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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR YET ANOTHER ACT OF OUR WONDERFUL
SHOW. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST
GUEST THIS EVENING IS A U.S. SENATOR FROM THE GREAT STATE OF
MASSACHUSETTS AND A FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
SEE YOU. >> GOOD TO BE HERE!
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, YOU COME-- MADAM SENATOR, YOU COME
HERE AT AN AUSPICIOUS TIME. >> YES.
>> Stephen: IT IS LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY--
>> LESS THAN A WEEK. >> Stephen: ...FROM THE
MIDTERM ELECTIONS. THERE'S A WEIRD DICHOTOMY OUT
THERE THAT THERE IS-- I HAVE SEEN HEADLINES SAYING, LACK OF
ENTHUSIASM. I HAVE SEEN OTHER HEADLINES
SAYING AT THE SAME TIME, "THIS IS HISTORIC TURNOUT THAT HASN'T
BEEN SEEN SINCE THE MID-70s." THIS IS A HISTORIC BUT STRANGEp.
DO YOU HAVE A CLOSING ARGUMENT AS WE GO INTO THE LAST FEW DAYS?
>> THIS IS ABOUT A HUGE CHOICE HI MEAN, GIANT DIFFERENCES.
THERE ARE GOING TO BE FOUR THINGS ON THE BALLOT.
WHOEVER'S NAME IS THERE, "ROE V WADE" IS GOING TO BE ON THE
BALLOT. THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO BAN
ACCESS TO ABORTION ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE DEMOCRATS THINK THE PATIENT AND THE DOCTOR SHOULD MAKE THE
DECISION, AND NOT YOUR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS.
YES, PENNSYLVANIA, I'M LOOKING AT YOU.
JOHN FETTERMAN. >> Stephen: THAT'S ONE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). >> THAT'S ONE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S ONE, HOLD ON.
ONE. TWO.
>> THE ECONOMY IS GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT.
NOW, THE REPUBLICANS -- >> Stephen: A LOT OF PEOPLE--
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THE REPUBLICANS HAVE AN ADVANTAGE ON
THE ECONOMY BECAUSE OF INFLATION.
>> WHOA! A LOT OF BILLIONAIRES THINK
THAT. >> Stephen: A LOT OF
BILLIONAIRES-- >> YES, I KNOW, YOU LIKE THAT.
A LOT OF BILLIONARIES THINK THAT BECAUSE HERE'S THE DEAL, THE
REPUBLICANS SAY THEIR BIG ECONOMIC PLAN IS TO CUT SOCIAL
SECURITY AND MEDICARE AND PUT PUT IN MORE TAX BREAKS FOR
BILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRE CORPORATION S.
>> Stephen: CAN WE STOP ON THAT FOR A MOMENT, SOCIAL
SECURITY AND MEDICARE. THAT HAS LONG BEEN CALLED THE
THIRD RAIL OF AMERICAN POLITICS. WHY DO YOU THINK THEY'RE WILLING
TO LICK IT? >> BECAUSE THEY HAVE VERY LONG
TONGUES. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
♪ ♪ ♪ AND ON THAT ONE, ACTUALLY, KEEP
IN MIND-- LET'S DO ANOTHER STATE.
THE REPUBLICANS HAVE SAID THEY WANT TO VOTE EVERY FIVE YEARS ON
WHETHER TO KEEP SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE.
BUT IN WISCONSIN, RON JOHNSON SAYS HE WANTS TO VOTE EVERY
SINGLE YEAR. SO, WISCONSIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT
YOU. MANDELA BARNES IS YOUR GUY.
GOTTA DO THIS. >> Stephen: OKAY.
>> OKAY, THAT'S THE SECOND THING.
AND DEMOCRATS, BY THE WAY, WANT THE ECONOMY TO WORK FOR
EVERYBODY. LOWERING HEALTHCARE COSTS --
>> Stephen: WHAT IS THE PLAN ON INFLATION, THOUGH.
>> SO, LOOK, IT'S GOING AFTER COSTS THAT FAMILY DIRECTLY FEEL.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE LOWERING THE COST OF HEALTHCARE,
PUTTING A CAP ON THE COST OF INSULIN.
THE CLIMATE PLAN WILL REDUCE THE COST OF UTILITIES.
SO WE'RE GOING DIRECTLY AFTER IT.
LOOK, WE'VE GONE AFTER IT-- WE'VE CUT STUDENT LOAN DEBT FOR
43 MILLION AMERICANS.
>> Stephen: DO YOU THINK THATW-? BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN YET
ANOTHER STAY BY A FEDERAL JUDGE ON THAT.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?
>> SO, LOOK, IF THE JUDGES ACTUALLY READ THE LAW, YEAH,
IT'S GOG HAPPEN. THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THE
PRESIDENT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DO THIS.
PRESIDENT OBAMA DID IT. PRESIDENT TRUMP DID IT, AND
PRESIDENT BIDEN CAN DO THIS. BUT TAKE A DEEP BREATH ON THAT
ONE, ON STUDENT LOANS, AND JUST THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS ON THE SIDE OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE. 20 MILLION AMERICANS WILL SEE
ALL OF THEIR STUDENT LOAN DEBT CANCELED.
HALF OF ALL LATINOS WILL SEE ALL OF THEIR DEBT WIPED OUT.
