Warren writes: "We will stand up to bigotry. There is no compromise here."
Senator Elizabeth Warren. (photo: ElizabethWarren.com)
We Will Stand Up to Bigotry
By Elizabeth Warren, Reader Supported News
11 November 16
Hello,
This wasn't a pretty election. In fact, it was ugly, and we should not
sugarcoat the reason why. Donald Trump ran a campaign that started with
racial attacks and then rode the escalator down. He encouraged a toxic stew
of hatred and fear. He attacked millions of Americans. And he regularly made
statements that undermined core values of our democracy.
And he won. He won - and now Latino and Muslim-American children are worried
about what will happen to their families. LGBT couples are worried that
their marriages could be dissolved by a Trump-Pence Supreme Court. Women are
worried that their access to desperately needed health services will
disappear. Millions of people in this country are worried, deeply worried.
And they are right to be worried.
Today, as President-Elect, Donald Trump has an opportunity to chart a
different course: to govern for all Americans and to respect our
institutions. In his victory speech, he pledged that he would be "President
for all" of the American people. And when he takes the oath of office as the
leader of our democracy and the leader of all Americans, I sincerely hope
that he will fulfill that pledge with respect and concern for every single
human being in this country, no matter who they are, no matter where they
come from, no matter what they believe, no matter whom they love.
And that marks Democrats' first job in this new era: We will stand up to
bigotry. There is no compromise here. In all its forms, we will fight back
against attacks on Latinos, African Americans, women, Muslims, immigrants,
disabled Americans - on anyone. Whether Donald Trump sits in a glass tower
or sits in the White House, we will not give an inch on this, not now, not
ever.
But there are many millions of people who did not vote for Donald Trump
because of the bigotry and hate that fueled his campaign rallies. They voted
for him despite the hate. They voted for him out of frustration and anger -
and also out of hope that he would bring change.
If we have learned nothing else from the past two years of electioneering,
we should hear the message loud and clear that the American people want
Washington to change. It was clear in the Democratic Primaries. It was clear
in the Republican Primaries. It was clear in the campaign and it was clear
on Election Day. The final results may have divided us - but the entire
electorate embraced deep, fundamental reform of our economic system and our
political system.
Working families across this country are deeply frustrated about an economy
and a government that doesn't work for them. Exit polling on Tuesday found
that 72 percent of voters believe that "the American economy is rigged to
advantage the rich and powerful." 72 percent of ALL voters - Democrats and
Republicans. The polls were also made clear that the economy was the top
issue on voters' minds. Americans are angry about a federal government that
works for the rich and powerful and that leaves everyone else in the dirt.
Lobbyists and Washington insiders have spent years trying to convince
themselves and each other that Americans don't actually believe this. Now
that the returns are in and the people have spoken, they're already trying
to wave their hands and dismiss these views as some sort of mass delusion.
They are wrong - very wrong.
The truth is that people are right to be angry. Angry that wages have been
stagnant for a generation, while basic costs like housing, health care, and
child care have skyrocketed. Angry that our political system is awash in
barely legalized campaign bribery. Angry that Washington eagerly protects
tax breaks for billionaires while it refuses to raise the minimum wage, or
help the millions of Americans struggling with student loans, or enforce the
law when the millionaire CEOs who fund our political campaigns break it.
Angry that Washington pushes big corporate interests in trade deals, but
won't make the investments in infrastructure to create good jobs right here
in America. Angry that Washington tilts the playing field for giant
corporations - giving them special privileges, letting them amass enormous
economic and political power.
Angry that while Washington dithers and spins and does the backstroke in an
ocean of money, while the American Dream moves further and further out of
reach for too many families. Angry that working people are in debt. Angry
that seniors can't stretch a Social Security check to cover the basics.
President-Elect Trump spoke to these issues. Republican elites hated him for
it. But he didn't care. He criticized Wall Street and big money's dominance
in Washington - straight up. He supported a new Glass-Steagall. He spoke of
the need to reform our trade deals so they aren't raw deals for the American
people. He said he will not cut Social Security benefits. He talked about
the need to address the rising cost of college and about helping working
parents struggling with the high cost of child care. He spoke of the urgency
of rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure and putting people back to work.
He spoke to the very real sense of millions of Americans that their
government and their economy has abandoned them. And he promised to rebuild
our economy for working people.
