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00:00:01TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. EASTERN ON
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00:00:12>> OHIO DEMOCRAT SHERROD BROWN HAS WON A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FINISH THE TERM OF JD VANCE, WHO
00:00:16WAS ELECTED U.S. SENATOR IN
00:00:182022. BEFORE ASSUMING THE VICE
00:00:20PRESIDENCY IN 2025, MR. BROWN,
00:00:23HIMSELF A FORMER U.S. SENATOR
00:00:25FROM THE BUCKEYE STATE, DEFEATED REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT JOHN HUSTED, WHO WAS APPOINTED TO THE
00:00:29SEAT AFTER MR. VANCE STEPPED
00:00:31DOWN. MR. BROWN WILL NOW FILL THE REMAINDER OF THE SIX YEAR
00:00:34TERM, WHICH ENDS IN 2029. UP
00:00:37NEXT REMARKS TO SUPPORTERS AFTER
00:00:39BEING DECLARED THE VICTOR >> [MUSIC]
00:00:43>> WELL, I KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT.
00:00:48>> [MUSIC]
00:00:48>> JUST WORLD THAT KEEPS ON
00:00:53PUSHING ME AROUND. BUT I'LL
00:00:59STAND I WON'T BACK DOWN.
00:01:06>> [MUSIC]
00:01:09>> THERE AIN'T NO EASY WAY >> [MUSIC]
00:01:13>> OUT
00:01:21>> A NIGHT.
00:01:22>> [APPLAUSE]
00:01:28>> CARNEY CARNEY.
00:01:29>> [APPLAUSE] [MUSIC]
00:01:36>> WHAT >> SO WHAT A NIGHT FOR >> [APPLAUSE]
00:01:40>> OHIO. >> [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU.
00:01:44>> [APPLAUSE]
00:01:46>> CONNIE AND I AND OUR FAMILY WERE, UH, STANDING BACKSTAGE,
00:01:50AND SOMEBODY WALKED UP, AND I GOT TO SAY, GOVERNOR
00:01:54>> [APPLAUSE] >> ACTON
00:01:55>> [APPLAUSE]
00:01:59>> I ACTUALLY CALLED HER GOVERNOR ACTON. DURING ALL THESE RALLIES, ONE ON ONE, BECAUSE I
00:02:02KNEW SHE WAS GOING TO WIN, BUT STILL CALLING HER GOVERNOR
00:02:05ACTON. AFTER SHE SPEAKS TO ALL OF YOU. THANK >> [APPLAUSE]
00:02:08>> YOU, THANK YOU, THANK. THIS,
00:02:16THIS IS YOUR VICTORY
00:02:20>> [APPLAUSE]. >> CORPORATIONS, BILLIONAIRES TRIED TO BUY THIS >> [APPLAUSE]
00:02:24>> ELECTION. >> [APPLAUSE] >> YOU KNOW THAT. BUT AS IT
00:02:28TURNS OUT, AS IT TURNS OUT,
00:02:30THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT MORE OF US
00:02:35THAN THERE >> [APPLAUSE] >> ARE OF THEM.
00:02:36>> [APPLAUSE]
00:02:40>> THIS CAMPAIGN, THIS ELECTION,
00:02:44ARE ABOUT YOU, THE PEOPLE WHO
00:02:45MAKE OUR STATE IN OUR COUNTRY
00:02:50>> [APPLAUSE] [MUSIC] >> WORK. MAYBE. MAYBE YOU PUT GROCERIES BACK AT THE REGISTER
00:02:54WHEN YOU SEE THE TOTAL TICKING
00:02:56UP AND UP AND UP. MAYBE YOUR
00:03:01ANXIETY SPIKES AS YOU DRIVE UP. DRIVE UP TO THE GAS STATION,
00:03:05WONDERING HOW MUCH YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THIS WEEK FOR
00:03:08GAS. YOU WORK HARD EVERY SINGLE
00:03:11DAY, AND YOU WORK, AND YOU WORK,
00:03:14AND YOU WORK. SO OFTEN YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S NEVER ENOUGH TO
00:03:18AFFORD GROCERIES, TO AFFORD HEALTH CARE AND GAS AND
00:03:22UTILITIES. EVERYTHING. YOUR
00:03:24WORK, YOUR TALENT, YOUR INGENUITY, YOUR DETERMINATION,
00:03:28YOUR WORK ETHIC. POWER. OUR STATE AND FUEL OUR
00:03:32>> [APPLAUSE] >> COUNTRY. >> [APPLAUSE] >> YEAH
00:03:34>> [APPLAUSE] [MUSIC]
00:03:38>> AND THE ONLY REASON, THE ONLY
00:03:40REASON THAT CORPORATIONS ARE MAKING BILLIONS AND BILLIONS IN
00:03:44PROFIT. THE ONLY REASON IS BECAUSE OF >> [APPLAUSE]
00:03:47>> YOU. >> [APPLAUSE] >> YEAH.
