Employed on the payroll but theyre able to cover overhead, able to cover additional expenses. For example, the idea that you can open without social distancing, masks, tess and all these things, that cost a lot of money. Added cost. They should be able to have that added cost to be able to stay open for the good of the country. But the next stage of this is going to be if we are able, if the steamers can keep people afloat, then we have to deal with recovery. And the recovery is Building Back but not just folding back as you and talking about, Building Back better. We have to change the way in which we deal with allowing people an opportunity to make a living. That includes childcare, that includes making significant investments in infrastructure so people can make not just a living wage at a a union wage. Making sure we have, build up an entire new Public Health system and making sure everybody has healthcare. Now we have a chance. We can add a public option now. But this guy is in court in the middle of the pandemic trying to take away the protection for 100 Million People who have preexisting conditions. I dont think he has any sense of empathy. I dont think he can associate at all. You and i had experience dealing with health crises, Public Health crises. And in each instance what you and i understood and why i have so much confidence youre going to be able to deal with covid in the way that other countries with other resources are dealing with the right now is smaller. I have confidence you will listen to the experts and youre going to Pay Attention to the science, and you are not going to quit on trying to actually bend down the curve of disease and transmission rates. When we left office units that at the Pandemic Office within the white house. We had people from the cdc, order for people, in china. We knew endemic diseases this wouldnt be the only one that would occur. And the goat was too great an Early Warning system around the world by creating International Cooperation so that when you saw it coming, you at time to prepare. Right. I know how deeply care about American Families and that any loss of life that is preventable, if your president of the United States its your job to try to prevent it. And one of the things that are think you said though so important and we understood this during the financial crisis, you cant separate out the Public Health crisis from the economy. If you want the economy growing again, people have to feel safe. What you did and what all great president s do, they persuaded i think what you did with obamacare, the aca, and what you wanted to do to have public option, the quickest, fastest way to get everyone covered. Our number one goal was towards the end, and the only person i told the detail was you, becae your right to know exactly, and really have much left to go. I used to sit there watching on the bed in pain and dying and i thought to myself, what would happen if his Insurance Company is able to come in which they couldve done before repass obamacare and said, you have outrun your insurance, you have outlived it. Suffer the last segments of your life in peace, youre on your own. Although the things that it did that it was so profound effect on people, its like it took them a while until they started to take it away to realize what was happening. Look, i mean, you and i both know what its like to have somebody you love get really sick. And in some cases to lose somebody, but that loss is compounded when you see the stress on their faces because they are worried there being a burden on their families. They are worried about whether the insurance is going to cover the treatments that they need. I couldnt be prouder of what weve got done, 20 Million People have Health Insurance that didnt have it because of what we did. But you remember when we were talking about this. I always used to say the Affordable Care act, obamacare, its like a starter house. Its the first house you get, and its not the end of the process but its the beginning of the process. We used to say that this is a starter house. Its like Social Security when it was first passed. Thats exactly what. Social security was first passed was this narrow. Social security now kept building it up. Making it better. Its that starter house, they get inside the house and realize this is better than being out in the cold, number one. But number two, but ive got a guy after banging down house try to take down the house. And i didnt realize reason i have this house is because whats happening now is that you have so many people now, i cant think of any time since the flu in 1918 that the public had i dont know then, but it appears, have to be totally, thoroughly aware of how vulnerable they were. Now you have people going, oh my lord. And look, youre actually write that it is hard to fathom anybody wanting to take away Peoples Health care in the middle of a major Public Health crisis. And offer nothing. And at the time when unemployment is in double digits. Theres another issue thats been on our minds and was on our minds during my presidency. And that is the issue of race in america. And how communities of color are policed, how police are interacting and often times acting in ways that are racially biased. And after the george floyd tragedy, what weve seen is this extraordinary mobilization across the country of people of every walk of life, every race, every creed who say