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>>> WE ARE BACK HERE IN FT. WAYNE, INDIANA.
WAYNE, INDIANA. I WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE
CROWD.
CROWD. BEFORE I DO THAT, SENATOR
WARREN, WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST
FRUSTRATION WITH THE WAY THAT
THE CAMPAIGN GETS COVERED?
>> UM, TOO MUCH LIKE A HORSE
RACE.
RACE. THIS IS NOT A HORSE RACE.
THIS IS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. IT’S ABOUT HOW WE SEE THE
DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO.
I THINK EVERY ONE OF THE THINGS
WE TALK ABOUT, WE CALL THEM
POLICY AND BUDGETS.
THEY ARE REALLY ABOUT OUR
VALUES.
VALUES. THEY ARE A STATEMENT OF WHAT
KIND OF A COUNTRY WE WANT TO BE
AND WHAT KIND OF A PEOPLE WE
WANT TO BE.
I WISH WE COULD DO MORE OF THAT
IN OUR BIG NATIONAL
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. >> IF ONE OF YOU HAD A HORSE
RACE QUESTION, I HOPE YOU ARE
RECONSIDERING.
RECONSIDERING. >> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> YOU, SIR.
YOUR NAME AND YOUR QUESTION.
STAND UP FOR ME.
>> MY NAME IS AUSTIN.
HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?
CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL AND WE
HAVE TO GET GOING ON IT.
ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS,
GM, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT IS
NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACTED WITH
YOUR POLICIES?
YOUR POLICIES? >> GREAT QUESTION.
HERE’S HOW WE HAVE TO THINK OF
THIS.
THIS. WE HAVE TO KNOW THE GOAL.
THIS IS WHAT THE GREEN NEW DEAL
IS ALL ABOUT.
IT TELLS US TWO THINGS.
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY AND IT
TELLS US WHERE WE HAVE TO HEAD.
IT’S A LIKE LIKE FOR ME LIKE
LANDING ON THE MOON, RIGHT?
JOHN F. KENNEDY SET THE GOAL AND
HE SET A TIME THAT HE WANTED TO
DO IT.
DO IT. PEOPLE LOOKED LEFT AND RIGHT AND
SAID I DON’T KNOW HOW WE LAND ON
THE MOON.
THE MOON. WE INVESTED IN SCIENCE AND
INNOVATED LIKE CRAZY.
AND WE COUNTED ON AMERICAN
WORKERS.
WORKERS. WE DO THOSE THREE THINGS RIGHT
HERE IN AMERICA, WE CAN NOT ONLY
CLEAN UP OUR COUNTRY AND CLEAN
UP OUR PLANET, WE CAN ACTUALLY
BUILD A MANUFACTURING FUTURE FOR
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
THAT’S GOOD JOBS RIGHT THERE.
>>
>> >>.
>>. >> THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION.
IF THEY’RE MAKING BIG TRUCKS
THAT GET 14 MILES TO THE GALLON,
THAT FACTORY HAS TO SHUT DOWN OR
BE REMADE.
BE REMADE. THERE IS NATURAL GAS AND THERE
IS NO WAY TO MAKE THEM GREEN.
RIGHT?
RIGHT? THERE ARE FOLKS THAT LOSE JOBS
IN THE INDUSTRIES.
>> WHAT THERE IS GOING TO BE IS
A LOT OF CHANGE.
THAT’S HOW AMERICA ALWAYS
FLOURISHED.
FLOURISHED. WE DIDN’T MAKE OURSELVES INTO A
COUNTRY THAT SAID THIS WORKS.
WE’RE STOPPING RIGHT HERE.
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A COUNTRY
THAT HAS INNOVATED, THAT HAS
CHANGED.
CHANGED. YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY TROUBLES ME
RIGHT NOW IS THE WAY THIS
ADMINISTRATION KEEPS TRYING TO
DENY SCIENCE ACROSS THE BOARD.
LISTEN, THAT’S NOT GOING TO
WORK.
WORK. THAT’S WHY MY PLAN STARTS BY
INCREASING BY TENFOLD THE AMOUNT
OF MONEY THAT WE PUT IN TO
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND R&D.
THAT’S HOW WE START BUILDING A
FUTURE.
FUTURE. AND THEN WE INNOVATE AROUND
THAT.
THAT. BUT HERE’S THE HOOK IN IT THAT
MAKES IT DIFFERENT FROM WHERE IT
WAS IN THE PAST.
