Sen. Harris hello, houston. It is so good to be back in houston. It is so good to be back in harris. [laughter] oh, it is so good. Long are so many long, standing friends, so many longstanding friends who are here. I cannot thank you for what you are doing to hold it down, to hold it up, and to elect joe biden the next president of the United States. And that is what we are about to do. And that is what you are about to do. Texas, beene in here all day today, to thank you, to thank you for all that you have been doing over these months, over these weeks, over these days. Today is the last day of early voting, and now we are four days away from the election that is going to change the course of our history. Cant do it without you. We cannot do it without you. Of course, there is so much at stake before i continue, i want to thank tina knowles for that incredible introduction. You are amazing. You always have the courage to step up and speak out rate and lead. I cannot thank you enough for that so, here we are. And withinour power our hands, our voice that will be reflected in our votes, we have the ability to make a statement about who we are as a country. Better than what we have been seeing. And that we, who love our country, are willing to fight for it and fight for its ideals. That is what is before us. And you know, we have been going through a lot. There are at least four crises that are impacting us right now as a country. All converging at the same time. We are in the midst of a Public Health crisis, a pandemic brought about by this virus, covid19. Where we are looking at a Public Health crisis to the point that over 220,000 people lost their lives in just the last several months. Many of whom, tragically, could not even be with relatives and friends, holding their hands, speaking to them in person, in their last hours hours on earth. 9 Million People who have been infected by this virus, who are going to have, i most doctors accounts, longterm health conditions, that include , potentially, things like long ungscarring. This is, houston, one of the greatest mass casualty events we have ever experienced in our country. Probably only at the same proportion as world war ii. And we have witnessed greatest failure of any president ial administration in the history of the United States. [applause] and here is the thing about this. Thanks to a fellow by the name of bob woodward, we know that back on january 28, donald trump was informed about what this is, and what it would be. He was informed that it is a deadly virus, five times more deadly than the flu. He was informed. That it would hurt people of every age. He was informed that it was airborne. And what did he do with that information . He sat on it. He covered it up. He did not share it with the American People. And can you imagine what you might have done as a parent . As a teacher . As a Small Business owner . If you had known on january 28 what he knew on january 28 what you might have done to prepare . What you might have done to limit the harm . Because even before this pandemic lets all be clear on this issue, we know that folks were not doing so well before. We know that before this pandemic, far too Many Americans had to work two and three jobs to pay the rent and put food on the table. And by the way, in Joe Bidens America you should never have to work more than one job to pay the rent and put food on the table. [applause] and even before this pandemic, we knew that far too Many American families had less than 1000 in savings. What they might have done to prepare . What teachers might have done to prepare their students . So many of our children in this country are now missing substantial and critical phases of their education. What folks might have done to prepare . To, frankly, just buy a couple of extra rolls of toilet paper. But we did not have the information. He covered it up. He called it a hoax. He said, you are on one side of his ledger if you are a mask and youre on the other side of his ledger if you dont. In on top of all of this, the midst of a Public Health epidemic, the president of the United States, with his boy, the unitedare in States Supreme Court suing to get rid of obamacare, the Affordable Care act, brought to us by president obama and Vice President biden. That brought health care to 20 Million People who did not have it and covered people with preexisting conditions. [cheers] raise your hand if you know somebody with diabetes. Raise your hand if you love someone with high blood pressure. Raise your hand if your relative has lupus. Raise her hand if you know somebody who has Breast Cancer and is surviving. Raise your hand if you know somebody who caught covid. And the man is in court trying to get rid of the protection or people with preexisting conditions . Here in texas, 10 Million People have preexisting conditions. [cheers] so there is a real choice and in this election on this point. Because, you see, on the other hand you have joe biden, who is saying, we need to expand obamacare. We need to expand the protections for folks with preexisting conditions. We need to bring down the cost of prescription drugs. We will lower the cost of premiums. We will bring down the age of medicare eligibility to 60. We understand that when you are talking about health care lets be clear the body does not just start from the neck down, it includes the neck up and we also need to deal with Mental Health care in america. [cheers] joe understands these issues. There is a clear choice in this election. We are dealing with an economic crisis. As a proportion, that parallels the great depression. 