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| From Tallahassee, Florida is Jack Brewer, the former NFL player and founder and chair of the Jack Brewer Foundation. | ||
| Sir, let's begin with your group, the foundation. | ||
| What is its mission? | ||
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Well, our mission is to go into communities with people that are the most undeserved, the most voiceless, and uplift them. | |
| And that includes jails and prisons across the United States and the world. | ||
| We also do a lot of relief work. | ||
| We do global relief efforts. | ||
| Anytime there's a natural disaster or there's a crisis on hand, we're usually the first on the ground to bring relief to those that are the most voiceless. | ||
| How did you go from NFL player to this type of work? | ||
| Tell us your story. | ||
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Well, you know, as a kid, I remember one of my first memories was watching the famine in Africa and Ethiopia back in 1985 and 1986. | |
| I was about five years old. | ||
| And so as I started, I grew up as a young child watching that famine. | ||
| I'd always told my mom that I wanted to serve and I wanted to help people. | ||
| I remember looking at the TV screen and seeing kids that looked like me. | ||
| And so it was a moment that I'll never forget, one of the first memories that I have in my life. | ||
| And since then, I've really dedicated my life to empowering the most underserved in Africa, in Haiti, and across the United States. | ||
| You focus on the issues that are impacting Black men and boys in the United States. | ||
| What specifically in that community are you focusing on? | ||
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Well, the first thing is fatherhood. | |
| You know, we don't have enough fathers in our homes. | ||
| Too many of our young black boys are growing up in houses that are broken and not having enough positive male influences. | ||
| And you see that. | ||
| You see that in the spikes in our juvenile crime numbers. | ||
| You see that in the spikes of our rates of incarceration. | ||
| You know, just this last year, we had a 21% increase in juvenile crime. | ||
| And the vast majority of those kids are young black boys. | ||
| If you go into our education system and you go into our schools and you start to see that our reading and math proficiency levels are in the tank. | ||
| I mean, you can literally compare some of our neighborhoods and communities to third world countries when it comes to reading, writing, and maths. | ||
| And so those are crises. | ||
| Those are epidemics. | ||
| They stem from a cultural crisis. | ||
| You know, we have a lot of cultural issues in the Black community. | ||
| Our kids are listening to the wrong music, the wrong influences. | ||
| You know, I just made a comment the other day to some of my friends. | ||
| You know, when we grew up, it was cool to have a baby mama. | ||
| Like we actually looked at each other and put our chest up if we had babies with women without getting married. | ||
| And so all those things are ungodly. | ||
| And so for me, my message is let's get back to Christian principles. | ||
| Let's get back to real family values in our homes and in our communities. | ||
| And let's start teaching our kids what righteousness means and reestablish a fear of God again, particularly in Black America. | ||
| Is it your Christian faith that drives you alone or is it also a political philosophy? | ||
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Well, I would say my Christian faith drives my political philosophy. | |
| I mean, without that, you know, God has been so good to me and so good to all of us. | ||
| I mean, we live in the United States of America where millions and millions of people from all over the world want to be here. | ||
| And so just in that alone, we should all be thankful and grateful. | ||
| But it's definitely my commitment and my passion for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, that drives me. | ||
| And that drives my political beliefs because my conservative values haven't always been there, just like my faith hadn't always been as strong. | ||
| And so I want to see young people across this nation with the fear of God again, because what's happening in our culture, all the confusion, and just look at the numbers. | ||
| I mean, you look at the poverty rates. | ||
| You look at the dropout rates. | ||
| You know, 71% of kids that drop out of high school are fatherless. | ||
| You know, you're five times more likely to live in poverty if you're fatherless. | ||
| And so the numbers are there. | ||
| We just have to really attack the root cause issues that can help uplift these communities. | ||
| When you go into these communities that you're talking about, what do you say about being a conservative? | ||
| How would you convince those that they should be a conservative? | ||
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A lot of times it doesn't take convincing. | |
| My message is clear. | ||
| When I walk in, I have my Bible in hand. | ||
| And usually people can see and feel the Holy Spirit when we move and talk in the different rooms. | ||
| I mean, if you come to a prison with me or you come to a juvenile with me or you come to an inner city community with me, I think you see the message. | ||
