Thank you for coming out, everybody. Nice to see you. Thank you. Have a seat. Aloha. It is great to be back in detroit. You got it going on. I actually have roots in michigan. Pretty deep roots. I want to introduce you to my mother, there in the back. She grew up here in michigan, grand rapids. Went to university of michigan. Before my dad came, swept her off her feet, took her far into the pacific ocean, to a little island. She is having a blast coming back here. Thank you so much. You know what is so incredible to me, that im grateful for every day, we have been campaigning for a year a liver the country. It is the privilege and honor of being able to spend time with people like you everywhere. People who are coming from all different backgrounds, across party lines, racial lines, across all walks of life, coming together, being bound together, by a singular motivation. Thank you, sir. It is a motivation based in love. Love of country. Love and care for each other. A deep concern for the challenges we face. Deeply rooted challenges that go beyond the superficial, hyper partisan bickering of the day, what really deeply rooted in recognizing, how do we stand together as americans to solve problems. To solve the problems impacting everyone of us, our families, our parents, our loved ones. This is what binds us all together. This has brought you all out here tonight. You could spend your time doing anything but you are here because you care. This is where i draw great hope and inspiration for where we can go together as a country. We recognize how divisive, unfortunately, the current political culture is that we are in. Instead of really focusing on issues, focusing on listening to the voices of people across our country, we have so many headlines, so much of the noise on social media, really about pitting a group of people against one another. Who you voted for, who you voted against, what your job is, how or if you worship, or even what cable news channel you watch. All of these Different Things, adding fuel to the cancel culture that its really undermining foundational principles of the country, where, for generations, we have celebrated freedoms like the freedom of speech, where just as i have a right to stand here before you, you have a right to stand and share your views, your principles, to run for office and bring your ideas to the forefront of how we solve problems. We should not be afraid of having diversity of those ideas. We should not be afraid of the perspectives and experiences we bring. It is through the dialogue, through our ability to see each other as fellow americans and treat each other with respect, and have the engagements where we can agree on something, disagree on others, agree without being disagreeable by staying focused on what the mission is. That if our mission is not about our own selfish interest or our own arrogance or pride or anything else, but really about how we can make a positive impact, flour for each other and our country and planet, this is what life the pathway forward for us. I read a quote from Abraham Lincoln that i had never seen before that really drove the point home for me. I have been sharing it with everyone sense. He said, i dont like the man. I need to know him better. [applause] such a powerful, simple but powerful statement that really tells us how we bridge these divides. I have been asked over and over again, and it has been heartbreaking every time i have asked from people who care so much and feel so hopeless, and ask, is it even possible for our country to bridge these divides when we are so torn apart . How do we get to a place where we can treat each other with respect regardless of whether we are of the same party or another, at a time where people are casting judgment saying, i do not want to talk to you or hear your ideas or have anything to do with you because you are of the other, fill in the blank. Understand how dangerous this is, if this is what we are willing to accept as america, the truth of the speech Abraham Lincoln k gave will come about. A house divided against itself cannot stand. That will become our reality. This speaks to the Pivotal Moment we have before us, that you have before you in this election. About what choice you will make. What kind of leadership and what kind of future you want for the country. My only for ourselves what to those who come after us. What kind of message do you want to send to leaders in washington, where we live in a country where our government is of, by, and for the powerful elite, leaving the rest of us behind. What kind of leadership and what that the vision that our founders at for us, that we would have representatives of the people whose sole mission was serving you, is far from the reality we are struggling with today. We can see this evidence not just with the headlines. What i see people talk about with pundits and talking heads, it is so disconnected from conversations im having in rooms like this in small towns, eastwest east, west, people across the country who are frustrated because the voice your voice is not breaking through and it is not for lack of trying. It is because the truth and your voices and the ability and desire for us to come together as americans, setting differences aside and saying we have got to figure this out, we have got to bring about the change, we have got to solve the problems, for each other. It is very telling when we face a situation where powerful elite in washington are not even trying to hide the fact that they are afraid of voices of the people. That out in the open now, you have a lot of money being spent, lobbying efforts being made in preparation for the Democratic Convention saying hey, if voters in the country pick a candidate that the powerful elite do not like, we have to back a plan that to not rule the voice of the people. It is not even a secret. It is blatantly being thrown in our faces. The ball has been in our court. What will we do about it . Do we lie down and be like, you have the power and we have nothing, and let them roll through . Absolutely not. But do not let it stop there. We have to continue to speak truth to power and continue to hold leaders accountable, to continue to remind them about the oath that every Single Member of congress takes. That does not say we the wealthy or we the powerful its as we the people. [applause] we, the people. That means something. The Founding Fathers were intentional with those three words. It is a reminder to everyone of us that in the darkest of times, where you feel so hopeless, that the power in the democratic republic lies in our hands, that ultimately, we, the people, have the responsibility, challenge, and responsibility to determine what leaders you want working for you. The power to hold leaders accountable if we choose to do so. The words are reminders to the leaders sent to washington on your behalf about we are far from the reality that we know this is where we need to go. I start the conversation talking about this because it is at the heart of how we can bring about solutions to the whole laundry list of challenges that impacts our environment, our planet, that impacts the decisions and effects of what our country is doing on the global front, the consequences are very real. But unless we address what is at the heart of both our challenge that we face in this country, and our opportunity to raise our voices, we will not be able to see progress. This is the most critical thing. We too often feel like our voices will not be heard, like we are powerless to affect change. When we look throughout history and see monumental changes in this and other countries, i think of obviously leaders like dr. Martin luther king and nelson mandela, mahatma gandhi, leaders who recognize two important things. The power of the peoples voices and how essential it is that even during the darkest of times, the only way to defeat the darkness is with light, that even in the times where we feel surrounded by negativity and hatred, bigotry, racism, go down the list, that our challenge and opportunity is to stand strong with courage and strength that can only come with love to defeat the hate. It is the only thing that can. Because love is not weak. Think about people in your life, those who you love most dearly. Whether you are a parent or child, brother or sister, spouse, partner, think about those you love most dearly in your life. And the length you would go to fight for them. For their safety, their wellbeing, their security. Hate. Ove can defeat and this love and respect and care we have for one another weather coming together as strangers or coming together as friends is rooted in this identity of who we are as americans. What we want, because this is the truth, our nation is not defined by one person. Who occupies the white house. Our nation is defined by us. [applause] by the constitution. We are america. Opportunity is ours. This is where i see hope for our future. You are not alone. I guarantee you in this room tonight we have republicans and democrats, independents and libertarians. [applause] if you are coming here tonight and feeling you are the only one who voted for trump in the last election, i guarantee you are not alone. Saying,e coming in here i am the only republican in the room full of democrats, i guarantee you are not alone. Whether you voted for bernie, hillary, trump, ron paul, gary johnson, just like we are tonight as Americans First standing together to put country first, there are people gathering all across the country who are doing exactly the same thing. This is how we bridge the divides and heal the divisive wounds in our country and blaze a new powerful for our country that does not fit into these conformed boxes that people tell us you have to be this or that. Are and whato we we are capable of, the power is in our hands, the opportunity is ours. We cannot look back, we cannot fail, we have to carry this torch forward if not for yourself then for those you love mosthis country we hold dear. Thank you everybody for being here and standing with me tonight. Thank you. [applause] thank you very much. We have a couple of microphones. I want to kick off our conversation with the time we your we will try to keep questions brief, i will try to keep my answers brief, and we will try to get to as many people as possible. We will start with you. Hi. Forward,on is going you mentioned talking about superdelegates, and for me that was the saddest part of 2016 for. Riends who are democrats i am independent. What is the path forward to get past that so the true votes of the people will matter to the Democratic Party . Gabbard ic two i see ways to manage this challenge. Many of us were raising alarm bells. Myself included not realizing how deeply impactful and automatic superdelegates were, and how they are continuing to be. People ended up running to be delegates and officeholders in the local Democratic Party, the national Democratic Party, getting seats on the rules committee where those decisions are being made, but it was tough. I know people who were serving on the rules committee, and how much opposition there was to getting rid of superdelegates, because that was the goal. The compromise position was the first ballot, superdelegates would not be allowed to weigh in which does make a difference. You are seeing elections. Appening in different states i remember in 2016 a la ifatching my head saying bernie would won the popular vote by large margin, how on Election Night he has less delegates than hillary clinton. They were throwing in superdelegates who committed to her which was not an accurate representation of people casting votes in those states. Superdelegates moved to the second ballot. In this environment it is looking to be a brokered convention where there will be no settled nominee on the first ballot, which means superdelegates are preparing to jump in on the second ballot, which is what i am concerned about. The ways we need to approach making sure let up those on the rules committees, it is not too late, they could change the rules now if they wanted. I have not seen moves in that direction, but this is the Pressure Campaign that can and atuld be waged to make sure the Democratic Convention it is the votes and voices of the people that are respected and heard. It is hypocritical to talk about how we want higher voter turnout , as many people engaged as likeble unless you do not what they have to say. That is not what this democracy is supposed to be about. I would say lobbying directly to those in the dnc who have the ability to make these decisions and continuing to raise your voices online and however you light onave to shine a this problem. [applause] hi. I saw you pop up when i said grand rapids. What is your sons name . This is my friend. You have grown a lot since i last saw you. Every president s day i like to read George Washingtons farewell address, and he talks about losing liberty through the party system. You talked about bringing independents and republicans, you stepped down from the dnc when you saw problems. How do you continue to fight parties whileve being in a party . D the current structure of our political system has created zero space outside of the two party system. Im working to bring about reforms to my party, the Democratic Party by running to where democratic nominee i will be the head of the parties and can directly impact making these changes. And i continuing to shine a light on it, something i get criticized for. We areto make sure pointing out the problem so we can sold it, and not throwing our head in the sand and saying, everything is fine, moveon. No. Place whereet to a in my view we can return the Democratic Party back to the soul. I was 21 years old and thinking party as i was getting involved in politics. Big open tent party fighting for peace in the planet. That is where a party has to get back to, and that is what i will do as the democratic nominee. Thank you. [applause] over here. Hi. My name is robert. I know you said some things you have not said some things you have voted on lgbtq affecting the community in the past. When i saw that video you released of you apologizing to me Lgbtq Community it struck as so personal, and i really appreciate that about you and how personal you are. No matter the color of your skin or who you love can i give you a hug . Yes. Gabbard [applause] thank you, robert. I am happy you are here. [indiscernible] we all know we are one of the best countries, but there is room for improvement, you have talked about it. I have seen the world, i have lived in the world. I have the impression United States is stretching itself all over the world trying to police other countries on other continents. We have aircraft groups floating around the world and military bases all over the world. Years afterhy 75 the end of world war ii, we have to guard europe when europe is blooming . Some of the countries in europe have better social systems than we have. We know that. What would you as president do different . What would you try to do . How would you go about it . You, ibbard i got wanted to make sure everybody else heard you. Thank you. This is central to why i am running for president. Deal with congress on a number of different issues, the constitution provides the responsibility to lead and set Foreign Policy in the hands of the president and commander in chief. The constitution provides congress with the responsibility of deciding whether or not to declare war, but as president and commander in chief, i bring the experience i have of serving as a soldier for almost 17 years. My two deployments [applause] having served in the height of the war in iraq, where like thisone of our veterans in room tonight, whether you are post9 11 era veteran or vietnam era, or served in previous conflicts, you know and in a deeply personal way the terribly high human cost of war, and who pays the price. We know and understand in a deeply personal way the strain and toll it takes on our loved ones, our families. It does not often get talked about. It when iunderstand first deployed to iraq. I did not understand it until i came home. , was gone for 18 months focused on my mission and doing my job, and i will never forget, it was the day we came back steppedawn in hawaii, off the plane and wheent into a big hangar, and i ran to my family so happy to be home and went to my dad first to give him a hug. Id he held me so close, and felt his body sobbing as tears ran down his face, it was the first time i have ever seen my father cry in my life. It was that moment i began to understand the stress and anxiety my mom, dad, family were dealing with. Costs to incredible our military being stretched thin around the world, carried by those who wear the uniform, but carried by everyone of us. With aow we are dealing coronavirus and trying to an alloutfrom being pandemic in the world and taking root in the United States. There is debate in congress about funding. I will behead it to washington i will be headed to washington to make sure no one can say there is not enough money to make sure everyone who needs to be tested can get tested. Is nitpicking and saying it diming should be 2 billion, 4 billion, 8 billion lets stop and think we are spending 4 billion a month in afghanistan right now. 4 billion a month. And yet people here at home who were sick and with symptoms are not able to get the test they need to prevent them from posing a risk to other people because there are not enough tests, the criteria is too narrow, there are not enough addictive health care gear, masks, gloves for Health Care Providers and first responders. It blows my mind in the United States of america we are far less prepared for this than so many other countries who are on the ball putting resources where they are needed to protect their people. That is