Clinton in S.C.: ‘Instead of Building Walls, We Need To Be Tearing Down Barriers’

“Thank you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ you Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ from one end of ░░░░░░░░ state to another I ░░░░░░░░ so greatly appreciative because ░░░░░░░░ you sent a message ░░░░░░░░ America when we stand ░░░░░░░░ there is no barrier ░░░░░░░░ break I want to ░░░░░░░░ Senator Sanders on running ░░░░░░░░ great race And tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ campaign goes national We ░░░░░░░░ going to compete for ░░░░░░░░ vote in every state ░░░░░░░░ are not taking anything ░░░░░░░░ we re not taking ░░░░░░░░ for granted I want ░░░░░░░░ thank all the local ░░░░░░░░ legislators mayors pastors organizers ░░░░░░░░ who have worked their ░░░░░░░░ out for this campaign ░░░░░░░░ thank all of our ░░░░░░░░ South Carolina friends going ░░░░░░░░ so many years I ░░░░░░░░ want to thank two ░░░░░░░░ your former great Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Dick Riley and Jim ░░░░░░░░ And I especially want ░░░░░░░░ thank your champion your ░░░░░░░░ in Congress Jim Clyburn ░░░░░░░░ am so looking forward ░░░░░░░░ working with the congressman ░░░░░░░░ make the changes and ░░░░░░░░ the progress that we ░░░░░░░░ build on the record ░░░░░░░░ accomplishments of President Obama ░░░░░░░░ to the almost 850 ░░░░░░░░ people who have contributed ░░░░░░░░ they could most giving ░░░░░░░░ than 100 I thank ░░░░░░░░ and every one of ░░░░░░░░ Now every day since ░░░░░░░░ more and more of ░░░░░░░░ have stepped up Today ░░░░░░░░ donors are powering this ░░░░░░░░ And to the millions ░░░░░░░░ people watching across our ░░░░░░░░ please join us by ░░░░░░░░ a donation to hillaryclinton ░░░░░░░░ And here s why ░░░░░░░░ together we can break ░░░░░░░░ all the barriers holding ░░░░░░░░ families and our country ░░░░░░░░ We can build ladders ░░░░░░░░ opportunity and empowerment So ░░░░░░░░ single American can have ░░░░░░░░ chance to live up ░░░░░░░░ his or her God ░░░░░░░░ potential And then and ░░░░░░░░ then can America live ░░░░░░░░ to its full potential ░░░░░░░░ This campaign and this ░░░░░░░░ tonight is for the ░░░░░░░░ and teachers in rural ░░░░░░░░ Carolina They showed me ░░░░░░░░ classrooms We re going ░░░░░░░░ work together to give ░░░░░░░░ children the education that ░░░░░░░░ and deserve here in ░░░░░░░░ Carolina and across America ░░░░░░░░ campaign and our victory ░░░░░░░░ for the entrepreneur who ░░░░░░░░ me more dreams die ░░░░░░░░ the parking lots of ░░░░░░░░ than anywhere else And ░░░░░░░░ s especially true for ░░░░░░░░ and people of color ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ together to give people ░░░░░░░░ young people the tools ░░░░░░░░ need to start that ░░░░░░░░ business you ve been ░░░░░░░░ of And this campaign ░░░░░░░░ our victory is for ░░░░░░░░ reverend a presiding Elder ░░░░░░░░ the AME church who ░░░░░░░░ at all the violence ░░░░░░░░ division in our country ░░░░░░░░ asked me the other ░░░░░░░░ How how are we ░░░░░░░░ going to strengthen the ░░░░░░░░ of family and community ░░░░░░░░ Well we re going ░░░░░░░░ start by working together ░░░░░░░░ more love and kindness ░░░░░░░░ our hearts and more ░░░░░░░░ for each other even ░░░░░░░░ we disagree Despite what ░░░░░░░░ hear we don t ░░░░░░░░ to make America great ░░░░░░░░ America has never stopped ░░░░░░░░ great But we do ░░░░░░░░ to make America whole ░░░░░░░░ Instead of building walls ░░░░░░░░ need to be tearing ░░░░░░░░ barriers We need to ░░░░░░░░ by everything we do ░░░░░░░░ we really are in ░░░░░░░░ together Today too many ░░░░░░░░ at the top too ░░░░░░░░ corporations have forgotten this ░░░░░░░░ truth about what makes ░░░░░░░░ great Prescription drug companies ░░░░░░░░ increase the price of ░░░░░░░░ for no reason than ░░░░░░░░ and then double and ░░░░░░░░ bills overnight Corporations that ░░░░░░░░ shell games to shift ░░░░░░░░ headquarters overseas for no ░░░░░░░░ reason than to avoid ░░░░░░░░ their fair share of ░░░░░░░░ Companies like Johnson Controls ░░░░░░░░ auto parts company in ░░░░░░░░ that we taxpayers helped ░░░░░░░░ save with the auto ░░░░░░░░ in 2008 Now let ░░░░░░░░ be no doubt in ░░░░░░░░ board room or executive ░░░░░░░░ across this country if ░░░░░░░░ cheat your employees exploit ░░░░░░░░ customers pollute our environment ░░░░░░░░ rip off the taxpayers ░░░░░░░░ will hold you accountable ░░░░░░░░ you turn your back ░░░░░░░░ America you ll pay ░░░░░░░░ price But if you ░░░░░░░░ the right thing if ░░░░░░░░ invest in your workers ░░░░░░░░ in your country s ░░░░░░░░ then we will stand ░░░░░░░░ you Now together we ░░░░░░░░ to break down all ░░░░░░░░ barriers Not just some ░░░░░░░░ s important that Wall ░░░░░░░░ never threaten Main Street ░░░░░░░░ no bank can be ░░░░░░░░ big to fail and ░░░░░░░░ executive too powerful to ░░░░░░░░ But America isn t ░░░░░░░░ single issue country my ░░░░░░░░ We need more than ░░░░░░░░ plan for the biggest ░░░░░░░░ The middle class needs ░░░░░░░░ raise And we need ░░░░░░░░ good jobs Jobs that ░░░░░░░░ well and can t ░░░░░░░░ outsourced Jobs that provide ░░░░░░░░ and a path to ░░░░░░░░ brighter future And we ░░░░░░░░ create those good jobs ░░░░░░░░ building on the progress ░░░░░░░░ ve made under President ░░░░░░░░ So let s make ░░░░░░░░ investments in manufacturing and ░░░░░░░░ business in scientific research ░░░░░░░░ clean energy enough clean ░░░░░░░░ to power every home ░░░░░░░░ America And don t ░░░░░░░░ anybody tell you we ░░░░░░░░ t make things in ░░░░░░░░ I know we can ░░░░░░░░ I know we will ░░░░░░░░ s break down the ░░░░░░░░ that keep people on ░░░░░░░░ sidelines of our economy ░░░░░░░░ women Don t you ░░░░░░░░ we ve waited long ░░░░░░░░ for quality affordable child ░░░░░░░░ and paid family leave ░░░░░░░░ t you think it ░░░░░░░░ time for equal pay ░░░░░░░░ equal work And let ░░░░░░░░ break down the barriers ░░░░░░░░ stop our children from ░░░░░░░░ the best possible start ░░░░░░░░ life We need to ░░░░░░░░ great teachers and great ░░░░░░░░ in every zip code ░░░░░░░░ s break down the ░░░░░░░░ holding back our young ░░░░░░░░ especially the student debt ░░░░░░░░ makes it hard to ░░░░░░░░ ever living the life ░░░░░░░░ want And we are ░░░░░░░░ to give special support ░░░░░░░░ our historically black colleges ░░░░░░░░ universities which play a ░░░░░░░░ role in this state ░░░░░░░░ across our country Now ░░░░░░░░ down all the barriers ░░░░░░░░ we also have to ░░░░░░░░ the reality of systemic ░░░░░░░░ that more than a ░░░░░░░░ a century after Rosa ░░░░░░░░ sat and Dr King ░░░░░░░░ and John Lewis bled ░░░░░░░░ plays a significant role ░░░░░░░░ determining who gets ahead ░░░░░░░░ America and