Thank you. Thank you. Wow all right. Thank you. Thank you. Hello, New Hampshire democrats thank you so much. [cheers] thank you, New Hampshire. Thank you. Youre making me feel right at home, thank you. And thank you to ray buckley and the New Hampshire Democratic Party team for everything that you are doing. Thank you, joyce craig. Im with the people of manchester. My choice is joyce. And thank you, New Hampshire, for giving us the path breaking delegation of senators shaheen, senator hassan, chris papas and congresswoman annie kust schlk im mayor pete and im running for president because i think america might be running out of time. So much depends on us right now for a new generation. Not just mine, but one younger still, not even old enough to vote. Trusting us with their lives. The 13yearold who asked me at an event with tears streaming down his face what were going to do to keep his school safe because he fears for his life every time he sits down in class. The 12yearold girl in orlando, who asked me about health insurance, not because shes a policy buff, but because shes got type 1 diabetes and shes worried about what will happen if they are parents lose their coverage. Shes 12. And this is what shes thinking about. And the only fair answer to kids like that is that they shouldnt be dealing with this at all. We, all of us old enough to vote should sort that out so they dont have to. Thats what we owe to them so they can focus on being kids. And a few years from now, by the time theyre adults, there could be 100 million more guns on the streets. We will cross the point of no return on climate, and a womans right to choose wont even exist. Or we can act. Not four years from now, not ten years from now, but right now we can act. [cheers] and its not just kids. None of us can afford to ignore the problems that weve tolerated for far too long because they amount to a crisis thats destabilized our countries. A crisis that represents the only plausible answer that a guy got within cheating distance of the office, and that doesnt happen unless something is really wrong. We felt it in the socalled rust belt. Ive seen how politics affects everyday life. And my city change by deindustrialization. The course of my life altered by the orders that sent me to a foreign war. Even my marriage exists just by the grace of the single vote on the United States Supreme Court and thank you for everybody who helped bring that equality to this land. [cheers] as a mayor of a city once called dying and now growing, i know what will happen when people come together. Our cities change when we mobilize around shared values and focus on real results for real people. Pragmatic and values driven leadership what mayors practice every day and we need more of that in washington right now. Because for too long in washington, we had accepted the unacceptable. And now theres a noise machine making it almost impossible to hear the alarm bells ringing in our everyday lives. Americans are looking at Prescription Drug prices and wondering how theyre going to be able it buy groceries and the president s got us arguing over whether to buy greenland. Americans are picking up their possessions to flee a super storm and the president is picking up a sharpie to redraw weather maps. How did we get here . Politics is supposed to be about making our everyday lives better, but nothing could be further from the top of the president s list. Or come to think of it, the governor. Speaking of pens, lets talk about that veto pen. Because your legislature is doing extraordinary work, responding to the needs of the everyday, but when people need to get paid more, plain and simple, the governors vetoing a minimum wage law. Thats wrong. Parents want to spend more time with their kids and the governor proudly, proudly vetoes a paid family leave bill. That is wrong. Good news is, voters have veto power, too, and you get to veto this governor and get something better. And its not just that the policies are all wrong, its that they are pitting us against each other, especially in washington. Bringing out the worst in us. They speak of patriotism, but surely patriotism lies in defending our beliefs as well as our country, not shouting down those who dissent and telling them to go back to where they came from. Because the flag that was on my shoulder when i stepped off that airplane that took me to afghanistan was not a republican flag, it was an american flag. Symbolizing our responsibility to speak up when our leaders do wrong. Thats an act of loyalty to the republic for which it stands. They speak of freedom. Surely freedom includes the freedom to organize for good wages, freedom to control your own body, freedom to choose your own spouse, and freedom from racial discrimination. Thats freedom, too. They speak of these values. They speak of faith and family, but what faith, what family values would condone families being torn apart at the border. Surely faith and family has something to do with feeding the hungry and welcoming the stranger and lifting up the least among us. Those are our values. So today im here to offer a clear choice and a clear message, the answer to donald trump is not playing his game or going on his show. It is a laser focus on improving everyday lives and doing it in the name of shared values that light the way to Better Future, kind of boldness that will bring us together, not tear us apart. Thats the way forward. We need ideas big enough to meet this moment, but its not enough to think of good policy. We ought to unify americans around these solutions or nothing will actually get done. Thats why my Health Care Vision is medicare for all who want it. Let every american have the choice to walk away from the Corporate Private plans and towards something better, but when theyre ready because i trust americans to make that right choice. And, yes, Health Care Means Mental Health care, too, and we will unify to save a million lives when it comes to debt to despair. And as your president ill implement the marshal plan, for t attack any form of denigration in this nation. Ill create a million paid National Service opportunities a year so that everyone can have the solidarity that i got in the military without having to go to war in order to get there. We are a nation ready to serve. I will appoint women to the judiciary and the highest levels of this administration. And speaking of appointments, i will appoint a secretary of education who actually believes in public education. [cheers] its time. And while were at it, Environmental Protection agency head to actually believes in Climate Change so we can unify the American People in solving that problem before its too late. The purpose of the presidency is not the glorification of the president , its the unification of the people, pulling us together in common purpose to tackle our greatest challenge. And if we get that done, then the future doesnt have to be a dark place. I cant wait for a future where we look back with pride on the choices that we made in 2020. I cant wait to tell my future children about what we did to set them up for success. To tell them that in 2020 we created an academy where a rising tide really does lift all boats. Once upon a time it was the case that children were learning active shooter drills before they learned to read, but we had the courage to get weapons of war out of the neighborhoods. That we beat the odds and got ahead of Climate Change before it ruined the opportunities in their life and a so tight where race has no bearing on your health, your wealth or your relationship with law enforcement. We will be so proud. Running for offers is an act of hope that we can get this done, not the hope of the naive, but the hope of those who know we cant afford to go back. So, New Hampshire, are you ready to spread the sense of hope required to deliver a new and Better Future . Are you ready to break from the past and bring a better era to American Life . Are you ready to put away the reality show of washington and change the channel to a new future for the American People . And with hope in our hearts and fire in our bellies, lets go forward all the way to the white house and beyond. Thank you, New Hampshire, and i will see you on the campaign trail. Thank you thank you thank you and were live this morning for an event with Arizona Governor doug ducey, along with chamber of Commerce Executive tom donahue and neil bradley talking about trade and u. S. Infrastructure needs. Live coverage here on cspan2
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