Peggy Flanagan

My name is Peggy Flanagan.

I am the lieutenant governor of Minnesota, and I'm really honored and humbled to be here with all of you today.

I am incredibly clear that the Somali community is part of the fabric of the state of Minnesota.

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ehkä, en tiedä, mennä jatkoon jostain päivänä, mutta se näyttää, kuinka erittäin yksinkertaiset he ovat olemisestaan todellisista amerikkalaisista, ja toivottavasti, että he eivät kuitenkaan kiinnosta, tiedät, syrjintää Oval-opiskeluun verrattuna ruokakäytäntöön parantamiseen miljardista amerikkalaisia, niin se on valinta, hei.

I'll show the full video too. I wanted to get your reaction to it, because it's a great video. How important is this race? I think this race is incredibly important to the future of our country and the future of our party. It really is the choice that is facing all of us. Do we want more corporate Democrats who are going to play to the status quo and nibble around the edges, or do we want progressive fighters with a track record?

of getting things done i think people want us to be bold audacious and defiant in this moment and we need to make sure that people can afford the lives that they want to live and that's what this entire race is about and i have to tell you

Olen todella iloinen ja iloinen, että olen saanut näitä progresiivisempiä vahvistamaan kampanjani, koska he ovat yliopistossa joka päivä ja he tiedävät, mitä tarvitaan. Tiedä, että heidän haluaisi, että olen johtanut heidän kanssaan, on todella iloinen.

What I'm hearing in Minnesota, and we've been doing hundreds of events across the state in all different communities, and the same things are coming up over and over again.

It is the cost of living and healthcare in particular. And so this is a place where I'm very clear that we need to get rid of prior authorization so that some dude behind a desk doesn't get to decide whether or not you get the life-saving healthcare that you need. And worse yet, a robot or AI making that decision. But ultimately, when I'm talking to folks who say that their deductible is $15,000 a year,

and that they just paid 600 bucks to go to a five minute med check appointment with their doctor, that's completely unsustainable. And that is happening right now. So as they are looking to next year, they're like, maybe we just have to cross our fingers and hope for the best and not pay for insurance.

That's outrageous. I think we need to go big and that means fighting for things like universal healthcare. We need Medicare for all. It's been time. We need a $17 minimum wage so that we can catch up and keep up. Those are fights that I've helped lead in Minnesota in raising the minimum wage.

Things like paid family and medical leave that will go into effect here in Minnesota in January. Those are the big fights that people want us to fight on their behalf. And I think so often we find Democrats who are fighting from a defensive crouch or like, what's the fight that we think we could win instead of what are the things that people actually need and deserve? And I think that's

all about the fact that we've got big corporations who are playing in our politics and it's why I've decided not to take corporate PAC money, because I think it's pretty dishonest to say that I'm gonna, you know, hold big pharma accountable to lower the cost of prescription drugs while accepting a check from them at the same time. People are smarter than that and that I think is what, you know, this choice is all about and the future of our party overall.

Se on oikeastaan oikea. Ja se on se, mitä ihmiset kertovat meille. Ja mielestäni tuo osa kuuntelemista, se on yksi suurimpia taitoja meidän kohdassa. Ihmiset haluavat vain kuunnella. Ja kun teemme näitä tapahtumia, tietenkin on paljon demokraattisia, jotka tulevat, mutta on myös paljon ihmisiä, joiden kanssa en tunne mitään poliittista partiaa, mutta olen todella yllättynyt nyt, joten haluan tietää, mitä voin tehdä. Ja sitten meillä on republikaatit, jotka tulevat myös, jotka sanovat, että en ymmärrä sinua kaikesta, mutta tiedän, että olet vaikea kukki.

Ja Minnesotassa kutsutaan jokaisen vaikuttavaksi on todella hyvää. Mutta sanon vain sen, että ihmiset haluavat vain kuulla. He haluavat tietää, että joku on heidän kohdassaan ja hakeutuu heidän kanssaan. Minä kasvin ajattelemaan, että loppu voisi jäädä jokaisella hetkellä. Ja on niin paljon ihmisiä, jotka tuntuvat sillä tavalla nyt.

and not enough folks in Washington DC and certainly not in the Senate who understand what that's like. I think we would be in a very different position and lifting up the things that you were just talking about, making sure that the wealthiest folks pay their fair share and that corporate tax rates are not less than what a middle income family is paying right now. Those are the fights that people want us to fight and I'm all in, I'm ready.

Where can people find out more about the campaign? Folks can visit PeggyFlanagan.com and we'd love to have you join Team Peggy, along with these great senators who've endorsed us so far. Peggy Flanagan running for Senate in Minnesota, the 50th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Great to have you. Thanks so much.