The deep worry that people feel over an America that does not work for them
is not liberal or conservative worry. It is not Democratic or Republican
worry. It is the deep worry that led even Americans with very deep
reservations about Donald Trump's temperament and fitness to vote for him
anyway.
So let me be 100% clear about this. When President-Elect Trump wants to take
on these issues, when his goal is to increase the economic security of
middle class families, then count me in. I will put aside our differences
and I will work with him to accomplish that goal. I offer to work as hard as
I can and to pull as many people as I can into this effort. If Trump is
ready to go on rebuilding economic security for millions of Americans, so am
I and so are a lot of other people-Democrats and Republicans.
But let's also be clear about what rebuilding our economy does not mean.
. It does not mean handing the keys to our economy over to Wall Street
so they can run it for themselves. Americans want to hold the big banks
accountable. That will not happen if we gut Dodd-Frank and fire the cops
responsible for watching over those banks, like the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau. If Trump and the Republican Party try to turn loose the
big banks and financial institutions so they can once again gamble with our
economy and bring it all crashing down, then we will fight them every step
of the way.
. It does not mean crippling our economy and ripping working families
apart by rounding up and deporting millions of our coworkers, our friends
and neighbors, our mothers and fathers, our sons and daughters. And if
Republicans choose that path, we will fight them every single step of the
way.
. Americans want reform to Obamacare - Democrats included. We must
bring down the costs of health insurance and the cost of health care. But if
the Republicans want to strip away health insurance from 20 million
Americans, if they want to let cancer survivors get kicked to the curb, if
they want to throw 24-year-olds off their parents' health insurance, then we
will fight them every step of the way.
. Americans want to close tax loopholes that benefit the very rich,
and Donald Trump claimed to support closing the carried interest loophole
and other loopholes. We need a fairer tax system, but if Republicans want to
force through massive tax breaks that blow a hole in our deficit and tilt
the playing field even further toward the wealthy and big corporations, then
we will fight them every step of the way.
The American people - Democrats, Republicans, and Independents - have been
clear about what economic policies they want Washington to pursue.
Two-thirds of people support raising the federal minimum wage.
Three-quarters of Americans want the federal government to increase its
infrastructure investments. Over 70 percent of people believe students
should have a chance at a debt-free education. Nearly three-quarters support
expanding Social Security. These are the kinds of policies that will help
level the playing field for working families and address the frustrations
felt by millions of people across the country.
The American people sent one more message as well. Economic reform requires
political reform. Why has the federal government worked so long only for
those at the top? The answer is money - and they want this system changed.
The American people are sick of politicians wallowing in the campaign
contributions and dark money. They are revolted by influence peddling by
wealthy people and giant corporations. When Bernie Sanders proved his
independence by running a campaign based on small dollar contributions and
when Donald Trump promised to spend his own money, both were sending an
important message that they could not be bought. And once again, if Donald
Trump is ready to make good on his promise to get corruption out of
politics, to end dark money and pay-to-play, count me in. I will work as
hard as I can and to pull as many people as I can to end the influence of
big money and return democracy to the people.
Donald Trump won the Presidency under a Republican flag. But Mitch
McConnell, Paul Ryan and the Republicans in Congress - and their way of
doing business - were rejected - rejected by their own primary voters,
rejected during the campaign, and rejected in Tuesday's election. Regardless
of political party, working families are disgusted by a Washington that
works for the rich and powerful and leaves everyone else behind.
The American people have called out loudly for economic and political
reform. For years, too many Republicans and too many Democrats have refused
to hear their demands.
The majority of Americans voted against Donald Trump. Democrats picked up
seats in both the House and the Senate. And yet, here we are. Republicans
are in control of both houses of Congress and the White House. And that
makes our job clear. As the loyal opposition we will fight harder, we will
fight longer and we will fight more passionately than ever for the rights of
every human being in this country to be treated with respect and dignity. We
will fight for economic opportunity, not just for some of our children, but
for all of our children. We do not control the tools of government, but make
no mistake, we know what we stand for, the sun will keep rising, and we will
keep fighting - each day, every day, we will fight for the people of this
country.
The time for ignoring the American people is over. It's time for us to come
together to work on America's agenda. Democracy demands that we do so, and
we are ready.
