Gary Peters: “This is an incredibly important position, and we are going to be looking for your leadership every day dealing with what…”

We had a lot of members of Congress that were around the country that were saying, ‘Yeah, let them go bankrupt. You know, that’s okay. That’s capitalism, if they go under, that’s it.’ And I’m like, ‘No, you can’t have a manufacturing…

I commend James Avery, Justus Thigpen Sr., and all the folks who are leading the charge on this revitalization project, and I was proud to be a federal partner in their efforts.

We are once again on the cusp of journeying into deep space and this time we are going boldly and we are going to stay.

I feel deeply honored to receive this recognition and I’m thrilled to celebrate this new community space alongside residents and partners.