00:03:50>> WE'VE NOT HAD AN WE'VE.
00:03:52>> WE CONTINUE OUR POST-ELECTION COVERAGE NOW IN ILLINOIS, WHERE
00:03:56GOVERNOR JB PRITZKER IS HOLDING A PRESS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING HIS
00:03:59REELECTION VICTORY OVER REPUBLICAN DARREN BAILEY IN THE GENERAL >> [APPLAUSE]
00:04:02>> ELECTION >> [APPLAUSE]
00:04:06>> I, I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M VERY PROUD TODAY TO CALL HER SENATOR
00:04:10ELECT JULIANA STRATTON.
00:04:14>> [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
00:04:21>> I KNOW THE TWO OF THEM WILL BE FIRST IN THIS FIGHT. THE
00:04:25PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS CANNOT AFFORD
00:04:28TO WAIT. SINCE JANUARY OF 2025.
00:04:30THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS SPIT IN
00:04:32THE FACES OF WORKING FAMILIES.
00:04:35THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD BRING
00:04:37PEACE. PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
00:04:39AND UKRAINE. BUT THEY STARTED
00:04:42YET ANOTHER FOREVER WAR. THEY
00:04:44SAID THEY WOULD BRING DOWN GAS
00:04:46PRICES BELOW $2, BUT GAS PRICES ARE AS HIGH AS $6 PER GALLON
00:04:50NOW. DIESEL IS $7 PER GALLON.
00:04:55THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD LOWER COSTS ON DAY ONE, BUT THEY
00:04:58STARTED TRADE WARS THAT HAVE RAISED GROCERY PRICES AND THE
00:05:01PRICE OF AUTOMOBILES, WHICH HAVE
00:05:04GONE THROUGH THE ROOF. THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN
00:05:08IN OFFICE FOR MORE THAN 650
00:05:11DAYS. AND THE HOT WARS AND THE
00:05:14TRADE WARS HAVE DRIVEN UP PRICES ACROSS THE BOARD, COSTING
00:05:16FAMILIES AND FARMERS BILLIONS OF
00:05:19DOLLARS. IT DOESN'T STOP WITH THE POINTLESS WARS AND HIGHER
00:05:23PRICES. THEIR AGENDA SLASHED
00:05:26BASIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND
00:05:28MADE LIFE HARDER FOR ORDINARY FAMILIES. THEY'VE CUT FOOD
00:05:32ASSISTANCE FOR 150,000
00:05:35ILLINOISANS, TAKING MEALS OFF THE TABLE FOR FAMILIES AND
00:05:38CHILDREN. THEIR CHANGES TO
00:05:40MEDICAID HAVE STRIPPED COVERAGE FROM 9000 PEOPLE AND PUT ACCESS
00:05:44TO CARE AT RISK FOR AS MANY AS
00:05:47HALF A MILLION PEOPLE IN OUR
00:05:49STATE. THEY RAISED PREMIUMS FOR
00:05:51MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES. ILLINOIS
00:05:54HAS FELT THESE CONSEQUENCES
00:05:57FIRSTHAND. WHEN WASHINGTON MAKES
00:05:59RECKLESS DECISIONS, THE IMPACT
00:06:01DOES NOT STAY IN WASHINGTON.