| And I invite you to come and witness and see the power of God in these various communities. | ||
| I believe and I've seen that young men, particularly young black men, are yearning for a leader, are yearning for mentorship, are yearning for a coach and somebody that can really speak into their lives. | ||
| And so these things aren't pushed away. | ||
| They're actually yearned for. | ||
| People, most kids want direction. | ||
| They want leadership. | ||
| They want discipline. | ||
| Unfortunately, we just have a society that hadn't been providing that. | ||
| President Trump appointed you to the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. | ||
| You're a member of that. | ||
| What does this group do? | ||
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So we're a commission, we're a bipartisan commission, actually, that's built up with probably 80% Democrats. | |
| And, you know, President Trump signed this new, the newest commission in our country signed it into office doing his first term. | ||
| Obviously, he gets no credit for that. | ||
| But this commission focuses on these root cause issues and doing deep studies, you know, the effects of health on young black communities, the effect of family and society and the different challenges that young black men and boys face in the United States of America. | ||
| You know, everyone has different challenges, and specifically when it comes to cultural issues. | ||
| But I believe that our young black boys in America have probably more challenges than anyone, just given the state of the society and really what's happened around the culture. | ||
| And so when you don't have a father in the house, the things that you have to overcome are so great that you have to name this a crisis. | ||
| You know, when you start seeing 70, 72, 73% of kids in one particular community born without a father in the house, that's a crisis that we all must do something about. | ||
| President Trump understood that. | ||
| Senator Marco Rubio at the time, who lobbied for this, do that. | ||
| And probably the biggest voice of all, who's, she's like a mother to me, is Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, who actually is our chairperson. | ||
| She's dedicated her life. | ||
| She's a Democrat. | ||
| She dedicated her life to young black men and boys. | ||
| This is her legacy. | ||
| She leads us. | ||
| She guides us. | ||
| She speaks truth. | ||
| And we look at her like a mother figure. | ||
| And so I just tip my hat off to her and to so many others that are part of the commission trying to uplift our black men and boys across America. | ||
| I want to invite our viewers to join us in this conversation, give you their comments and their questions this morning. | ||
| Here's how we've divided the lines. | ||
| Democrats can call in at 202-748-8000. | ||
| Republicans 202-748-8001. | ||
| And Independents 202-748-8002. | ||
| Jack Brewer, while we wait for those calls, this commission, what initiatives is the commission doing to address fatherlessness? | ||
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So, right now, we're working on some of our criminal justice work. | |
| We are working on our lobbying efforts and our pushes to do more deep dives into the criminal justice system in some parts of the country, understanding more of the reasons why. | ||
| You know, personally, and my biggest push now is on the juvenile side. | ||
| You know, as I mentioned before, you know, we had a huge spike in juvenile crime last year in 2024. | ||
| It ticked up over 21%. | ||
| That is a lot of juvenile crime. | ||
| And so we have an epidemic going on right now. | ||
| Gun violence is up. | ||
| You know, robberies are up. | ||
| You know, violent crimes are up in our nation when it comes to that demographic. | ||
| And so we really got to do something about that. | ||
| You know, that starts with our schools, that starts with our homes. | ||
| So we're pushing more sports programs, more mentorship programs, and really getting more active men in the lives of some of these young boys. | ||
| And so I think it's really important for us to understand that in order for us to reach and hit some of these root causes, that we really have to take time to partner with our local communities, partner with our local governments when it comes to our criminal justice. | ||
| We have to go in and actually partner with the Department of Corrections, partner with the Department of Juvenile Justices, and speak to them so that they understand what's really happening in the communities. | ||
| And I think that there's a lot of disconnect oftentimes when you start to try to take on some of these cultural issues. | ||
| And so those are the things that we're trying to do as a commission is just bring the light, educate, do more research, and bring more practical solutions to a number of these problems. | ||
| Jack Brewer is our guest this morning, former NFL player and founder and chair of the Jack Brewer Foundation. | ||
| He's also on the Commission for Social Status of Black Men and Boys, appointed by President Trump. | ||
| He's joining us from Tallahassee, Florida this morning, where he's there doing foundation work, kind enough to pull over and join us from a parking lot in Tallahassee. | ||
| Let's get to call Cindy in Montgomery, Alabama, Independent. | ||
| Hi, Cindy. | ||
