to talk to those of you who are watching at home. i would need a lot more than 10 minutes to respond to what the president just said, so instead of talking about what he is saying, i am going to highlight what democrats are doing. after all, you can listen to what someone says, but to know the truth, watch what they do. differentrs are no from americans everywhere. we love our families and want a good life today and a better life tomorrow for our kids. we work hard, and we expect our government to work hard for us as well. we have great -- and valid -- grit and value loyalty. and we still root for the detroit lions. we must stay engaged. our country, our democracy, our future demands it. we are capable of great things when we work together. we cannot forget that despite the dishonesty and divisions of the last few years, and that we heard tonight from the president of the united states, together, we have boundless potential. and young americans are proving that every day by taking action. that's what i want to focus on tonight. inis 13 years old and lives muskegon heights, michigan. they were ankle-deep and he got tired of waiting for the potholes to get fixed. he grabbed a shovel and a bucket of dirt and filled them in himself. during my campaign, people told me to fix the roads. because blown tires and broken downrights are dangerous, and car repairs take money from rent. childcare and groceries. and we, the democrats, are doing something about it. governor passed the multibillion-dollar plan to rebuild the roads and bridges. governor phil murphy is replacing lead pipes in new jersey. all across the country, democratic leaders are rebuilding bridges to my fixing roads, expanding broadband, and cleaning up drinking water. everyone in this country benefits. when we invest in infrastructure . congressional democrats have presented proposals. president trump and the republicans are blocking the path. when it comes to infrastructure, -- has tried to do more than the republicans in d.c. have. twitter doesle on not fix bridges. it burns them. our energy should be used to solve problems. it's true for health care, too. for me, health care is personal, not political. when i was 30, i became a member of the sandwich generation. that means i was sandwiched between two generations of my own family for whom i was the primary caregiver. caring down a new job, for my newborn daughter, as well as my mom at the end of her brain cancer battle. i was up all night with a baby, and during the day, i had to fight my mom's insurance company when they wrongly denied her coverage for chemotherapy. it was hard. it exposed the harsh realities of our workplaces, our health care system, and our childcare system. and it changed me. i lost patience for people who are just talk and no action. worked with a republican governor and legislature to expand health care coverage to more than 680,000 michiganders under the affordable care act. today, democrats from maine to montana are expanding coverage and lowering costs. in kansas, governor kelly is working across the aisle to bring medicare coverage to attend the -- to tens of thousands. every democrat running for president has a plan to expand health care for all americans. every one of them has supported the affordable care act with coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. they may have different plans that the goal is the same. president trump sadly has a different plan. he is asking the courts to rip those lifesaving protections away. it's pretty simple. democrats are trying to make your health care better. republicans in washington are trying to take it away. think about kids like 17-year-old blake carroll from idaho, who organized a fundraiser to pay for his mom's: cancer treatment. or a 19-year-old ebony myers from utah, who sells art to help pay for her own rare genetic disorder treatment. no one should have to crowd source there health care, not in america. the reality is, not everyone in america has a job with health and benefits. in fact, many have jobs that do not even pay enough to cover their monthly expenses. it does not matter what the president says about the stock market. what matters is that millions of people struggle to get by or do not have enough money at the end of the month after paying for transportation. student loans or prescription drugs. american workers are hurting. in my own state, neighbors in wisconsin and ohio, pennsylvania, and all over the country, wages have stagnated while ceo pay has skyrocketed. when the president says the economy is strong, my question is, strong for whom? strong for the wealthy, who are reaping rewards for tax cuts they don't need? the american economy needs to be a different kind of strong, strong for the science teacher spending her own money to buy supplies for her classroom, strong for the single mom picking up extra hours so she can afford her daughter's soccer cleats, strong for the small business owner who has to make payroll at the end of the month. michigan invented the middle class, so we know if the economy does not work for working people, it just does not work. who fights for working -- hard-working americans? democrats do. in the u.s. house, speaker nancy pelosi and democrats passed a landmark bill on equal pay, another bill to give 30 million americans arrays by increasing the minimum wage and groundbreaking legislation to finally give medicare the power to negotiate lower drug prices for america's seniors and families. in more thanills 275 other bipartisan bills are just gathering dust on senate majority leader mitch mcconnell's desk. senator mcconnell, america needs you to move those bills. and while, democrats across the country are getting things done. pennsylvania's governor is expanding the right to overtime pay. michigan is, too. if you are on the clock, you deserve to get paid. and north governor carolina governor are working to get hard-working teachers a raise. speaking of the classroom, wisconsin governor tony evers unilaterally increased school funding by $65 million last year . in colorado, the governor enacted free all day kindergarten. we helped pass minimum wage hikes into law which will lift people out of poverty and improve lives for families. that's strength. that's action. action andakes that's why i am so inspired by young people. they respond to mass shootings demanding policies that make schools safer. they react to a world that's literally on fire with fire in their bellies. to push leaders to finally take action on climate change. they take on a road filled with potholes with a shovel and some dirt. it's what gives me great confidence in our future and it's why sometimes, it feels like they are the adults in the room. but it should not have to be that way. it's not their mess to clean up. it's ours. createices we make today their reality tomorrow. young people, i'm talking to you and your parents and grandparents. democrats want safe schools, we want everyone to have a path to a good life, whether it is through a union apprenticeship, community college, four-year university without drowning in debt. we want your water to be clean. we want you to love who you love and to live authentically as your true self. we want women to have autonomy over our bodies. we want our country welcoming and everyone's vote counted. 20/20 is a big year. it is the year my daughter will graduate from high school. it's also the year she will cast her first ballot along with millions of young americans. the two things are connected. because walking across the graduation stage is as important as walking into the voting booth for the first time. , all of our kids futures, will be determined not just by their dreams but by our actions. as we witness the impeachment process in washington, there are some things each of us, no matter our party, should demand -- that truth matters. facts matter. and no one should be above the law. say not what those senators . tomorrow is about what they do that matters. remember, listen to what people say, but watch what they do. it's time for action. generations of americans are counting on us. let's not let them down. thank you for listening. god bless america. good night. 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