Reverent, she is anxious to meet you. Together, we can carry on dr. Kings poor peoples campaign, based on a simple truth that we are all created in the image of god and everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. My father used to say a jobs about more than a paycheck. Respect,ut dignity, being able to look your kid in the eye and say it is ok. So many people have made the walk my father had to make up a short flight of stairs. Scranton,s job in sylvania, years ago. He said, you have to stay with your grandpa. I will come back every weekend. It is 157 miles. I could not imagine what it is going down and asking my grandfather, can we all stay there . Including my mom. That mustficult thing have been. We got out of it. We lived in what was the equivalent of now section eight housing for a while. Dadook five years, my finally got us through. The point is, anyone who has felt a taste of this lack of respect, lack of opportunity, being poor understands what you are doing. We have discussed how that moral truth and abates the fountain moral truth animates the founding documents. The founding covenants is your phrase. We are always talking about the work left undone to make real the promise of how often our politics does not speak enough to the 140 Million People who live in poverty, struggling paychecktopaycheck in the wealthiest nation on earth, scared to death. Dad saying,er my what i can remember my dad saying, what happens if i get sick . Last year, and during holy week this past april, i promised we would not only talk about it but we would do something about it. Howof you remind me scripture describes calling to serve, not to be served. Calling toward justice, healing, hope. Not hate. To speak the good news and follow by some good deeds. Not just enough to speak the good news. Here we are with a nation in the wilderness. A Public Health crisis that has killed nearly 200,000 of our neighbors, friends, innocent souls, mostly in the Poor Community who have no place to hide. That number is growing. An economic crisis that puts tens of millions of you out of work. Facing eviction. Living on the edge. Sure you are having a safe place to live. Ripping the blinders off systemic racism. And so many of you the ability to reach godgiven potential. They existed long before things got much worse. Those at the top see things going up, but those in the middle and below see things getting worse. Falsee leaders who bear witness. What does it mean if the stock could source, if family the stock market soars . On the brinkeeter of homelessness. Lining up just to get some bread, milk, food. Those in power say, cut unemployment benefits. Work,se that cannot find even proposing to cut the snap program. To fund social security. In the middle of a pandemic, reopen our schools without the resources or guidance they need to do it safely. Is estimated to cost 20 million so that we can have sanitary conditions, smaller classes, more teachers, people with masks. Those in power want to sow division among us. They say we are all different, we dont want the same things. But we do. My dad used to say, i am looking for an opportunity. I dont expect the government to solve my problems but i expect them to understand that. , good opportunities for your kids and their communities. Folks out there want to separate us by race, by neighborhood, by faith, to forget how strong we are when we take care of one another. Together, there is nothing we cant do. If i am president , that is never going to happen. We are going to talk about our obligations to one another, how we benefit when we help one another. Ending poverty will not just be an aspiration, it will be a change to build an economy that rewards everyone. We care for the most vulnerable among us. We protect the planet, which is warming soof global we can live on. We build a country where you dont just survive but youre able to thrive and grow. It starts by containing the virus, providing all the ppe, safety measures, social ,istancing, testing and tracing preparing for a vaccine that is free and any costs associated with covid are paid for free. Delivering real Economic Relief to those who needed most. Rentals, food, unemployment assistance. Economy wantedg to do unemployment assistance. Debt ofhis horrendous student loans. For thoseness support who have great ideas if they have a chance. And statechools governments so First Responders can stay on the job. Building an economy that eases the Financial Burdens of your family that feels the squeeze of raising kids and caring for an aging loved one. I dont think they understand what it is to look at your kid and know that you cant get them the right my dad would say, in a month, we would have payday. Then cardboard in the bottom of your shoe. It is about pride in dignity. A minimum 15 minimum wage. Paid sick leave for everybody. About care is not just getting less sick, is to help you stay healthy. Education. School districts that dont have much of an income, dont have much of a tax base, make sure we triple the title i funding. It would allow school psychologists, school nurses, School Social workers to help these kids. Providing preschool free. Goingand fiveyearolds to school. Every study shows over the past 10 years, no matter the background, no matter the zip code, if a kid gets to go to ahool at age three, they have 58 better chance than making it all the way through 12 years of School Without any problems. Low and middle income families will not spend more than 7 of their income for child care under the age of five. I was a single dad and my wife and daughter were killed in an automobile accident, my two sons almost died in that accident. They were three and four years old. I had a great job, i was a senator. Guess what . I couldnt afford childcare but for my sister, my brother, and my mother. Where there is free tuition, you make it through those early years. Free tuition at colleges and universities, credentialed programs so that the debt never again blocks a path to pursue a chosen career for you and your family. Housing that is affordable so you can rent it, so no one has to pay more than 30 of your income. And there is no homelessness. You get housing period. It should be a right as well as health care. Should give families the opportunity to own their own home. That is how most middleclass families made it in their own. A taxirsttime homebuyers credit. Theecting you from environmental hazards and gun violence. Redlining ande of homelessness. We can do this. We cannot afford to fail to do it. Historic investments that lift up all communities so that we can fill the potholes in your ,treet, critics your sidewalks , installtreetlights broadband. Demolish the Blighted Properties live,eate safe spaces to work, and play safely. Environmental justice so we can turn the faucet on and drink the water, breathe clean air. We have to give people a chance. Protecting our sacred right to vote. The great equalizer in order among us. The reason why you all are together tonight. Late friend john lewis our late friend john lewis, and he was a friend, said freedom is an act. He always channeled this gospel hymn. I dont feel no way tired. Ive come too far from where i started from. Nobody told me the road would be easy. I dont believe he brought me this far to leave. All of you have the freedom and power to act, to vote. Just keep the faith, because i promise you i will restore the dignity for everyone especially the poor. Every time i walked out of my grandpops house in pennsylvania, he would say joey, keep the faith. My grandma would say, no, spread it. Everybody should have some dignity. Do,bless you and all you and may god protect our troops. President donald trump and Vice President joe biden are set to debate tuesday, september 29. Pres. Trump he has pledged to end cash bail. Last week, he accepted the endorsement of the program, and ocriminalpr borland district attorney. Lied to thee American People about the threat posed to the country for months. He had the information. He knew how dangerous it was. While this deadly disease ripped through our nation, he failed to do his job on purpose. It is a lifeanddeath betrayal of the American People. Theatch live coverage of first president ial debate on september 29. Quickly find all past president ial and Vice President ial debates from cspans library. There is a link to our campaign 2020 website with videos, candidate information, and election results. 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