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Hi, how are you? | |
| Morning. | ||
| Go ahead. | ||
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Oh, my question is, well, not my question, but I just want to concur and agree with Mr. Brewer about getting back to practical issues, I mean, practical things that will work for the community. | |
| Getting back to basics, if you will. | ||
| That's what I think is best. | ||
| So I agree and concur with what he's saying. | ||
| And I was glad to see him this morning. | ||
| All right, Cindy, before you go, tell us what does it mean to you to get back to basics? | ||
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Well, I think that so many, at times, we do too much. | |
| And I think we just need to get back to some common sense on some of these things, issues that's going on in our country. | ||
| All right. | ||
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All right. | |
| Thanks, Cindy. | ||
| Jack Brewer. | ||
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Yes, I mean, Cindy is right on. | |
| That's what we're pushing for, right? | ||
| Pushing for basic common sense approaches to a lot of these cultural issues. | ||
| Saying yes, sir, and yes, ma'am, opening the door for women, looking people in the eye, having etiquette, you know, basic training that many of us grew up with. | ||
| A lot of our kids aren't getting it. | ||
| You know, when you have children in the United States of America, it doesn't come with a guide or a playbook, right? | ||
| A lot of these things you have to be taught. | ||
| And we are now sitting with a generation that weren't all taught a lot of the things that you would assume that they were. | ||
| And so you really have to meet people where they are and you have to be real about things. | ||
| And so when you start to see, again, juvenile crime spiking up, you start to see school systems, entire school systems, where not a single kid is proficient in reading or maths. | ||
| I mean, this is an epidemic. | ||
| And so when you start to produce populations that can't read and write on grade level, there's a major issue to that. | ||
| You got to start asking the why. | ||
| And the why starts at home. | ||
| And we got to start building our families back. | ||
| We've got to start holding parents more accountable and uplifting our men to man up, get in their houses, and raise their children the way that they're supposed to be raised. | ||
| We'll go to Kenny, Oxon Hill, Maryland, Democratic Collar. | ||
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Good morning. | |
| Hey, I want to just say first, thank you for the work that you're doing. | ||
| My question is about these. | ||
| Yeah, my question is about these type of programs that you're talking about. | ||
| So I run a nonprofit that does similar things, but within aviation, Legacy Flight Academy. | ||
| My question is with the opposition of programs that are focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. | ||
| Like, how do we still, in this administration, still able to be able to continue to hit those things that you're talking about, still be able to impact our young black men around the country with these other organizations that are losing funding? | ||
| Well, I think he's talking about the DEI initiatives that were cut by the president. | ||
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Yeah, I mean, listen, DEI, that's an entire, that's an entire different conversation. | |
| I don't think this administration looks at DEI as programs that are directed towards black men and boys, programs that are directed towards uplifting our juveniles. | ||
| I think, and I know that the president sees these issues when it comes to our black men and boys, when it comes to our criminal justice reform, the things that we're doing around the First Step Act, things that we're doing around opportunity zones. | ||
| He just has a different approach and an approach that I agree with in targeting those areas. | ||
| A lot of these DEI programs got so involved with whether it's transgender issues and this sex and that sex. | ||
| And it started to become so much about identity that it lost its ability to actually impact the communities that we need to impact. | ||
| The Bible tells us that we need to serve the poorest of the poor, the voiceless of the voiceless, the most underserved children. | ||
| And I think that is what we need to focus on. | ||
| We need to focus on, like you said, to think about the aviation industry and the need and the ability for young black boys just to get access to that is a huge deal. | ||
| And so I can tell you that more and more programs we will see started, particularly around HUD and some of the projects that Scott Turner has going on. | ||
| Scott Turner is a dear friend of mine, who now the Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development. | ||
| We have several initiatives that Scott's working on when it comes to reentry, when it comes to criminal justice and housing, uplifting the poorest of the poor to give them an opportunity to live the American dream. | ||
| There's a lot of programs coming. | ||
| I can tell you, be patient. | ||
| It's only been, what, 40 days since President Trump's been in office. | ||
| And so I think you're going to see more and more of these major initiatives being pushed. | ||
