WHEN THE POLITICAL WILL IS
THERE,
GOVERNMENT CAN EFFECTIVELY
DELIVER FOR THE
PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY.
AND
NOW, WE NEED TO SUMMON THAT
WILL AGAIN.
BECAUSE TOO
MANY OF OUR FELLOW
AMERICANS
ARE STRUGGLING EVERY
DAY TO JUST GET
BY , TO PUT FOOD
ON THE TABLE, TO PAY THE
RENT
AND TO GET THE HEALTH CARE THEY
NEED.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS, BOTTOM
LINE.
WE
NEED AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS
FOR ALL OF US, NOT
JUST THE BILLIONAIRE
CLASS.
[APPLAUSE]
MY FELLOW AMERICANS, WHEN 60% OF
OUR PEOPLE
LIVE
PAYCHECK-TO-PAYCHECK , THE TOP
1%
HAVE NEVER, EVER HAD
IT SO GOOD.
AND THESE
OLIGARCHS , THESE
OLIGARCHS TELL US WE
SHOULDN''T
TAX THE RICH.
THE OLIGARCHS TELL US WE
SHOULDN''T TAKE ON
PRICE GOUGING.
WE SHOULDN''T EXPAND
MEDICARE TO
COVER DENTAL, HEARING AND
VISION.
AND WE SHOULDN''T
INCREASE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
FOR STRUGGLING
SENIORS.
WELL ,
I''VE GOT SOME BAD NEWS FOR
THEM.
THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT WE ARE
GOING TO DO.
[APPLAUSE]
AND WE ARE GOING TO
WIN THIS
STRUGGLE, BECAUSE THIS IS
PRECISELY WHAT THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE
WANT FROM THEIR
GOVERNMENT.
AND MY
FRIENDS, AT THE VERY TOP OF
THAT TO DO LIST
IS THE NEED
TO GET BIG MONEY
OUT OF OUR
POLITICAL PROCESS.
BILLIONAIRES IN BOTH PARTIES
SHOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO BUY
ELECTIONS,
INCLUDING PRIMARY
ELECTIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
FOR THE SAKE OF OUR DEMOCRACY,
WE MUST
OVERTURN THE DISASTROUS
CITIZENS UNITED SUPREME COURT
DECISION.
[APPLAUSE]
AND
MOVE TOWARDS PUBLIC FUNDING OF ELECTIONS.
AND LET ME TELL
YOU WHAT ELSE WE
MUST DO.
WE
NEED TO JOIN
THE REST OF THE
INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD AND
GUARANTEE HEALTH CARE
TO ALL PEOPLE AS A HUMAN
RIGHT, NOT A
PRIVILEGE.
[APPLAUSE]
WE NEED, WE NEED TO RAISE THE
MINIMUM WAGE TO A LIVING
WAGE.
WE NEED TO PASS THE
PRO ACT SO
WORKERS CAN ORGANIZING
UNIONS.
AND GAIN
THE DECENT PAY AND
BENEFITS THEY DESERVE.
WE
NEED TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC
EDUCATION.
RAISE TEACHER SALARIES.
AND MAKE SURE EVERY
AMERICAN ,
REGARDLESS OF INCOME, RECEIVES
THE HIGHER EDUCATION HE OR
SHE
NEEDS.
WE NEED TO TAKE
ON BIG PHARMA.
AND
CUT OUR PRESCRIPTION DRUG
COSTS IN
HALF.
SO THAT
W E NO LONGER PAY ANY
MORE THAN OTHER
COUNTRIES.
JOE AND KAMALA
MAJOR NO
SENIOR
IN AMERICA PAYS OVER $35 PER
MONTH FOR INSULIN.
WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT
REALITY IS TRUE FOR EVERY
AMERICAN.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH
KAMALA AND
TIM TO PASS THIS
AGENDA.
AND LET US BE VERY CLEAR.
THIS
IS NOT A RADICAL AGENDA.
BUT LET ME TELL
YOU WHAT A
RADICAL AGENDA
IS.
AND
THAT IS TRUMP''S PROJECT
2025.