one example of many before us today about how our continued spending on wasteful regime change wars like we have syria, libya, overthrowing dictators in other countries, the nationbuilding that follows, now escalating tensions between the u. S. , russia, china, Nuclear Armed countries, we have treaties being torn up, the iran nuclear allrown in a trashcan of these cost lives and taxpayer dollars, and they do not make us any safer. It bags the question, what are we doing it for then . Who is profiting off of this . If it is not strengthening our , thenal security interest safety and security of the american people, and not strengthening our interest in any way, then why are we continuing to needlessly send men and women in uniform into harms way and needlessly taking more money out of your pockets and away from the things we need to be serving here at home like Quality Health care for every american. [applause] things like quality education for every american. Things like clean water. How about clean water for every american . [applause] needs that every servedn deserves to have by our government that is whosesible for responsibility is to serve our interests. This is at the heart of why i am running for president to serve bringmander in chief and about a sea change in Foreign Policy to accomplish these goals that ensure your safety, security, freedom, and ensure your taxpayer dollars will serve your needs. [applause] hi, thank you for being here. I was not going to ask any question because i have met you and know all about you. I need to do this for my wife, i am a disabled veteran within visible injuries. ,hey are not invisible injuries the v. A. Ins me wyoming where i live, they have been good to me, taking care of me. 2009, i havened in literally put my wife and my children through hell, i have. I have attempted suicide. I will say three times in the past two years. To pick myhe closet nightly meds, and six weeks ago my daughter was in my room and daddy was going to do that again. My question or statement or v. A. , at least in my experience, has been really good to me, the services they provided, Community Care when i had to be hospitalized. My wife also works. But the v. A. Department of Veterans Affairs needs to do more for the spouses for the children because this little boy and my daughter are so important, but they have seen me three times in the past two years overdose and have an ambulance come to get daddy, not knowing if this will be the time where i did not come back. I wanted to say this past october i came closest in my suicide attempts. I could have made my injuries worse i did. The v. A. Needs to do more for the families, they are doing really great for at least me. Does not do v. A. Good they have for me. But the families, and my wife would have wanted me, that is the only reason i am talking because they need to do more for the families like in my situation. My spouse has to miss work. I put them through hell, and i admit that. Rep. Gabbard thank you. [applause] thank you for having the strength encourage to share that with all of us today. You and your son both. Because you know you are not only speaking for yourself or your wife and daughter and son, but you are speaking for a lot of folks who may not feel comfortable standing up, grabbing the microphone and sharing the troubles and hardships that they and their loved ones are going through. The mission of our v. A. Is to care for those who have borne the battle, and that is not limited to the ones who wore the uniform. Serves, theson whole family serves. [applause] mention does that not end when you lay the uniform down and transition back to civilian life as a veteran. That promise our nation has made to care for, honor, serve those who are willing to sacrifice all in service must continue. To hear youre satisfied with the care you are getting from your v. A. , but you are right, a lot of folks are being left behind. I have met more than i would townto who have, to our halls, come to gatherings large and small, and we end up crying in each others arms. Hat burden is so great and it is coupled with the sense of purposelessness and , howessness and wondering do i get my life back . Challenge for the v. A. , for our leaders in this country, for us as a nation to not just show our gratitude on thank youay by saying for your service, but by making sure that gratitude is turned. Nto action not one day of the year but every day of the year. You might question how. If you are not a member of congress and cannot introduce legislation, not able to directly impact the v. A. These are issues we have been working on in my time in there are choices and actions we can make in our everyday lives. There is unfortunately a stigma on veterans who come home broken somehow. That we want to thank you for your service, but do it from far away because you have been through stuff we do not understand, when really veterans who are coming home have rare makeiences in how to lead, decisions under pressure, how to work as a member of a team. The most important quality is having made that decision already to commit your life to service and you are doing that still, even with the challenges you have, you are finding every way possible to make a positive impact for others, stepping outside your comfort zone, your safe space with your family to make that , bytive impact on others expressing appreciation in our country, we can shift the culture to make sure those who come home are chile supported, and make sure our leaders turn that into action. It is bigger than throwing money at the v. A. , it is about breaking through the bureaucracy to make sure every veteran and their family that when you go into the v. A. You are treated with a five star service that you deserve, and that no veteran is left behind. No veteran is left behind. [applause] i will close on your question on too fewnt, there are veterans comfortable asking for help. Tommy and few veterans who