Mr. Biden thank you very much. As they say, and part of my city, your family done good. A long time. God love you. Give you for taking the time to be here. I really do appreciate it. Today, unfortunately, america is going to have to speak to this quickly, going to reach a tragic milestone. 200,000 deaths recorded, as of today because of coronavirus. 200,000 deaths all across this nation. And it means that there are empty chairs at dining room tables and kitchen tables that weeks and months ago were filled with a loved one, a mom, dad, brother or sister. In many cases, the pain was made a lot worse. And ive had people tell me this with Close Friends of the family telling me because they were unable to visit their elderly parent or grandparent in the nursing home before they passed away. I dont know how many stories ive heard from the nurses saying they held up the cell phone to the patient on the ventilator, in the bed. That is all they can speak to. The fact that people were not able to hold Funeral Services where family and friends could pray together and remember the loved ones that they lost. So many of the rituals have come to help us cope with pain and loss, to help us honor the lives of those we loved. They are just not available in the middle of this pandemic. What worries me now is that we have been living with this pandemic for so long, that i worry that we risk become numb becoming numb to the toll that is taken on us and our country, and communities like this. We cannot let that happen. We cannot lose the ability to feel the sorrow, loss and anger for so many lives lost. We cannot let the numbers become statistics and background noise, just a blur in the nightly news. They are no longer with us. So many of them did not have to lose their lives to this virus. If only the president had acted sooner. Back in may, Columbia University released a study saying if we had acted on month sooner, we just one week sooner, we wouldve saved 36,000 lives. Today, the model being used to track the virus, one that the white house and many others rely on, that model says that between now and the end of the year while we are waiting for a vaccine, between now and the end of the year, we will lose up to 200,000 additional lives. It points out that if we act by doing what you are doing here in wisconsin, wearing a mask and making minimum requirements, we could save over 115,000 of those lives. I hope to god we will not have to learn the same bad lesson we learned the first nine months. We have seen one of the greatest losses of American Life in history. Sadly, it is not over. As awful as the past year has been, it could be worse. We could be looking at 178,000 and 200,000 lives lost. All the president does is deliberately change the subject. It is infuriating. We are being told that we could save lives, if we just take simple steps. Chief among them wearing masks. Still, the president refuses. Himact, we just watched hold and indoor rally with thousands of people. The president knew of these dangers back in february. He hid it from the American People. You can actually hear his own voice recorded by bob woodward saying he understood how bad it was. Weaker him saying that this is a deadly virus, far more deadly than any flu, but that is not what he was saying to us publicly. Publicly, he told us it was just like the flu and that it would disappear in the warm weather. Like a miracle. It was all a lie. He knew it. What was his explanation . He said he did not want to see the American People panic. Trump panicked. The virus was too big for him. All his life, donald trump has been bailed out of any crisis he has faced. With this crisis, a real crisis that required serious president ial leadership, he was not up to it. He froze. He failed to act. He panicked. America has paid the worst price of any nation in the world. Still it is important to , understand what donald trump was saying. And by the way, the American People do not panic. We dont panic. Understand what he was saying because it crystallizes his whole worldview. When donald trump said he did not want to create a panic, he was not just talking about a health panic. He was focused on the stock market. He was worried that if he told the public the truth, there would be a panic of the financial markets, which would hurt his chances of being reelected. That is how donald trump views the world. He sees the world from park avenue. I see it from where i grew up in a town like this scranton, pennsylvania. Hard work. Just like this and so many across wisconsin. You look at the world from park avenue, all you can see is wall street. You think wall street built this country . You thinkl you donald trump thinks that handing out a tax giveaway, primarily for large corporations and wealthy qualifiers is an economic plan . You think like trump that 15 is too much for americas essential workers . Eliminated overtime pay for millions of American Workers. Tried to take away health care from 20 million americans in the middle of this pandemic. Try to take away preexisting conditions for 130 billion americans. 