>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY!
HELLO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY FIRST GUEST IS THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM
MASSACHUSETTS AND A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.
PLEASE WELCOME, SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( BAND PLAYING ) >> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.
>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> Stephen: IT IS YOUR FIFTH TIME.
>> IS THAT RIGHT?
>> Stephen: THOSE ARE JOHN OLIVER NUMBERS YOU'RE PUTTING ON
THE BOARD RIGHT THERE.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: I'M GOING TO READ THE TEA LEAVES OF YOUR
APPEARANCE.
SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
SO FUN TO TALK TO, AND ALSO ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS AFTER THIS
WEEKEND.
IS PURPLE A MESSAGE OF UNIT FOR AMERICA?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: NO?
( LAUGHTER ) NOT RED AND BLUE COMING
TOGETHER?
>> YOU KNOW, LOOK, I THINK THAT THIS IS A MOMENT WHERE WE'VE GOT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH THE MUELLER REPORT, THAT
WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND SAY MAKE THE MUELLER REPORT
PUBLIC.
WE'RE BIG, WE CAN ALL READ IT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: OKAY.
SOMEBODY IN THE SENATE WHO KNOWS HOW WASHINGTON WORKS OR HAS A
BETTER IDEA THAN I DO, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ODDS ARE THAT
WE'RE GOING TO GET TO SEE IT?
>> YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IF WE DON'T SEE IT, THEN MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THIS
COUNTRY ARE GOING TO KEEP ASKING WHAT'S IN IT THAT NOBODY WANTS
US TO SEE?
>> (AUDIENCE) RIGHT!
>> Stephen: BECAUSE IF IT IS COMPLETE AND TOTAL EXONERATION,
WE SHOULD ALL SEE IT SO WE COULD JUST SEE HOW TOTALLY EXONERATED
HE IS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
EVERYBODY CAN READ.
WELL -- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: WE'LL DO SOME OF IT IN PICTURES.
NOW, HERE'S THE THING, WERE YOU SURPRISED AT THE RESULTS BECAUSE
THERE WAS SO MUCH, AS I SAID, SMOKE MONSTER.
THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE.
THERE WERE SO MANY INSTANCES PUBLICLY THAT WE SAW
OBSTRUCTION, IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN PUBLIC, WE SAW SO MUCH
LYING ABOUT CONNECTION TO THE RUSSIANS, WERE YOU SURPRISED YOU
WERE GOING TO RUN AGAINST SOMEBODY WHO WAS INDICTED?
>> FOR ME IT WAS NEVER ABOUT RUNNING AGAINST SOMEBODY WHO WAS
INDICTED.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT RUNNING AGAINST SOMEBODY WHO IS MAKING
THE GOVERNMENT WORK BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER FOR
A THINNER AND THINNER AND THINNER SLICE AT THE TOP AND
LEAVING EVERYBODY ELSE BEHIND.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WHAT ARE THE --
YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT HE HAS DONE THAT YOU FIND
MOST EGREGIOUS IN THAT WAY?
WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'S DOING TO HELP THE 1% OR .1 OF 1% OF
AMERICA.
>> LET'S LOOK AT HOW AMERICA WORKS.
WHEN DONALD TRUMP AND CONGRESS WANTED TO GIVE AWAY A
TRILLION-PLUS DOLLARS TO MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES
AND GIANT CORPORATIONS, THEY GOT THEIR ACT TOGETHER IN JUST A FEW
WEEKS AND MANAGED TO PASS A BUNCH OF TAX BREAKS FOR THEM.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE MAKE THIS COUNTRY
WORK FOR EVERYONE ELSE, THINGS THAT MATTER TO ALL OF US, LIKE
RIGHT NOW THIS GOVERNMENT WORKS GREAT FOR GIANT DRUG COMPANIES,
JUST NOT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO GET A PRESCRIPTION
FILLED.
