>>> A FRONTED PAGE PIECES HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE GENDER
PLAYS.
PLAYS. ON THE HIGHEST -- NOT ONLY HOW
VOIGHTERS PERCEIVE CANDIDATES
BUT HOW CANDIDATES PRESENT THEM
SELVES TO VOTERS.
SO FAR THERE ARE SIX WOMEN
RUNNING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.
JOINING ME IS ONE OF THOSE
WOMEN, A DEMOCRAT FROM NEW YORK.
SENATOR, IT’S GREAT TO HAVE YOU.
I WONDER YOU READ THAT STORY IN
YOUR HOME TOWN PAPER AND WHAT
YOUR RESPONSE WAS.
WERE THERE FLICKERS OF
RECOGNITION HAVING BEEN ON THE
TRAIL NOW?
TRAIL NOW? >> WELL, YES.
THERE’S OBVIOUSLY SEXISM IN
SOCIETY AND PRETTY MUCH THERE’S
SOME LEVEL OF GENDER BIAS IN ALL
INDUSTRIES.
INDUSTRIES. BUT WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE STORY
IS THERE WERE FOUR WOMEN ON THE
FRONT OF THE "NEW YORK TIMES"
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
>> I THINK ABOUT THAT.
HOW MUCH DOES THAT CHANGE THE
DYNAMIC?
DYNAMIC? THERE’S BEEN WOMEN ON THE STAGE
IN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES BUT
NEVER BEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
WE HAVEN’T ENCOUNTERED IT BEFORE
AND I WONDER WHAT DOES THAT DO
TO ALL OF THOSE BIASES AND
THINGS INHERENT IN OUR POLITICS?
>> I THINK IT BREAKS DOWN BIAS.
I THINK WHEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
GET TO SEE A LOT OF VERSIONS OF
WHAT FEMALE LEADERSHIP LOOKS
LIKE, THAT WE BEGIN TO
UNDERSTAND LEADERSHIP IN ALL ITS
COMPLEXITIES.
COMPLEXITIES. I THINK WEMCON BRING SO MUCH TO
TABLE.
TABLE. THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCE IS SO
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. THEY OFTEN ARE MOTHERS,
DAUGHTERS AND SISTERS.
THEY ARE ABLE TO BRING PEOPLE
TOGETHER IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
A LOT OF STUDIES SHOW WOMEN ARE
GOOD AT LISTENING, FINDING
COMMON GROUND AND GETTING STUFF
DONE.
DONE. SO I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE
SIX WOMEN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
AND I THINK PEOPLE WOULD BEGIN
TO GET MORE AND MORE COMFORTABLE
WITH WOMEN AS LEADERS.
>> HOW MUCH OF THIS HISTORIC
BOOM IN WOMEN PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATES A BOOM UP AND DOWN
THE BALLOT FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY IS BECAUSE OF 2016,
HILLARY CLINTON AND BECAUSE OF
DONALD TRUMP?
DONALD TRUMP? >> I THINK IT’S A LITTLE BIT OF
ALL THOSE THINGS.
I THINK CERTAINLY HILLARY
CLINTON IS A ROLE MODEL FOR SO
MANY WOMEN AND GIRLS ACROSS THE
WORLD.
WORLD. SHE MADE 65 MILLION CRACKS IN
THAT HARDEST AND HIGHEST GLASS
CEILING.
CEILING. BUT I THINK THIS 2018 CYCLE WAS
A LOT ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP.
I THINK SO MANY WOMEN FELT
BETRAYED BY THIS PRESIDENT
BECAUSE HE DOESN’T VALUE WOMEN.
HE BRAGS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT,
DERIDES WOMEN IN TWEETS DAILY,
PARTICULARLY, PARTICULARLY HARSH
TOWARDS WOMEN OF COLOR AND I
THINK WOMEN ACROSS AMERICA FELT
THEY HAD TO BE HEARD AND I THINK
START WOULD THE WOMEN’S MARCH
AND WOMEN STARTED MARCHING
GLOBALLY TO SAY WHAT THEY WERE
FOR AND STARTED RUNNING AND
WOMEN TURNED OUT IN RECORDEN INS
TO VOTE FOR THEM AND I THINK
THAT DYNAMIC HAS SPURRED A
REBIRTH OF A THE WOMEN’S
MOVEMENT UNLIKE ANYTHING I COULD
HAVE EVER IMAGINED, WHICH IS
INSPIRING AND HAVING A WHOLE NEW
CLASS OF WOMEN, THE MOST DIVERSE
CLASS IN THE HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF WOMEN, HOLDING
PRESIDENT TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE IS
REFRESHING.