30 Million People in the last several months had to file for unemployment. One in five mothers are describing their children under the age of 12 as being hungry in america. We are in the midst of a hunger crisis. People are not talking enough about that. Here in texas, one in 10 households is describing members that their family as having been hungry. One in six households is describing an inability to pay the rent. Here in texas, one in four Small Businesses is describing having to shut down with concerns they will never be able to reopen. Ad on the one hand, you have joe biden, who says on the issue of the economy, if you want to know about how i think the economy is doing, then tell me how working people are doing. How are working families doing . Joe biden says, lets get 150 billion in lowinterest loans and access to capital to our Small Businesses, with an emphasis on minorityowned businesses. Joe biden says, we will not raise taxes on anyone that makes less than 400,000 a year. And we will cut middleclass taxes. Joe biden says your first time homeowner, homebuyer, you will get a 15,000 tax credit for down payment and closing costs, because we know homeownership is one of the greatest ways any American Family accumulates wealth. Joe biden says, if you are a student that wants to go to college coming from a family that makes less than 125,000 a year, you will go to a fouryear Public College for free, including an hbcu and private hbcu. [applause] on the other hand, you have asked trump, who, when about the economy asks, well, how are rich people doing . How is the stock market doing . To the point that one of his first, and in his mind, signature initiatives, was to create a tax cut for the top 1 and the biggest corporations in america, which is going to cause us to have to deal with a 2 trillion deficit. Well, im going to tell you something. If we win this election, joe biden and i are going to give to get rid of that tax cut and invest that money in working families. [applause] we are going to put that money into investment in infrastructure so we can build back our roads and bridges. We are about to say that no working family should pay more than 7 of your income in childcare. We are about to say and put in place a commitment to support working families, knowing that if you want to talk about growing back up americas economy, invest in workers, invest in families and all of us will benefit. We are in the midst of many crises. We are in the midst of a long overdue reckoning on Racial Injustice in america. [applause] and on the one hand, you have joe biden, who, being a student of americas history, has the courage to speak the phrase black lives matter. [cheers and applause] George Floyds family is here tonight. George floyds life mattered. Those eight minutes and 46 seconds. So, joe has the ability to understand that there is a long overdue reckoning taking place. Joe biden says, we need to deal with Racial Disparities in terms of the health care system, knowing that africanamericans and latinos are three times as likely to contract covid and twice as likely to die from it, knowing that black women are times more likely to die in connection with childbirth than other people, knowing are native american brothers and sisters have the highest rate of diabetes of any population in our country. Joe biden says, we need to reform the criminal justice system, decriminalize marijuana , and expunge the records of those who have been convicted. We need to shut down private prisons. We need to end cash bail, because, by the way, it is an Economic Justice issue as much as it is a criminal justice issue. Joe biden says we have got to reform policing to the point we all agree everyone should face accountability and consequence if they break the law. Joe says, we will have a system that bans chokeholds and carotid holds, because george floyd might be alive today if that were the case. We will have a National Registry of Police Officers who break the law. Why . Because it is not right that somebody can get fired one place for doing the wrong thing and move somewhere else and get hired. Joe has the courage to speak truth about this. On the other hand, you have donald trump, who stood on a stage in front of 70 million American People at a debate and refused to condemn white supremacists. And then doubled down and said stand back and stand by. Here is the thing, houston it is a pattern. Lets not forget he came to fame as a candidate for president by questioning the legitimacy of americas first black president. Lets not forget that in charlottesville, where there were Peaceful Protesters protesting Racial Injustice where a young woman died, and on the other side there were neonazis wearing swastikas, carrying tiki torches, speaking spewing racist and antisemitic slurs. And when the president of the United States was asked about it, he said there were fine people on both sides. A president who called mexicans rapists and criminals. A president who came into office and as one of his first orders of business put into place a muslim ban. We are better than this. [cheers and applause] we are better than this, and we deserve better than this. [cheers and applause] we need a president who