Troy Jackson: Susan Collins ‘Is Doing Everything She Can to Help the Billionaire Class’

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JACKSON: "Well, I mean, I think young voters know that, you know, their path to having a decent living right now in this country is, you know, blocked by so many different things, you know, be it childcare, be it health care, student debt. And they too, I mean, they’re coming out in droves, you know, demanding a better government, environmental concerns, artificial intelligence concerns, I mean, you know, the list just goes on and on. Young people like I’ve never seen before. Look, I mean, I was 29 years old before I got involved. You’re seeing young people now that know the same thing, that government’s not working, that Susan Collins is supposedly the most powerful U.S. senator and she’s doing everything she can to help the billionaire class. And they want a state and the country that they can live in, that they can own a home, that they can not be crushed by student debt their whole life, that they can have health insurance, that they can have a child when they want to have a child, and when they have that child, that they can afford, you know, health care and child care. And, you know, we don’t have that right now. And young people understand it just as well as anyone. Older people understand it too. I mean, you know, the fact that nursing homes are closing across the state and it’s going to get worse, in-home care, I mean, there’s just so many things that are hurting everyday Mainers right now, and I’m sure everyday Americans, and it’s time for change. And we can do that. It’s right here in front of us."