Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
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So the system is broken for working class, for the middle class, for low-income people. For the people on top, they're doing fantastically well. So what the Democratic Party has to do is understand that reality, can't keep defending the status quo, and say, you know what, we are prepared to take on the oligarchs who have so much economic and political power.
So the system is broken for working class, for the middle class, for low-income people. For the people on top, they're doing fantastically well. So what the Democratic Party has to do is understand that reality, can't keep defending the status quo, and say, you know what, we are prepared to take on the oligarchs who have so much economic and political power.
We are prepared to take them on and create an economy that works for working people, not just the 1%.
We are prepared to take them on and create an economy that works for working people, not just the 1%.
We are prepared to take them on and create an economy that works for working people, not just the 1%.
It means that this is a critical and unprecedented moment in American history. It means that despair is not an option. And it means that you've got to stand up and fight back not only for yourselves, but for your kids and in terms of climate change for the future of the planet. So what does that mean? It means you got to get out of your zone of comfort.
It means that this is a critical and unprecedented moment in American history. It means that despair is not an option. And it means that you've got to stand up and fight back not only for yourselves, but for your kids and in terms of climate change for the future of the planet. So what does that mean? It means you got to get out of your zone of comfort.
It means that this is a critical and unprecedented moment in American history. It means that despair is not an option. And it means that you've got to stand up and fight back not only for yourselves, but for your kids and in terms of climate change for the future of the planet. So what does that mean? It means you got to get out of your zone of comfort.
It means you must be involved in the political process. And that means maybe running for school board, running for city council, running for state legislature, or supporting good candidates who are prepared to stand up for the working class.
It means you must be involved in the political process. And that means maybe running for school board, running for city council, running for state legislature, or supporting good candidates who are prepared to stand up for the working class.
It means you must be involved in the political process. And that means maybe running for school board, running for city council, running for state legislature, or supporting good candidates who are prepared to stand up for the working class.
It means right now, when we're facing a major Republican reconciliation bill, which wants to give over a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the 1% and cut Medicaid and education, it means making sure that your member of Congress does not vote for that terrible piece of legislation. And by and large, it means in any way that you think is effective, Get involved in the political process.
It means right now, when we're facing a major Republican reconciliation bill, which wants to give over a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the 1% and cut Medicaid and education, it means making sure that your member of Congress does not vote for that terrible piece of legislation. And by and large, it means in any way that you think is effective, Get involved in the political process.
It means right now, when we're facing a major Republican reconciliation bill, which wants to give over a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the 1% and cut Medicaid and education, it means making sure that your member of Congress does not vote for that terrible piece of legislation. And by and large, it means in any way that you think is effective, Get involved in the political process.
The truth of the matter is that what goes on in Washington is way, way, way out of touch. with where the American people are. The American people don't think billionaires need a tax break. American people don't want to cut Medicaid.
The truth of the matter is that what goes on in Washington is way, way, way out of touch. with where the American people are. The American people don't think billionaires need a tax break. American people don't want to cut Medicaid.
The truth of the matter is that what goes on in Washington is way, way, way out of touch. with where the American people are. The American people don't think billionaires need a tax break. American people don't want to cut Medicaid.
The American people are sick and tired of paying the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, of being the only major country on earth not to guarantee healthcare to all people, of having the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on earth, a nation in which 22% of seniors are trying to get by on $15,000 a year or less.
The American people are sick and tired of paying the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, of being the only major country on earth not to guarantee healthcare to all people, of having the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on earth, a nation in which 22% of seniors are trying to get by on $15,000 a year or less.
The American people are sick and tired of paying the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, of being the only major country on earth not to guarantee healthcare to all people, of having the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on earth, a nation in which 22% of seniors are trying to get by on $15,000 a year or less.