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Warren's 2020 comments in Iowa
Comments of senator Elizabeth Warren are extracted from the Democratic Party Presidential Primary Debate in Des Moines, IA on January 14, 2020.
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Constitution
on Constitution : That is what the Constitution provides and that is what as commander-in-chief I will do. (Jan 14, 2020)
on Constitution : Look, some things are more important than politics. I took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America. (Jan 14, 2020)
on defense : My brother said, "I don't get this. I have to pay my taxes. Somebody has to keep the roads paved and the schools open and pay for our defense. (Jan 14, 2020)
economy
on economy : And it's an investment in our teachers and in our economy. (Jan 14, 2020)
on economy : We need to be willing to put a wealth tax in place, to ask those giant corporations that are not paying to pay, because that's how we build an economy and, for those who want to talk about it, bring down the national debt.You do universal childcare and you've got a lot of mamas who can go to work, a lot of mamas who can finish their education. (Jan 14, 2020)
on education : We need to be willing to put a wealth tax in place, to ask those giant corporations that are not paying to pay, because that's how we build an economy and, for those who want to talk about it, bring down the national debt.You do universal childcare and you've got a lot of mamas who can go to work, a lot of mamas who can finish their education. (Jan 14, 2020)
on environment : And that strategy has been to have government trade negotiators, a small number, and then surround them with giant multi-national corporation lobbyists and corporate executives, who whisper in the ears of our negotiators and then get deals cut that are great for the giant multi-national corporations, not good for America, not good for American workers, not good for the environment. (Jan 14, 2020)
on families : I have worked out a plan where we can do that without raising taxes on middle2-class families by one thin dime. (Jan 14, 2020)
on families : Let's get some relief to those families. And I will defend the Affordable Care Act. (Jan 14, 2020)
on families : We can get help to families.But we have to be willing to work together. We can let people experience what health care is like when it's you and your doctor, your mental health professional, your nurse practitioner, with no insurance company standing in the middle. (Jan 14, 2020)
on families : I will lower the price of EpiPens, of HIV-AIDS drugs. That's going to bring a lot of relief to a lot of families immediately. (Jan 14, 2020)
family
on family : Look, the numbers that the mayor is offering just don't add up. The average family in America last year paid $12,000 in some combination of deductibles and co-pays and uncovered expenses and fees. (Jan 14, 2020)
on farmers : But we have farmers here in Iowa who are hurting. (Jan 14, 2020)
on farmers : It will give some relief to our farmers. (Jan 14, 2020)
on farmers : We need a policy that actually helps our workers, our farmers. (Jan 14, 2020)
on farmers : I'll bring in the farmers. farmers can be part of the climate solution. (Jan 14, 2020)
on farmers : farmers who are barely holding on; people struggling with mental illness. (Jan 14, 2020)
on gun : how gun violence and active shooter drills worry every mother in this country; how children are living in poverty and seeing their life chances shrink; (Jan 14, 2020)
health care
on health care : We can get help to families. But we have to be willing to work together. We can let people experience what health care is like when it's you and your doctor, your mental health professional, your nurse practitioner, with no insurance company standing in the middle. (Jan 14, 2020)
on health care : I've got a plan to expand health care, but let's keep in mind, when we come to a general election, we Democrats may argue among each other about the best way to do health care, but we're going to be up against a Republican incumbent who has cut health care for millions of people and is still trying to do that. (Jan 14, 2020)
on health care : And we can go after the corporate tax cheats. And when we do that, we have enough money to provide health care for all our people. (Jan 14, 2020)
on health care : We all talk about plans, health care plans that we have, and these plans are paid for. (Jan 14, 2020)
on health care : Yes, we build on the Affordable Care Act, but where we end up is we offer health care to all of our people. And we can offer it at no cost or low cost to all of them. (Jan 14, 2020)
