A a 29yearold, i became member of what is known of the sandwich generation. That means i was sandwiched between two generations of my own family for whom i was the primary caregiver. My mom was dying of brain cancer, my daughter who was a newborn. That does not make me unique because theres a lot of people doing that. I was also fighting an Insurance Company that was wrongfully denying my moms chemotherapy. I have commiserated with joe biden about this because the brain tumor that killed my mother is the same one that took beau bidens life. I know that he and barack obama expanded healthcare in this country almost 700,000 michiganders got healthcare. [cheering and applause] if that is not personal enough to many of us here in michigan, i will tell you what else is. When we were on the ropes, when our Auto Industry was struggling, who had our back . Joe. Thats right, barack obama and joe biden paid they came to the rescue when people counted and what people said let it fa fail, they said no, we are in because michigan is important. They had our backs and today i say lets have joe bidens back. [cheering and applause] in a political discourse where it is so nasty and where people are looking to fracture us and divide us, burn bridges, build walls, we need someone who will build bridges and that is who joe biden is. [cheering and applause] that is what this is all about. You know, i know that we won in 2018 by big numbers because why . We showed up we stayed focus on the dinner table issues. We showed a record of getting things done and we built a coalition. As a democrat i can say this, i am proud of all the people that put their names on this ballot to run for president. There is a source of inspiration in every one of them. Whether it was Pete Buttigieg or elizabeth warren. [cheering and applause] or amy klobuchar. [cheering and applause] whether it was, i dont know, couple other people im thinking about. [laughter] hold on, im getting there. What i love about joe biden though is he knows how to build a coalition. Im riding with biden and everyone has a seat too. [cheering and applause] but it takes coalitions to win and this Campaign Looks like this country and it looks like the state and with that i am happy to introduce, exhibit a, my good friend who is here to join us all and tell us why he decided to jump in, my friend the phenomenal senator from new jersey, cory booker. [cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] all right, hello everybody it is good to be back in detro detroit. [cheering and applause] i think we have something in common, everybody, because this morning i made it official, i am hereby endorsing joe biden for president of the United States. [cheering and applause] i am so proud to be on joes team because joe is on your te team. [cheering and applause] i am so proud to be with joe because joe is with all of us. [cheering and applause] and when i get here to detroit i feel like i got detroit cried because my mom was born right here in this city. [cheering and applause] my grandfather, my grandfather worked in in the Assembly Line and was a uaw union worker and im proud of that. [cheering and applause]. This is the party of civil rights, of voting rights, of womens rights, of workers rights and union and supporting Social Security and medicare and medicaid. The party that believes this radical concept i dont know if youve ever heard of it is called science but something happened four years ago. Weve got to tell the truth now. Our nation which every generation was trying to make a more Perfect Union elected president was trying to rip us apart. You look at the most vulnerable and he doesnt try to lift them up, he tries to pare them down. It seems he takes pleasure in putting americans against americans. We got knocked back and knocked down four years ago like this high school who was very mascot is the phoenix [cheering] it is time for us as a nation to run up. When the going gets tough, we dont shut up or give up, we stand up and we rise up. [applause] and there is one man now ready to go to the arena who is our best shot to be donald trump he is the best one to heal the soul of america. He is the best one to stand up for all of us in america and that persons name is joe biden. Youve got to give me some help, because he cant do it alone. [applause] help me now. He cant do it alone. We cant pray that he wins or hope that he wins and we cannot wish that he wins. Weve got to vote him in. So this is on all of you. We know what the ancestors said without a struggle, there is no progress. We know weve got to turn our anger into action. This will give you the chance to provide which way do we go do we go to the low road where we see thathe better days of america disappear under the sun or do we go the higher road and proclaim that we are a nation where liberty still reigns in and where every american has health care and we have a criminal Justice System that ends the nightmare. Brian stevenson said where people work hard. You cannot love your country unless you love your fellow countrymen and women. I want to ask you right now are you ready to work for joe biden but tomorrow it starts. I go to the senate and feel like weve got some momentum i sometimes have to call in to clean up because i know joe is about to come onto the stage but we have one more person that is a rising star in america. [applause] lightning bringing the light, one of our powerful people and i think you all have to understand we need to make sure joe biden wins the state of michigan, and so one more voice, a voice of change and hope and tomorrow. A voice of today i bring to the stage a great senator for the state of california. [cheering] whats up, detroit it is good to be back. Can we hear it for cory booker. [cheering] we are celebrating the work we are about to do for the next 24 hours. Weve got some work to do, everybody. Michigan, i do believe that you are going to make the difference in the outcome of this election. I do believe that. And when i look at this great state, it