REFRESHING. >> ONE OF THE THINGS YOU TALK
SAID ABOUT IS BEING THE MOTHER
OF CHILDREN AND OCCUPYING THE
OFFICE YOU DO AND I KNOW I’VE
READ PROFILES OF HOW YOU’VE
NAVIGATED THAT AS SOMEONE WITH
THREE KIDS AT HOME, I’M
SYMPATHETIC TO THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU’RE
FOCUSSED ON IS THE REALITY OF
TRYING TO PRODUCE A BALFERENCEAN
FOLKS, MEN AND WOMEN AND HOW
THEY DEAL WITH DOMESTIC LIFE,
RAISING THEIR KIDS.
YOU HAVE LEGISLATION THAT SEEKS
TO ADDRESS THAT.
>> WE HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE ALL
ABOUT ALLOWING EVERYONE TO SPEND
TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES WHEN
THEIR FAMILIES NEED THEM.
WHETHER IT’S A DYING OR ILL
PARENT, A SICK CHILD A NEW BABY.
ALLOWING MEN AND WOMEN TO BE
ABLE TO BUY INTO A PAID LEAVE
PLAN AND EARNED BENEFIT THAT
WILL BE THERE FOR THEM NO MATTER
WHERE THEY WORK, PART TIME, FULL
TIME, SMALL COMPANY, LARGE
COMPANY AND IT’S NOT A LOT OF
MONEY.
MONEY. IT’S ABOUT THE COST OF A CUP OF
COFFEE, 100 BUCKS FOR AN
EMPLOYER.
EMPLOYER. WE’RE THE ONLY INDUSTRIALIZED
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD THAT
DOESN’T HAVE A NATIONAL PAID
LEAVE PROGRAM.
LEAVE PROGRAM. AND IF WE EHAD ONE, MORE WOMEN
AND MEN WOULD EARN THEIR
POTENTIAL.
POTENTIAL. YOU WOULD RESTORE HUGE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY TO A LOT OF FAMILIES
AND I WOULD ADD TO THAT
UNIVERSAL PRE-K, RAISING THE
MINIMUM WAGE.
MINIMUM WAGE. ALL OF THOSE THINGS WOULD ALLOW
MORE PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR
HIGHEST AND BEST POTENTIAL IN
THE WORK PLAS SO THEY CAN
PROVIDE FOR THAT FAMILIES
BETTER.
BETTER. >> YOU’VE BEEN FORTH RIGHT,
PARTICULARLY IN IMMIGRATION.
I THINK YOUSERT OF POSITIONED
YOURSELF AS IMMIGRATION SKEPTIC.
YOU SAID I WAS NOT RIGHT THEN.
I’VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE
ISSUE.
ISSUE. WHAT IS IS YOUR THOUGHTS ON DEAL
STRUCK?
STRUCK? AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO --
>> TLIRLTS PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
REALLY TURNED ICE INTO THE FORCE
AND ONE OF THE MOST DISTURBING
THINGS OF HOW HE’S HANDLED
I.C.E. IS HE’S DIVERTED FUNDING
THAT WOULD NORMALLY GO TO
ANTITERRORISM, STOPPING HUMAN
TRAFFICKING, GRUN GUN, DRUG
TRAFFICKING AND DIVERTING THAT
TO THE FOR-PROFIT PRISONS
RUNNING THESE FACILITIES.
I’M NOT SURPRISED THEY’RE
CONCERNED BECAUSE WE DON’T WANT
TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THAT
BECAUSE IT’S INHUMANE.
IT’S NOT APPROPRIATE.
WE NEED COMPREHENSIVE
IMMIGRATION REFORM.