on health care : We can get help to families.But we have to be willing to work together. We can let people experience what health care is like when it's you and your doctor, your mental health professional, your nurse practitioner, with no insurance company standing in the middle. (Jan 14, 2020)
on illness : farmers who are barely holding on; people struggling with mental illness. (Jan 14, 2020)
labor
on labor : You've got to meet labor standards. (Jan 14, 2020)
on military : But we should stop asking our military to solve problems that cannot be solved militarily. (Jan 14, 2020)
on military : Our military is the finest military on Earth and they will take any sacrifice we ask them to take. (Jan 14, 2020)
on military : But we need an authorization for the use of military force before we take this nation into combat. (Jan 14, 2020)
on military : No one on the ground, none of our military can describe what the conditions are for getting out. (Jan 14, 2020)
on military : They let contracts to build buildings. They let contracts to build military weapons. Let's let the contracts out. (Jan 14, 2020)
on poverty : how gun violence and active shooter drills worry every mother in this country; how children are living in poverty and seeing their life chances shrink; (Jan 14, 2020)
on Russia : Not even helping Ukraine defend against Russia. (Jan 14, 2020)
taxes
on tax : And we can go after the corporate tax cheats. And when we do that, we have enough money to provide health care for all our people. (Jan 14, 2020)
on tax : I have a two cent wealth tax so that we can cover childcare for all of our children, and provide universal pre-K for every 3-year-old and 4-year-old in America, and stop exploiting the people who do this valuable work, largely black and brown women. (Jan 14, 2020)
on tax : And that means that the lowliest millionaire that I would tax under this wealth tax would be paying about $19 million in the first year in taxes. (Jan 14, 2020)
on tax : So, look, the way I think we need to do this is we need a wealth tax in America. (Jan 14, 2020)
on tax : We need to be willing to put a wealth tax in place, to ask those giant corporations that are not paying to pay, because that's how we build an economy and, for those who want to talk about it, bring down the national debt.You do universal childcare and you've got a lot of mamas who can go to work, a lot of mamas who can finish their education. (Jan 14, 2020)
on tax : And, sure, there are a lot of things we disagree on, and we can take to our corners and do the Democratic/Republican talking points, but the truth is there's a whole lot we agree on.You know, my brother is just furious over Chevron and Eli Lilly and Amazon, that are giant corporations making billions of dollars in tax -- make billions of dollars in profits and pay nothing in taxes. (Jan 14, 2020)
on taxes : I have worked out a plan where we can do that without raising taxes on middle-class families by one thin dime. (Jan 14, 2020)
on taxes : We can ask those at the very top, the top 1 percent, to pay a little more. Those giant corporations like Chevron and Amazon who paid nothing in taxes, we can have them pay. (Jan 14, 2020)
on taxes : And that means that the lowliest millionaire that I would tax under this wealth tax would be paying about $19 million in the first year in taxes. (Jan 14, 2020)
on taxes : And, sure, there are a lot of things we disagree on, and we can take to our corners and do the Democratic/Republican talking points, but the truth is there's a whole lot we agree on.You know, my brother is just furious over Chevron and Eli Lilly and Amazon, that are giant corporations making billions of dollars in tax -- make billions of dollars in profits and pay nothing in taxes. (Jan 14, 2020)
on taxes : My brother said, "I don't get this. I have to pay my taxes. Somebody has to keep the roads paved and the schools open and pay for our defense. (Jan 14, 2020)
on trade : And they are hurting because of Donald Trump's initiated trade wars. We have workers who are hurting because the agreements that have already been cut really don't have enforcement on workers' rights. (Jan 14, 2020)
on trade : I believe we accept that relief, we try to help the people who need help, and we get up the next day and fight for a better trade deal. (Jan 14, 2020)
on trade : I do. I wasn't here. I haven't been in Congress long enough to have voted against NAFTA, but I led the fight against the trade deal with Asia and the trade deal with Europe, because I didn't think it was in the interests of the American people, the American workers, or environmental interests. (Jan 14, 2020)
on trade : This new trade deal is a modest improvement. Sen. Sanders himself has said so. (Jan 14, 2020)
on trade : We need a coherent trade policy. (Jan 14, 2020)
on trade : We need them at the table, not just to trade policy written for big, international companies. (Jan 14, 2020)
