This is going to be a piece for the internet, yeah?
Yes
Okay, how long do you envision it?
Probably two minutes.
Oh boy.
Or less.
No, you can do it in more.
Look, you can condemn me when I leave.
Do not believe that people are so stupid that they listen to twelve second soundbites, alright?
Listen to me, don’t always listen to the consultants.
I guess what you’re hearing from your
neighbors, is that healthcare is a big issue. Is that right?
It really is. It’s when I’m not working, 
I lose healthcare, and not just me, but for my son.
And it’s like kids are suffering as a result of that
through no fault of their own, because their parents get laid off.
You are a supporter of Medicare for all, yeah?
Absolutely, from day one.
And tell them that at the end of the day, they’re not going to be paying one nickel
in private insurance premiums.
Alright, so if they pay a few dollars more in taxes than they're currently paying,
they’re going to be a lot better off because what they’ll be paying more in taxes
will be less than what their paying in private insurance 
for working people, that’s the simple truth of it.
That’s part of the work that I do, that’s how I’ve made my living.
And I’ve worked on bridges and I’ve seen 
when we get there, the kind of condition they’re in.
The truth is, nobody can understand how in the richest country
in the history of the world, we have bridges that are falling apart,
roads, their potholes swallow up your cars.
Water system is totally inadequate,
levees, dams, airports.
We can create up to 15 million jobs. You know what that means? Good-paying jobs, many union jobs.
I see that’s going to be hard to do when the tax
cut thing that they’re trying to do now, that's going to add to our deficit. 
You got it.
And its taken money from use, giving it to the richest people,
and we’re not getting anything.
Our roads aren’t being fixed.
Oh you're gonna get something. 
What you’re going to get is, when they run up the deficit,
they’re going to cut social security, Medicare and Medicaid.
True, good point.
So I think when you talk to the people in your community,
ask them whether they think it makes sense
to give tax breaks literally to the wealthiest people in this country,
and at the same time, 
force millions of Americans to pay more in taxes, middle-class Americans,
and then on top of that, when they run up the deficit,
they’re going to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
That make sense to anybody you know?
No, no absolutely not.
You’re in a very unique position because a lot of us talk about
this horrific Republican agenda, which gives tax breaks to billionaires.
We talk about that abstractly as the Republican agenda. You are in a position
to point the finger
at the guy who is responsible for that agenda.
Because that is what Congressman Ryan is all about.
This is not just another member of the Congress,
this is the guy who is writing this legislation.
Right, and nobodys done more to go after Social Security and Medicaid,
to try and destroy it, than him.
These guys
no matter what they say, when they say they want to "reform it”, you know what that means?
They want to cut it.
We got to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid against people like Paul Ryan.
Alright, I think you got an agenda that is going to make sense to working families of your community and just
work hard and get elected. We need you here in the Congress.
Looking forward to it, I really appreciate your support.
You got it.
