Americans affected by andd19, the economy, Racial Discrimination address the 2020 Democratic National convention. This 40 minute portion includes remarks by Small Business owners, Domestic Violence survivors, climate activists, and gun violence prevention advocates. Many of you know, Small Businesses employ half of all u. S. Workers. Tonight, we have scott. Scott, you are a Small Business owner from pennsylvania. Small businesses have been hit so hard in this crisis. So many Small Businesses. How are you doing . How are you managing . Well, its been rough. Rough is the nice word to say it. My wife and i, 31 years ago, began our business, and quite honestly, over all of these years, we had faced some adversity and challenges, but to be honest, nothing like we are today. We have literally had to reinvent our business several times since the beginning of the year. Just to stay afloat. And we our revenue, for example, is off about 40 . We have half of the employees that we had precovid. An
All know,t, as we this is not a conventional convention. And as much as we would have loved to host you in person, i am proud the Democratic Party in the city of milwaukee have made the health of our residents our number one priority. Unlike the president , we have covid19 ar hoax. Unlike the president , we have never made fun of face masks. And unlike the president , we have never belittled her Public Health experts. We understand that our Public Health experts. We understand why we cant be together, and we hope you do too, and as our party comes together virtually to nominate joe biden as our next president , we are showing the country we are nominating a leader who isnt afraid to make tough choices or to work with Health Experts come and not against them, to address this pandemic experts, and not against them, to address his pandemic. Milwaukee is special. I look forward to the day when you are all able to come expense are beautiful lakefront, our historic neighborhoods, and above a
This is not a conventional convention. And as much as we would have loved to host you in person, i am proud the Democratic Party in the city of milwaukee have made the health of our residents our number one priority. Unlike the president , we have covid19 ar hoax. Unlike the president , we have never made fun of face masks. And unlike the president , we have never belittled her Public Health experts. We understand that our Public Health experts. We understand why we cant be together, and we hope you do too, and as our party comes together virtually to nominate joe biden as our next president , we are showing the country we are nominating a leader who isnt afraid to make tough choices or to work with Health Experts come and not against them, to address this pandemic experts, and not against them, to address his pandemic. Milwaukee is special. I look forward to the day when you are all able to come expense are beautiful lakefront, our historic neighborhoods, and above all, our diverse, h
Mr. Chairman, coming to you live from the wisconsin center, it is time to begin our virtual. Rip around america our journey begins at the sight of a major step forward in our National Journey towards justice. Lets go to alabama. John lewis marched across this bridge in 1965 to demand the right to vote. A lifetime later, civil rights and Voting Rights remain americas great unfinished business. For those who walked this path before us, they showed us the way forward. If we want to honor john lewis incredible life, lets restore the Voting Rights act and ensure our democracy belongs to all americans. Alabama casts eight votes for Bernie Sanders and the great state of alabama casts 52 votes for our next president of these United States, joe biden. Alaska. On to feedgs we rely our families are threatened by Climate Change. Joe biden and president obama made sure alaskas tribes had a say on how the waters were managed. Donald trump took it away. We need a president who will respect our voices
It has been rough. Rough is a nice way to say it. My wife and i 30 years ago began our business and quite honestly, over all these years, we have faced adversity and challenges, but to be honest, nothing like we are today. We have literally had to reinvent our business several times since the beginning of the year just to stay afloat. Our revenue, for example, is off about 40 . Employees thate we had precovid and our customers are a little scared, our employees are sometimes afraid to come to work because of the covid, and, to be honest with you, i am frustrated. I dont understand how we got here. We are the greatest nation in the world and it just seems to me maybe if we just came alone,r, this one issue may be as americans and being united, we can overcome. Thank you for sharing your story. Im sure many Small Business owners feel the same way you are feeling now. We wish you the best for your family. Now i would like to turn to marley diaz, who is 15 years old, a literary activist an