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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
WATCH: Elizabeth Warren Tells 10 Year-old Girl Why She Decided To Run For President
Mediaite article with video at the link:
https://www.mediaite.com/news/watch-elizabeth-warren-tells-10-year-old-girl-why-she-decided-to-run-for-president/
Massachusetts Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren took an excellent question from a 10-year-old girl named Natalie, who asked “Why did you decide to run for, to become president?”
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“Whoa, good question Natalie,” Warren said, then repeated the question for the audience.
“So she’s asking why I decided to run for president. You know Natalie, I’ll tell you why. ‘Cause I see what’s broken, I spent a big part of my life studying what’s happening to families all across this country, and I’ve watched as people who work really hard, it just keeps getting worse and worse and worse,” Warren said.
“The minimum wage didn’t grow, and the wages on top of that don’t grow, so basically it’s been a whole generation, and wages adjusted for inflation just stayed flat,” Warren continued. “But wow families get squeezed because a ton of costs keep going up.”
“So the cost of sending your kids to daycare, the cost of healthcare, the cost of housing, the cost of trying to get your kids educated, have all just gone through the roof. And it means that people who work hard in America just keep getting squeezed, and I just kept working on this and working on this about why is this happening?” Warren said. “Because to me in a democracy this shouldn’t happen. This shouldn’t happen.”
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“Whoa, good question Natalie,” Warren said, then repeated the question for the audience.
“So she’s asking why I decided to run for president. You know Natalie, I’ll tell you why. ‘Cause I see what’s broken, I spent a big part of my life studying what’s happening to families all across this country, and I’ve watched as people who work really hard, it just keeps getting worse and worse and worse,” Warren said.
“The minimum wage didn’t grow, and the wages on top of that don’t grow, so basically it’s been a whole generation, and wages adjusted for inflation just stayed flat,” Warren continued. “But wow families get squeezed because a ton of costs keep going up.”
“So the cost of sending your kids to daycare, the cost of healthcare, the cost of housing, the cost of trying to get your kids educated, have all just gone through the roof. And it means that people who work hard in America just keep getting squeezed, and I just kept working on this and working on this about why is this happening?” Warren said. “Because to me in a democracy this shouldn’t happen. This shouldn’t happen.”
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If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
