2016

“Thank you all very ░░░░░░░░ for being here and ░░░░░░░░ all the support that ░░░░░░░░ have given me over ░░░░░░░░ years as the mayor ░░░░░░░░ this great city as ░░░░░░░░ s only congressman and ░░░░░░░░ as a U S ░░░░░░░░ Thanks also to my ░░░░░░░░ friends and fellow Vermonters ░░░░░░░░ McKibben Brenda Torpey Donna ░░░░░░░░ Mike O Day and ░░░░░░░░ and Jerry for all ░░░░░░░░ you do and for ░░░░░░░░ very generous remarks Thanks ░░░░░░░░ to Jenny Nelson for ░░░░░░░░ this event and for ░░░░░░░░ leadership in Vermont agriculture ░░░░░░░░ also want to thank ░░░░░░░░ family My wife Jane ░░░░░░░░ brother Larry my children ░░░░░░░░ Heather Carina and Dave ░░░░░░░░ their love and support ░░░░░░░░ my seven beautiful grandchildren ░░░░░░░░ Cole Ryleigh Grayson Ella ░░░░░░░░ and Dylan who provide ░░░░░░░░ much joy in my ░░░░░░░░ Today here in our ░░░░░░░░ state a state that ░░░░░░░░ led the nation in ░░░░░░░░ many ways I am ░░░░░░░░ to announce my candidacy ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ of America Today with ░░░░░░░░ support and the support ░░░░░░░░ millions of people throughout ░░░░░░░░ country we begin a ░░░░░░░░ revolution to transform our ░░░░░░░░ economically politically socially and ░░░░░░░░ Today we stand here ░░░░░░░░ say loudly and clearly ░░░░░░░░ Enough is enough This ░░░░░░░░ nation and its government ░░░░░░░░ to all of the ░░░░░░░░ and not to a ░░░░░░░░ of billionaires their Super ░░░░░░░░ and their lobbyists Brothers ░░░░░░░░ sisters Now is not ░░░░░░░░ time for thinking small ░░░░░░░░ is not the time ░░░░░░░░ the same old same ░░░░░░░░ establishment politics and stale ░░░░░░░░ the beltway ideas Now ░░░░░░░░ the time for millions ░░░░░░░░ working families to come ░░░░░░░░ to revitalize American democracy ░░░░░░░░ end the collapse of ░░░░░░░░ American middle class and ░░░░░░░░ make certain that our ░░░░░░░░ and grandchildren are able ░░░░░░░░ enjoy a quality of ░░░░░░░░ that brings them health ░░░░░░░░ security and joy and ░░░░░░░░ once again makes the ░░░░░░░░ States the leader in ░░░░░░░░ world in the fight ░░░░░░░░ economic and social justice ░░░░░░░░ environmental sanity and for ░░░░░░░░ world of peace My ░░░░░░░░ Americans This country faces ░░░░░░░░ serious problems today than ░░░░░░░░ any time since the ░░░░░░░░ Depression and if you ░░░░░░░░ the planetary crisis of ░░░░░░░░ change it may well ░░░░░░░░ that the challenges we ░░░░░░░░ now are direr than ░░░░░░░░ time in our modern ░░░░░░░░ Here is my promise ░░░░░░░░ you for this campaign ░░░░░░░░ only will I fight ░░░░░░░░ protect the working families ░░░░░░░░ this country but we ░░░░░░░░ going to build a ░░░░░░░░ of millions of Americans ░░░░░░░░ are prepared to stand ░░░░░░░░ and fight back We ░░░░░░░░ going to take this ░░░░░░░░ directly to the people ░░░░░░░░ town meetings door to ░░░░░░░░ conversations on street corners ░░░░░░░░ in social media and ░░░░░░░░ s BernieSanders com by ░░░░░░░░ way This week we ░░░░░░░░ be in New Hampshire ░░░░░░░░ and Minnesota and that ░░░░░░░░ just the start of ░░░░░░░░ vigorous grassroots campaign Let ░░░░░░░░ be clear This campaign ░░░░░░░░ not about Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ is not about Hillary ░░░░░░░░ It is not about ░░░░░░░░ Bush or anyone else ░░░░░░░░ campaign is about the ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ the ideas and proposals ░░░░░░░░ effectively address those needs ░░░░░░░░ someone who has never ░░░░░░░░ a negative political ad ░░░░░░░░ his life my campaign ░░░░░░░░ be driven by issues ░░░░░░░░ serious debate not political ░░░░░░░░ not reckless personal attacks ░░░░░░░░ character assassination This is ░░░░░░░░ I believe the American ░░░░░░░░ want and deserve I ░░░░░░░░ other candidates agree and ░░░░░░░░ hope the media allows ░░░░░░░░ to happen Politics in ░░░░░░░░ democratic society should not ░░░░░░░░ treated like a baseball ░░░░░░░░ a game show or ░░░░░░░░ soap opera The times ░░░░░░░░ too serious for that ░░░░░░░░ me take a minute ░░░░░░░░ touch on some of ░░░░░░░░ issues that I will ░░░░░░░░ focusing on in the ░░░░░░░░ months and then give ░░░░░░░░ an outline of an ░░░░░░░░ for America which will ░░░░░░░░ fact deal with these ░░░░░░░░ and lead us to ░░░░░░░░ better future Income and ░░░░░░░░ Inequality Today we live ░░░░░░░░ the wealthiest nation in ░░░░░░░░ history of the world ░░░░░░░░ that reality means very ░░░░░░░░ for most of us ░░░░░░░░ almost all of that ░░░░░░░░ is owned and controlled ░░░░░░░░ a tiny handful of ░░░░░░░░ In America we now ░░░░░░░░ more income and wealth ░░░░░░░░ than any other major ░░░░░░░░ on earth and the ░░░░░░░░ between the very rich ░░░░░░░░ everyone is wider than ░░░░░░░░ any time since the ░░░░░░░░ The issue of wealth ░░░░░░░░ income inequality is the ░░░░░░░░ moral issue of our ░░░░░░░░ it is the great ░░░░░░░░ issue of our time ░░░░░░░░ it is the great ░░░░░░░░ issue of our time ░░░░░░░░ we will address it ░░░░░░░░ me be very clear ░░░░░░░░ is something profoundly wrong ░░░░░░░░ the top one tenth ░░░░░░░░ 1 percent owns almost ░░░░░░░░ much wealth as the ░░░░░░░░ 90 percent and when ░░░░░░░░ percent of all new ░░░░░░░░ goes to the top ░░░░░░░░ percent There is something ░░░░░░░░ wrong when in recent ░░░░░░░░ we have seen a ░░░░░░░░ of millionaires and billionaires ░░░░░░░░ the same time as ░░░░░░░░ of Americans work longer ░░░░░░░░ for lower wages and ░░░░░░░░ have the highest rate ░░░░░░░░ childhood poverty of any ░░░░░░░░ country on earth There ░░░░░░░░ something profoundly wrong when ░░░░░░░░ family owns more wealth ░░░░░░░░ the bottom 130 million ░░░░░░░░ This grotesque level of ░░░░░░░░ is immoral It is ░░░░░░░░ economics It is unsustainable ░░░░░░░░ type of rigged economy ░░░░░░░░ not what America is ░░░░░░░░ to be about This ░░░░░░░░ got to change and ░░░░░░░░ your president together we ░░░░░░░░ change it Economics But ░░░░░░░░ is not just income ░░░░░░░░ wealth inequality It is ░░░░░░░░ tragic reality that for ░░░░░░░░ last 40 years the ░░░░░░░░ middle class of our ░░░░░░░░ once the envy of ░░░░░░░░ world has been disappearing ░░░░░░░░ exploding technology and increased ░░░░░░░░ productivity median family income ░░░░░░░░ almost 5 000 less ░░░░░░░░ it was in 1999 ░░░░░░░░ Vermont and