IMMIGRATION REFORM. >> BUT TO STEP IN, THIS IS THE
DEAL.
DEAL. THIS IS THE THING THAT’S GOING
TO BE BEFORE YOU.
>> I LIKE THE FACT THAT THE DEAL
DOES INCLUDE SOME MONEY FOR THE
ANTITERRORISM WORK AND THE CROSS
BORDER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
PRETENSION.
PRETENSION. I’M CONCERNED THEY’RE INKRAESING
THE NUMBERF BEDS, THESE
FOR-PROFIT PRISONS.
FOR-PROFIT PRISONS. BUT THERE’S MORE THING THAT
PEOPLE NEED, MONEY FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE, MONEY FOR
CENSUS.
CENSUS. SO THEY DID TRY TO SWEETEN THE
DEAL, PUT MONEY IN WHERE IT WILL
HELP.
HELP. BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE PAUSE GIVEN
THE INVESTMENT IN THIS
FOR-PROFIT PRISON SYSTEM THAT’S
LOCKING UP CHILDREN AND FAMILY
AND MOMS.
AND MOMS. >> NOT A YES OR NO?
>> I’M GOING TO WAIT UNTIL I
ACTUALLY GET TO SEE THE BILL.
WE’VE ONLY GOTTEN TOP LINED AT
THIS POINT.
THIS POINT. AND THEN I’LL IT DECIDE.
BUT THERE ARE SOME GOOD THINGS
BUT PLACES OF CONCERN.
>> FINAL QUESTION FOR YOU.
MITCH McCONNELL, HE COULD HAVE
BROUGHT A FWHIEL FLOOR DURING
THE SHUTDOWN AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
FEEL IT WOULD HAVE PASSED BUT
HIS THING IS IF THE PRESIDENT’S
NOT GOING TO SIGN IT, WE’RE NOT
GOING TO HAVE SHOW VOTES.
TODAY HE ANNOUNCED THEY’RE GOING
TO HAVE A SHOW VOTE ON THE GREEN
NEW DEAL.
NEW DEAL. YOU GOING TO VOTE FOR THE GREEN
NEW DEAL?
NEW DEAL? IA THINK THIS IS A BRILLIANT
TROLL BY YOUR COLLEAGUE FROM
KENTUCKY?
KENTUCKY? KENTUCKY
KENTUCKY >> YOU KNOW WE’RE FOR WHAT WE’RE
FOR.
FOR. WE NEED A MOON SHOT LIKE JOHN F
KENNEDY SAYS YEAR GOING TO PUT A
MAN ON THE MOON AS A MEASURE OF
AMERICA’S INNOVATION,
AMERICA’S INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT.
ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT. WHY NOT MAKE THE SAME CALL TO
ACTION TO SAY LET’S MAKE A
GREENER ECONOMY.
GREENER ECONOMY. PART OF THE GREEN NEW DEAL --
THERE’S IMPORTANT COMPONENTS
LIKE CLEAN AIR AND WATER AS A
RIGHT.
RIGHT. CLEANING UP ALL THESE SUPERFUND
SITES AND BROWN FIELDS, MAKING
SURE WE INVEST IN GREEN
TECHNOLOGIES AND TEACH YOUNG
PEOPLE HOW TO BUILD SOLAR PANELS
AND HYDROPOWER AND BIOOFUELS.
THAT’S IMPORTANT AND EXCITING
AND WE HAVE SUCCESS IN NEW YORK
ON RENEWABLES.
ON RENEWABLES. AND AGAIN IF YOU INVEST IN THE
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, YOU
PUT YOUR COUNTRY IN A BETTER
PLACE TO EXCEL IN NEXT
GENERATION DEVELOPMENT.
GENERATION DEVELOPMENT. AND WE SHOULD BE COMPETING WITH
CHINA, WE SHOULD BE OUT SHINING
CHINA.
CHINA. THERE’S SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY IN
THIS BILL’S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
SO WHY NOT HAVE AN ASSPRATIONAL
GOAL AND MAYBE SOME THINGS ARE
HARD TO GET TO AND MAYBE WE
WON’T ACTUALLY BUT WHY NOT AT
LEAST TRY?
LEAST TRY? >> THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION.