Symone Sanders: It Is ‘Extremely Expensive’ to Pay the Bills or Rent Right Now

GEIST So Symone that ░░░░░░░░ a big enthusiastic crowd ░░░░░░░░ you could hear it ░░░░░░░░ in the soundbite we ░░░░░░░░ What work though does ░░░░░░░░ president and the vice ░░░░░░░░ also need to do ░░░░░░░░ earn back the trust ░░░░░░░░ the votes there Sanders ░░░░░░░░ Look I think they ░░░░░░░░ to continue to do ░░░░░░░░ Jen just described in ░░░░░░░░ of showing up The ░░░░░░░░ president has consistently been ░░░░░░░░ this Economic Opportunity Tour ░░░░░░░░ the tour is specifically ░░░░░░░░ to speak directly to ░░░░░░░░ just black voters but ░░░░░░░░ men specifically also black ░░░░░░░░ owners talking a lot ░░░░░░░░ what the administration has ░░░░░░░░ for black small businesses ░░░░░░░░ opportunity and access to ░░░░░░░░ That s something that ░░░░░░░░ extremely important We talk ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic black businesses ░░░░░░░░ gutted by the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ than 50 percent of ░░░░░░░░ shuttered They closed their ░░░░░░░░ And so the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ build back if you ░░░░░░░░ everybody s talking about ░░░░░░░░ Back Better OK the ░░░░░░░░ for black businesses to ░░░░░░░░ back under this administration ░░░░░░░░ been just phenomenal But ░░░░░░░░ have to talk about ░░░░░░░░ Secondly though they have ░░░░░░░░ talk about the unfinished ░░░░░░░░ and what they would ░░░░░░░░ if elected a next ░░░░░░░░ Every time I m ░░░░░░░░ and I m out ░░░░░░░░ are like Well why ░░░░░░░░ why are the numbers ░░░░░░░░ t resonating folks who ░░░░░░░░ supporting the president and ░░░░░░░░ vice president And the ░░░░░░░░ is is that for ░░░░░░░░ who are just trying ░░░░░░░░ you know pay their ░░░░░░░░ people who are renters ░░░░░░░░ who are aspiring homeowners ░░░░░░░░ is extremely expensive to ░░░░░░░░ all of those things ░░░░░░░░ now And so the ░░░░░░░░ Biden Harris campaign has ░░░░░░░░ about the president and ░░░░░░░░ president s plan in ░░░░░░░░ second term to attack ░░░░░░░░ particularly for renters but ░░░░░░░░ people who would like ░░░░░░░░ purchase There is an ░░░░░░░░ plan that they have ░░░░░░░░ credits to first time ░░░░░░░░ That was a plan ░░░░░░░░ they did have in ░░░░░░░░ first term that Congress ░░░░░░░░ not get through And ░░░░░░░░ that s some of ░░░░░░░░ unfinished business and unfinished ░░░░░░░░ That speaks directly at ░░░░░░░░ heart of what people ░░░░░░░░ dealing with every single ░░░░░░░░ and they need to ░░░░░░░░ about those plans And ░░░░░░░░ I think the student ░░░░░░░░ piece is extremely important ░░░░░░░░ you ask folks out ░░░░░░░░ they think that Joe ░░░░░░░░ has not done much ░░░░░░░░ student loans So that ░░░░░░░░ s absolutely false It ░░░░░░░░ not true There are ░░░░░░░░ many people I know ░░░░░░░░ who got their student ░░░░░░░░ forgiven last week and ░░░░░░░░ m like what Is ░░░░░░░░ president going to push ░░░░░░░░ button So this is ░░░░░░░░ that touches so many ░░░░░░░░ I m not talking ░░░░░░░░ college students I m ░░░░░░░░ about older Millennials again ░░░░░░░░ oldest Millennials right now ░░░░░░░░ 43 People who are ░░░░░░░░ older than that who ░░░░░░░░ student loans who have ░░░░░░░░ paying that student loan ░░░░░░░░ that is happening it ░░░░░░░░ affecting them too and ░░░░░░░░ have to hear about ░░░░░░░░