Correspondent amna nawaz. applause and pbs newshour White House Correspondent yamiche alcindor. applause and, now, please greet tonights candidates. They are businessman andrew yang. cheers and applause south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg. cheers and applause massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren. cheers and applause former Vice President joe biden. cheers and applause havmover senator bernie sanders. cheers and applause minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar. cheers and applause and businessman tomo t steyer. cheers and applause welcome to all, and we will be right back to begin the debate. Look whats uphag to the american workers, theyre being stifled. Itas to end. We are the only major cou eny rth not to guarantee healthcare to all people. They want what it takes to bf part americas middle class. Everybody deserves a living wage in this country. The proposals im puttingd forward woulmake me the most progressive president in my if people are tired to have the extremes in our politics,
Attendees before many were greeted by the Vice President. [applause] mr. Biden you are very gracious. Thank you, thank you, thank you. The senator, i said, i know you have eyes in the back of your head. My mother had them. Every damn thing she caught me doing. [laughter] so great to see you all. What a wonderful, wonderful crowd. Me begin by just saying, stating the obvious. Four years, it begins in iowa. Its not high peshry. Democracy begins in iowa. You are the one that has the starting gun. Youre the ones that decide and have a Significant Impact on who the nominee in the democratic party. Republican ter, party, when there is not an incumbent president. Of it matters a lot because the values you all bring to the process are real. A little bit today about values. Im running ks, for i decided jill and i decided we are going to were going to run this time for three basic reasons. Most important one was is, we have to literally, figuratively, estore the soul of this country. Were in tro
To see you all. What a wonderful, wonderful crowd. You know, let me begin by just saying, stating the obvious. Every four years, democracy begins in iowa. Its not hyperbole. Democracy begins in iowa. You are the ones that have the starting gun. Youre the ones that decide and have a Significant Impact on who is likely to be the nominee in the democratic party. And for that matter, republican party, when there is not an incumbent president. And it matters a lot, because of the values you all bring to the process are real. I want to talk a little bit today about values. You know, folks, im running for i decided jill and i decided we are going to were going to run this time for three basic reasons. Most important one was is, we have to literally, not figuratively, restore the soul of this country. Were in trouble. Were in trouble. [applause] mr. Biden the way our National Government is acting now is not who we are. It doesnt reflect who america is. The way the president speaks of his oppon
I told the senator, i said, i know you have eyes in the back of your head. My mother had them. Every damn thing i did, she caught me doing. [laughter] mr. Biden well, its so great to see you all. What a wonderful, wonderful crowd. You know, let me begin by just saying, stating the obvious. Every four years, democracy begins in iowa. Its not hyperbole. Democracy begins in iowa. You are the ones that have the starting gun. Youre the ones that decide and have a Significant Impact on who is likely to be the nominee in the democratic party. And for that matter, republican party, when there is not an incumbent president. And it matters a lot, because of the values you all bring to the process are real. I want to talk a little bit today about values. You know, folks, im running for i decided jill and i decided we are going to were going to run this time for three basic reasons. Most important one was is, we have to literally, not figuratively, restore the soul of this country. Were in trouble
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I told the senator, i said i know that eyes and the back of your head. My mother had them. Every damn thing i i did she caught me doing. [laughing] its so great to see it all. What a wonderful, wonderful crowd. Let me begin by just saying the obvious. Every four years democracy begins in iowa. Its not hyperbole. Democracy begins in iowa. You are the one who has the starting gun to do with one to decide and have Significant Impact on who is likely to be the nominee in the democratic party. For that matter, Republican Party when theres not an incumbent president. And it matters a lot. Because of the values you will bring to the process are real. I want to talk a little bit today about values. You know, folks, im running forward, i decided, jill and i decided we are going to run this time for three basic reasons. Most important one was is we have to literally notte figuratively restore the soul of this country. Were in trouble. Were in trouble. [applause]