PREVIEW: Sanders to Address Corporate Greed, Big Money in Politics at Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO, Ill. – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tonight at 9:20 p.m. ET will give a primetime address at the Democratic National Convention. Sanders will speak to the critical importance of delivering a progressive economic agenda for working class Americans, taking on rampant corporate greed, and electing Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States.
A preview of his remarks can be found below, and the full speech can be watched live tonight at demconvention.com/watch
"When the political will is there, government CAN effectively deliver for the people of our country.
We need to summon that will again — because too many of our fellow Americans are struggling every day to just get by — to put food on the table, pay the rent, and get the health care they need.
Bottom-line: We need an economy that works for all of us, not just the greed of the billionaire class.
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These oligarchs tell us we shouldn’t tax the rich; we shouldn’t take on price gouging; we shouldn’t expand Medicare to cover dental, hearing, and vision; and we shouldn’t increase Social Security benefits for struggling seniors.
Well I’ve got some bad news for them.
That is precisely what we are going to do, and we’re going to win this struggle because this is precisely what the American people want from their government."
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