NEARLY A THIRD OF ALL AFRICAN AMERICANS.
THIS IS AN ECONOMIC JUSTICE ISSUE.
THIS IS A RACIAL JUSTICE ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST BIG EFFORT OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP CLOSE THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP IN
AMERICA.
THREE. >> BY THE WAY, I SHOULD SAY ON
THAT ONE, ANYONE WHO HASN'T SHOULD SIGN UP FOR STUDENT LOAN
DEBT RELIEF. THAT'S STUDENTAID.GOV.
OKAY, I WANT TO DO THAT. >> Stephen: WHAT'S THE THIRD
THING HERE? >> THE THIRD THING IS CLIMATE.
OUR PLANET IS ON THE BALLOT. THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO KEEP
TAKING MONEY FROM BIG OIL. THEY WANT TO EMBRACE THE CLIMATE
DENIERS. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE ALREADY MADE
A BIG DOWN PAYMENT. WE HAVE ALREADY PASSED LAWS TO
CUT CLIMATE EMISSIONS BY 40% BY 2030.
AND GVE US SOME MORE SENATORS AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE MORE
CUTS AND TRULY SAVE OUR PLANET. THIS IS WHY DEMOCRATS-- SO
THAT'S NUMBER THREE.
THAT-- IS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE BILL, OR THE-- ADDRESSING
CLIMATE CHANGE, OR GLOBAL WARMING BILL, IS THAT IN ANY WAY
RELATED TO THE INCREASE IN FUEL PRICES?
>> NO. IN FACT, IT GOES THE OTHER WAY.
YES, IT IS RELATED IN THE SENSE THAT THE MORE WE MOVE TO CLEAN
ENERGY, THE MORE WE MOVE TO RENEWABLE ENERGY, THE LESS
DEPENDENT WE ARE ON NATIONS LIKE RUSSIA OR SAUDI ARABIA THAT
DECIDE HOW HIGH AND HOW LOW OIL PRICES ARE GOING TO BE.
SO ULTIMATELY, ONE OF THE EFFECTS OF THIS BICK CLIMATE
INITIATIVE THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE PUT IN IS TO BRING DOWN THE
COST OF ENERGY FOR PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
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>> Stephen: THAT'S THREE. SO WHAT'S THE FOURTH ONE.
>> FOUR: DEMOCRACY IS ON THE BALLOT.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: AND WHILE THE REST OF THESE ARE IMPORTANT, NONE OF
IT MATTERS UNLESS YOU SAVE THAT ONE.
p>> THAT'S RIGHT. AND WE'VE GOT TO SAVE DEMOCRACY.
LET'S FACE IT, THE REPUBLICANS CONTINUE TO EMBRACE THE BIG LIE.
THEY CONTINUE TO TRY TO EXCUSE AND MAKE UP FOR WHAT HAPPENED ON
JANUARY 6. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE A VERY CLEAR
MESSAGE: EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE
AND TO GET THAT VOTE COUNTED. THAT'S THE DEAL.
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HALF, 299 OF REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR WHO HAVE
QUESTIONED THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTION.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. >> Stephen: OR WHETHER THE
PREVIOUS ELECTION SHOULD BE OVERTURNED.
>> RIGHT. >> Stephen: THAT IS ONE OF THE
MOST CHILLING STATISTICS I COULD POSSIBLY NAME.
>> YES, IT IS. YES, IT IS.
AND IT IS BECAUSE IT TRULY CORRODES THE FOUNDATION OF OUR
DEMOCRACY. >> Stephen: CAN IT BE WALKED
BACK? BECAUSE THAT IDEA, WITH
ABSOLUTELY ZERO-- NOT AN IOTA, NOT A CORK OF EVIDENCE BEHIND
IT-- HAS METASTASIZED SO WIDELY UNDER THE PRESSURE OF THE FORMER
PRESIDENT TO GET LOYALTY TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING FOR
OFFICE THAT IN EVERY STATE IN THE UNION, THERE'S SOMEBODY
RUNNING WHO BELIEVES THAT. >> YES, IT CAN BE --
>> Stephen: OR SAYS THEY BELIEVE IT.
>> AND THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE. BUT, YES, IT CAN BE WALKED BACK,
AND HERE'S HOW WE WALK IT BACK. WE WALK IT BACK BY VOTING.
IT AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS OVER THIS NEXT WEEK.
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YOU VOTE WHEN YOU CAN VOTE OR IF YOU WANT TO VOTE EARLY OR YOU
WANT TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY. IWILLVOTE.COM.
AND BRING IN YOUR NEIG NEIGHBORD YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR COUSINS
AND YOUR UNCLE BECAUSE DEMOCRACY REQUIRES US TO BE ENGAGED AND
GET OUT THERE AND VOTE BECAUSE IF WE VOTE AND WE VOTE FOR
PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY GET UP AND TELL THE TRUTH, PEOPLE WHO
BELIEVE DEMOCRACY WORKS WHEN EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN GETS THE
RIGHT TO VOTE AND TO GET THAT VOTE COUNTED.
IF WE DO THAT, THAT IS HOW ULTIMATELY WE BEAT BACK THE BIG
LIE AND WE BEAT BACK THE BIG LIARS.
THAT'S HOW WE MAKE IT WORK.
QUICK BREAK. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN, EVERYBODY.
STICK AROUND. ♪ ♪ ♪