James Talarico

That's the real struggle.

So like, let's try to put aside some of these other differences, which are important.

I don't mean to minimize those disagreements or those differences, but let's all recognize the big thing we have in common, which is that this economy is rigged against all of us.

Unless you're one of the people in the top 1%, like you're getting screwed.

And so let's come together and take power back for ourselves and our communities.

And I think that's resonating with people.

Well, as a millennial, I saw how military disasters like the Iraq war robbed this nation of young lives, of billions of dollars, and of our moral standing in the world.

And I really worry that the current administration is repeating those same mistakes.

getting us involved in yet another forever war in the Middle East without much justification, without much explanation.

And we've already lost brave men and women in uniform.

And I worry that we're going to lose more.

And we are spending $1 billion a day on this new war.

That's money that we could be investing in our schools, investing in our healthcare, investing

lowering the price of housing and childcare and prescription drugs.

That's $1 billion a day that's not being spent on our communities.

Every dollar we spend bombing someone on the other side of the world is a dollar we're not investing here at home.

During the primary campaign, I visited Sand Branch, Texas, which is a community south of Dallas.

It's a community that doesn't have any running water, doesn't have basic sewer infrastructure.

And so every dollar we're spending on another forever war in the Middle East is a dollar we're not spending in Sand Branch, Texas to give our neighbors running water.

There's always enough money for bombs.