go into the doors of any v. A. Because they feel it is too difficult, or they do not want to show weakness, or they feel alone and there is no one there for them. There is more i will do as president than we are seeing done today to expand outreach, find veterans, especially those living on our streets, going out and offering services, having the v. A. Be an outreach the v. A. , and not relying on the cookiecutter services we see, but recognizing everyone of us is different and unique and may need a different approach to find that healing, to find that peace. There are amazing programs offering outlets for veterans to work through those demons of war you come home with, but are lacking the support that will help them to expand these programs at scale. It is taking an innovative and creative approach, and understanding what it means to serve, to walk in those boots and solve the problem. My secretary of the v. A. Will have worn those boots and be a veteran that every other veteran can trust, thank you. [applause] thanks for coming. A question on Media Coverage on you, which has been appalling, frankly. [applause] just last night, i was watching the Mainstream Media and he talked about the 4 candidates. You are number five. They didnt even want to mention your name. It was ridiculous. Rep. Gabbard i saw the same thing. When i came here today with my husband, we were walking through the airport and we saw a little clip of cnn. They were like, four candidates remaining in the race. Like hello. Rep. Gabbard we are still here, guys. We are still here [applause] i guess the question is, what is driving this . Something is behind this process where they are blocking you out they dont want to talk to you, here your positions or invite you on. They dont want to talk to you you for this has to come from the top of the media corporations. Who are the ceos behind Strategic Decisions to make sure they dont talk about you or your positions . Who are these people and what can we do about that . [indistinct shouting] rep. Gabbard [laughing] it is a really important question. You can think of the people who run the Cable News Networks and the National News networks, and you are right. It is not one rogue anchor doing their own thing. I havent had one nationally televised town hall throughout this entire campaign. Just about every other candidate that has been running for longer than 100 days has seen double on allin town halls three cable networks, and it has not been for lack of seeking those opportunities, trust me. Oneave experienced from day , the day i announced my candidacy, february 2 in hawaii, just as i am about to go and take the stage and share with people why im running for president come there was a hit piece that came out immediately trying to smear my character and my motivations for running for president. Right away. That is what we have seen consistently throughout the campaign. I dont have evidence of the individuals behind it. I can guess what is behind it. I dare to speak the truth. I dare to speak the truth. [applause] before by somed of these anchors on different news channels over the last several years. Lsi, are, like, tu whenever we have the on our show, we know you will never follow the talking points. We never know what youre going to say. Always bringing a different perspective, a different angle on the issue being discussed. A lot of people are afraid of the truth, afraid of shining the light on different issues that dont follow the narrative, that threatened the coziness of the relationship between the powerful elite and the parties. Between the powerful e. V. In the media. Between the powerful elite and the warmongerin, Foreign Policy establishment. Once you start shining a light [applause] rep. Gabbard then you are then holding even those media entities accountable. Saying, oh, say you go and hang out with the ambassador from this end that country and have dinner once a week. Interesting. Or that ties in the relationship, you scratch my back i will scratch yours, between the media and those in the intelligence community, to be it would to share only the information they want you to see, but not the information that gives you the whole picture or the truth. Daring to speak the truth is my current. Is my crime. And i have no regrets for it. [applause] people say, tulsi, you are not rolling as high as other candidates, well, we have been dealing with a total blackout of the campaign to smear what i am doing and why am running for president. It brings back a bigger issue that is bigger than me or my campaign, which is the incredible amount of influence and power that the Corporate Media have over what information you as voters are allowed to see. Thenhere that information takes you, whether it is limiting which candidates you are allowed to hear from and silencing other voices, or with domestic or global issues, only presenting one view or perspective that is not indicative of what are often the complexities of so many of these situations. Not telling you the truth about the influence of Industries Like big pharma and big insurance have on the lawmakers who are writing the laws that benefit their bottom line, and hurting and killing six people in these country best in this country. Use are the stories they should be covering every single day. Have seen itand i myself, you have the coziness of those who thrive off their power in washington that feeds off one another. If there is too much truth and too much involvement by people in our country once they see the truth, they are like, whoa, that aint right, we have to fix that. You have to tighten down the hatches. This is a bigger, much bigger issue now, where i think we are seeing more and more in this president ial campaign as well, but unless you are a billionaire and you can afford to dump unlimited amounts of money to get your message out there, or you are a part of the Corporate Media cozy family, it is very challenging. There are i