WE DON’T JUST SAY TO GIANT
CORPORATIONS, LIKE WE DID TO
APPLE, YOU ALL TAXPAYERS, YOU
PAID FOR THE BASIC TECHNOLOGY TO
DEVELOP THAT SCIENCE, THAT
TECHNOLOGY THAT LED TO THOSE
FANCY PHONES.
FANCY PHONES. AND WHERE DID APPLE GO BUILD
THEM?
THEM? IN CHINA.
IN CHINA. SO WHAT THIS PLAN SAYS IS
AMERICAN TAXPAYERS WILL MAKE THE
INVESTMENT, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE
IN BUILDING A FUTURE, BUT THEN
YOU WANT TO HARVEST THAT
INVESTMENT, YOU WANT TO MAKE BIG
BUCKS ON IT?
GREAT.
GREAT. IT’S A $23 TRILLION MARKET OUT
THERE.
THERE. WE WANT YOU TO DO IT, BUT YOU’RE
GOING TO DO IT BY BUILDING THOSE
PLANTS AND HAVING THOSE JOBS
RIGHT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
OF AMERICA. >> PLEASE TELL ME YOUR NAME AND
YOUR QUESTION.
YOUR QUESTION. >> HI, SENATOR.
MY NAME IS COURTNEY TRENCH.
>> HI, COURTNEY.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO. WHEN I RAN FOR U.S. CONGRESS IN
2018 --
2018 -- >> YAY!
>> YAY! >> THANK YOU.
EVERYONE WANTED TO KNOW, RIGHTLY
SO, HOW I WOULD WORK ACROSS THE
AISLE.
AISLE. AND THAT’S SO IMPORTANT.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHAT
IS THE ONE ISSUE OR PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT YOU FEEL SO
STRONGLY ABOUT, YOU WOULD NOT
COMPROMISE ON IT?
>> SO LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.
I BELIEVE IN WORKING ACROSS THE
AISLE WHEN THAT LET’S US GET
THINGS DONE.
THINGS DONE. AND CAN I DO A REALLY SHORT
VERSION OF THIS.
40 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE
HEARING LOSS, BUT FEWER THAN ONE
IN SIX ACTUALLY GETS A HEARING
AID.
AID. AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE THEY
COST A BAZILLION DOLLARS.
AND MOST PEOPLE NEED TWO, AND
THEY’RE NOT COVERED BY
INSURANCE, AND THEY’RE NOT
COVERED BY MEDICAID.
OKAY.
OKAY. SO WHAT DO THEY DO?
THEY DO WITHOUT.
WHY ARE THEY SO EXPENSIVE?
AND THE ANSWER, IT’S ONE MORE
MARKET THAT DOESN’T WORK.
THAT IS A HANDFUL OF
MANUFACTURERS HAVE CONTROL OF
THAT MARKET AND DRIVEN UP
PRICES.
PRICES. SO I HAD AN IDEA, A PLAN TO SAY
WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO IS
MANUFACTURE, LET ANYBODY WHO
WANTS TO MANUFACTURE HEARING
AIDS, CERTAIN SAFETY STANDARDS,
SELL THEM ACROSS THE COUNTER IN
DRUG STORES.
DRUG STORES. THINK ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN BUY GLASSES.
YOU CAN PAY FOR MORE OR BUY
GLASSES IN A DRUG STORE, AND A
LOT OF PEOPLE GET HELP.
I CHECKED THIS OUT DOCTORS AND
SCIENTISTS.
SCIENTISTS. THEY ALL SAY THAT WOULD WORK
GREAT, AND IT WOULD DRIVE THE
PRICE DOWN FROM THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS TO HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS.
SO I HAD THIS IDEA.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT I DID?
THE FIRST PERSON I CALLED IS A
REPUBLICAN.
REPUBLICAN. I EXPLAINED THE DEAL TO HIM, AND
HE SAID WHAT?
AND I EXPLAINED IT AGAIN.
AND HE SAID THAT’S A FINE IDEA.
SIGN ME UP.
AND I CALLED ANOTHER REPUBLICAN,
HE SAID SIGN ME UP.
I CALLED ANOTHER REPUBLICAN.
HE SAID SIGN ME UP.
WE DID THIS UNDER THE RADAR
SCREEN.
SCREEN. NOW AT ONE POINT THE NRA CAME
OUT IN OPPOSITION.
I KID YOU NOT.
>> IT’S TRUE.
>> BUT THE POINT IS WE GOT IT
THROUGH AND NEXT YEAR PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUY HEARING
AIDS OVER THE COUNTER ACROSS THE
AISLE.