00:06:04THEY LAND ON THE DESKS OF OUR STATE AGENCIES IN ILLINOIS, IN
00:06:07OUR HOSPITALS, IN OUR SCHOOLS,
00:06:09ON OUR FARMS, AND IN THE HOMES
00:06:12OF HARDWORKING FAMILIES. STATE
00:06:15GOVERNMENT ADMINISTERS THESE
00:06:17PROGRAMS AND IS LEFT PICKING UP THE PIECES WHEN WASHINGTON
00:06:20BREAKS THEM. WE KNOW WHAT WORKS
00:06:24HERE, WHERE THE GAPS ARE, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FEDERAL POLICY
00:06:28IGNORES WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE
00:06:30GROUND. TODAY, YOU'LL HEAR
00:06:32DIRECTLY FROM THE PEOPLE NAVIGATING THE CONSEQUENCES OF
00:06:36THESE POLICIES. IN EVERY CORNER
00:06:39OF ILLINOIS. CUTS TO EDUCATION
00:06:41AND DISASTER RELIEF. THREATS TO
00:06:43HEALTH CARE, RISING COSTS,
00:06:45ATTACKS ON ESSENTIAL SERVICES. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO PART OF
00:06:49DAILY LIFE THAT HAS BEEN
00:06:51UNTOUCHED FROM OUR LARGEST
00:06:54CITIES TO OUR SMALLEST RURAL
00:06:56COMMUNITIES, ILLINOIS FAMILIES
00:06:58ARE PAYING THE PRICE BECAUSE
00:07:01TRUMP'S SYCOPHANTS IN CONGRESS
00:07:03WOULDN'T HELP A RECKLESS PUT
00:07:05WOULDN'T PUT A RECKLESS
00:07:08PRESIDENT IN CHECK. SINCE TRUMP WAS INAUGURATED, MY
00:07:11ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN
00:07:13DOCUMENTING EVERY POLICY CHANGE,
00:07:17FUNDING CUT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT HAS IMPACTED OUR PEOPLE. WE HAVE PREPARED FOR
00:07:20THIS MOMENT BECAUSE WE KNEW IF
00:07:23WE FOUGHT HARD ENOUGH, THIS MOMENT >> [APPLAUSE]
00:07:26>> WOULD COME
00:07:28>> [APPLAUSE]
00:07:36>> SO I DIRECTED MY TEAM TO DO A
00:07:38COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE MOST HARMFUL DECISIONS, AND THE
00:07:41PROGRAM CUTS THAT ARE AFFECTING
00:07:44ILLINOISANS. WE EXAMINED THE
00:07:46DAMAGE THAT THEY'VE CAUSED AND
00:07:49HOW FEDERAL LEADERS CAN REPAIR IT. THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT. WE NEED
00:07:53AN AGENDA THAT MATCHES THE SCALE
00:07:57AND SCOPE OF THE DAMAGE THAT'S BEEN INFLICTED. SO I PUT ONE
00:08:00TOGETHER, AN AGENDA, AND I ASK
00:08:03THAT IT BE ADOPTED. THE RESULT
00:08:07IS A POLICY BOOK WITH 200 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE
00:08:11STEPS THAT THE NEW CONGRESS CAN
00:08:13TAKE TO INTERVENE. REVERSE
00:08:16HARMFUL DECISIONS, AND RESTORE FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND
00:08:19INVESTMENTS. THIS IS NOT A LIST
00:08:23OF ABSTRACT GOALS OR LOFTY
00:08:25DEMANDS. IT IS A PRACTICAL ROADMAP FOR GOVERNING. IT IS
00:08:29IDENTIFYING WHAT CAN BE DONE.
00:08:31NOW, I'M NOT GOING TO WALK YOU
00:08:35THROUGH ALL 200 RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT LET ME GIVE YOU JUST A FEW
00:08:39EXAMPLES. REPEAL THE PROVISIONS
00:08:41OF H.R. ONE. THAT'S THE BIG, UGLY
00:08:45>> [APPLAUSE] >> BILL.
00:08:46>> [APPLAUSE]
00:08:50>> IN PARTICULAR, THE ONES THAT STRIPPED SNAP AND MEDICAID AWAY
00:08:54FROM MILLIONS ALL ACROSS THE
00:08:59UNITED STATES. RESTORE ACA ENHANCED PREMIUM TAX CREDITS. SO
00:09:01ORDINARY AMERICANS CAN AFFORD HEALTH >> [APPLAUSE]
00:09:04>> CARE >> [APPLAUSE]
00:09:07>> REINSTATE THE BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE
00:09:11EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND SEND
00:09:15REFUNDS FOR TRUMP'S ILLEGAL TARIFFS DIRECTLY TO AMERICAN
00:09:18FAMILIES AND FARMERS, NOT JUST TO
00:09:22>> [APPLAUSE] >> CORPORATIONS. >> [APPLAUSE]
00:09:26>> THOSE ARE ONLY A FEW OF THE 200 ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA. ALL
00:09:29THESE ACTIONS WILL PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE WHILE
00:09:33IMMEDIATELY IMPROVING THE LIVES
00:09:35OF MILLIONS HERE IN ILLINOIS AND
00:09:37ALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE NATION.
00:09:40BUT OUR AMBITION CANNOT END AT REPAIRING WHAT HAS BEEN BROKEN.
