Katie Phang

We demand justice.

And that is why we will melt ice and dismantle the Department of Homeland Security.

We will defend our democracy from authoritarians, fascists, and those who believe it's for sale.

We will uphold our shared humanity from Chicago to Palestine to Congo.

And that is just the beginning because we're going to build a future.

A future where we're free from being priced out, defrauded, displaced, or expelled.

A future where we're free from exploitation, trafficking, deportation, detention, occupation, and genocide.

A free day from economics.

economic exploitation, poverty, slavery, income inequality, wage abuse, discrimination, and intimidation.

A day where we are free from the oppression and the inequity that have defined our community's experience of being American.

So my ask for you today,

America, neighbors, constituents, is that we demand more together.

A future in which our rights and freedoms mean working people have every single thing they need to thrive.

And are we ready for that kind of world?

Are we ready for that kind of America?

Are we going to fight like hell for it?

Because listen to me and listen to me loud and clear.

We have the power to organize, to build coalition, to practice solidarity, to shift the narrative and to take care of one another because we're already doing it together in the people's state of the union.

Because the people...

And the power of the people is greater than the weapons that they would wield against us.