reflects who we really are. A president who understands within the beautiful diversity of who we are, wherever you live, whatever your race, whatever language your grandmother speaks, that we need a president who sees that we all have so much more in common than what separates us and ends this continuous thing about trying to sow hate and division. We need a joe biden who wants to come in and unify us as a nation. [cheers and applause] and then when we look at the crises, there is this crisis of the climate crisis. Texas knows what im talking about. Yall know i come from california. The west has been burning. From california with these wildfires, to oregon, to washington, to colorado. Ive met with families who have been evacuated because their homes have burned to the ground. I met with firefighters who are fighting fires while their own home is burning. In fact, my brotherinlaw is a firefighter. You look at what is happening neighbors of texas in the gulf states. We are now on the fifth named storm this year hitting the gulf states. You know why you name a storm . Because it is really bad. So now this one is zeta. With all due respect to my zeta sisters. [laughter] there you go. But it is a crisis, what we are dealing with. In the midwest, the storms have caused flooding to the point that farmers have lost a whole season of crops. So, joe understands this. Joe says, hey, we need to embrace the science. Lets deal with this. Lets deal with the fact it literally represents an existential threat to who we are as a species. Joe knows that if you deal with this in terms of investment in Renewable Energies and in the technologies about solar and wind power texas is one of the leaders that you also invest in jobs, millions of good paying jobs, jobs that will be the function of the Training Programs from the building trades, from the carpenters and electricians. Joe knows that. Joe has the courage to say, the clock is ticking and we need to approach this with a sense of urgency. Joe knows this is an Environmental Justice issue , which is a civil rights issue, which is a human rights issue. If you look at all areas of our country with poor air quality, 70 of the occupants are people of color. Joe knows, and weve met with the folks in flint. Joe understands the seriousness of this crisis. On the other hand [laughter] you have donald trump, who, when interviewed by a journalist about what was going on with the wildfires in california the journalist asked him something like, these wildfires are raging, the scientists are saying this and that, that Human Behavior is contributing to these extreme weather conditions. What do you have to say . The president of the United States, who is also the commander in chief, responds to the question by saying, science doesnt know . He is the president of the United States. Well, science does know, mr. President. Science knows so much that the leading science publication has endorsed joe biden for president of the United States. [cheers and applause] so there you go. These are just a few of the challenges we are facing as a nation. That brings me to this moment, which is the last day here in texas for early voting. Now getting prepared for in four days, the election on tuesday, november 3. People have been asking me like they ask all of us. You are leaders among this. People probably come up to you and say, why should i vote . You know, i think there are three reasons people should vote. One is to honor the ancestors. [applause] lets honor the ancestors. This year we lost the great john lewis. Who is now among the ancestors, and who, while a hero on this earth, shed blood on that Edmund Pettus bridge for our right to vote. Lets honor the ancestors. Lets honor the fact that we just celebrated the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. [cheers and applause] and all those suffragettes in their white marching and shouting for a womans right to vote. Then, lets always be accurate about history. Black women could not vote until 1965. But it is time to and we can now. [laughter] i heard that. Lets honor the ancestors. Reason number one to vote. Reason number two, everything is at stake. Everything. You can go down the list we just discussed. You can talk about our public schools. Joe and i are going to triple title funding, understanding our children are in these schools and need resources to achieve their talent. We are going to put billion into hbcus because as a proud graduate of an hbcu, i know what they do to contribute to national and international leadership. You know. So much is at stake. We take you live to flint, michigan where joe biden is continuing his drivein campaign rally. Today he is joined by former president barack obama. Hello, flint. To go out and win an election . Ready to bring all of our friends to the polls . Win,w we ready not just to but are we ready to win big . Well, i can feel it. Im so excited to be here and im excited, because we have president barack obama ready to come out to greet us. [honking] we also have the next president of the United States, joe biden, ready to come out and greet us. And they are both here because and they michigan certainly love the city of flint. And we know they love this day because they have been here time and time again. But they dont just show up to visit and wave their hands and do some politicking. When they show up, get the business done. They have done that before, and they