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Rep. Joe Kennedy III delivers Democratic response to State of the Union

Mar 26, 2024
thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you good evening ladies and gentlemen it is an absolute privilege to join you all tonight we are here in Fall River Massachusetts a proud American city an American city built by immigrants from textiles to robots this is a place that knows how to make great things, the students are here with us this afternoon and the Auto Tech program at Diamond Regional Technical School continues that rich legacy like many American cities. Fall River has faced its share of storms, but the people here are tough fight for each other fight for their city it is a fitting place to gather as our nation reflects on the

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this is a difficult task many have spent the last year anxious angry fearful we all feel the fractured lines Across our country we hear the voices of Americans who are forgotten and feel abandoned.
rep joe kennedy iii delivers democratic response to state of the union
We see an economy that causes stocks or investor portfolios to rise and corporate profits to rise, but does not give workers their fair share of the reward. A government that struggles to stay open. Russia. we need a deep and artistic democracy an all-out war on environmental protection a Department of Justice rolling back civil rights every day hate and supremacy marching proudly in our streets bullets destroying our classrooms concerts and congregations targeting our most sacred places insurance and this persistent sinking feeling no matter your political belief that this is not right, this is not who we are, it would be easy to dismiss the last year as chaos, partisanship as politics, but it is much bigger than the fact that this administration is not just targeting the laws that protect.
rep joe kennedy iii delivers democratic response to state of the union

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They address us to the very idea that we are all worthy of protection for them. Dignity is not something you are born with, but something that is measured by your net worth, your celebrity, your headlines, the size of your audience, not to mention the gender of your spouse. the country of your birth the color of your skin the god of your prayers your record is a rebuke to our highest American ideal the belief that we are all worthy that we are all equal that we all count in the eyes of our law and our leaders our God and our government, that is the American promise, but today, ladies and gentlemen, that promise is being broken by an administration that cruelly evaluates our worth and decides who makes the cut and who can be traded, they are turning American life into a zero-sum game where for one to win another must lose where we can guarantee America's security if we cut our safety net where we can expand health care in Mississippi if we gut it in Massachusetts we can reduce taxes for corporations today if we We increase for families tomorrow where we can care for sick children, if we sacrifice the dreamers, we are bombarded with one false choice after another, coal miners or single mothers, rural communities or inland cities, the coast or the heart, as if the mechanic in Pittsburgh, a teacher in Tulsa, that daycare worker in Birmingham, our bitter rivals, instead of mutual victims of a system rigged by force toward those at the top, as if the parent who remains waking up terrified that your transgender son or daughter being hit and bullied at school was more or less legit than a parent whose heart is broken by a daughter and the grip of an opioid addiction, so here's the dumpster as they respond to Democrats offer tonight, we elect both, we fight, we fight for both, because the strongest, richest, greatest nation in the world should not have to leave anyone behind. choose which one to use a better deal for everyone who calls our country home which one is a living wage and paid leave affordable childcare your family needs to survive which one you use pensions that are solvent trade pacts your fair roads and bridges that won't rust a good education you can afford, we choose a health care system that offers you mercy, whether you suffer from cancer, depression or addiction, when we choose an economy strong enough to boast record stock prices and brave enough to admit that top CEOs earn 300 times the average. worker is not right, we choose Fall River, we choose the thousands of American communities whose roads are not paved with power or privilege, but with honest effort, good faith and the determination to build something better for their children, that is our story, it began The day our founding fathers and mothers set sail for a new world fleeing oppression and intolerance, continued with every word of our independence the audacity to cook to declare that all men are created equal, an imperfect promise for the struggle of a nation to become a more perfect

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. grew with every step of the suffragettes, every voice of the Freedom Riders, with every weary soul, we welcome to our shores and all the dreamers who are watching tonight, let me be absolutely clear, firm, you are part of our history we are going to fight we are going to fight for you a no WE are going a lahar you are part of our history we will fight for you and we will not walk away America we carry that history on our shoulders you invaded Washington last year to ensure that no parent has to worry if they can afford to save your son's life you Marched together proudly last weekend, thousands of people on the streets of Las Vegas in Philadelphia and Nashville, you put him high on your mother's shoulders and held a sign that said: build a wall and my generation will tear it down, tell me boldly, tell me firmly, black lives.
rep joe kennedy iii delivers democratic response to state of the union
It doesn't matter, you walk through floods, fight hurricanes, brave forest fires and landslides to save a stranger, fight your own silent battles every day, drag your tired bodies to that extra shift so your Families don't feel the sting of scarcity, you leave your loved ones. at home to defend our country abroad patrol our neighborhoods at night you serve you rescue yourself you help yourself heal that more than any law or debate or disagreement between leaders that is what drives us toward progress bullies can throw a punch they can leave a mark but have never once in the history of our United States managed to match the strength and spirit of a people united in defense of their future politicians can be applauded for the promises they make our country will be judged by the promises we keep that is the measure of our character, that is what we are among many, ladies and gentlemen, have faith, have faith, the

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of our union is hopeful or resilient and lasting.
rep joe kennedy iii delivers democratic response to state of the union
God bless you. God bless his families and God bless the United States of America. Thank you. Hello everyone. George Stephanopoulos here, thank you for visiting the ABC News YouTube channel. For more videos, highlights and live event coverage, click right here to subscribe to our channel and don't forget to download the ABC News app. for breaking news alerts thanks for watching

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