Sherrod Brown: ‘We Aren’t the Party of Workers the Way That We Used to Be’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT With both ░░░░░░░░ you The Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ you know we aren ░░░░░░░░ the Party of Workers ░░░░░░░░ way that we used ░░░░░░░░ be in the way ░░░░░░░░ we should be And ░░░░░░░░ the election It s ░░░░░░░░ that workers Like Trump ░░░░░░░░ s that workers want ░░░░░░░░ want dramatic change About ░░░░░░░░ the roughly half the ░░░░░░░░ half The workers in ░░░░░░░░ Country have have Had ░░░░░░░░ time over recent time ░░░░░░░░ multiple have 2 or ░░░░░░░░ Jobs often And they ░░░░░░░░ don t feel like ░░░░░░░░ get ahead They see ░░░░░░░░ Corporate profits Are up ░░░░░░░░ see that That CEOs ░░░░░░░░ making more and more ░░░░░░░░ They know They re ░░░░░░░░ productive In the workplace ░░░░░░░░ wages Are flat And ░░░░░░░░ can t Get ahead ░░░░░░░░ two jobs They still ░░░░░░░░ just to just to ░░░░░░░░ even And in the ░░░░░░░░ it s whose side ░░░░░░░░ you On workers I ░░░░░░░░ Last November I was ░░░░░░░░ the ballot I understand ░░░░░░░░ workers last November thought ░░░░░░░░ they wanted change They ░░░░░░░░ t think that we ░░░░░░░░ answering to that They ░░░░░░░░ t think that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ answering to that And ░░░░░░░░ it means standing up ░░░░░░░░ them And let me ░░░░░░░░ you an example Right ░░░░░░░░ right after the election ░░░░░░░░ Trump judge in east ░░░░░░░░ and one decision overturned ░░░░░░░░ rule that would have ░░░░░░░░ overtime for many more ░░░░░░░░ One judge one decision ░░░░░░░░ one part of the ░░░░░░░░ overturned took away overtime ░░░░░░░░ for 4 million workers ░░░░░░░░ the country Those are ░░░░░░░░ things we fight for ░░░░░░░░ show that we re ░░░░░░░░ worker side We don ░░░░░░░░ do that well enough ░░░░░░░░ a party Well I ░░░░░░░░