00:09:44THIS IS A MOMENT TO THINK BIGGER
00:09:47AND BOLDER, TO TACKLE THE CHALLENGES THAT HAVE BEEN
00:09:51IGNORED FOR FAR TOO LONG. THAT MEANS WE NEED TO RAISE THE
00:09:55MINIMUM WAGE. SO HARD WORKING PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY
00:09:59CAN HAVE REAL ECONOMIC SECURITY.
00:10:02>> [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
00:10:08>> END THE POINTLESS WARS IN IRAN AND ELSEWHERE THAT ARE
00:10:11DOING NOTHING BUT RAISING COSTS
00:10:13FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES. FINALLY,
00:10:17PROVIDE UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE AND UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE FOR >> [APPLAUSE]
00:10:20>> THE PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY.
00:10:24>> [APPLAUSE]
00:10:29>> HOW ABOUT PASS COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION >> [APPLAUSE] >> REFORM?
00:10:33>> [APPLAUSE]
00:10:37>> AND AS WE'VE DONE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WE NEED
00:10:39NATIONAL SENSIBLE AI GUARDRAILS.
00:10:44>> [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
00:10:47>> AND STAND UP FOR WOMEN BY CODIFYING WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE
00:10:51AND ABORTION RIGHTS INTO FEDERAL
00:10:52LAW
00:10:55>> [APPLAUSE]. [APPLAUSE]
00:11:01>> THESE ARE NOT EXTRAVAGANT DEMANDS, BUT THE BASIC EXPECTATIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE
00:11:04FOR A GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS ON THEIR BEHALF. PEOPLE NEED TO SEE
00:11:08THAT A PAYCHECK CAN COVER THE
00:11:10BILLS, THAT GETTING HEALTH CARE
00:11:13DOESN'T RESULT IN FINANCIAL RUIN, THAT A GOOD EDUCATION
00:11:16OPENS DOORS. WE NEED TO RESTORE
00:11:19FAITH THAT THE AMERICAN DREAM IS
00:11:21STILL POSSIBLE. HISTORY IS FULL
00:11:24OF MOMENTS WHERE A CRISIS
00:11:26DEMANDED MORE THAN A RETURN TO
00:11:30NORMAL MOMENTS, WHEN, FROM THE WRECKAGE OF A BROKEN SYSTEM, WE
00:11:34BUILT SOMETHING NEW. SO I THINK
00:11:37ABOUT THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION, A NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO BRING THE COUNTRY OUT
00:11:41OF THE DEPTHS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION. IT BUILT ROADS AND
00:11:45BRIDGES, PARKS, HOUSING,
00:11:48AIRPORTS, PUBLIC ART AND
00:11:50BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS. WE SEE THEM ALL ACROSS ILLINOIS. RIGHT
00:11:54NOW. WE'RE STANDING RIGHT HERE IN COLUMBUS PARK, WHICH
00:11:58BENEFITED FROM WPA CONSTRUCTION.
00:12:01IT IS A PHYSICAL REMINDER THAT
00:12:03WHEN WE MEET OUR CHALLENGES WITH
00:12:07AMBITION AND WITH PURPOSE, THE
00:12:09IMPACT CAN EXTEND FOR GENERATIONS. SO MUCH OF OUR
00:12:12STATE AND OUR COUNTRY WERE
00:12:15FORGED IN MOMENTS LIKE THIS ONE. IMPERFECT AS THOSE EFFORTS OFTEN
00:12:19WERE. BUT THEY DIDN'T HAPPEN ON
00:12:20THEIR OWN. IT TOOK LEADERS WITH THE CAPACITY TO IMAGINE
00:12:25SOMETHING BETTER. AND WITH THE
00:12:27COURAGE TO ACTUALLY BUILD IT,
00:12:31PEOPLE WON'T JUDGE THIS NEW CONGRESS BASED ON HOW MANY PRESS
00:12:34RELEASES THAT IT ISSUES, OR HOW MANY SPEECHES IT GIVES. THEY
00:12:37NEED TO FEEL THE IMPACT OF THIS
00:12:41NEW BEGINNING IN THEIR DAILY LIVES, IN COSTS, COMING DOWN, IN
00:12:45WAGES, GOING FURTHER, GIVING
00:12:46THEIR CHILDREN MORE OPPORTUNITIES IF THEY DO NOT
00:12:50MEET THIS MOMENT WITH URGENCY,
00:12:53IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THE COURAGE TO ACT ON OUR CONVICTIONS AND
00:12:56DELIVER ON OUR PROMISES, IF THEY
00:13:01CANNOT DEMONSTRATE THAT GOVERNMENT CAN SOLVE REAL
00:13:03PROBLEMS FOR REAL PEOPLE, THEN THEY WILL HAVE LET DOWN THE
00:13:07VOTERS WHO SHOWED UP YESTERDAY
00:13:10WITH HOPE IN THEIR HEARTS FOR A
00:13:12BETTER WAY FOR THIS COUNTRY.
