THERE,
GOVERNMENT CAN EFFECTIVELY
DELIVER FOR THE
PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY.
AND
NOW, WE NEED TO SUMMON THAT
AGAIN.
BECAUSE TOO
MANY OF OUR FELLOW
AMERICANS
ARE STRUGGLING EVERY
GETTO JUST
BY , TO PUT FOOD
TABLE, TO PAY THE
RENT
AND TO GET THE HEALTH CARE THEY
NEED.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS, BOTTOM
LINE.
WE
NEED AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS
US, NOTOF
JUST THE BILLIONAIRE
CLASS.
[APPLAUSE]
MY FELLOW AMERICANS, WHEN 60% OF
OUR PEOPLE
LIVE
PAYCHECK-TO-PAYCHECK , THE TOP
1%
EVER HADR,
IT SO GOOD.
AND THESE
OLIGARCHS , THESE
OLIGARCHS TELL US WE
SHOULDN’T
.AX THE RICH
THE OLIGARCHS TELL US WE
ONULDN’T TAKE
PRICE GOUGING.
SHOULDN’T EXPAND
MEDICARE TO
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
THIS IS, BECAUSE
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
NOT BE
ABLE TO BUY
ELECTIONS,
INCLUDING PRIMARY
ELECTIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
FOR THE SAKE OF OUR DEMOCRACY,
MUST
OVERTURN THE DISASTROUS
UNITED SUPREME COURT
DECISION.
[APPLAUSE]
AND
MOVE TOWARDS PUBLIC FUNDING OF ELECTIONS.
AND LET ME TELL
YOU WHAT ELSE WE
DO.
WE
NEED TO JOIN
THE REST OF THE
INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD AND
CARENTEE HEALTH
TO ALL PEOPLE AS A HUMAN
RIGHT, NOT A
PRIVILEGE.
[APPLAUSE]
WE NEED, WE NEED TO RAISE THE
WAGE TO A LIVING
WAGE.
WE NEED TO PASS THE
PRO ACT SO
WORKERS CAN ORGANIZING
UNIONS.
AND GAIN
THE DECENT PAY AND
DESERVE.THEY
WE
NEED TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC
EDUCATION.
RAISE TEACHER SALARIES.
AND MAKE SURE EVERY
AMERICAN ,
RECEIVESS OF INCOME,
HIGHER EDUCATION HE OR
SHE
NEEDS.
WE NEED TO TAKE
ON BIG PHARMA.
AND
CUT OUR PRESCRIPTION DRUG
INTS
HALF.
SO THAT
W E NO LONGER PAY ANY
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
ANDLA
TIM TO PASS THIS
AGENDA.
AND LET US BE VERY CLEAR.
THIS
IS NOT A RADICAL AGENDA.
BUT LET ME TELL
YOU WHAT A
AGENDA
IS.
AND
THAT IS TRUMP’S PROJECT
2025.
AT THE TIME OF
MASSIVE AND
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
RADICAL.
AND MY
FRIENDS, WE WON’T LET
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
ABROAD.AND
ABROAD
, WE MUST
END THIS HORRIFIC WAR IN
GAZA.
[APPLAUSE]
BRING HOME THE HOSTAGES,
AND
CEASE-FIRE.MEDIATE
[APPLAUSE]
AT
HOME , RIGHT
HERE, WE MUST
PHARMA, BIG
OIL, BIG
TECH , AND ALL
THE CORPORATE
MONOPOLISTS WHOSE GREED IS
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
fromage
Chicago. I'm withll stayreyberg.
NewsHour coverage, but we want to check in
now Now"h "Here&
senior political reporter Schultz, who
comes to us Chicago. And. Hi, Zach.
We willing up, weght
hear from and formerObama
President Barack Obama. But you are
covering all inisconsin down there
Chicago. What can you us?ll
this morning, the officialion at their
breakfast proceedings heard from a few
more Party from aroundthe
the Arizona Senator Mark Ke
lly came and
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear came in and
they will be fromoughout the week
the podium in the main
stage. But one for the highlights
everyone was hearing from their own Congresswoman Gwen
Moore, who represents Milwaukee in the fourth congressional.
And things that she was
talking about is the for Democrats to
focus on what Harris Kamala Harris's agenda
actually means for
real people. said that they need
to forat it meansound
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 y'allnds to me
like a centeredminine
, family oriented agenda >> So after meeting
with Chicago, thise in
morning, Gwen Moore zipped up to Milwaukee
to be at the Kamala Harris Tim Walz
rally But the Fiserv.ng
on the ground there in
Chicago, Zach, there were pro-Palestinian
protests, but projectedive scale
. Is that right? Yeah, that's right. We
had heard coming into
the convention be up to 20,000
protesters. We saw very large
police presence yesterday at the
First Amendment zone where protesters were to
assemble. interactions between
protesters barriers.down some
They definitely more made things
difficult for delegates to get in and busses
to through, but
nothing of the sort that really impacted
inside the isuch. The question
what happens rest ofhout the
the week? Do these protests continue? Do they
grow? onrom the floors
Thursday makes Kamala Harris
her acceptance speech? Are there disruptions there as
well? watching.e're
Okay. Well, we appreciate being there, Zach,
and filling Thanks so much. We
will tomorrowe time
night with the latest updates from day
three of the in Chicago. And on
Friday join "Here& Now"
at 7:00 for a
special one hour program convention. And what it m
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