THEY CAN'T SEEM TO MANAGE TO DO ANYTHING TO LOWER THE COST OF
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I HAVE READ THAT
YOU HAVE MORE POLICY PROPOSALS OUT ALREADY THAN ANY OF YOUR
OTHER CHALLENGERS FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.
YOU ARE SORT OF SETTING THE AGENDA IN MANY WAYS FOR WHAT THE
PROPOSALS WILL BE AND THAT THE, YOU KNOW, 5:30 HEADLINE SAID
ELIZABETH WARREN'S IDEAS COULD WIN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY EVEN
IF SHE DOESN'T.
OKAY, SO WOULD THAT BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU?
( LAUGHTER ) >> YOU KNOW, I LOVE THESE IDEAS,
AND LET ME TELL YOU WHY, WHY THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT.
IT'S ABOUT HOW IT IS WE CAN MAKE REAL CHANGE.
SO THINK OF IT THIS WAY -- I PUT A PROPOSAL OUT FOR A WEALTH TAX.
THAT WOULD PRODUCE -- ( APPLAUSE )
YEAH.
ON THE RICHEST 75,000 FAMILIES IN THIS COUNTRY, 2%, WE COULD
TAKE THAT MONEY AND PROVIDE UNIVERSAL CHILDCARE FOR EVERY
ONE OF OUR CHILDREN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) UNIVERSAL PRE-K.
CUT THE STUDENT LOAN DEBT BURDEN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) BUILD MILLIONS OF NEW HOUSING
UNITS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY AND BRING DOWN RENT AND ATTACK
RACIAL REDLINING.
( APPLAUSE ) WE COULD START ON A GREEN NEW
DEAL.
WE COULD USE THE MONEY TO DO THE THINGS THAT HELP US BUILD A
FUTURE.
>> Stephen: AND THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM A TAX ON THE
SUPER WEALTHY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
WHAT NUMBER -- >> YEAH!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I'M ALL FOR THAT.
I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT NUMBER SUPER WEALTHY STARTS AT.
WOULD YOU PLEASE WRITE ON THIS PAPER WHAT NUMBER IT STARTS OUT
SO I'LL SO HOW MUCH I SUPPORT YOUR -- THAT'S PERSONAL WEALTH?
>> PLUS ONE.
IT'S $50 MILLION.
>> Stephen: OKAY, I'M ON BOARD.
I'M ON BOARD THEN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YEAH, GET THOSE GUYS!
YEAH!
WE GOT TO GET THESE BASTARDS RIGHT NOW, ELIZABETH!
YOU AND ME BACK-TO-BACK AFTER THESE -- FOR A FEW YEARS, FOR A
IF YOU YEARS, YEAH.
BUT THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT IS THAT WE CAN MAKE GOVERNMENT WORK
FOR US, BUT, RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE'VE GOT TO DO IS WE'VE GOT TO
PUT THE IDEAS OUT THERE ABOUT HOW TO DO THAT.
>> Stephen: HOW LIBERAL ARE YOU?
>> I BELIEVE IN AN AMERICA THAT DOESN'T JUST WORK FOR THOSE AT
THE TOP, I BELIEVE IN AN AMERICA THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.
>> Stephen: SO YOU ARE A COMMUNIST!
( APPLAUSE ) WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE -- THE
RIGHT IS THROWING OUT THIS IDEA THAT, OH, THE DEMOCRATS ARE
GOING TO TURN US ALL INTO SOCIALISTS.
WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE VENEZUELA IF WE ALL HAVE A SOCIAL SAFETY
NET.
>> (AUDIENCE) YEAH!
>> Stephen: THERE'S ONE VENEZUELAN OUT THERE TONIGHT!
( LAUGHTER ) >> I BELIEVE IN MARKETS BUT THEY
NEED RULES AND A COP ON THE BEAT TO ENFORCE THE RULES.
MARKETS WITHOUT RULES ARE THEFT, AND WE CAN'T HAVE THAT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE SENATOR
ELIZABETH WARREN.
STICK AROUND!