Thank you for being a part of this,
Elizabeth
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We Will Stand Up to Bigotry
By Elizabeth Warren, Reader Supported News
11 November 16
ello,
This wasn't a pretty election. In fact, it was ugly, and we should not
sugarcoat the reason why. Donald Trump ran a campaign that started with
racial attacks and then rode the escalator down. He encouraged a toxic stew
of hatred and fear. He attacked millions of Americans. And he regularly made
statements that undermined core values of our democracy.
And he won. He won - and now Latino and Muslim-American children are worried
about what will happen to their families. LGBT couples are worried that
their marriages could be dissolved by a Trump-Pence Supreme Court. Women are
worried that their access to desperately needed health services will
disappear. Millions of people in this country are worried, deeply worried.
And they are right to be worried.
Today, as President-Elect, Donald Trump has an opportunity to chart a
different course: to govern for all Americans and to respect our
institutions. In his victory speech, he pledged that he would be "President
for all" of the American people. And when he takes the oath of office as the
leader of our democracy and the leader of all Americans, I sincerely hope
that he will fulfill that pledge with respect and concern for every single
human being in this country, no matter who they are, no matter where they
come from, no matter what they believe, no matter whom they love.
And that marks Democrats' first job in this new era: We will stand up to
bigotry. There is no compromise here. In all its forms, we will fight back
against attacks on Latinos, African Americans, women, Muslims, immigrants,
disabled Americans - on anyone. Whether Donald Trump sits in a glass tower
or sits in the White House, we will not give an inch on this, not now, not
ever.
But there are many millions of people who did not vote for Donald Trump
because of the bigotry and hate that fueled his campaign rallies. They voted
for him despite the hate. They voted for him out of frustration and anger -
and also out of hope that he would bring change.
If we have learned nothing else from the past two years of electioneering,
we should hear the message loud and clear that the American people want
Washington to change. It was clear in the Democratic Primaries. It was clear
in the Republican Primaries. It was clear in the campaign and it was clear
on Election Day. The final results may have divided us - but the entire
electorate embraced deep, fundamental reform of our economic system and our
political system.
Working families across this country are deeply frustrated about an economy
and a government that doesn't work for them. Exit polling on Tuesday found
that 72 percent of voters believe that "the American economy is rigged to
advantage the rich and powerful." 72 percent of ALL voters - Democrats and
Republicans. The polls were also made clear that the economy was the top
issue on voters' minds. Americans are angry about a federal government that
works for the rich and powerful and that leaves everyone else in the dirt.
Lobbyists and Washington insiders have spent years trying to convince
themselves and each other that Americans don't actually believe this. Now
that the returns are in and the people have spoken, they're already trying
to wave their hands and dismiss these views as some sort of mass delusion.
They are wrong - very wrong.
The truth is that people are right to be angry. Angry that wages have been
stagnant for a generation, while basic costs like housing, health care, and
child care have skyrocketed. Angry that our political system is awash in
barely legalized campaign bribery. Angry that Washington eagerly protects
tax breaks for billionaires while it refuses to raise the minimum wage, or
help the millions of Americans struggling with student loans, or enforce the
law when the millionaire CEOs who fund our political campaigns break it.
Angry that Washington pushes big corporate interests in trade deals, but
won't make the investments in infrastructure to create good jobs right here
in America. Angry that Washington tilts the playing field for giant
corporations - giving them special privileges, letting them amass enormous
economic and political power.
Angry that while Washington dithers and spins and does the backstroke in an
ocean of money, while the American Dream moves further and further out of
reach for too many families. Angry that working people are in debt. Angry
that seniors can't stretch a Social Security check to cover the basics.
President-Elect Trump spoke to these issues. Republican elites hated him for
it. But he didn't care. He criticized Wall Street and big money's dominance
in Washington - straight up. He supported a new Glass-Steagall. He spoke of
the need to reform our trade deals so they aren't raw deals for the American
people. He said he will not cut Social Security benefits. He talked about
the need to address the rising cost of college and about helping working
parents struggling with the high cost of child care. He spoke of the urgency
of rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure and putting people back to work.
He spoke to the very real sense of millions of Americans that their
government and their economy has abandoned them. And he promised to rebuild
our economy for working people.