| I know I just met with our chairwoman, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, and we have some big, big plans for 2025 and how we get into the communities and uplift our young black men and boys. | ||
| We'll go to Allen in Wheelersburg, Ohio, Independent. | ||
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Yeah, good morning. | |
| I have not followed NFL football at all in my life. | ||
| This is my first time seeing Mr. Brewer. | ||
| And I've got to say, I am thoroughly impressed with what I have heard. | ||
| And, brother, I just want you to know, as a fellow believer, I'm going to pray for you because I believe that truth changes lives. | ||
| It doesn't matter whether you're black or white. | ||
| It doesn't matter who you are. | ||
| The word of God is quick. | ||
| It's powerful. | ||
| It's sharper than any two-edged sword. | ||
| And when you go into communities like you're doing, helping them with their physical needs and then bringing them the truth that they need in their soul, you're going to change lives, brother. | ||
| And I just wanted to thank you for what you're doing and let you know I'm going to be praying for you. | ||
| Thank you so much, man. | ||
| God bless you and keep you. | ||
| And you said it. | ||
| You know, a lot of times we want to put words on things, but when you lead with the word of God, like I said, you can walk in the room sometimes where these are the most broken men. | ||
| We have hundreds of youthful offenders in our programs that have committed heinous crimes. | ||
| And the word of God just gets to their hearts and it softens their hearts and it changes them and reforms them. | ||
| And you see it happening. | ||
| And it can happen across America. | ||
| And it is and it will happen across America. | ||
| It just takes people being bold enough to say it, you know, asking and demanding for the fear of God to be led and put and spiritually set into our homes and our children. | ||
| And I think that's what this nation needs right now in these times. | ||
| Jack Brewer, you were in Tallahassee today. | ||
| You were in Minnesota on Monday with activist Riley Gaines lobbying for a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. | ||
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Why is this issue important to you? | |
| First off, I'm a pro athlete. | ||
| You know, I played in the National Football League. | ||
| I was a captain on three teams. | ||
| I'm a coach now. | ||
| I have daughters. | ||
| I have a young daughter who has huge dreams of playing sports, tennis and soccer. | ||
| And I've just always been an advocate for what's right. | ||
| And to me, to watch, particularly in the state of Minnesota where I went to college and was a captain on the Gophers and then went on to be a captain on the Vikings, to see that the state is literally embracing men to play with women. | ||
| It's really heart-wrenching, man. | ||
| You know, when you hear the stories of Riley Gaines and so many of these girls that are forced to be in a locker room with a man changing, I mean, come on, we've lost our mind. | ||
| We lost our way. | ||
| You know, playing sports is not just on the field of competition. | ||
| It's the locker room. | ||
| It's the team. | ||
| These are private places, right? | ||
| Your shower. | ||
| I mean, so to try to start combining those things, I think it's taking it way too far. | ||
| I think, you know, there's a reason when you look at this issue, there's a reason why you never see women trying to play in men's sports. | ||
| You only see men trying to play in women's sports. | ||
| And so there's a reason for that because this is not natural. | ||
| This is not right. | ||
| And people are taking advantage of it. | ||
| And states across this nation need to say enough is enough and stop the madness. | ||
| Senate Democrats on the federal level on Monday blocked a GOP-led bill similar to ban transgender athletes from women's sports. | ||
| Here is the Hawaii senator on the floor talking about what Republicans are trying to do here. | ||
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What Republicans are doing today is inventing a problem to stir up a culture war and divide people against each other. | |
| And worse, they're trying to distract people from what they're actually doing, which is at a time when people are finding it harder and harder to afford the basic necessities at a time when diseases we eradicated almost 20 years ago are making a comeback and killing kids at a time when people are getting on flights and saying an extra prayer or breathing a little heavier. | ||
| You have Donald Trump and the Republicans saying, you know what? | ||
| Let's cut taxes for billionaires. | ||
| Let's take money from regular people and the things that they rely on, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act. | ||
| Let's take hundreds of billions of dollars from there and shovel it into the pockets of the richest people to have ever walked this earth because that's what we need and that is what people voted for. | ||
| Republicans are focusing on the wrong 1%. | ||
| Trans people are not the reason people can't afford groceries or health care or housing. | ||
| The other 1%, the top 1% economically, is responsible for a lot of that. | ||
| And that's who Republicans are desperate to help. | ||