00:13:15ILLINOIS HAS DONE THE WORK TO
00:13:18PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON THE PATH
00:13:20FORWARD. THIS PLAYBOOK LAYS WELL
00:13:23OUT IN CONCRETE STEPS. WHAT
00:13:25CONGRESS CAN DO, STARTING ON DAY
00:13:27ONE, TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE, TO
00:13:31RESTORE OPPORTUNITY, TO BUILD A STRONGER FOUNDATION FOR THE
00:13:34FUTURE. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE DONE THEIR PART. THEY SHOWED UP
00:13:38AND THEY VOTED FOR CHANGE. THEY
00:13:42SOUNDLY REJECTED THE POLITICS OF
00:13:43CORRUPTION AND FEAR, AND THEY
00:13:46EMBRACED INTEGRITY AND HOPE. NOW
00:13:49IT'S UP TO CONGRESS TO TURN
00:13:51THAT INTO SOMETHING REAL. THERE
00:13:53ARE TWO PATHS TO CHOOSE FROM.
00:13:56DEFEND A BROKEN STATUS QUO, OR
00:13:58DELIVER REAL CHANGE. DO THE EASY
00:14:02WORK OF MAKING EXCUSES, OR DO
00:14:03THE HARD WORK OF BUILDING
00:14:07SOMETHING BETTER. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN US HOPE. NOW
00:14:10WE MUST GIVE THEM A REASON TO
00:14:13KEEP IT. SO THANK YOU. AND IT'S NOW MY GREAT PLEASURE TO
00:14:17INTRODUCE A TRUE CHAMPION, A LEADER, A FIGHTER FOR ILLINOIS
00:14:20AND WASHINGTON. OUR NEXT SENIOR
00:14:24SENATOR AND A GREAT SENATOR.
00:14:28SENATOR TAMMY >> [APPLAUSE] >> DUCKWORTH.
00:14:30>> [APPLAUSE]
00:14:44>> YOU. >> [APPLAUSE]
00:14:44>> THANK
00:14:52THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GOVERNOR PRITZKER, FOR HOSTING US. I AM
00:14:55SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TODAY, TO
00:14:58BE ABLE TO LOOK INTO MY RIGHT AND MY LEFT AND SAY HELLO TO
00:15:02SENATOR ELECT STRADA AND EVERYBODY THAT'S UP HERE.
00:15:05>> [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
00:15:11>> YOU KNOW, EVEN WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE FINAL COUPLE OF VOTES TO
00:15:14BE COUNTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT'S ALREADY OBVIOUS THAT
00:15:17AMERICANS HAVE SENT A VERY CLEAR MESSAGE. THERE'S A COUPLE OF RACES OUT THERE STILL THAT WE
00:15:20THINK WE'RE GOING TO WIN. UM, LAST NIGHT, AMERICANS SENT A
00:15:24VERY, VERY CLEAR MESSAGE. THEY ARE SICK OF DONALD TRUMP'S
00:15:28>> [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
00:15:35>> TIRED OF HIM PROMISING ONE THING IN THE MORNING, THEN GOING
00:15:38BACK ON HIS WORD BY THE AFTERNOON. AND THEY ARE DONE
00:15:40WITH HIM PUTTING HIS SELF-INTEREST OVER OUR NATIONAL
00:15:44INTEREST. SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO LET THOSE FOLKS KNOW THAT WE
00:15:48HEAR THEM. THAT WE SEE THEM, AND THAT WE ARE WITH THEM. THAT WE
00:15:51ARE JUST AS OFF AS THEY ARE, AND
00:15:55THAT WITH JULIANA JOINING OUR
00:15:55RANKS IN DC, WE ARE GOING TO USE
00:15:59EVERY SEAT WE GAINED TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP AND FIGHT FOR
00:16:02WHAT AMERICANS FAMILIES REALLY NEED. THE REALITY IS, FROM
00:16:06UTILITY BILLS TO GROCERY BILLS,
00:16:08FROM HEALTH CARE TO CHILD CARE,
00:16:10FAR TOO MANY AMERICANS FEEL LIKE
00:16:13THEY'RE ONE BAD DAY, ONE DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, ONE STOP
00:16:17AT THE GAS PUMP AWAY FROM
00:16:19DISASTER. FAR TOO MANY FIFTH GENERATION FARMERS HAVE TOLD ME
00:16:22THAT THEY CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY
00:16:24CAN HOLD ON LONG ENOUGH TO HAND
00:16:27THE FARM TO A SIXTH GENERATION.
