Town Hall on U.S. Budget Priorities starting at Trinity Episcopal Church in Charlottesville, VA.
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3:57 PM PT: TPP: Our role is to uplift poor people around the world, not sink the American Worker. I intended to play an active role in defeating the TPP
4:00 PM PT: We can learn something from other countries that are smart enough to provide free college education.
4:02 PM PT: A just country does not cut benefits such as social security and medicare, we expand those benefits
4:04 PM PT: If you don't believe in science its very hard to go forward as a nation. Its very difficult when a major political party rejects science
4:07 PM PT: Invest 1 trillion dollars over 5 year period to rebuild America's infrastructure to make the country more productive and safer. Put our people back to work
4:08 PM PT: Think about trying to live on $7.25 an hour. Must raise minimum wage to living wage of $15 an hour
4:10 PM PT: Pay equity for women workers. Additional money in the hands of working women helps alleviate poverty.
4:11 PM PT: Rebuild trade unions to raise wages of all workers
4:12 PM PT: We must join countries who say healthcare is a right not a privilege
4:13 PM PT: Must take on drug companies. Medicare for all
4:14 PM PT: Corporations must join America and pay their fair share
4:19 PM PT: When you live in a civilized democratic society you can't turn your back on working families
4:22 PM PT: the only way we win is if millions of people come together and say enough is enough.
4:25 PM PT: we as a nation have moved very aggressively to become a less discriminatory place. Where we're losing is in economic structure. Theres no rational reason why some should have so much and others so little. We must stand together and reclaim America. Lets work together and transform our political system, our economic system, WE CAN DO THIS
4:26 PM PT: Q&A
4:28 PM PT: Educate, organize, tell your elected official you know whats going on and it's unacceptable
4:29 PM PT: Students must have ability to refinance and take advantage of lowest possible interests rates on student loans. Fed Government shouldn't be making billions of dollars off students loans / working families
4:32 PM PT: if its true products made in US are twice as expensive as those made over seas, I'd rather have a high wage country where goods are more expensive, than a low wage country with goods being made by the poor
4:42 PM PT: Some of my colleagues have no idea what wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have meant and are itching for another one. Do we want to see Isis defeated? Yes. The only way the fight against Isis is won is if Muslims in the region stand up and fight. I will do my best to make sure we're not in perpetual warfare
4:44 PM PT: Town Hall ends with cheers and applause