AT THE TIME OF
MASSIVE AND
COMMON WEALTH
INEQUALITY, GIVING MORE TAX BREAKS TO
BILLIONAIRES IS
RADICAL.
PUTTING FORTH
BUDGET CUTS TO SOCIAL
SECURITY, MEDICARE AND
MEDICAID IS RADICAL.
LETTING POLLUTERS
DESTROY OUR
PLANET IS RADICAL.
AND MY
FRIENDS, WE WON''T LET
THAT HAPPEN.
FELLOW
AMERICANS, IN THE LAST THREE AND A HALF
YEARS , WORKING
TOGETHER
, WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
MORE THAN ANY
GOVERNMENT SINCE FDR
.
[APPLAUSE]
BUT MUCH, MUCH MORE REMAINS TO
BE
DONE.
WE MUST SUMMON THE
COURAGE TO STAND UP
TO WEALTH AND POWER,
AND DELIVER JUSTICE FOR
PEOPLE
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
ABROAD
, WE MUST
END THIS HORRIFIC WAR IN
GAZA.
[APPLAUSE]
BRING HOME THE HOSTAGES,
AND
DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE.
[APPLAUSE]
AT
HOME , RIGHT
HERE, WE MUST
TAKE ON BIG PHARMA, BIG
OIL, BIG
TECH , AND ALL
THE CORPORATE
MONOPOLISTS WHOSE GREED IS
DENYING PROGRESS
FOR WORKING
PEOPLE.
ON NOVEMBER 5, LET US
ELECT KAMALA
HARRIS AS OUR PRESIDENT,
AND LET US GO
FORWARD TO CREATE THE
NATION WE KNOW WE CAN
BECOME
.Democratic National Convention
coverage from
Chicago. I'm Frederica Freyberg. We'll staywith
NewsHour coverage, but we want to check in
now with "Here&Now"
senior political reporter Zach Schultz, who
comes to us from Chicago. And. Hi, Zach.
We know that tonight coming up, wewill
hear from Michelle Obamaand former
President Barack Obama. But you are
covering all manner of Wisconsin down therein
Chicago. What can you tellus?
this morning, the Wisconsin delegation at theirofficial
breakfast proceedings heard from a few
more celebrities from the DemocraticParty from around
the country.Arizona Senator Mark Ke
lly came in and
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear came in and
they will be speaking throughout the weekfrom
the podium in the main
stage. But one of the highlightsfor
everyone was hearing from their own Congresswoman Gwen
Moore, who represents Milwaukee in the fourth congressional.
And one of the things that she was
talking about is the importancefor Democrats to
focus on what Harris Kamala Harris's agenda
actually means for
real people. And she said that they need
to center that around what it meansfor
families and for women. Here's what she had
to say about that.
to call it what it is. It's a
family centered economy that focuses on
providing child care so that
women can work . Focuses on
expanding education , pre-K, paid
family leave, restoring the child
tax credit . Sounds to mey'all
like a very femininecentered
, family oriented agenda .>> So after meeting
with delegates there in Chicago, this
morning, Gwen Moore zipped backup to Milwaukee
to be at the Kamala Harris Tim Walz
rally that is happening at the Fiserv.But
on the ground there in
Chicago, Zach, there were pro-Palestinian
protests, but not on the massive scaleprojected
. Is that right? >> Yeah, that's right. We
had heard coming into
the convention there could be up to 20,000
protesters. We saw very large
police presence yesterday at the
First Amendment zone where theprotesters were to
assemble. There were some clashes andinteractions between
protesters and police tearing down somebarriers.
They definitely blocked traffic and made thingsmore
difficult for delegates to get in and busses
to comethrough, but
nothing of the sort that really impacted
inside the building too much. The questionis
what happens throughout therest of
the week? Do these protests continue? Do they
grow? And what happens from the flooron
Thursday when Kamala Harrismakes
her acceptance speech? Are there disruptions there as
well? Some of the things we'rewatching.
Okay. Well, we appreciate youbeing there, Zach,
and filling us in. Thanks so much. We
will be here at the same timetomorrow
night with the latest updates from day
three of the DNC in Chicago. And on
Friday ,join "Here& Now"
at 7:00 for a
special one hour program on theconvention. And what it m
eans for COST
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