on trade : And that strategy has been to have government trade negotiators, a small number, and then surround them with giant multi-national corporation lobbyists and corporate executives, who whisper in the ears of our negotiators and then get deals cut that are great for the giant multi-national corporations, not good for America, not good for American workers, not good for the environment. (Jan 14, 2020)
on trade : It has been the structure of how these trade deals have been negotiated. (Jan 14, 2020)
on trade : We need a different approach to trade and it starts by calling out the corruption of these giant corporations that have cut our trade deals. (Jan 14, 2020)
Trump
on Trump : So, can a woman beat Donald Trump? (Jan 14, 2020)
on Trump : Since Donald Trump was elected, women candidates have out-performed men candidates in competitive races. (Jan 14, 2020)
on Trump : So I do think it's the right question, "How do we beat Trump?" (Jan 14, 2020)
on Trump : It is about Donald Trump putting Donald Trump first. Not the American people. Not the interests of the United States of America. (Jan 14, 2020)
on Trump : I will do everything a president can do all by herself on the first day. I will roll back the environmental changes that Donald Trump is putting in place. (Jan 14, 2020)
on Trump : I'm building the grassroots movement, leading the fight. We're going to make this America work for everyone else. That is how we're going to beat Donald Trump. (Jan 14, 2020)
on wages : We can raise the wages of every childcare worker and preschool teacher in America. That's an investment in our babies. That's an investment in their mamas and their daddies. (Jan 14, 2020)
on wars : And they are hurting because of Donald Trump's initiated trade wars. We have workers who are hurting because the agreements that have already been cut really don't have enforcement on workers' rights. (Jan 14, 2020)
on woman : But, look, this question about whether or not a woman can be president has been raised, and it's time for us to attack it head-on. (Jan 14, 2020)
on woman : So, can a woman beat Donald Trump? (Jan 14, 2020)
on woman : Hope and courage. That is how I will make you proud every day, as your nominee and as the first woman president of the United States of America.(APPLAUSE) (Jan 14, 2020)
on women : Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. (LAUGHTER)The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they've been in are the women...(APPLAUSE) ... Amy and me. (Jan 14, 2020)
on women : And in 2018, we took back the House; we took back statehouses, because of women candidates and women voters. (Jan 14, 2020)
on women : Since Donald Trump was elected, women candidates have out-performed men candidates in competitive races. (Jan 14, 2020)
on women : If I hadn't been saved by my Aunt Bee -- I was ready to quit my job. And I think about how many women of my generation just got knocked off the track and never got back on, how many of my daughter's generation get knocked off the track and don't get back on, how many mamas and daddies today are getting knocked off the track and never get back on. (Jan 14, 2020)
on women : I have a two cent wealth tax so that we can cover childcare for all of our children, and provide universal pre-K for every 3-year-old and 4-year-old in America, and stop exploiting the people who do this valuable work, largely black and brown women. (Jan 14, 2020)
on worker : We can raise the wages of every childcare worker and preschool teacher in America. That's an investment in our babies. That's an investment in their mamas and their daddies. (Jan 14, 2020)
workers
on workers : And they are hurting because of Donald Trump's initiated trade wars. We have workers who are hurting because the agreements that have already been cut really don't have enforcement on workers' rights. (Jan 14, 2020)
on workers : I do. I wasn't here. I haven't been in Congress long enough to have voted against NAFTA, but I led the fight against the trade deal with Asia and the trade deal with Europe, because I didn't think it was in the interests of the American people, the American workers, or environmental interests. (Jan 14, 2020)
on workers : It will give some relief to our workers. (Jan 14, 2020)
on workers : We need a policy that actually helps our workers, our farmers. (Jan 14, 2020)
on workers : And that strategy has been to have government trade negotiators, a small number, and then surround them with giant multi-national corporation lobbyists and corporate executives, who whisper in the ears of our negotiators and then get deals cut that are great for the giant multi-national corporations, not good for America, not good for American workers, not good for the environment. (Jan 14, 2020)
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