we have different dreams. we are passionate about different issues. we feel the urgency of this moment in different ways. but today, today, we come together, ready to raise our voices together, until this fight is won. it will be united by the values we share. we all want a country where everyone, not just the wealthy, everyone, can take care of they families. we all want a country where every american, not the ones who hire armies of lobbyists and lawyers, everyone can participate in democracy. a country where every child can
i ve spent most of my life studying what happens to families like mine. families caught in the squeeze. families that go broke. and what i found is that year after year, the path to economic security had gotten tougher and rockier for working families. and even tougher and even rockier for people of color. i also found this wasn t an accident. it wasn t inevitable. no. over the years, america s middle class has been deliberately hollowed out and families of color have been systemically discriminated against and denied their chance to build some security. now it started very quietly. the richest people in america. they were rich.
lower or regulation there. our fight is for big structural change. this is the fight of our lives. the fight to build an america where dreams are possible and america that works for everyone. and that is why i stand here today to declare that i am a candidate for president of the u.s.
when it comes to climate change, our very existence is at stake. but washington refuses to lift a finger without permission from the fossil fuel companies. that s dangerous and it s wrong. it isn t just climate change. look at any other major issue in america. gun violence. student loan debt. the crushing cost of health care. mistreatment of our veterans. a broken criminal justice system. an immigration system that lacks common sense. and under this administration, lacks a conscience.
dream big and reach for real opportunity. we are in the fight to build an america that works for everyone. there are a lot of people out there with money and power and armies of lobbyists and lawyers. people who are prepared to spend more money than you and i could ever dream of. to stop us from making any of these solutions a reality. people who will say it s extreme or radical to demand an america where every family has economic security and every kid has a real opportunity to succeed.