130 million americans. He proposed a plan, in order to make it look good, you will get a little bump in your pay, but we will not take out withholding for your Social Security, but guess what . Social security says if he does that, Social Security will be bankrupt by the middle of 2023. You might get that out of your paycheck, a little more in your paycheck, but guess what . Tell your mom and dad, say goodbye to Social Security that they have worked for their whole lives. That is basically what we got out of it, a lot of Dairy Farmers and manufacturing went under, but guess what . Starting a trade war that a surge in bankruptcy, but you know what happened . I did not know this at first. Americas bank got to open up in beijing. They were not able to before. Lower Prescription Drug prices. He had a deal, but he wanted the pharmaceutical companies, before they lowered the prices, to do something that they thought was unethical. He asked them to send out 100 checks with his name on it to the elderly. Saying that is the down payment. They said where not going to do that so the deal fell apart. Now, some 30 Million People are on unemployment. Here is what they are doing. The tax rate all of you pay is going to be higher than billionaires who make their money on investments. This is not an exaggeration. He wants to lower again, lower the Capital Gains tax. Someone who makes their money off the market is paying the 50 rate. It depends on the tax bracket. Its not right. Workers here pay close to twice that. Close to 30 . This tax cut will cost billions of dollars a year. Whose hide does it come out of . Donald trump ran for office saying he would represent the forgotten man and woman in this country. And once he got into office, he forgot us. Not only did he forget them, the truth is that he never really respected us very much. He loves his rallies. The next time he holds one, look closely. He keeps his distance from anyone in the rally. Those who come are tight as can be, risking disease, but not trump. He keeps his distance. A reporter tried to come up and he said no, you have to keep your distance. I do not get close to these people. Get close to these people. Crowdody else in the risked their lives, but not him. Now we know what he thinks of the people who come to his rallies. Calledr employee said he his own supporters disgusting. Saying one of the benefits of the pandemic is he doesnt have to shake their hands. Aboutump, his rallies are adoration and not respect. Street. A oneway of all the things he has said and done, and nothing is more offensive than the way he has spoke about many of you and the brave women and men who serve the nation in uniform. Those who give those who have given their lives. He referred to them as losers and suckers. That is what trump called those who served and made the ultimate sacrifice. Served and volunteered to go to iraq for a year. He won the bronze star, came , died of cancer. He wasnt a loser or a sucker, he was a patriot and all those people for whom he served, volunteered patriots as well. Just like your sons and daughters. Frankly have dealt with guys i my whole life. Guys who looked down on us because we didnt have a lot of money. Guys who think theyre are better than you. Guys who inherit everything theyve ever got in their life, guys who squandered. Electricians and plumbers working on their hotels and casinos and golf courses just to put a few more bucks in their pocket. Guys who do everything they can to avoid paying their taxes because they think the rest of us, the little people, can pick up the taxes. Do you have any doubt the reason we havent seen is tax returns because weve only seen for trump tax returns in the last 45 years. He had to turn some of them over to start a casino in new jersey. Paidhey showed that he zero. Nothing. Thats a fact. When he was asked about it, do you know what he said . This is why i really dont like guys like this, he said it makes me smart. Or another way, im not a sucker, why should i pay . Zero dollars. Wall street is a long way from scranton pennsylvania and here. I grew up understanding that wall street didnt build this country, hardworking people given half a chance built this country and unions built the middle class. Labor like the folks in this room. Ive learned lessons for my parents that ive never forgotten. From my parents that ive never forgotten. Remember, nobody is better than you. Everyone is your equal. Nobody is better, but everyone is your equal. It is pretty simple. We are all equal. We should be treated that way. Recently aboutp something i saw on National Television about the race. I dont think they meant anything by it but they dont know how insulting it is. It was joe biden will be only the first president who didnt go to an Ivy League School along go to an Ivy League School. Like somehow that i didnt belong. I was a guy who went to a state school how could a guy who went to a state school be president . I have to admit it, im not proud of it. You close the door on me, you think im not good enough, guess what . Im good a bust down that door. My guess is a lot of you feel. He same way that at is about time state School President sat in the office. Im sitting there if im sitting there, you are going to be sitting thereto. Learned fromson i my dad. He lost his job when cole died up in scranton. , he had to go to 10 fatherinlaw and say jean stay with you. I have to go to delaware to find a job. More thanjob is a lot your face then your paycheck. Its about dignity, respect, your place in the community. Being able to look your kids in the eye and say its going to be all right. Work. Gnity of what you do matters. You matter. I dont want to punish anybody, but instead of just rewarding wealth, his timely reward work. Nobody will making will see 400,000 their debts will not see their taxes go up. I think its on the wealthiest and the biggest corporations begin to pay their fair share. They pay no tax at all, zero. How can that be fair . The president talks all the time about how great the economy is. A lot of places in the state its not so great and in the middle of this pandemic now, but billionaires have seen their by 800 billion. All the billionaires in america during a pandemic, of their net increased by 800 billion. And the rest of us . Unemployedpeople are , a 20 million americans are at risk of losing their home because they cant find a rent payment. 