who gets ░░░░░░░░ behind We have to ░░░░░░░░ in communities of color ░░░░░░░░ our broken criminal justice ░░░░░░░░ immigration system We have ░░░░░░░░ guarantee opportunity dignity and ░░░░░░░░ for every American And ░░░░░░░░ I want to pay ░░░░░░░░ to five extraordinary women ░░░░░░░░ criss crossed this state ░░░░░░░░ me and for me ░░░░░░░░ Fulton mother of Trayvon ░░░░░░░░ shot and killed in ░░░░░░░░ just for walking down ░░░░░░░░ street Lucy Mcbath mother ░░░░░░░░ Jordan Davis shot and ░░░░░░░░ by someone who thought ░░░░░░░░ was playing his music ░░░░░░░░ loud in his car ░░░░░░░░ Hamilton mother of Donte ░░░░░░░░ and killed by police ░░░░░░░░ Milwaukee Mother of Eric ░░░░░░░░ choked to death after ░░░░░░░░ stopped for selling loose ░░░░░░░░ on the street And ░░░░░░░░ Reed mother of Sandra ░░░░░░░░ who died in police ░░░░░░░░ in Texas They all ░░░░░░░░ children which is almost ░░░░░░░░ Yet they have not ░░░░░░░░ broken or embittered Instead ░░░░░░░░ have channelled their sorrow ░░░░░░░░ a strategy and their ░░░░░░░░ into a movement And ░░░░░░░░ are reminding us of ░░░░░░░░ deep and powerful in ░░░░░░░░ American spirit By now ░░░░░░░░ all know the story ░░░░░░░░ Flint Michigan how a ░░░░░░░░ s children were poisoned ░░░░░░░░ toxic water because their ░░░░░░░░ wanted to save a ░░░░░░░░ money But there s ░░░░░░░░ side to the story ░░░░░░░░ Flint It s a ░░░░░░░░ of a community that ░░░░░░░░ been knocked down but ░░░░░░░░ to be knocked out ░░░░░░░░ s hundreds of union ░░░░░░░░ coming from across the ░░░░░░░░ to help install new ░░░░░░░░ fixtures It s students ░░░░░░░░ funds for water deliveries ░░░░░░░░ showing up in Flint ░░░░░░░░ distribute supplies to see ░░░░░░░░ Auto Workers and General ░░░░░░░░ donating millions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ know there are many ░░░░░░░░ Flints out there communities ░░░░░░░░ have been left out ░░░░░░░░ left behind But for ░░░░░░░░ problem we face anywhere ░░░░░░░░ America someone somewhere is ░░░░░░░░ to solve it Our ░░░░░░░░ was built by people ░░░░░░░░ had each other s ░░░░░░░░ who understood we all ░░░░░░░░ to do our part ░░░░░░░░ that at our best ░░░░░░░░ all rise together Imagine ░░░░░░░░ we can all build ░░░░░░░░ when each and every ░░░░░░░░ has the chance to ░░░░░░░░ up to his or ░░░░░░░░ potential Imagine a tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ no child grows up ░░░░░░░░ the shadow of discrimination ░░░░░░░░ under the specter of ░░░░░░░░ And every child in ░░░░░░░░ zipcode gets the education ░░░░░░░░ or she needs and ░░░░░░░░ Imagine a tomorrow where ░░░░░░░░ parent can find a ░░░░░░░░ job and every grandparent ░░░░░░░░ enjoy a secure retirement ░░░░░░░░ small businesses thrive and ░░░░░░░░ businesses play by the ░░░░░░░░ and give more back ░░░░░░░░ the country that has ░░░░░░░░ them so much Where ░░░░░░░░ work is honored families ░░░░░░░░ supported and communities are ░░░░░░░░ With your help that ░░░░░░░░ the tomorrow we will ░░░░░░░░ for our country So ░░░░░░░░ join us Go to ░░░░░░░░ com become a part ░░░░░░░░ this campaign or text ░░░░░░░░ 47246 right now Let ░░░░░░░░ do this together Now ░░░░░░░░ m heading on I ░░░░░░░░ on my way to ░░░░░░░░ Bill is on his ░░░░░░░░ to Colorado The fight ░░░░░░░░ on the future that ░░░░░░░░ want is within our ░░░░░░░░ Thank you all God ░░░░░░░░ you.”