Biden Meets With Voters In Pennsylvania, Lays Out 'Three Things' He Promises To Do If Re-Elected

5 months ago

President Biden speaks with voters at a campaign event in Pennsylvania.

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00:00You know, there's three things, people.

00:04The economy nationwide is great.

00:06Economy internationally is great.

00:07We're the strongest economy in the world.

00:09We're leading the world.

00:10But ordinary folks like where I come from in Claymont, Delaware, and Scranton, the three-bedroom

00:16split of a home I grew up in, we weren't poor, but it was always a struggle.

00:19My dad used to say, a job's about a lot more than a paycheck, Joey.

00:23It's about your dignity.

00:24It's about respect.

00:25It's about being able to look your kid in the eye and say, it's going to be okay.

00:29Everybody deserves a shot.

00:31And by the way, we're making progress.

00:34Inflation's down.

00:35We're moving.

00:36But here's some ordinary people, and I'm curious what you're hearing when you knock on those

00:39doors.

00:40They're saying, look, grocery prices are too high.

00:44I just can't afford it.

00:46Well, there's a lot of corporate greed going on.

00:48No, I'm not.

00:49And by the way, I come from a corporate state of the world, Delaware, okay?

00:54Four corporations incorporated in my state and every other state in the union combined,

00:58okay?

00:59So I'm not anti-corporation.

01:00I'm just about fairness.

01:02So three things I'm going to do.

01:03I'm going to change the tax system.

01:04The wealthy are going to have to start paying their fair share.

01:10You know, I didn't remember that whole thing about those 55 corporations paid zero in taxes.

01:25Well, they said they couldn't do anything about it.

01:26Well, I did get something done about it, but I was only able to raise their tax to 15%.

01:31You'd all trade for that price, right, 15%?

01:34But we raised more money than paid for all the programs we have.

01:39We've actually cut the deficit.

01:41The things we're doing that he wants to take away, like healthcare and what we're trying

01:46to do in terms of what we are doing in terms of taking on Big Pharma.

01:50Big Pharma's in a position where they're charging exorbitant prices.

01:54If you know anybody who has diabetes, ask them what it's like now paying 35 instead

01:57of 400 bucks a month.

01:58The bottom line is there's nothing we can't do if we focus on who the hell we are.

02:11We're the United States of America.

02:13I really mean this.

02:14If we work together, there's not a damn thing we can't do.

02:17We've got a hell of a team running this time out.

02:20I just spoke to Dwight.

02:21He's going to be running statewide again.

02:29Pennsylvania is a critically important state, critically important state.

02:35I'm counting on you.

02:36I'm heading from here to Harrisburg.

02:38By the way, no one's ever had as much organized labor support as I have.

02:44And they're full-bore in, operating engineers.

02:51No, I'm serious.

02:54I'm the most pro-union senator in the history of the United States of America.

02:58I make no damn apologies for it, because when they do well, everybody does well.

03:02So anyway, look, I just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you.

03:07It's all about touching people.

03:09It's all about talking.

03:10It's all about finding what's out in their minds.

03:12That's the thing I miss most.

03:13I love the Secret Service, by the way.

03:15They're great.

03:16No, no, no, no.

03:18No, they really are.

03:21But I'm not able to do what I used to do.

03:23I'd be riding down the street in a vehicle before and see a bunch of kids in the schoolyard waving.

03:28I'd stop and get out.

03:29Realistically, I can't do that anymore.

03:32It's just too dangerous what's going on out there.

03:35But the point is, I just – the thing I miss most is just looking people in the eye.

03:41If you want to know what someone's thinking, you say, my name's Joe Biden.

03:44What's on your mind?

03:48And by the way, you can tell by looking in their eyes.

03:55So, folks, let them know we care.

03:58You have all the details.

04:00And by the way, I got my glasses in.

04:10Dark Brandon's coming back.

04:16And guess what?

04:18In the next 120-some days or so, they're going to get a real good look at who Donald Trump is.

04:26Anyway, thank you, thank you, thank you.

04:28Maybe I can just talk to them.

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