The Senator has lots to cover, as do I. But first, I want to invite Senator Schatz up here. He's going to deliver some opening remarks, and then we'll get started. American leadership has deterred conflict and forged peace, cured diseases and slashed poverty. It has advanced equality, unleashed unprecedented economic prosperity, and powered extraordinary breakthroughs in science and technology. And so, while I get the gravitational pull, especially among politicians like myself, towards newness, towards unveiling a new vision, we don't need to outsmart ourselves. (01:40–01:47)
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