7 million plus americans are working parttime who want to work fulltime. Evictions are on the rise. For a lot of families, the kids are at home. I believe is the working people of this country who need a tax break and under my plan, they will get one. Whether you are buying your first home, a health care premiums, and youre going to be able to afford it. I have said it many times, we need to do more than just praise our essential workers, we need to pay them. We need to make Health Care Affordable for every american. My plan will lower prescription prices 60 . Its good to make sure we keep protections for preexisting conditions that we put in place and make them more affordable to have that health care. We need to empower labor unions. Saidair labor standard act we should promote labor unions. Thats what it said. And i will. One more thing. We are not only going to build infrastructure that we need with union workers, we are going to do something else. We will rebuild manufacturing in this country and do it by enforcing a real by american plan. Spentderal government has 600 billion. The federal government has every year from tax dollars. When im president of the United States, god willing, American Companies with American Workers building American Products are going to be the only ones who get the contracts. Will developerica more infrastructure. Replace carscles in the federal fleet. They are going to shift them multiple electric vehicles. And guess what, that means youre going to be providing much lighter frames, more aluminum for automobiles and they are already could be reduced by 15 . One. 5 million new Affordable Homes and housing, we are going to build, this is going to replug acquired require a lot of work. 40will make sure we transfer million buildings around the built around america to make. Hem weather resistant Building Back better means firing up our shuttered foundries and forging ahead. I want to spend a few moments talking about those who voted for donald trump last time. When i was out here in our administration, you voted for us and then an awful lot of people changed and voted for trump last time. I know many of you were frustrated, youre angry, you believed we will you were not being seen or heard. I get it. It has to change and i promise you this, it will change with me. , heard, andseen respected by me. This is about restoring the basic dignity of this country. Withally basic dignity the hearts and souls of america. A few days ago, when i was asked about the debt count approaching the death count approaching 200,000, the president said if you take out the blue states, run by democratic governors, and just look at the red states, republican covenanters are doing quite well. The simple factual matter is just not true. The red skates red states, we are number two just behind brazil. But more fundamentally, the reflection on the part of donald trump as a deeply flawed and divisive view of the United States. Think about what hes saying. He is saying if you live in a state like wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania, a state with democratic governors, you are not his problem. He is not responsible for you. I dont see the presidency that way. Too not pledge allegiance red states or blue states of america. I pledge allegiance to the United States of america. One nation, individual im not going to dumb up govern as a democratic president , im going to govern as a present for all people. I am going to fight as hard for those who supported me as those who did not. This is not a partisan moment. This has to be an american moment. In the next few weeks of the chance would anger and division in the darkness that overtakes this country behind us. I know ive been criticized and segmented the primaries about saying to unite the country. We have to unite the country. This is not who we are. We have done it so many times in our history, we have begun a new. If we get control of this virus, we can reward work, we can fix the health care system, we can be a safe and just nation. We can deal with the existential threat of climate change, which will be a gigantic part of it. Nation,t our best, one one people, one america. We just after member who in gods name we are. This is the United States of america. In our long history, there has been nothing we are unable to do. Nothing weve been able to over unable to overcome when weve done it together. I am confident we can do it together. The American People are hungry and we have to bring the nation together. Thats can you my primary job and i want to thank you all. God bless you for what you are doing, stay safe and may god protect our troops. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] our campaign 2020 coverage continues with candidates campaigning and debating. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. Next, President Trump visits western ohio to speak with supporters about his reelection campaign. He talks about the Supreme Court , and his response to the coronavirus pandemic. This is just over one hour
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