People of all races, religions, creeds, sexuality, building power. I believe that we will win. This movement is not about saving the Democratic Party or criticizing the republican party. This is about saving the soul of this nation. Fightare rising up to poverty. We must do more, organizing, organizing. Educating. Vote. Who stand that i claim to be a follower of jesus christ and be silent about the moral outrage going on in our country. We are not afraid. Any nation is in a moral and economic crisis. There will be a movement. Bring people together. Thisthe heart and soul of democracy. Almost 57 years ago my father , reverend dr. Martin luther king jr. Reminded america of the fierce urgency of now. Now is not the time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real, the promises of this democracy. He was working with poor people of every race from every corner of this nation to build a Poor Peoples Campaign when he was as
Morning. Let me just say that leader mcconnell, thank you for the opportunity to have this opportunity as i approached you about the importance of this issue and ask you give me an opportunity to share some thoughts. He was kind enough to give me a chance to move this forward and have a real conversation with america about the importance of Police Reform, accountability, and trespassing, and thats exactly what the focus is on. Police reform, accountability, and transparency. Youre also smart enough to put together a really small group of senators to understand the issue , passion about the issue, and have expertise in different aspects about the senate. So this is a great team you put together and i appreciate having the opportunity to discuss the important issue of Police Reform. Too often we are having a discussion about this nation about ari supporting the Law Enforcement community or communities of color . This is a binary choice. The answer to the question of which side you choice
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