Jill Biden to NEA: ‘I Have Never Been More Proud to Call Myself an Educator’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Hello last ░░░░░░░░ I told you if ░░░░░░░░ became president you would ░░░░░░░░ one of your own ░░░░░░░░ the White House And ░░░░░░░░ we are you helped ░░░░░░░░ this real So thank ░░░░░░░░ and eat a I ░░░░░░░░ never been more proud ░░░░░░░░ call myself an educator ░░░░░░░░ I hope that your ░░░░░░░░ Lady I will make ░░░░░░░░ proud as well When ░░░░░░░░ world as we knew ░░░░░░░░ shut down last year ░░░░░░░░ across this country wondered ░░░░░░░░ know How will we ░░░░░░░░ our children learning How ░░░░░░░░ we stop kids from ░░░░░░░░ hungry Who will support ░░░░░░░░ but you didn t ░░░░░░░░ you got to work ░░░░░░░░ saw it with my ░░░░░░░░ eyes as I crisscrossed ░░░░░░░░ country and met with ░░░░░░░░ Just like you the ░░░░░░░░ worker who spent long ░░░░░░░░ may Eating sandwiches for ░░░░░░░░ families that teacher who ░░░░░░░░ taught her lessons each ░░░░░░░░ for a student who ░░░░░░░░ siblings use the family ░░░░░░░░ during the day The ░░░░░░░░ driver who drove to ░░░░░░░░ hotspots to neighborhoods with ░░░░░░░░ connection The counselor who ░░░░░░░░ call after call from ░░░░░░░░ in tears just trying ░░░░░░░░ juggle it all America ░░░░░░░░ students and families face ░░░░░░░░ crisis like never before ░░░░░░░░ needed champions like never ░░░░░░░░ And they found their ░░░░░░░░ in you You push ░░░░░░░░ the chaos and adapted ░░░░░░░░ night You met families ░░░░░░░░ they were and we ░░░░░░░░ what a classroom could ░░░░░░░░ You spoke out for ░░░░░░░░ reopening schools and more ░░░░░░░░ support You carried families ░░░░░░░░ the darkest year in ░░░░░░░░ history with patience compassion ░░░░░░░░ care And you did ░░░░░░░░ all While you worried ░░░░░░░░ your own family s ░░░░░░░░ and education and safety ░░░░░░░░ all of my heart ░░░░░░░░ on behalf of millions ░░░░░░░░ students and families thank ░░░░░░░░ for being that heroes ░░░░░░░░ needed Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ this call,