| And they're doing it by going after some of the most vulnerable people in our society. | ||
| Jack Brewer, how do you respond to the senator from Hawaii? | ||
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I mean, there's just a lot of deception in that speech. | |
| You know, this is what, unfortunately, some Democrats have decided to do is to divert away from social issues and cultural issues and actually root cause issues. | ||
| And so these are all spiritual. | ||
| So for you to tell a society and tell a little boy that he can be a girl, when you start to do that in the mainstream, in the media, in schools, and start to tell a little boy you can be what you want, that is so ungodly. | ||
| You're cursing that entire generation. | ||
| And that's what we're doing. | ||
| That's the bigger picture. | ||
| I don't care if there's 0.01% of transgender. | ||
| It's just the messaging of telling a five, six, or seven-year-old boy that he can become a girl or a girl, that they can become a boy. | ||
| Kids need direction in America. | ||
| Kids need parents and adults to do what God put us here to do, and that's to protect them and to tell them what's right and wrong. | ||
| You're going to allow young children to make that decision. | ||
| And then to start talking about Social Security and all of these things. | ||
| President Trump has cut taxes on Social Security, already cut taxes on tips. | ||
| These things are affecting the middle-class Americans, the hardworking Americans. | ||
| So for him to use that deception of the millionaire billionaire talk to try to stir up the vision is ridiculous. | ||
| And so if you talk to female athletes, I just left Minnesota, went to high schools, talked to young girls, talked to girls of all ages. | ||
| They don't want boys in their locker room. | ||
| And so it doesn't matter if there's just one boy in the locker room of 25 or 30 or 40 girls. | ||
| They're affecting everyone. | ||
| And so every time a team has to go play against one transgender athlete that enters a tournament and there's 200 girls in that tournament, they've affected that entire situation. | ||
| And so we have to realize that this issue is bigger than what many on the left want to make it out to be. | ||
| You hear the story of Raleigh Games, you hear the story of the poor young girl who took the volleyball to the face, paralyzing half her body, ending her career. | ||
| These things are happening. | ||
| If you look and see the state championships in sports like track and field and volleyball, and these sports do not need men taking them over. | ||
| Title IX was so important to our nation, giving girls the opportunity to play. | ||
| It is not okay for us to continue to market to men that can't make it in men's sports that it's okay for them to drop down and compete against women who aren't as big, strong, or fast. | ||
| It's just not right. | ||
| On this policy, I'll share with our viewers Politico's headline: California Governor Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports. | ||
| The Democratic California governor made the stunning remarks in his debut podcast with conservative guest Charlie Kirk. | ||
| Go to Crystal in Louisiana, Republican. | ||
| Hi, Crystal. | ||
| Good morning. | ||
| Welcome to the conversation. | ||
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Hi, how are you? | |
| Mr. Brewer, I think it's wonderful what you're doing for these children and the program that you have, your foundation. | ||
| I wanted to ask: do you have any programs for the mothers of these boys to help them guide them in the right direction? | ||
| Yes, ma'am, we do. | ||
| And, you know, we work with young women and empowering women since we were established almost 20 years ago. | ||
| And so, what our programs do is once we get these young boys, we uplift their families. | ||
| So, we have literally millions and millions of pounds of food that we distribute every year to the families of our kids. | ||
| We also, you know, we support these children, not just when they're in juvenile or not just when they're inside of the prison, but when they get out. | ||
| And so, we stay in touch with their family. | ||
| We do programming to help them build that relationship back with their son, build that relationship back with their child. | ||
| And so, we do a lot of family services around that. | ||
| And so, we're a full circle organization. | ||
| You know, once someone leaves our care, if we have a program that's inside of a juvenile or we have a program that's inside of a prison, when they get out, they become part of our community. | ||
| They become part of our family. | ||
| We have mothers that come and volunteer with us. | ||
| We have, you know, we worship together, we pray together. | ||
| And so, we really try to make our initiative a family one. | ||
| And so, it's really been special to see some of the stories of the families that have been reunified and the young girls and daughters. | ||
| And I'll tell you this as well: some of the folks get out of our program, they become coaches, they volunteer when we go out in the community and do our relief work after natural disasters, and really, you know, just come together as a family. | ||
| So, it's really been a beautiful thing to see everyone come around and so much support when it comes to working with these black men and boys. | ||
