The event is over, the commentators are moving on, the studio crew closing up... and yet @JoeBiden stands and continues to take questions from the voters in the room. This is a man that truly cares about people.
Some big and welcome news coming out - Congress has now officially signed off on plans to merge @theOFDA and @USAIDFFP into a new unified humanitarian bureau at @USAID. This has several important implications:
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Don’t let this be overlooked: government contractors — who do everything from janitorial work to computer software development — may never get retroactively paid. They didn’t sign up to be a bargaining chip for Trump’s useless wall.
As the year winds down and we look toward 2019, I’m asking you to make a commitment: find something you want to change in your community and take the first step toward changing it. If you need some inspiration, take a look at some of the young leaders who inspired me this year.