AISLE. SO --
SO -- [ APPLAUSE ]
NOW CAN I FINISH COURTNEY’S
QUESTION, THOUGH?
QUESTION, THOUGH? I DO WANT TO SAY ON THIS,
COURTNEY, AND I WAS GLAD TO DO
THAT.
THAT. WE MADE SOME CHANGES IN THE
BILL.
BILL. BUT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS
LIKE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE.
I’M NOT GOING TO COMPROMISE WHEN
PEOPLE SAY I WANT TO TAKE AWAY
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FROM 30
MILLION PEOPLE.
MILLION PEOPLE. I’LL TELL YOU WHAT, WE’LL JUST
TAKE IT AWAY FROM 15 MILLION AND
THAT’S GOING TO BE OKAY.
HEALTH CARE IS A BASIC HUMAN
RIGHT.
RIGHT. WE FIGHT FOR BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS.
SO I’M IN ALL THE WAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> SO FAR, THIS IS -- THIS IS TJ
BRAY.
BRAY. >> TJ?
>> TJ? >> YES.
>> YES. >> HE WORKED AT CARRIER PLANT.
AND THERE WAS COVERAGE ON NBC
ASKING DONALD TRUMP TO SAVE THE
JOBS AT CARRIER THAT IS WHAT
PROMPTED DONALD TRUMP, TWEET
ABOUT IT AND COME DOWN.
YOU’RE A TRUMP VOTER.
I THINK YOU’RE STILL INCLINED.
>> I DIDN’T VOTE FOR TRUMP.
>> OH, YOU’RE NOT.
>> NO, NO.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK
THE SENATOR?
THE SENATOR? >> HI, TJ.
>> I’M TJ FROM INDIANAPOLIS.
I WORK AT CARRIER.
I STILL DO.
I’M A 17-YEAR EMPLOYEE.
THANKFULLY MY JOB IS SAVED.
I’M ALSO WITH THE UNITED
STEELWORKERS LOCAL 199.
>> GO STEEL WORKERS.
>> SO MY QUESTION TO YOU, I
REALLY DON’T KNOW MUCH OF YOUR
HISTORY WITH LABOR AND ORGANIZED
LABOR.
LABOR. SO WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE
YOUR SUPPORT OF ORGANIZED LABOR
AND HOW WE CAN GET THAT BROUGHT
BACK UP IN THIS COUNTRY?
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SO LET ME DO THIS TWO WAYS.
THE FIRST IS I TOLD YOU ABOUT
ALL THREE OF MY BROTHERS.
MILITARY, FIRST ONE WAS CAREER.
THE SECOND ONE CAME BACK AND
WORKED CONSTRUCTION.
WORKED CONSTRUCTION. AND HE GOT A GOOD UNION JOB.
A GOOD UNION JOB THAT LET HIM
SUPPORT A FAMILY AND PUT THREE
KIDS THROUGH SCHOOL, AND HE HAS
A PENSION TODAY BECAUSE HE HAD A
GOOD UNION JOB.
WE WANT TO HAVE GOOD JOBS IN
AMERICA, THEN WE NEED STRONGER
UNIONS.
UNIONS. THE SECOND IS I’LL DO JUST A
LITTLE BIT ON THE POLICY SIDE,
AND THAT IS TO SAY WE GOT A REAL
PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY, AND
THAT’S A HANDFUL OF GIANT
CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE SO MUCH
POWER, THEY JUST ROLL WHEREVER
THEY WANT TO ROLL.
THEY ROLL OVER THEIR EMPLOYEES.
THEY ROLL OVER THEIR CUSTOMERS.
THEY ROLL OVER THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. WE NEED STRUCTURAL CHANGE.
AND THE WAY WE GET STRUCTURAL
CHANGE IS WE NEED MORE POWER
BACK IN THE HANDS OF EMPLOYEES.
THAT MEANS MAKE IT EASIER TO
JOIN A UNION AND GIVE UNIONS
MORE POWER WHEN THEY’RE IN
NEGOTIATIONS.
NEGOTIATIONS. UNIONS BUILT AMERICA’S MIDDLE
CLASS.
CLASS. UNIONS WILL REBUILD AMERICA’S
MIDDLE CLASS.
MIDDLE CLASS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TJ.
THERE IS A QUESTION OVER HERE I
WANT TO GET TO.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> ON SOMETHING WE COVER ON THE
SHOW SOMETIMES.
SHOW SOMETIMES. SAY YOUR NAME AND QUESTION.
>> HI, SENATOR.
MY NAME IS ERIN.