| We'll go to Peter in Baltimore, Independent. | ||
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Hi, good morning. | |
| Morning. | ||
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I just want to, yeah, I just want to congratulate Mr. Brew and encourage him for the work he's doing. | |
| I think it's a great work. | ||
| I mean, I was touched when he said a lot of these young guys, they're looking for leaders, they're looking for mentors, and this is really, really good. | ||
| And then, I also wanted to ask whether he has any program on the educational front, because from where I come from, you know, very poor background, but I know what education has done for me, you know, beyond building family values, encouraging young ones to go to school, helps them, you know, have a better view of life and gives them great opportunity for success in life, right? | ||
| So, I just wanted to know if you have any educational programs for these kids when they come out and as they grow up. | ||
| Thank you. | ||
| Yeah, so one of our one of our big focus areas is reading and math proficiency. | ||
| And so we have delivered programs to help kids improve their reading and math proficiency. | ||
| And so we did a study a couple years back and we looked at many of the children and juveniles in our program and they were on average about three grade levels below their age group. | ||
| And so we really started to try to address those reading and math proficiency levels through different technology and training courses. | ||
| We also inside of our classes, we deliver professional development skills, fatherhood development skills. | ||
| So we do full etiquette training and classes. | ||
| We also, you know, we have a pretty comprehensive evidence-based program that we run inside of our prisons and jails. | ||
| We do parenting classes. | ||
| We do speech classes, communication classes, and also vocational skills. | ||
| We think it's very important. | ||
| You know, some people aren't going to go off and go to college. | ||
| And so we empower folks, whether they want to get their CDL license. | ||
| We sponsor those on many occasions. | ||
| And so we work with different partners that can help drive some of these different educational certifications and training opportunities for the folks that are in our care and that are in our programs. | ||
| And so we are huge believers in education, like you just said, sir. | ||
| I was the first in my family to go to college. | ||
| By the grace of God, I went on and got my master's degree. | ||
| Football was really the way that I was able to go and pay for college. | ||
| But I know a lot of kids aren't going to be able to go to college and become a pro football player. | ||
| And so we want to arm them with the tools that it takes for them to be qualified in this workforce. | ||
| And so we're always looking and finding more and more ways to educate our population. | ||
| All right, Carol, Indianapolis, Democratic caller, your turn. | ||
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Hi, Brother Burrough. | |
| I like what you're doing. | ||
| God is using you. | ||
| And I will continue to pray for you. | ||
| And you just keep on doing what you're doing because it might not look like you're doing a whole lot, but God is going to bless it. | ||
| He is. | ||
| And here in Indianapolis, I have a sisterhood program similar to yours, a smaller. | ||
| But God is using me also to help people. | ||
| And I get out and mentor people. | ||
| And I give our tracks every week as God has provided me. | ||
| And you just keep on doing what you're doing, son. | ||
| I'm praying for you. | ||
| All right, Caroline. | ||
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Jack Brewer. | |
| Thank you so much. | ||
| Thank you so much, Carol. | ||
| That means a lot. | ||
| You know, I know we're getting announced Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, but I think this entire interview and call and interaction just shows that our politics can divide us. | ||
| I think the word of God unites all. | ||
| And no matter where you stand politically, our faith speaks very loud. | ||
| And I think we all see the need in our nation, particularly when it comes to the demographic that we're talking about. | ||
| We all know that we need uplifting. | ||
| And we all know that the only way that we can improve on the things that are happening across our nation is through the word of God and prayer and the fear of God and reestablishing that again in this nation. | ||
| And so this has been truly incredible to hear from so many different people. | ||
| And, you know, the last caller, thank you for your prayers. | ||
| God bless you and keep you. | ||
| And I pray for your mission as well. | ||
| And just know that we are on one accord. | ||
| Jack Brewer, how do you get the money that you need to do the work that you're doing? | ||
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Ah, God provides. | |
| I mean, I don't know. | ||
| You know, I smile when I say that. | ||
| I mean, I've been in situations when I've had to liquidate my retirement account. | ||
| I've been in situations where, you know, I've had to borrow a scratch and move funds, you know, personally, borrow from friends and everything. | ||
| But, you know, God has always provided. | ||
| And now, you know, we have, we get a series of grants from different places. | ||