think a lot of Different Things that we as a democracy, as a society, need to continue to point out and continue to try to address, whether it is Campaign Finance reformi have introducedlegislation called reinstate the fairness doctrine that we can retake our public airwaves and make sure youre getting accurate information. Can today to fight for fairness, for reinstating Net Neutrality but, s so that if you are not interested in watching television, you can go online and have access to media. Those who are presenting you with the information and the truth that can best help inform everyone of your decisions as individuals. Thank you. Yes, maam. Right here. I am an educator. My biggest thing is the learning of our kids and how we can deal with the major suicide rates, especially in middle school especially in seventh grade it is a huge issue right now. We dont have enough teachers. We cant keep teachers. We are having longterm subs that are not certified, who dont know how to deal with kids, who dont know the kids. It is a huge problem. How can we help kids and teachers . Rep. Gabbard can i ask you a question . Sure. Rep. Gabbard what is the biggest thing you have seen that is causing teachers to either stop teaching or preventing others from coming in . Where do you start . Sizes. Ass i see 153 students every single day. On last of our substitutes, our prep time, when we are trying to wrap with other teachers or collaborate, we are something. The fact that we dont have ancillary stuff to soap toward us for best to support us for coteaching, special ed. We have so many kids in our classroom. Teachers are getting burned out really quick. But here for the long haul, at our do know three of my colleagues who graduated with me have left the profession already. That is a big thing, i think. You. Gabbard thank thank you for being in it for the long haul and choosing to teach. [applause] i think this is one of those things that we often hear rhetoric coming from politicians giving fancy speeches, saying our kids are our future. If that is true, we must not hit about our future. Right . Unfortunately. [applause] because actions speak louder than words. That force or long what you that for so long, what you are dealing with today did not start this year or the year before. Having the resources to make sure kids have a quality education in our schools the matter what zip code they happen to be born in his still seemingly an impossible dream. That means it is not only a resource problem, that it is a leadership problem, of backing up those words with action. In my administration, i would start with the very first essential step of making sure that my secretary of education has been a teacher. [applause] why this even needs to be said his mindblowing, but i can understand how critical it is, even just i served in the state house in hawaii, city council, then congress. My eighth year there. In these experiences, i have seen the work i have done with teachers in my home state. How the decisions being made at the highest levels in our government, whether by elected officials or political appointees, even with the best of intentions, so often more often than not, the unintended negative consequences, because they dont have any idea what you are dealing with every single day. That as politicians in congress are making decisions about resources, where do we authorize those funds to go to . Those decisions are being made with a vacuum, without the input from teachers on the front lines, whether in big cities or small towns, saying, this is where we need the most help. By approaching this from this perspective, not only with the secretary of education but i would form a National Council of teachers to help inform those policies that are being made in washington, to best empower teachers to do what you do best. [applause] and this is the incredible thing. Whenever i need teachers i always say thank you. I went in one day to a high school in my district in hawaii and they let me teach two periods of a history class. Two periods. [laughter] i left with a whole new level of respect for those who choose this profession. You dont get paid very much. For those who say teachers have got it made, you work from 8 00 to 2 00, you get weeks off in the summer, what a great life, . You wish. We see what you do. You spend so much time prepping before class, grading and planning for the next day, after class and late into the night, figuring out how you will make this work so that the hours you get to spend with your kids are maximized. Ultimately, this is about valuing our future, valuing our children, and those of you who have this really heavy responsibility every single day, to best help give them the tools to set themselves up for success. Withoint you started out about social and emotional learning. [inaudible] rep. Gabbard exactly. That kids may be 10 years ago were not dealing with. Crisis. An urgent the fact that we have kids in middle school who are contemplating suicide is heartbreaking to the greatest levels. Put our money where our mouth is. We care about our kids. We care about our families and our communities. We have to do what is necessary to attract those professionals back into this profession. Those who care for our kids. So they can best help them at this foundational moment in their lives not just by saying, here, we are going to give you some more drugs to numb the pain , but actually help them get to a place of peace and healing. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, we have time for one more question. Rep. Gabbard yes, maam. Right here. Yep. Did you have a question, or did he . She is deferring. Ok. You have talked a lot about big attack and how they are part of this i guess twin headed hydra between the media and them and restricting free speech and attacking consumer choice. We have gone to a point where we again and big0s tech has become the new railroad companies, and they are integrating their manufacturing and making it so you have only that company and authorized retailers can buy their parts. The sink this country needs a Teddy Roosevelt moment with big tech and we need to start trustbusting again . Rep. Gabbard yes i do. [applause] i do. I feel strongly about this. [cheers and applause] talk about it washington that is ruled by the powerful elite, these big tech monopolies, and there are only a small number of them, are at the core of what needs to change on so many levels. But, yes. It begins with updating our antitrust laws so that they actually do apply to big tech. It is about increasing understanding and awareness in washington of what Big Tech Companies are all about so that we can make sure that our laws are protecting the consumers thusaking sure that we are protecting the consumer for taking the consumer, by making sure that the internet, which is supposed to be this universal equalizer, actually provides that equal opportunity for the start up journalist, or the star single mom at home starting her own online small business, or for someone who is starting their own youtube channel, talking about whatever they want to talk about. We got a lot of work to do in this area, and there is not just the antitrust laws that have to be addressed, the article 230 laws have to be reformed. These are things i am working on legislation right now to do so, so that big tech monopolies who are choosing whose voices they want to be heard on their platform are treated with the same liability laws that every publisher in this country are, because that is essentially what they are doing. [cheers and applause] this is such a big topic. I could talk about how our information is being monetized, Civil Liberties being violated, freedom of speech being undermined. We are on the same page. [cheers and applause] rep. Gabbard thank you. Thank you so much everybody. I am sorry. We are running out of time tonight. I will be able to stick around for a few minutes if you would like to come around and say hello or take a picture. I want to ask you to take home some thoughts with you. As you had towards your election day here in michigan, i want you to really understand the power that you have in your hands, poweryes, it is about the you have to make sure your voices are heard through your vote individually, but understand that every single one of you here, without exception, without exception, you have a sphere of influence that you can bring with you to make this change. Five people on your contact list in your phone, i guarantee you most peopl of you have hundreds of people there. If you have facebook friends. If you are on twitter. If you have a job and you go to work, there are people you work with. If you are a student and you go to school, there is people youre seeing every day, family members, friends. I hope you walk away from here tonight thinking not only about how you will cast your vote but how you can do more. Because this time requires everyone of us to do more. The obstacles are great. We have talked about some of them before us. Those who are fighting against the voices of the people have a lot of weapons and tools in their arsenal. Themone of them, none of raw,ithstand the awesome power of the voices of the people. [applause] that is on us. [applause] are sick and tired of politicians in washington who say one thing and do another, i invite you to stand with me. Ofyou are sick and tired those in washington who spend a lot of time talking and no time listening, to you, i invite you to stand with me. Ofyou are sick and tired those who sit in great positions of power and responsibility, making decisions for themselves, their power, their greed, or their influence, instead of being focused on their responsibility to serve you, i ask you to stand with me. [applause] [crowd cheering] and if you are sick and tired of seeing our men and women in uniform coming home in coffins, and others with wounds both visible and invisible, wondering what they are fighting for, i invite you to stand with me. [applause] this is not a game. This is not a game. As much as the pundits on tv make it sound like fantasy football, we are talking about real peoples lives. The lives of every single american in this country. The lives of your kids, eva, who are coming to school dealing with the kind of trauma and hardship that no child should be struggling with. Those who have cancer and who cant get the medication they need because they are not rich enough, and wondering how they will survive. Those families who are working hard every single day across our meetry, barely making ends , one emergency away from being put on the street. We are talking about real peoples lives, and we are talking about the heart of our. Ountry what we want this country to represent for every american and every person around the world. The answers to these questions lie in our hand and our ability to say, how can i do more, how can i be of service . How can i make a positive impact for our around me and future . If you agree with me and you share these concerns, i ask you to stand with me and let us do all that we can come not from ,urselves but for each other for our country, for our future. Thank you very much. [cheers and applause] rep. Gabbard aloha ladies and gentlemen. Rep. Gabbard thank you. Everybody. Ery much they dos gentlemen, if you would like to take a selfie with tulsi, please lineup behind the room. These lineup on the left side of the room. During this election season, the candidates beyond of the talking points are only revealed over time. Cant be you everywhere, there is cspan. Our campaign 2020 programming differs from all of coverage for the simple reason, it is cspan. We brought you are unfiltered view of government every day since9, a this year, we are bringing you unfiltered view of the people seeking to steer that government in november. In other words, your future. 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