is the measure of how america is doing and what america is capable of doing. And when you put the kind of fight and work that you have always put into investing in the future of america, we will elect joe biden as the next president of the United States. [applause] [cheering] and you know, i believe joe is right when he says that this is a fight for the soul of america. This is a moment in time we have to look in the mirror and ask ourselves who are we and i think we all know we are better than this. What we have witnessed in the last three years are powerful forces that have been trying to sell hate and division among us. They are voices that have been trying to divide us and help us turn against each other and heres my theory about it. I believe there has been a conscious attempt to try to disillusion us, trying to have us believe the system cannot and will not ever work for us, trying to have us believe that we cannot trust our democracy trying to have us believe that we dont matter, powerful forces that consciously have been trying to say to you you dont matter, so dont participate, because you cant pick a difference. They are trying to say to us do not trust your government. They try to convince us that they are a loan. Lets see what we know is that powethepower is with the people. What we know is we will not be overlooked, and we will not be canceled. So thats what this is about. Its about saying we know what matters and we know the power of the people. We have not achieved the ideals of the country and yes, we all know that. But we know if we stop fighting we will never get there and so we fight. That is the strength of who we are as a nation. The strength of who we are as a nation has been about fighting for our ideas. [cheering] lets talk about the joe we know. Im proud to endorse joe biden to be the next president of the United States. I believe in joe. One of the things that is so reflective of his personality is when he says there is room for everyone, but that is who he is. Thats really what he is. Hes an individual that has lived a life of Incredible Service to others. She had made great personal sacrifices in his life. He is experienced in life great pain and glory. He understands who people are. Ive been in washington, d. C. For about three years now and im going to tell you something. Donald trump, he doesnt get it. Donald trump does not get it. He doesnt see people. The only people he sees are the people he looks in the mirror and sees. He doesnt see the people. We need a president of the United States who feels, who understands, who is thinking about figuring out how to get to the end of the month when hes working two jobs and he knows hes missing his sons ballgame. We know somebody in the parking lot looking at the sliding glass doors of the emergency room and knowing even though she has insurance, if she walks through with her sick child is slightly out of pocket multiple thousands of dollars for her deductible. Need a president of the United States who has the courage and the power to see and feel and understand that as a sign of strength and been left up to people. That is joe biden. [applause] on a personal level, i got to know joe best through his son. How the big bang had been engaged in predatory lending activities, so many people here and around the country lost their homes to foreclosure crisis and joe biden stood with me even though the state of staf delaware havent been hit as hard as some of the other states. I got to know joe throughbo. Its rare to see such a relationship between a father and his son. It was an extraordinary relationship they had. And he showed courage all the time and conviction. He spoke with so much love about the father raised him into the man he was. I know joe and thats why im supporting him and my final point is michigan, justice is on the ballot in 2020. [applause] Economic Justice is on the ballot in 2020. Healthcare justice is on the ballot in 2020. Racial justice is on the ballot in 2020. And joe biden is on the ballot in 2020. With that i introduce the next president of the United States, joe biden. [applause] [cheering] [cheering] hello, detroit. Thank you all for coming out tonight i cant tell you how much i appreciate it. Thank you, thank you. Thank you for your support. Its not only important to me, but to serve as one of the national cochairs to send a powerful message over michigan and beyond michigan so, governor when i hear that great line just fix the roads, lets fix the country. Because we can do that and just over a week ago the press independence declared this campaign dead. South carolina spoke. Then the super tuesday spoke. The turnout was incredible and now tomorrow, michigan, mississippi, missouri, north dakota, idaho, Washington State and michigan, im counting on you in a big way. Senator sanders likes to say we are only going to beat donald trump by generating excitement and turnout. On super tuesday we turnout more voters. They vote for us North Carolina 19 , texas, 40 more voters. I can go on. But folks, hes right we are going to turn out a Democratic Party thats been supported by the backbone of this country. The fact is this movement we started is generating in incredible amount around the country. Folks, we cant create a Movement Without the basis of the Democratic Party. [inaudible] i didnt are you with donald trump . Chanting] thats all right. Let him go. Its not a trump rally. Let him go. Folks, let him go, thats okay. Its okay. Let him go. This is not a trump rally. Folks [chanting] [chanting] thats whats wrong with american politicians. Let them go. [chanting] im not worried about it. Its a reflection of what is wrong in american politics today. [chanting] there is one other thing Donald Trump Tells generated. This is not who we are as a party or as a people. We had a lot of crazy folks around. Im sorry, folks. Every person that has been knocked down, counted, left behind, this is your campaign. We need you. We want you to be part of our campaign so join us. Join joe biden. Com and