00:16:30AND MEANWHILE, TRUMP HAS QUITE
00:16:31LITERALLY SAID THAT, AND I, QUOTE, GIVE A ABOUT INFLATION,
00:16:35SO LONG AS IT MAKES HIM A
00:16:37FORTUNE. AND EVERY DAY HIS
00:16:40ACTIONS SHOWS THAT HE MEANS IT.
00:16:43WELL, I GIVE A. WE GIVE A ABOUT
00:16:47>> [APPLAUSE] >> AMERICANS
00:16:48>> [APPLAUSE]
00:16:54>> THAT IS WHY YOU BETTER BELIEVE THAT IN THIS NEXT
00:16:57CONGRESS, WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT TO HOLD DONALD TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE
00:17:00AND DELIVER REAL RESULTS FOR FAMILIES. IT'S GOING TO BE OUR
00:17:04PRIORITY TO RESTORE THE ACA TAX
00:17:07CREDITS AND CANCEL TRUMP'S CUTS TO MEDICAID CUTS THAT ARE SET TO
00:17:10KICK MILLIONS OFF THEIR HEALTH CARE PLANS AND PUT HUNDREDS OF
00:17:14HOSPITALS AT RISK OF CLOSURE. JUST SO DONALD TRUMP CAN HAND.
00:17:17ELON MUSK AND THE BIG TECH
00:17:21BILLIONAIRES MASSIVE TAX BREAKS. WE ARE GOING TO WORK TO PASS
00:17:23BILLS THAT DRIVE DOWN EVERYDAY COSTS FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES.
00:17:26BILLS THAT LOOK OUT FOR THE PEOPLE. WE'VE BEEN SENT TO WASHINGTON TO SERVE. BECAUSE
00:17:30I'VE BEEN THAT LITTLE GIRL WHOSE PARENTS DIDN'T KNOW HOW
00:17:33THEY WERE GOING TO AFFORD ENOUGH BREAD TO MAKE SANDWICHES FOR THE
00:17:36NEXT WEEK. SO I REFUSE TO LET
00:17:39ANY AMERICANS STILL FACING THOSE STRUGGLES FEEL LIKE THEY'RE
00:17:42FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS. AND
00:17:44WE'RE GOING TO KEEP USING EVERY LEVER WE HAVE TO FORCE DONALD
00:17:47TRUMP TO END HIS LEGAL WAR, HIS ILLEGAL WAR WITH IRAN, A WAR
00:17:51THAT NO ONE WANTED. ONE THAT HAS
00:17:53KILLED AT LEAST 23 OF OUR FINEST
00:17:56HEROES, OUR SERVICE MEMBERS. IT HAS CRASHED OUR ECONOMY AND PUT
00:17:59OUR COUNTRY IN MORE, NOT LESS,
00:18:02DANGER, BECAUSE, UNLIKE THAT
00:18:06FIVE TIME DRAFT DODGING COWARD IN THE WHITE HOUSE, WE WOULD
00:18:08NEVER USE OUR TROOPS AS POLITICAL PAWNS, AND WE REFUSE
00:18:12TO LET ONE MAN'S PERSONAL
00:18:15INSECURITIES TRUMP OUR NATIONAL SECURITY. SO LET ME JUST CLOSE
00:18:17WITH THIS. THESE PRIORITIES ONLY SCRATCH THE SURFACE OF THE
00:18:21MOUNTAIN OF THINGS WE NEED TO GET DONE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS,
00:18:25BECAUSE AMERICANS DON'T JUST WANT A REPAIR JOB. THEY DON'T
00:18:27WANT A PATCH JOB THEY NEED, AND
00:18:32THEY DESERVE A TOP TO BOTTOM RENOVATION. THEY DESERVE US NOT
00:18:35TO JUST FIGHT BACK AGAINST THIS ADMINISTRATION, BUT TO FIGHT FOR
00:18:39THEM, TO FIGHT FOR POLICIES THAT WILL BETTER THEIR EVERYDAY
00:18:43LIVES. THINGS LIKE UNIVERSAL
00:18:44CHILD CARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
00:18:47AND EVERY HOPEFUL PARENT'S RIGHT
00:18:49TO ACCESS IV. AND WHEN I BECOME
00:18:53SENIOR SENATOR IN JANUARY, WITH JULIANA BY MY SIDE IN DC AND JB
00:18:57AS OUR PARTNER HERE IN ILLINOIS,
00:19:00WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT LIKE HELL FOR THAT MORE PERFECT UNION THAT
00:19:03I KNOW WE CAN ACHIEVE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
00:19:06AND WITH THAT, LET ME HAND IT OVER TO THE NEXT SENATOR FROM
00:19:09THE GREAT STATE OF ILLINOIS. MY
00:19:14GOOD FRIEND GIULIANA.