we are past time to do something about this. We understand we are not going to fix it all in one day, but were going to take this seriously and were going to start now. And we had experiences with this during my administration. Our response was not to ignore those problems. Our response was we had a 21st Century Policing task force that we put together that drew police chiefs, academics, young members of black lives matter, all in a single conversation and we arrived at a series of recommendations that are still pertinent to this day. We got to the notion that if a a Police Department is engaging in a practice and a pattern that was in violation of basic civil rights and civil liberties, that Justice Department of the United States of america, the federal government, would intervene and stop it. Well, you authorized, put in place the whole range of things that would increase what most cops, the guys i grew up with who became cops and firefighters or priests. I mean, i wasnt qualified to do any one of them. The point was they know, they need more guidance. And a think this is a process that were all going through. And something that ive always admired about you, joe, is your willingness to listen and learn. It is a sign of leadership when you are willing to hear other peoples experiences. It has to do with communities that assist are systematicallye underinvested in. It has to do with hiring and the fact that if you get on the phone, applying for a job, send in your resume, if your name is john you might get called back. If her name is jamal you might not. Its about being able to accumulate wealth. Its about being able to be in a position, you know better than i do but i watched it my whole life working in the city. Like entrepreneurs are as successful as white entrepreneurs yemen a a shot in the same circumstance. We are any moment right now, my daughters come your granddaughters have been involved in this moment in which this next generation is saying we have belief and all people being equal, and we dont see that operating out the were going to do something about it. And i think the key right now, and this is i have so much confidence in your administration, wanting to be a partner in harnessing that energy, and bringing about concrete reforms, concrete steps, not just in the criminal Justice System cannot just with respect to policing also with respect to investment, jobs, Business Development is going to send a signal of decency and regard and concern and Community Around the country. Because policy is important. Laws are important. Budgets are important. You know whats important also . Is what kind of values are you bringing. Bingo. And if we want to create a world that we want our kids and grandkids to grow up in, then will have to do a whole lot better than we are doing a. We have a hell of an opportunity. And everybody look at whats happening. You have 70 of the American People say we have to do something about this. Im not just talking about police. Thats a big change even when you and and i were speeding i k genetic change. There are two ways in which a gigantic change. By doing something really important and people go all, or to do something really bad. This guy has generated a sense out there that people are waking up to, he ran by deliberately dividing people from the moment he came down the escalator. And i think people are now going, i dont want my kid growing up that way. You know what its like as much as anybody to be in the white house during a crisis. You know what its like to have to get laws passed through congress. You know what its like to deal with foreign leaders. You know what its like and how lonely it can be to make tough decisions where net that every decision is going to be perfect but you have to make them and to take responsibility for it. I have seen you with families that of god through tragedies. And the thing i have confidence in, joe, is your heart and your character and the fact that you are going to be able to reassemble the kind of government that cares about people and brings people together. And for all the specific policies that we are going to need, more than anything, its just that basic decency and an understanding about what is best in america that a think people will be hungry for. Looking forward to working with you to do whatever i can to help. I have confidence in your commitment to making sure that we seize this moment that we have right now. Thank you, and i have faith in the American People. Coming up House Speaker nancy pelosi will talk about extending coronavirus Unemployment Benefits which are set to expire. Live coverage starts at one p. M. Eastern. Later, jill biden the wife of democratic president ial candidate joe biden will take part in a discussion on the pandemic. She is joined by Texas Democrats Eddie Bernice johnson and marc veasey. Theyll get five at 2 45 p. M. Eastern here on cspan2. Benge watch booktv this summer. Saturday evening at 8 p. M. Eastern settled and i watched several hours of your favorite authors. Binge watch booktv all summer on cspan2. A Funeral Service was held for civil rights activist reverend c. T. Vivian atalanta. Fellow civil rights activist in france including democratic president ial nominee joe biden and Oprah Winfrey spoke about his impact on the country. Love from when he stood for, whitey did and things that he did and
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