Reverend Paul Brandeis Rauschenbusch
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and what Dr. King called the beloved community that is both coming and present now if we choose to make it real in our democracy.
I believe we are in the midst of the next great awakening in America, a spiritual movement dedicated to creating a nation where every person has dignity and value, where every community and faith tradition is treated equally, and nobody gets left behind this time.
We the people have the power out of many through love.
My friends, the spiritual state of our union is strong.
It is so great for both Kelly and I to be here with all of you, two proud members of the LGBTQ plus community who are proud to be standing tonight with the people at the People's State of the Union.
The single most powerful moment tonight is going to be when Donald Trump
has to look up at the gallery of the US House and see the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein looking straight back at him, demanding justice, demanding truth, and demanding accountability.
We should be crystal clear about right now what is happening in our country.
We have a president who is leading the single largest government cover-up in modern history.
We have the single largest sex trafficking ring in modern history right now being covered up by Donald Trump and Pam Bondi in the Department of Justice.
Why are we protecting powerful, wealthy men who have abused and raped women and children in this country?
Why is our government protecting these men?
At this very moment, in my place at the Capitol, is a woman named Annie Farmer.
Annie and her sister Maria both endured horrific abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
As we move forward in this investigation, always center the survivors.
And Donald Trump may call this investigation a hoax.
He may try to deflect our work.