00:19:14>> [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
00:19:24>> THANK YOU.
00:19:29>> [APPLAUSE]
00:19:32>> AND GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE I
00:19:39AM SO THRILLED TO JOIN YOU
00:19:40TODAY. IT'S A GOOD DAY, ISN'T
00:19:44IT? FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO
00:19:47OUR SOON TO BE SENIOR SENATOR, TAMMY DUCKWORTH, FOR BEING SUCH
00:19:50A FIERCE CHAMPION FOR WORKING
00:19:53FAMILIES IN ILLINOIS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW
00:19:56THIS, BUT WE MADE A LITTLE
00:19:58HISTORY LAST NIGHT. ILLINOIS
00:20:02WILL BE THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO HAVE TWO WOMEN OF COLOR
00:20:06>> [APPLAUSE] >> REPRESENTING
00:20:08>> [APPLAUSE]
00:20:16>> LOVE THAT REPRESENTING THE SENATE DELEGATION. UM, AND IT'LL
00:20:19BE MY HONOR TO JOIN YOU BY YOUR
00:20:21SIDE IN WASHINGTON. THANK YOU TO
00:20:25MY PARTNER IN GOVERNANCE, SOON TO BE. AND I KNOW SOMETIMES WE
00:20:28RESERVE THIS FOR A SPORTS TEAM,
00:20:32BUT THREE PEAT. GOVERNOR
00:20:36>> [APPLAUSE] >> JB PRITZKER. >> [APPLAUSE]
00:20:38>> A TRUE LEADERS LEADER FOR
00:20:41BRINGING US TOGETHER TODAY.
00:20:44ILLINOIS HAS RISEN HIGHER AND
00:20:46HIGHER. DIGGING OURSELVES OUT OF
00:20:49THE HOLE OUR PREDECESSORS DUG. AND YEAR AFTER YEAR, ILLINOIS
00:20:53HAS GOTTEN STRONGER. NEARLY TWO
00:20:54YEARS AGO, GOVERNOR PRITZKER AND
00:20:57I STOOD BEFORE YOU. NOT LONG
00:21:00AFTER INAUGURATION DAY, AND I
00:21:02SAID THESE WORDS ELECTIONS HAVE
00:21:06CONSEQUENCES, AND THEY'RE PLAYING OUT BEFORE YOU RIGHT
00:21:10NOW. OUR FARMERS ARE SCRAMBLING
00:21:13FOR AFFORDABLE FUEL DURING THEIR
00:21:16BUSIEST SEASON, MAKING FEEDING A
00:21:17FAMILY MORE EXPENSIVE FOR
00:21:21EVERYONE AND EXPECTING MOTHER
00:21:23WITH AN ULTRASOUND SCHEDULED
00:21:25TOMORROW. NO LONGER KNOWS IF
00:21:32MEDICAID WILL COVER THE APPOINTMENT. FAMILIES IN PILSEN, KANKAKEE, AND CARBONDALE ARE LIVING IN FEAR, NOT LEAVING
00:21:35THEIR HOMES. SINCE THE LATEST
00:21:38INSURGENCE OF ICE. EVERY DAY, WE
00:21:43SUFFER INDIGNITIES AND ABUSE AT
00:21:45THE HANDS OF THE PRESIDENT OF
00:21:48THE UNITED STATES. WATCHING HIM
00:21:51BERATE REPORTERS IN THE OVAL OFFICE OR SPEW INCOMPREHENSIBLE
00:21:54NONSENSE FROM BEHIND A PODIUM.
00:21:59ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES, AND
00:22:01IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY IN
00:22:04ILLINOIS AND IN AMERICA. THE PEOPLE HAVE MADE >> [APPLAUSE]
00:22:08>> THEIR VOICES HEARD.
00:22:09>> [APPLAUSE]
00:22:15>> IT IS CLEAR THAT THEY ARE
00:22:16READY TO TURN THE PAGE ON THE
00:22:19FAILED LEADERSHIP IN THE WHITE
00:22:21HOUSE. WELL, WE AREN'T GOING TO WAIT FOR TWO YEARS FOR THAT >> [APPLAUSE]
00:22:25>> CHANGE. >> [APPLAUSE] >> IT STARTS TODAY.
