for All.

Service United is a bipartisan call to action for our nation’s governors to create and expand paid service programs that meet our most urgent community needs while helping young Americans build critical skills.

At a time of deep division, I firmly believe that service will save us.

I am honored to work with the new executive committee as chair, and I am confident that when we put our heads together we will show that government still works, bipartisan leaders still deliver, and service will save us.

NGA is stepping into a new era – where governors have a strong voice in the national debate, states have a real seat at the table, and we work across party lines to deliver practical solutions for all Americans.

Service teaches us that you and the person beside you are the partners in working towards a common goal.

Our long-term goal is to reach 1 million Americans serving each year within the next decade, and with the leadership and the help of this organization and our nation’s remarkable governors, we are going to get this done.

So the promise is simple: service from all, opportunity for all.

And I’m proud to say that in Maryland, we became the first state in the country that offers a paid-year service to our high school graduates because every young person in our state deserves a chance to serve.

So over this next year, I will ask us to lead in Service United, and to remember that in this time of political divisiveness and political vitriol-that it is, in fact, service that will save us-and I know that service is going to save us…

At a time when many people feel like the folks in Washington know all of this, and they just simply don’t care, what this organization does, and what this gathering does, is this: is that here in Oklahoma, and here with the NGA, we are…

At a time when I know that politics can feel like a game, at a time when we know that politics, for a lot of people in our society, politics just feels like a game that a select few can win, and everyone else is going to lose.

We should not have any company or contractor operating without a full accounting of their safety record.

My staff visited Dilley as part of an ongoing investigation into medical and mental health care, solitary confinement, and access to counsel in immigration detention. During that visit, in an attempt to curtail oversight, DHS imposed an…

California has chosen a different path – one that rewards work, grows the economy and puts working families first. We believe if you work hard, you deserve a decent paycheck. They think $7.25 an hour is enough. We don’t.