Economy is the worst behind us fair question when will we see a downturn and why im going to divide my explanation into 3 parts and im going to you know what lets do this i want to go over to the wall so i can do this for you let me go over here so i can show you what it is that were seeing as far as some of the trends go right theres a theres a debt burden in our country right now we talked about this before its like no other ever experienced in our nations history Household Debt is above 14 trillion dollars thats how much the average american someone like yourself may owe right so let me try and break this down for you into 3 key parts that many of you may find well relatable thats why we put this line graph up here for you and i want to start with auto debt its been going up now for about 3 straight years thats the blue line that you see right there look at that line look at the trajectory. Thats taken you know what this number represents right here that number represents 1. 35 tril
Africanamerican lives to have been taken in similar circumstances and too many others as well as grief and loss and pain too deep to express. The bigotry and discrimination that africanamericans encounter as part of the daily reality. And those that are protesting right now. And fed up with Racial Injustice and want to see change. And to have members come to the floor to share support for the same cause. Yesterday to have a somber emotional and very personal meaning and to speak about what we need to do next because the truth is well speeches and protests are vital it will never be enough we need greater accountability and transparency so these events dont happen in the first place. We need to reform a criminal Justice System that is too short on justice and begin chipping away at the Racial Disparities in these issues will be solved in a week or a month or any year and hope they can solve them in this decade but i will be damned if we dont at least try to make some progress. Ue my col
Washington yesterday, which means that, for the first time in his life, mitt romney tasted pepper im more of a salt guy. Alternatively, no seasoning at all. Thats right, mitt romney marched in a black lives matter protest yesterday. And wow, he is easy to spot, isnt he its like he is in a Childrens Book called theres waldo. Now you have your answer if you were wondering who kept chanting on the downbeat, black lives matter black lives matter. Former secretary of state colin powell announced he will vote for former Vice President joe biden instead of President Trump, and said that trump has, quote, drifted away from the constitution. Drifted away i mean, he was never anywhere near it. Its like saying the jets drifted away from the 2020 super bowl though, who knows . Maybe when the nfl comes back every time you fumble, you get ten points the rules might change, in which case, theyre closer than i think. While in maine on friday to meet with fishing industry leaders, President Trump criti
Racial injustice that infects our society. The death of george floyd in Police Custody was a searing reminder of a long list of unarmed African Americans whose lives have been taken in similar circumstances. As well as a well of grief and loss and pain too deep to express. It was a searing reminder of the bigotry and discrimination to African Americans encounter as part of their daily reality. Thats why so Many Americans of all ages and colors and faiths are out in the streets protesting right now. They are fed up with Racial Injustice in this country and want to see some change. Here in the Senate Member after member has come to the floor to share support for the same cause. Yesterday our caucus held a somber, emotional, and very personal meeting during which our members shared their own lived experiences of racism, spoke about what we need to do next. Because the truth is while speeches and protests are vital, they will never be enough. We need greater accountability and transparency
Economy is the worst behind us fair question when will we see a downturn and why im going to divide my explanation into 3 parts and im going to you know what lets do this i want to go over to the wall so i can do this for you let me go over here so i can show you what it is that were seeing as far as some of the trends go right theres a theres a debt burden in our country right now we talked about this before its like no other ever experienced in our nations history Household Debt is above 14 trillion dollars thats how much the average american someone like yourself may owe right so let me try and break this down for you into 3 key parts that no many of you may find well relatable thats why we put this line graph up here for you and i want to start with auto debt its been going up now for about 3 straight years thats the blue line that you see right there look at that line. Look at the trajectory thats taken you know what this number represents right here that number represents 1. 35 t