Melinda French Gates: My Granddaughter Having Fewer Rights than I Had Because of the S.C. Makes Zero Sense

COLBERT How do you ░░░░░░░░ that Like where is ░░░░░░░░ focus GATES First of ░░░░░░░░ we have to look ░░░░░░░░ what actually happened in ░░░░░░░░ last couple of years ░░░░░░░░ s rights globally and ░░░░░░░░ the United States have ░░░░░░░░ rolled back Like the ░░░░░░░░ that my granddaughter will ░░░░░░░░ fewer rights right now ░░░░░░░░ of the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ I had makes zero ░░░░░░░░ to me Applause So ░░░░░░░░ of the things I ░░░░░░░░ doing is making sure ░░░░░░░░ we have far more ░░░░░░░░ running for office being ░░░░░░░░ to raise funds for ░░░░░░░░ positions and that they ░░░░░░░░ really well trained on ░░░░░░░░ legislative agenda they want ░░░░░░░░ help get passed There ░░░░░░░░ 7 000 seats at ░░░░░░░░ statehouse level and getting ░░░░░░░░ into those positions they ░░░░░░░░ great policy and it ░░░░░░░░ a great training ground ░░░░░░░░ to go onto the ░░░░░░░░ in D C COLBERT ░░░░░░░░ kind of funding do ░░░░░░░░ see I mean obviously ░░░░░░░░ you re doing will ░░░░░░░░ a big impact for ░░░░░░░░ organizations that you ll ░░░░░░░░ funding but what is ░░░░░░░░ funding like now Is ░░░░░░░░ one doing this work ░░░░░░░░ the degree that you ░░░░░░░░ like to see right ░░░░░░░░ GATES It was being ░░░░░░░░ and there are some ░░░░░░░░ organizations Vote Run Lead ░░░░░░░░ Mama but to do ░░░░░░░░ at scale it needs ░░░░░░░░ be supercharged What I ░░░░░░░░ part of why our ░░░░░░░░ s rights got rolled ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ those organizations were starved ░░░░░░░░ funding and they were ░░░░░░░░ defense And I ve ░░░░░░░░ to put a billion ░░░░░░░░ for it in the ░░░░░░░░ two years because I ░░░░░░░░ us to play on ░░░░░░░░ Cheering and Applause)