Dem Presidential Candidate Delaney: American People Are ‘Dying’ for Someone to ‘Bring Us Together’

GEIST And joining us ░░░░░░░░ member of the House ░░░░░░░░ on Financial Services Democratic ░░░░░░░░ John Delaney of Maryland ░░░░░░░░ is already running for ░░░░░░░░ party s presidential nomination ░░░░░░░░ good to have you ░░░░░░░░ Good to be here ░░░░░░░░ I will forgive you ░░░░░░░░ having gone to Bergen ░░░░░░░░ High School which is ░░░░░░░░ rival high school Let ░░░░░░░░ not get into football ░░░░░░░░ want to talk about ░░░░░░░░ tax bill that passed ░░░░░░░░ in just a second ░░░░░░░░ I think people would ░░░░░░░░ He s already in ░░░░░░░░ presidential race You actually ░░░░░░░░ in this summer in ░░░░░░░░ August DELANEY Yes GEIST ░░░░░░░░ is your message or ░░░░░░░░ should be the national ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats one that ░░░░░░░░ t work for Hillary ░░░░░░░░ running last year against ░░░░░░░░ Trump DELANEY First of ░░░░░░░░ I think we should ░░░░░░░░ the party that wants ░░░░░░░░ return civility to politics ░░░░░░░░ to return some notion ░░░░░░░░ respect to the profession ░░░░░░░░ public service and actually ░░░░░░░░ to be the party ░░░░░░░░ brings the country back ░░░░░░░░ and starts focusing on ░░░░░░░░ of the things we ░░░░░░░░ on as opposed to ░░░░░░░░ talking about things we ░░░░░░░░ t agree on GEIST ░░░░░░░░ what What s an ░░░░░░░░ of that DELANEY The ░░░░░░░░ That s a great ░░░░░░░░ The country broadly agrees ░░░░░░░░ need much more investment ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure By any measure ░░░░░░░░ will create jobs it ░░░░░░░░ make businesses more competitive ░░░░░░░░ will improve the lives ░░░░░░░░ our citizens That s ░░░░░░░░ we should be focused ░░░░░░░░ But we re not ░░░░░░░░ that We re talking ░░░░░░░░ these very divisive issues ░░░░░░░░ we continue to do ░░░░░░░░ That s an example ░░░░░░░░ something we should be ░░░░░░░░ GEIST What about the ░░░░░░░░ issues Are you talking ░░░░░░░░ social issues You don ░░░░░░░░ think we should go ░░░░░░░░ hard left on those ░░░░░░░░ at least not talk ░░░░░░░░ them or put them ░░░░░░░░ front DELANEY I think ░░░░░░░░ of the problems with ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party is we ░░░░░░░░ sometimes a thousand flowers ░░░░░░░░ We have a lot ░░░░░░░░ issues we care about ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ day what the American ░░░░░░░░ most care about is ░░░░░░░░ jobs their pay and ░░░░░░░░ for their children.”