throughout this ░░░░░░░░ it is not uncommon ░░░░░░░░ people to be working ░░░░░░░░ or three jobs just ░░░░░░░░ cobble together enough income ░░░░░░░░ survive on and some ░░░░░░░░ care benefits The truth ░░░░░░░░ that real unemployment is ░░░░░░░░ the 5 4 percent ░░░░░░░░ read in newspapers It ░░░░░░░░ close to 11 percent ░░░░░░░░ you include those workers ░░░░░░░░ have given up looking ░░░░░░░░ jobs or who are ░░░░░░░░ part time when they ░░░░░░░░ to work full time ░░░░░░░░ unemployment is over 17 ░░░░░░░░ and African American youth ░░░░░░░░ is much higher than ░░░░░░░░ Today shamefully we have ░░░░░░░░ million people living in ░░░░░░░░ many of whom are ░░░░░░░░ at low wage jobs ░░░░░░░░ are the people who ░░░░░░░░ every day to find ░░░░░░░░ money to feed their ░░░░░░░░ to pay their electric ░░░░░░░░ and to put gas ░░░░░░░░ the car to get ░░░░░░░░ work This campaign is ░░░░░░░░ those people and our ░░░░░░░░ middle class It is ░░░░░░░░ creating an economy that ░░░░░░░░ for all and not ░░░░░░░░ the one percent Citizens ░░░░░░░░ My fellow Americans Let ░░░░░░░░ be as blunt as ░░░░░░░░ can and tell you ░░░░░░░░ you already know As ░░░░░░░░ result of the disastrous ░░░░░░░░ Court decision on Citizens ░░░░░░░░ the American political system ░░░░░░░░ been totally corrupted and ░░░░░░░░ foundations of American democracy ░░░░░░░░ being undermined What the ░░░░░░░░ Court essentially said was ░░░░░░░░ it was not good ░░░░░░░░ for the billionaire class ░░░░░░░░ own much of our ░░░░░░░░ They could now own ░░░░░░░░ U S government as ░░░░░░░░ And that is precisely ░░░░░░░░ they are trying to ░░░░░░░░ American democracy is not ░░░░░░░░ billionaires being able to ░░░░░░░░ candidates and elections It ░░░░░░░░ not about the Koch ░░░░░░░░ Sheldon Adelson and other ░░░░░░░░ wealthy individuals spending billions ░░░░░░░░ dollars to elect candidates ░░░░░░░░ will make the rich ░░░░░░░░ and everyone else poorer ░░░░░░░░ to media reports the ░░░░░░░░ brothers alone one family ░░░░░░░░ spend more money in ░░░░░░░░ election cycle than either ░░░░░░░░ Democratic or Republican parties ░░░░░░░░ is not democracy This ░░░░░░░░ oligarchy In Vermont and ░░░░░░░░ our town meetings we ░░░░░░░░ what American democracy is ░░░░░░░░ to be about It ░░░░░░░░ one person one vote ░░░░░░░░ every citizen having an ░░░░░░░░ say and no voter ░░░░░░░░ And that s the ░░░░░░░░ of American political system ░░░░░░░░ have to fight for ░░░░░░░░ will fight for in ░░░░░░░░ campaign Climate Change When ░░░░░░░░ talk about our responsibilities ░░░░░░░░ human beings and as ░░░░░░░░ there is nothing more ░░░░░░░░ than leaving this country ░░░░░░░░ the entire planet in ░░░░░░░░ way that is habitable ░░░░░░░░ our kids and grandchildren ░░░░░░░░ debate is over The ░░░░░░░░ community has spoken in ░░░░░░░░ virtually unanimous voice Climate ░░░░░░░░ is real It is ░░░░░░░░ by human activity and ░░░░░░░░ is already causing devastating ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ around the world The ░░░░░░░░ are telling us that ░░░░░░░░ we do not boldly ░░░░░░░░ our energy system away ░░░░░░░░ fossil fuels and into ░░░░░░░░ efficiency and sustainable energies ░░░░░░░░ planet could be five ░░░░░░░░ 10 degrees Fahrenheit warmer ░░░░░░░░ the end of this ░░░░░░░░ This is catastrophic It ░░░░░░░░ mean more drought more ░░░░░░░░ more rising sea level ░░░░░░░░ floods more ocean acidification ░░░░░░░░ extreme weather disturbances more ░░░░░░░░ and more human suffering ░░░░░░░░ must not we cannot ░░░░░░░░ we will not allow ░░░░░░░░ to happen It is ░░░░░░░░ secret that there is ░░░░░░░░ discontent with politics in ░░░░░░░░ today In the mid ░░░░░░░░ election in November 63 ░░░░░░░░ of Americans did not ░░░░░░░░ including 80 percent of ░░░░░░░░ people Poll after poll ░░░░░░░░ us that our citizens ░░░░░░░░ longer have confidence in ░░░░░░░░ political institutions and given ░░░░░░░░ power of Big Money ░░░░░░░░ the political process they ░░░░░░░░ serious doubts about how ░░░░░░░░ their vote actually matters ░░░░░░░░ whether politicians have any ░░░░░░░░ as to what is ░░░░░░░░ on in their lives ░░░░░░░░ this political alienation this ░░░░░░░░ and this legitimate anger ░░░░░░░░ not be easy That ░░░░░░░░ for sure But that ░░░░░░░░ exactly what together we ░░░░░░░░ to do if we ░░░░░░░░ going to turn this ░░░░░░░░ around and that is ░░░░░░░░ this campaign is all ░░░░░░░░ And to bring people ░░░░░░░░ we need a simple ░░░░░░░░ straight forward progressive agenda ░░░░░░░░ speaks to the needs ░░░░░░░░ our people and which ░░░░░░░░ us with a vision ░░░░░░░░ a very different America ░░░░░░░░ what is that agenda ░░░░░░░░ Jobs Jobs It begins ░░░░░░░░ jobs If we are ░░░░░░░░ serious about reversing the ░░░░░░░░ of the middle class ░░░░░░░░ need a major federal ░░░░░░░░ program which puts millions ░░░░░░░░ Americans back to work ░░░░░░░░ decent paying jobs At ░░░░░░░░ time when our roads ░░░░░░░░ water systems rail and ░░░░░░░░ are decaying the most ░░░░░░░░ way to rapidly create ░░░░░░░░ jobs is to rebuild ░░░░░░░░ crumbling infrastructure That s ░░░░░░░░ I ve introduced legislation ░░░░░░░░ would invest 1 trillion ░░░░░░░░ 5 years to modernize ░░░░░░░░ country s physical infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ legislation would create and ░░░░░░░░ at least 13 million ░░░░░░░░ paying jobs while making ░░░░░░░░ country more productive efficient ░░░░░░░░ safe And I promise ░░░░░░░░ as president I will ░░░░░░░░ that legislation into law ░░░░░░░░ will also continue to ░░░░░░░░ our current trade policies ░░░░░░░░ decades presidents from both ░░░░░░░░ have supported trade agreements ░░░░░░░░ have cost us millions ░░░░░░░░ decent paying jobs as ░░░░░░░░ America shuts down plants ░░░░░░░░ and moves to low ░░░░░░░░ countries As president my ░░░░░░░░ policies will break that ░░░░░░░░ of agreements which enrich ░░░░░░░░ the expense of the ░░░░░░░░ people of this country ░░░░░░░░ Wages Let us be ░░░░░░░░ and acknowledge that millions ░░░░░░░░ Americans are now working ░░░░░░░░ totally inadequate wages The ░░░░░░░░ federal minimum wage of ░░░░░░░░ 25 an hour is ░░░░░░░░ starvation wage and must ░░░░░░░░ raised The minimum wage ░░░░░░░░ become a living wage ░░░░░░░░ means raising it to ░░░░░░░░ an hour