the goods that we made, not just the things we consumed. ang america where a rising tide really did lift all boats from the boat ceo to the guy on the assembly line. that's the america i believe in. that's the america i believe in. that's what led me to work in the shadow of the shuttered steel plant on the south side of chicago when i was a community organizer. that's what led me to fight for factory workers and manufacturing plants that were closing across illinois when i was senator. it's what led me to run for president. because i don't believe we can have a strong and growing economy without a strong and growing middle class.