| We have people that, you know, donate to us. | ||
| You know, one day we needed, I think, $50,000. | ||
| I was trying to start a new initiative and expand. | ||
| And I wanted to rent this space and this building for kids. | ||
| And then literally a week later, someone donated that exact amount of money to me. | ||
| And so God always provides that. | ||
| You know, I'm blessed to be able to do media and to, you know, we have a pretty good social media presence. | ||
| And so people see what we're doing. | ||
| And usually, once they see what we're doing, and especially when they come and see it firsthand, oftentimes, you know, God moves their heart to support us. | ||
| And so we've been blessed. | ||
| You know, so it's to answer your question more specifically, it's a combination of individual donors. | ||
| Some corporations donate to us and make us a part of their commitment to their communities. | ||
| And we also receive some funds from the state as well. | ||
| All right. | ||
| Joe in Yukon, Oklahoma, Republican. | ||
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Morning. | |
| Morning. | ||
| First time caller. | ||
| I'm a little bit nervous, but you know, I do believe a couple things that I hear from both sides is sympathy, scientific, bad things, good things. | ||
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Whatever happened, first I want to thank Jack Brewer because I do believe, I tried to, I'm 63 years old. | |
| I was brought up to respect women, never hit women. | ||
| I don't know what's right transgender, but I do believe that we were taught as a society that men are men for a reason, women are women for a reason. | ||
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And I try to teach my 16-year-old daughter that. | |
| Whatever happened to us, stop saying, well, that's it's transgender. | ||
| I do believe women have the raw end of the deal. | ||
| I want to thank Jack for fighting this. | ||
| I wish I could do more. | ||
| But whatever happened to stop labeling, and it's just, I truly believe my 16-year-old daughter came home to me one day because she works with transgenders. | ||
| I respect her belief. | ||
| She knows what I believe. | ||
| But she came home about a month ago and she said, Daddy, the only problem is why now I feel bad about where I work because I lost it to a boy who's making it, who believes that he's a girl. | ||
| Something's wrong. | ||
| When does this all stop? | ||
| All right. | ||
| Thank you. | ||
| All right, Joe. | ||
| Jack Brewer, your final thoughts here. | ||
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Well, I think it's, you know, we got to start talking about root cause. | |
| And if we're talking about young black men and boys, or we're talking about the transgender situation in our country, all of these things, there's root cause to that. | ||
| There's a reason why. | ||
| There's a reason why you see a spike in juvenile crime. | ||
| There's a reason why you see a spike in the number of transgender men trying to play sports against women. | ||
| All these things are growing for a reason, and that's because we haven't gotten to the root. | ||
| And so my prayer is that as a nation, we can start understanding that foundationally, we got to get back to Christ. | ||
| It's got to get back to the Lord and Savior. | ||
| You got to get back to being able to tell a child that God created man and woman. | ||
| And if you can't say that in our schools, you can't say that in our homes, then how are kids supposed to know, right? | ||
| We have a lot of people that are confused right now. | ||
| And so we can't take some of this confusion. | ||
| And we also have mental health issues. | ||
| We all know that in our nation right now, we have a spike in mental health issues. | ||
| And so we cannot, you know, exacerbate our mental health situation in the nation by trying to appease and tell people what makes them feel good. | ||
| Sometimes people need to know the truth, and the truth shall set them free. | ||
| And so that's my prayer. | ||
| I know that as an organization and as the commissioner on the social status of black men and boys and as the Jack Brewer Foundation, we will remain committed to fighting these causes in Florida and across the United States. | ||
| I welcome anyone at any time to come see our work and see what it does. | ||
| It is moved by God. | ||
| It's founded on the principles of the Bible. | ||
| And we are going into communities that a lot of people don't want to go into, whether it's the prisons, the jails, the juveniles, and going into the inner city areas and going into disaster areas to help some of the poorest of the poor. | ||
| And so I just encourage everybody to check out our work, support our work, get into your communities. | ||
| The only way that we make America better is not through our politics, but it's through our service. | ||
| And so I just encourage everyone to go out and serve those underserved folks around them. | ||
| And let's make America stronger again. | ||
| Our viewers can go to thejackbrewerfoundation.org to learn more. | ||
| Mr. Brewer, thank you for the conversation this morning. | ||
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God bless you. | |
| Anytime it would go, it was a true pleasure. | ||
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