The deep worry that people feel over an America that does not work for them
is not liberal or conservative worry. It is not Democratic or Republican
worry. It is the deep worry that led even Americans with very deep
reservations about Donald Trump's temperament and fitness to vote for him
anyway.
So let me be 100% clear about this. When President-Elect Trump wants to take
on these issues, when his goal is to increase the economic security of
middle class families, then count me in. I will put aside our differences
and I will work with him to accomplish that goal. I offer to work as hard as
I can and to pull as many people as I can into this effort. If Trump is
ready to go on rebuilding economic security for millions of Americans, so am
I and so are a lot of other people-Democrats and Republicans.
But let's also be clear about what rebuilding our economy does not mean.
It does not mean handing the keys to our economy over to Wall Street so they
can run it for themselves. Americans want to hold the big banks accountable.
That will not happen if we gut Dodd-Frank and fire the cops responsible for
watching over those banks, like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. If
Trump and the Republican Party try to turn loose the big banks and financial
institutions so they can once again gamble with our economy and bring it all
crashing down, then we will fight them every step of the way.
It does not mean crippling our economy and ripping working families apart by
rounding up and deporting millions of our coworkers, our friends and
neighbors, our mothers and fathers, our sons and daughters. And if
Republicans choose that path, we will fight them every single step of the
way.
Americans want reform to Obamacare - Democrats included. We must bring down
the costs of health insurance and the cost of health care. But if the
Republicans want to strip away health insurance from 20 million Americans,
if they want to let cancer survivors get kicked to the curb, if they want to
throw 24-year-olds off their parents' health insurance, then we will fight
them every step of the way.
Americans want to close tax loopholes that benefit the very rich, and Donald
Trump claimed to support closing the carried interest loophole and other
loopholes. We need a fairer tax system, but if Republicans want to force
through massive tax breaks that blow a hole in our deficit and tilt the
playing field even further toward the wealthy and big corporations, then we
will fight them every step of the way.
The American people - Democrats, Republicans, and Independents - have been
clear about what economic policies they want Washington to pursue.
Two-thirds of people support raising the federal minimum wage.
Three-quarters of Americans want the federal government to increase its
infrastructure investments. Over 70 percent of people believe students
should have a chance at a debt-free education. Nearly three-quarters support
expanding Social Security. These are the kinds of policies that will help
level the playing field for working families and address the frustrations
felt by millions of people across the country.
The American people sent one more message as well. Economic reform requires
political reform. Why has the federal government worked so long only for
those at the top? The answer is money - and they want this system changed.
The American people are sick of politicians wallowing in the campaign
contributions and dark money. They are revolted by influence peddling by
wealthy people and giant corporations. When Bernie Sanders proved his
independence by running a campaign based on small dollar contributions and
when Donald Trump promised to spend his own money, both were sending an
important message that they could not be bought. And once again, if Donald
Trump is ready to make good on his promise to get corruption out of
politics, to end dark money and pay-to-play, count me in. I will work as
hard as I can and to pull as many people as I can to end the influence of
big money and return democracy to the people.
Donald Trump won the Presidency under a Republican flag. But Mitch
McConnell, Paul Ryan and the Republicans in Congress - and their way of
doing business - were rejected - rejected by their own primary voters,
rejected during the campaign, and rejected in Tuesday's election. Regardless
of political party, working families are disgusted by a Washington that
works for the rich and powerful and leaves everyone else behind.
The American people have called out loudly for economic and political
reform. For years, too many Republicans and too many Democrats have refused
to hear their demands.
The majority of Americans voted against Donald Trump. Democrats picked up
seats in both the House and the Senate. And yet, here we are. Republicans
are in control of both houses of Congress and the White House. And that
makes our job clear. As the loyal opposition we will fight harder, we will
fight longer and we will fight more passionately than ever for the rights of
every human being in this country to be treated with respect and dignity. We
will fight for economic opportunity, not just for some of our children, but
for all of our children. We do not control the tools of government, but make
no mistake, we know what we stand for, the sun will keep rising, and we will
keep fighting - each day, every day, we will fight for the people of this
country.
The time for ignoring the American people is over. It's time for us to come
together to work on America's agenda. Democracy demands that we do so, and
we are ready.
Thank you for being a part of this,
Elizabeth
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