>> HI, ERIN.
>> HOW YOU?
>> I’M GOOD.
HOW WITH YOU?
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD. MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS DO YOU
BELIEVE STILL IMPEACHMENT IS THE
RIGHT PATH FORWARD?
AND WHY OR WHY NOT?
>> YES, I DO.
AND UNDERSTAND THIS, ERIN, I
DIDN’T DECIDE TO RUN FOR
PRESIDENT SO THAT I COULD GET
INTO A BIG DEBATE OVER
IMPEACHMENT.
IMPEACHMENT. I DECIDED TO RUN BECAUSE LET’S
GO TO BEAT THAT GUY, RIGHT?
STRAIGHT-UP.
STRAIGHT-UP. BUT THE DEAL IS THE MUELLER
REPORT CAME OUT AND THE
AFTERNOON IT CAME OUT I SAT DOWN
AND STARTED READING IT.
AND I READ IT ALL AFTERNOON.
I READ IT ALL NIGHT.
I READ IT INTO THE NEXT MORNING,
ALL 448 PAGES.
I GOT TO THE END, AND THERE WERE
THREE THINGS THAT WERE, MAN,
THERE IS NO AVOIDING THEM.
PART ONE, A HOSTILE FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT ATTACKED OUR 2016
ELECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
GETTING DONALD TRUMP ELECTED.
PART TWO.
PART TWO. THEN CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP
WELCOMED THAT HELP.
AND PART THREE, WHEN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TRIED TO INVESTIGATE
PART ONE AND PART TWO, DONALD
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT DELAYED,
DEFLECTED MOVED, FIRED, AND DID
EVERYTHING HE COULD TO OBSTRUCT
JUSTICE.
JUSTICE. IF HE WERE ANY OTHER PERSON IN
THE UNITED STATES, BASED ON
WHAT’S DOCUMENTED IN THAT
REPORT, HE WOULD BE CARRIED OUT
IN HANDCUFFS.
IN HANDCUFFS. [ APPLAUSE ]
NOW I TOOK AN OATH OF OFFICE NOT
TO DONALD TRUMP, NOT TO ANY
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. I TOOK AN OATH OF OFFICE TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
AND THAT CONSTITUTION SAYS NO
ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, INCLUDING
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES. I
I I GET THAT THIS IS POLITICALLY
TOUGH.
TOUGH. I GET IT.
I GET IT. BUT SOME THINGS ARE BIGGER THAN
POLITICS, AND THAT MATTERS FOR
OUR DEMOCRACY, NOT JUST NOW, BUT
UNDER THE NEXT PRESIDENT AND THE
NEXT PRESIDENT AND THE NEXT
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. WE HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL
RESPONSIBILITY HERE, AND THAT’S
TO START THIS IMPEACHMENT
PROCEEDINGS.
PROCEEDINGS. >> LET ME ASK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO ASK YOU A FINAL
QUESTION HERE.
QUESTION HERE. WE GOT ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> I HEAR THIS FROM PEOPLE.
THEY SAY I LIKE ELIZABETH
WARREN.
WARREN. >> GOOD.
>> GOOD. >> SHE SEEMS SMART.
SHE’S GOT A LOT OF IDEAS.
BUT I JUST DON’T KNOW.
I FEEL LIKE TRUMP WOULD BEAT
HER.
HER. I FEEL LIKE HE JUST DOESN’T
WORK.
WORK. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PEOPLE THAT
SAY I LIKE YOU ON THE SUBSTANCE,
BUT I’M WORRIED ABOUT YOUR
ELECTABILITY AS THE NOMINEE FOR
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY?
>> I REMEMBER WHEN PEOPLE SAID
BARACK OBAMA COULDN’T BE
ELECTED.
ELECTED. I REMEMBER WHEN PEOPLE SAID
DONALD TRUMP COULDN’T BE
ELECTED.
ELECTED. >> THAT’S ALSO TRUE.
>> AND HERE WE ARE.
ELECTIONS ARE ABOUT GETTING IN
THERE AND FIGHTING FOR IT AND
MAKING CLEAR TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE WHAT YOU STAND FOR.
I GOT IN THIS RACE BECAUSE AN
AMERICA THAT KEEPS WORKING
BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER FOR
A THINNER AND THINNER SLICE AT
THE TOP JUST ISN’T GOING TO
WORK.
WORK. WE CAN’T SUSTAIN THIS.
I AM IN THIS FIGHT TO MAKE THIS
AMERICA, TO MAKE OUR GOVERNMENT