over the ░░░░░░░░ few years which is ░░░░░░░░ what Los Angeles recently ░░░░░░░░ and I applaud them ░░░░░░░░ doing that Our goal ░░░░░░░░ a nation must be ░░░░░░░░ ensure that no full ░░░░░░░░ worker lives in poverty ░░░░░░░░ we must establish pay ░░░░░░░░ for women workers It ░░░░░░░░ unconscionable that women earn ░░░░░░░░ cents on the dollar ░░░░░░░░ to men who perform ░░░░░░░░ same work We must ░░░░░░░░ end the scandal in ░░░░░░░░ millions of American employees ░░░░░░░░ earning less than 30 ░░░░░░░░ a year work 50 ░░░░░░░░ 60 hours a week ░░░░░░░░ earn no overtime And ░░░░░░░░ need paid sick leave ░░░░░░░░ guaranteed vacation time for ░░░░░░░░ Addressing Wealth and Income ░░░░░░░░ This campaign is going ░░░░░░░░ send a message to ░░░░░░░░ billionaire class And that ░░░░░░░░ you can t have ░░░░░░░░ all You can t ░░░░░░░░ huge tax breaks while ░░░░░░░░ in this country go ░░░░░░░░ You can t continue ░░░░░░░░ our jobs to China ░░░░░░░░ millions are looking for ░░░░░░░░ You can t hide ░░░░░░░░ profits in the Cayman ░░░░░░░░ and other tax havens ░░░░░░░░ there are massive unmet ░░░░░░░░ on every corner of ░░░░░░░░ nation Your greed has ░░░░░░░░ to end You cannot ░░░░░░░░ advantage of all the ░░░░░░░░ of America if you ░░░░░░░░ to accept your responsibilities ░░░░░░░░ is why we need ░░░░░░░░ tax system which is ░░░░░░░░ and progressive which makes ░░░░░░░░ individuals and profitable corporations ░░░░░░░░ to pay their fair ░░░░░░░░ of taxes Reforming Wall ░░░░░░░░ It is time to ░░░░░░░░ up the largest financial ░░░░░░░░ in the country Wall ░░░░░░░░ cannot continue to be ░░░░░░░░ island unto itself gambling ░░░░░░░░ in risky financial instruments ░░░░░░░░ expecting the public to ░░░░░░░░ it out If a ░░░░░░░░ is too big to ░░░░░░░░ it is too big ░░░░░░░░ exist We need a ░░░░░░░░ system which is part ░░░░░░░░ the job creating productive ░░░░░░░░ not a handful of ░░░░░░░░ banks on Wall Street ░░░░░░░░ engage in reckless and ░░░░░░░░ activities Campaign Finance Reform ░░░░░░░░ we are serious about ░░░░░░░░ jobs about climate change ░░░░░░░░ the needs of our ░░░░░░░░ and the elderly we ░░░░░░░░ be deadly serious about ░░░░░░░░ finance reform and the ░░░░░░░░ for a constitutional amendment ░░░░░░░░ overturn Citizens United I ░░░░░░░░ said it before and ░░░░░░░░ ll say it again ░░░░░░░░ will not nominate any ░░░░░░░░ to the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ has not made it ░░░░░░░░ that he or she ░░░░░░░░ move to overturn that ░░░░░░░░ decision which is undermining ░░░░░░░░ democracy Long term we ░░░░░░░░ to go further and ░░░░░░░░ public funding of elections ░░░░░░░░ Climate Change the United ░░░░░░░░ must lead the world ░░░░░░░░ reversing climate change We ░░░░░░░░ do that if we ░░░░░░░░ our energy system away ░░░░░░░░ fossil fuels toward energy ░░░░░░░░ and such sustainable energies ░░░░░░░░ as wind solar geo ░░░░░░░░ and bio mass Millions ░░░░░░░░ homes and buildings need ░░░░░░░░ be weatherized our transportation ░░░░░░░░ needs to be energy ░░░░░░░░ and we need a ░░░░░░░░ on carbon to accelerate ░░░░░░░░ transition away from fossil ░░░░░░░░ Health