sign up. Folks, if you want a nominee who will not only beat donald trump but keep the house of representatives folks you want a nominee that is going to beat donald trump, when back the United States senate, join us. [applause] a lifelong democrat, proud democrat, obama biden democrat, join us to bring it together and not tear it apart. We are building on a coalition of the most successful things in our lifetime. Barack obama. We are going to do it by bringing it back together, bringing america back together in every ethnicity, race, gender, economic station. Folks, look we are going to unite democrats, republicans but that is what the nation needs is to bring the country together. [applause] this is a state we have to win in november. I spent a lot of time when i was Vice President here. He is a hell of a guy and knows what hes doing and i can tell you we work sidebyside to support the city. The president asked me ive always believed in detroit like ive always believed in michigan. Durinduring beat obama by an administration, we lost the restoration project and invested 2. 5 billion to help mitigate pollution. Protecting endangered species, habitats, the biggest investment of the great lakes in decades and its delivered an incredible result. Revitalization for the waterfront all across the great lakes and ladies and gentlemen, we are drawin drawing into new businesses anin the newbusinessm activity like fishing and boating on the lake. Folks, you are the greatest source of fresh water and all of the world. Im actually delivering for michigan. So many michiganders have joined us in this dynamic politician but fight has only exceeded by character. There are some amazing women that one in 2018 and we are going to make sure they are reelected. I think weve been delivered to a movement where you can not only defeat donald trump, but they also have an enormous opportunity. If we think big enough and bold enough to build a future in this nation, making healthcare affordable and accountable, ladies and gentlemen by making it accessible for every single american, lowering drug prices and ensuring and protecting hospitals are closing because they cant live on just medicare reimbursement. We should be building on obamacare investing billions of dollars. Ive done it before and i will do it again. Leading the world to deal with the threat of our time and that is climate change. I was part of putting together the climate accord and i want to tell you first thing i would do is re join that accord and some of the polluters in the United States say its time to up the ante. We are 15 of the worlds problems. The rest of the world if they dont, it wont matter so ladies and gentlemen we have to demand the whole world come with us to ensure the quality so it doesnt depend on your zip code. By tripling the amount of money they called for schools that are underfunded. There is 150,000 teachers today. If we dont do something quickly and compatible we will be down 2. 5 million excuse me, 300,000 by the time we get to 2025. Baking sure if we do this we can send every three, four, 5yearold to school. Reducing student at because it is an incredible burden. All of those that engage in Public Service including teaching that up to 50,000dollar reduction and teaching in their student debt. That is who we are and that is who we have to be. American leadership around the world has to change. This is the president of the United States who has embraced every dictator in the world. Its not a joke. From putin, weve got to repair our alliances. I meant every one in the last few years to make sure my job in the United States congress and the Vice President. I dont know a single solitary one that would trade places in the United States if they could guess what its we will honor the commitment if you pay me more money. What was happening in asia we are in real trouble. Ladies and gentlemen, we have to bring the world together as well. They need us. [cheering] we have lost the trust of so many of our allies around the world. Ladies and gentlemen we have to also build an economy that rewards work because lets get something straight, wall street didnt build america, you built america. My dad used to have an expression is a lot more than a paycheck it is about your dignity and place in community and the own selfworth being able to look a kid in the eye and say its going to be okay. Think about all the people that you know in your neighborhood who dont think they can save to their kids today. Getting crushed. The working poor are getting more poor on the way up. We have to rebuild the middle class, the backbone of the country. Ladies and gentlemen the fact of the matter is we are in a situation where it is all about decency and dignity and giving people a sense of who they are. That is why i am a democrat. [cheering] i thought when they came out carrying torches close your eyes and picture what it was like a company by the ku klux klan i wrote an article saying we are in a battle for the soul of america and we really are in the battle for the soul of america. In its most perilous moment it means having to unite the country. You cannot define for me based on ethnicity and gender, based on race, national origin. You cant do it. We are unique to most unique in all of history. We hold these truths to be selfevident. No other country has ever been founded on an idea and they are. It divides us the way that he is using us to sow division of anger. President s not only have to know how to fight, they have to know how to heal. [cheering] and folks, we have to beat donald trump and his fellow republicans that are aiding and abetting but we cannot become like them. We cannot become like them. I refuse to accept the notion that we are in a perpetual state of war with the party and accept the notion that in fact the only way we can get something done is by crushing the other team. Folks, we cant get stuff done if we do that. You have to be ready to heal and we cant become like them. We have to heal our division or else our democra