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Celia Israel: Again, I thank the gentleman so much for his leadership. If you would allow an aging 57-year-old to attend the Future…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
Again, I thank the gentleman so much for his leadership. If you would allow an aging 57-year-old to attend the Future Forum meetings, I would be happy to do so. I will bring my crutch, my cane, and all of the other things that I need. On a serious note, I really do want to commend you for the work that you are doing, for the engagement. Through this engagement, you are giving people hope. You are letting people know that there are people who are listening to them. You go to those events without a super-PAC. You go to those events without billionaire donors. You are representing the best that the grassroots has to offer. I want to thank you for that. Leave people with a sense of hope. For as long as we are talking on this floor about these issues, there is hope that something will be done on this floor on these issues, and the middle class and young people and millennials will make progress again.
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Celia Israel
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Feb 10, 2016

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