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Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:34 PM

Honored Guest Senator Hillary Clinton
Speaks at the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2003

Brooklyn Marriot Marquis Hotel
Brooklyn, NY

0The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1918. It is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to assisting businesses, promoting economic development, and helping Brooklyn-based businesses grow. It promotes economic development 0throughout the borough. The Brooklyn Chamber has over 1,200 Members members are small businesses, although they represent large manufacturers, wholesale distribution companies, banks and utilities as well.

There is one common interest in the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, thing in common: a desire to increase sales. Widely recognized as a sales and marketing organization, the Brooklyn Chamber assists by creating connections between its Members and markets in and outside the borough. Our programs are designed to drive new customers to Members’ doorsteps. However, many Members, especially our larger organizations, also join for the benefits of our advocacy services. The Brooklyn Chamber has forged helpful partnerships with elected officials and government agencies. These partnerships have increased the effectiveness of the Brooklyn Chamber's advocacy on a variety of issues while also securing major funding for its economic development programs. In 2003, in partnership with the Department of Small Business Services, the Brooklyn Chamber launched a Business Solutions Center to provide comprehensive services for small businesses and entrepreneurs including counseling, referrals and access to government programs.

The Brooklyn Chamber works closely with other Brooklyn business associations and local chambers of commerce to address borough-wide issues. In partnership with leading non-profit organizations, the Brooklyn Chamber also promotes Brooklyn's cultural, tourism and educational features, its civic activities, and its general quality of life. We are the voice of the Brooklyn business community. In the words of Crain’s New York Business, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is “an activist champion of small business.” These are busy and exciting times for the Brooklyn Chamber. Our objective, along with our Members, is to continue strengthening Brooklyn’s business community and economy. This is all possible because the Brooklyn Chamber recognizes that Membership equals partnership!

I had the pleasure of sitting in at a round table discussion with Senator Hiller Clinton, Former First Lady, with different media people from the New York area. We all asked questions, and this is what she had to say about different topics and things. One of Sen. Clinton’s comments was that Buffalo, is not assisting the way they should be because they are bankrupt. Our cities in New York are not getting the money because whatever money is made available gets sent to the State Capital where, as Sen. Clinton puts it, “it just sits there.”. It is a combination of inadequate funding and funds being routed to the wrong destination. When asked about the generators involved in the Nation’s largest blackout ever, Sen. Clinton mentioned that “we have an excess of generator capacity”, but strongly recommends that the first priority would be to get a system that is better than what we have now. Sen. Clinton spoke about the rebuilding of Brooklyn--from the piers to the Navy Yard, with similar vision to that of the politicians that have previously about the rebuilding of the Lower Manhattan piers.

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After that, we went to the luncheon, where Hillary Clinton addressed the crowd, after being introduced by Kenneth Adams. She addressed a crowd of about 1000 people, including business leaders from Brooklyn businesses, members of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, and a lot of different politicians who attended, such as Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Council Speaker Gifford Mill, Councilwoman Yvette Clarke, Council member Kendall Stewart, Assemblyman Kenneth Parker, Thomas Boyland, Jr., and many, many more. Kenneth Adams, the great leader of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, who did an outstanding job with his Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and his members, praised Senator Clinton for working very closely with the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and being a “friend” of the chamber. Mr. Adams introduced Gifford Miller, the Speaker of the House, who also praised the Senator for what she has done for New York and what she has already accomplished as a Senator for New York. Mr. Adams later introduced Sen. Hillary Clinton, who then spoke. Among the things Sen. Clinton spoke about was the need for Americans to become more energy conscious, including herself as an example. She also gave acknowledgement to the members of the audience that have demonstrated superb leadership by helping in the forming of the Brooklyn Chamber and other chambers throughout New York State. She thanked them for their hard work. Senator Clinton also thanked all of the many people from the public sector played such a major role in the advancement of the chambers. She gave special thanks to Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz for “putting Brooklyn back into the minds of all the people.”
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In conclusion, Senator Clinton delivered a marvelous, uplifting speech to a lot of the Brooklyn people who listened with intent and enthusiasm. After meeting the Senator myself, I was very impressed with her speech. I hope she can back her words up and bring some of these projects to life, and bring jobs back to Brooklyn, where they are desperately needed. Having attended the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce gathering, I was very impressed by how Mr. Kenneth Adams, the President of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, and his staff and chamber members handled this wonderful affair. I had a short conversation with one of the Chamber members, Mr. Darryl W. Hollon, who works with Con Edison as a specialist in the economic development and marketing department. Mr. Hollon told me that he has been a member of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce since 1997, and has networked with a lot of different Chamber business members. He has seen tremendous growth in his business while networking with the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Business to Business networking meets. “I strongly suggest, if you are in business, and from Brooklyn, that you join this wonderful chamber” said Mr. Hollon.

For more information about sponsoring or joining the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, or attending one of the networking events, feel free to log onto their website for more information—www.brooklynchamber.com.

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