Care for All ░░░░░░░░ United States remains the ░░░░░░░░ major country on earth ░░░░░░░░ does not guarantee health ░░░░░░░░ for all as a ░░░░░░░░ Despite the modest gains ░░░░░░░░ the Affordable Care Act ░░░░░░░░ million Americans continue to ░░░░░░░░ health insurance and many ░░░░░░░░ are under insured Yet ░░░░░░░░ continue paying far more ░░░░░░░░ capita for health care ░░░░░░░░ any other nation the ░░░░░░░░ States must join the ░░░░░░░░ of the industrialized world ░░░░░░░░ guarantee health care to ░░░░░░░░ as a right by ░░░░░░░░ toward a Medicare for ░░░░░░░░ single payer system Protecting ░░░░░░░░ Most Vulnerable At a ░░░░░░░░ when millions of Americans ░░░░░░░░ struggling to keep their ░░░░░░░░ above water economically at ░░░░░░░░ time when senior poverty ░░░░░░░░ increasing at a time ░░░░░░░░ millions of kids are ░░░░░░░░ in dire poverty my ░░░░░░░░ colleagues as part of ░░░░░░░░ recently passed budget are ░░░░░░░░ to make a terrible ░░░░░░░░ even worse If you ░░░░░░░░ believe it the Republican ░░░░░░░░ throws 27 million Americans ░░░░░░░░ health insurance makes drastic ░░░░░░░░ in Medicare throws millions ░░░░░░░░ low income Americans including ░░░░░░░░ women off of nutrition ░░░░░░░░ and makes it harder ░░░░░░░░ working class families to ░░░░░░░░ college or put their ░░░░░░░░ in the Head Start ░░░░░░░░ And then to add ░░░░░░░░ to injury they provide ░░░░░░░░ tax breaks for the ░░░░░░░░ wealthiest families in this ░░░░░░░░ while they raise taxes ░░░░░░░░ working families Well let ░░░░░░░░ tell my Republican colleagues ░░░░░░░░ I respectfully disagree with ░░░░░░░░ approach Instead of cutting ░░░░░░░░ Security we re going ░░░░░░░░ expand Social Security benefits ░░░░░░░░ of cutting Head Start ░░░░░░░░ child care we are ░░░░░░░░ to move to a ░░░░░░░░ pre K system for ░░░░░░░░ the children of this ░░░░░░░░ As Franklin Delano Roosevelt ░░░░░░░░ us a nation s ░░░░░░░░ is judged not by ░░░░░░░░ it provides to the ░░░░░░░░ well off but how ░░░░░░░░ treats the people most ░░░░░░░░ need And that s ░░░░░░░░ kind of nation we ░░░░░░░░ become College for All ░░░░░░░░ when we talk about ░░░░░░░░ let me be very ░░░░░░░░ In a highly competitive ░░░░░░░░ economy we need the ░░░░░░░░ educated workforce we can ░░░░░░░░ It is insane and ░░░░░░░░ productive to the best ░░░░░░░░ of our country that ░░░░░░░░ of thousands of bright ░░░░░░░░ people cannot afford to ░░░░░░░░ to college and that ░░░░░░░░ of others leave school ░░░░░░░░ a mountain of debt ░░░░░░░░ burdens them for decades ░░░░░░░░ must end That is ░░░░░░░░ as president I will ░░░░░░░░ to make tuition in ░░░░░░░░ colleges and universities free ░░░░░░░░ well as substantially lower ░░░░░░░░ rates on student loans ░░░░░░░░ and Peace As everybody ░░░░░░░░ we live in a ░░░░░░░░ and dangerous world and ░░░░░░░░ are people out there ░░░░░░░░ want to do us ░░░░░░░░ As president I will ░░░░░░░░ this nation but I ░░░░░░░░ do it responsibly As ░░░░░░░░ member of Congress I ░░░░░░░░ against the war in ░░░░░░░░ and that was the ░░░░░░░░ vote I am vigorously ░░░░░░░░ to an endless war ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East