Kamala Harris on Reducing Voting Age to 16: More Voters Mean a More Robust Electoral Process

RUSH TRANSCRIPT I want ░░░░░░░░ bring in Rachel a ░░░░░░░░ at Harvard from can ░░░░░░░░ Colorado The past couple ░░░░░░░░ years have seen young ░░░░░░░░ getting involved in politics ░░░░░░░░ activism orgsinizing around gun ░░░░░░░░ and climate change Given ░░░░░░░░ policies will effect people ░░░░░░░░ years to come do ░░░░░░░░ think Americans have a ░░░░░░░░ to vote at age ░░░░░░░░ I think there is ░░░░░░░░ question if we are ░░░░░░░░ at what is going ░░░░░░░░ in our country we ░░░░░░░░ putting more responsibilities on ░░░░░░░░ at young age the ░░░░░░░░ number of people we ░░░░░░░░ involve in the electoral ░░░░░░░░ I think the more ░░░░░░░░ it would be I ░░░░░░░░ one of the down ░░░░░░░░ but thank you do ░░░░░░░░ for doing the town ░░░░░░░░ with students is if ░░░░░░░░ don t write checks ░░░░░░░░ don t get heard ░░░░░░░░ believe strongly you can ░░░░░░░░ society based on how ░░░░░░░░ treats its children You ░░░░░░░░ look at what we ░░░░░░░░ not doing for students ░░░░░░░░ and younger And I ░░░░░░░░ if they had greater ░░░░░░░░ power maybe we would ░░░░░░░░ our act together better ░░░░░░░░ we ve been doing ░░░░░░░░ maybe that s one ░░░░░░░░ the steps towards it ░░░░░░░░ what I m so ░░░░░░░░ about and I know ░░░░░░░░ ve been here for ░░░░░░░░ five hours is that ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ so that we have ░░░░░░░░ remember about the history ░░░░░░░░ our country it s ░░░░░░░░ of the greatest movement ░░░░░░░░ have brought about change ░░░░░░░░ change advancement progress have ░░░░░░░░ fuelled and born from ░░░░░░░░ students Thank you senator ░░░░░░░░ we want to thank ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris That is ░░░░░░░░ town halls down.