a ░░░░░░░░ which is unwise and ░░░░░░░░ We must be vigorous ░░░░░░░░ combatting terrorism and defeating ░░░░░░░░ but we should not ░░░░░░░░ to bear that burden ░░░░░░░░ We must be part ░░░░░░░░ an international coalition led ░░░░░░░░ Muslim nations that can ░░░░░░░░ only defeat ISIS but ░░░░░░░░ the process of creating ░░░░░░░░ for a lasting peace ░░░░░░░░ some of you know ░░░░░░░░ was born in a ░░░░░░░░ away land called Brooklyn ░░░░░░░░ York My father came ░░░░░░░░ this country from Poland ░░░░░░░░ a penny in his ░░░░░░░░ and without much of ░░░░░░░░ education My mother graduated ░░░░░░░░ school in New York ░░░░░░░░ My father worked for ░░░░░░░░ his entire life as ░░░░░░░░ paint salesman and we ░░░░░░░░ solidly lower middle class ░░░░░░░░ parents brother and I ░░░░░░░░ in a small rent ░░░░░░░░ apartment My mother s ░░░░░░░░ was to move out ░░░░░░░░ that small apartment into ░░░░░░░░ home of our own ░░░░░░░░ died young and her ░░░░░░░░ was never fulfilled As ░░░░░░░░ kid I learned in ░░░░░░░░ many ways what lack ░░░░░░░░ money means to a ░░░░░░░░ That s a lesson ░░░░░░░░ have never forgotten I ░░░░░░░░ seen the promise of ░░░░░░░░ in my own life ░░░░░░░░ parents would have never ░░░░░░░░ that their son would ░░░░░░░░ a U S Senator ░░░░░░░░ alone run for president ░░░░░░░░ for too many of ░░░░░░░░ fellow Americans the dream ░░░░░░░░ progress and opportunity is ░░░░░░░░ denied by the grind ░░░░░░░░ an economy that funnels ░░░░░░░░ the wealth to the ░░░░░░░░ And to those who ░░░░░░░░ we cannot restore the ░░░░░░░░ I say just look ░░░░░░░░ we are standing This ░░░░░░░░ place was once an ░░░░░░░░ rail yard that served ░░░░░░░░ public purpose and was ░░░░░░░░ eyesore As mayor I ░░░░░░░░ with the people of ░░░░░░░░ to help turn this ░░░░░░░░ into the beautiful people ░░░░░░░░ public space it is ░░░░░░░░ We took the fight ░░░░░░░░ the courts to the ░░░░░░░░ and to the people ░░░░░░░░ we won The lesson ░░░░░░░░ be learned is that ░░░░░░░░ people stand together and ░░░░░░░░ prepared to fight back ░░░░░░░░ is nothing that can ░░░░░░░░ be accomplished We can ░░░░░░░░ in a country Where ░░░░░░░░ person has health care ░░░░░░░░ a right not a ░░░░░░░░ Where every parent can ░░░░░░░░ quality and affordable childcare ░░░░░░░░ where all of our ░░░░░░░░ young people regardless of ░░░░░░░░ can go to college ░░░░░░░░ every senior can live ░░░░░░░░ dignity and security and ░░░░░░░░ be forced to choose ░░░░░░░░ their medicine or their ░░░░░░░░ Where every veteran who ░░░░░░░░ this nation gets the ░░░░░░░░ health care and benefits ░░░░░░░░ have earned and receives ░░░░░░░░ respect they deserve Where ░░░░░░░░ person no matter their ░░░░░░░░ their religion their disability ░░░░░░░░ their sexual orientation realizes ░░░░░░░░ full promise of equality ░░░░░░░░ is our birthright as ░░░░░░░░ That is the nation ░░░░░░░░ can build together and ░░░░░░░░ ask you to join ░░░░░░░░ in this campaign to ░░░░░░░░ a future that works ░░░░░░░░ all of us and ░░░░░░░░ just the few on ░░░░░░░░ Thank you and on ░░░░░░░░ beautiful day on the ░░░░░░░░ of Lake Champlain I ░░░░░░░░ you aboard.”