00:22:28>> [APPLAUSE]
00:22:32>> THE DAY ONE AGENDA GIVES THE
00:22:35NEWLY ELECTED CONGRESS OVER 200
00:22:39POLICY SOLUTIONS. WE LISTENED TO THE WISDOM IN THE ROOM. THE PEOPLE WHO ADMINISTER THESE
00:22:42FEDERAL PROGRAMS LOCALLY. THEY
00:22:46SPENT MONTHS ANALYZING THE MOST HARMFUL DECISIONS AND PROGRAM
00:22:50CHANGES THAT HAVE IMPACTED HOW THE STATE OF ILLINOIS SERVES ITS
00:22:53PEOPLE, AND THE PEOPLE CLOSEST
00:22:55TO THE PROBLEM ARE OFTEN CLOSEST
00:22:57TO THE SOLUTION. WE KNOW WHAT IT
00:23:00MEANS TO FIGHT BACK, AND TODAY,
00:23:04WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT CONGRESS KNOWS WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO ON DAY
00:23:07ONE. THAT MEANS REPEALING SNAP
00:23:10ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND
00:23:13MAKING SURE EVERYONE CAN PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, PROTECTING
00:23:17HEAD START PROGRAMS FOR OUR
00:23:18KIDS, ROLLING BACK THE CRUEL AND
00:23:22HARMFUL CUTS TO MEDICAID AND ACA
00:23:25TAX CREDITS THAT HAVE STRIPPED
00:23:27MILLIONS OF THEIR COVERAGE.
00:23:29RESTORING REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS BECAUSE WOMEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY
00:23:33SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS
00:23:34ABOUT THEIR OWN BODIES
00:23:41>> [APPLAUSE] >> HOLDING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE
00:23:45TERROR THAT THEY HAVE CAUSED.
00:23:49SUPPORTING OUR FARM FAMILIES. ILLINOIS'S NUMBER ONE ECONOMIC
00:23:53DRIVER, AND ENDING TRUMP'S DISASTROUS WAR OF CHOICE IN
00:23:56IRAN. IF YOU TAKE NOTHING ELSE
00:24:00FROM TODAY, TAKE THIS. TRUMP'S
00:24:04ADMINISTRATION HAS DECLARED THAT
00:24:06THEIR VALUES ARE ROOTED IN HATE
00:24:08AND THE WHIMS OF A SMALL FEW.
00:24:13BUT IN ILLINOIS, OUR VALUES ARE
00:24:15ROOTED IN COMPASSION FOR EVERY
00:24:20COMMUNITY AND EVERY PERSON. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS
00:24:23TEAM, WE HAVE YOUR BACK. SO LET'S GET IT DONE. AND WITH
00:24:27THAT, I'M HONORED TO PASS IT OVER TO JOSH SAINT PETERS OF THE
00:24:31ILLINOIS BEEF ASSOCIATION. >> [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU.
00:24:35>> [APPLAUSE]
00:24:42>> GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
00:24:44AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
00:24:47SENATOR DUCKWORTH, SENATOR ELECT STRATTON, AND TO GOVERNOR
00:24:51PRITZKER FOR SUPPORTING OUR ILLINOIS FARMERS. BEEF PRODUCERS
00:24:54HERE IN ILLINOIS. LIKE SO MANY
00:24:57FAMILY FARMS, HAVE FACED CHALLENGES OVER THE LAST 18
00:25:00MONTHS, AND WE NEED FARM POLICY
00:25:02THAT WORKS WITH US TO SUPPORT
00:25:04PROFITABILITY ON OUR OPERATIONS.
00:25:07RECENTLY, TYSON MEATS SHUT DOWN PROCESSING IN SEVERAL STATES,
00:25:10INCLUDING A PLANT IN THE QUAD CITIES. NOW, OUR FARMERS NEED
00:25:13SUPPORT. RESTORING THESE CRITICAL MARKETS FOR CATTLE AND
00:25:17THE MARKETPLACE NEEDS THE
00:25:19ILLINOIS PACKING FACILITY REOPENED UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP,
00:25:22JUST AS GOVERNOR PRITZKER AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS EXTENDED THE
00:25:25OFFER OF STATE ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO HELP WITH THE
00:25:29REOPENING. WE NEED USDA TO STEP
00:25:31UP AND DO THEIR PART. WE NEED
00:25:35PRIORITY ACCESS TO THE COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION RESOURCES AND
00:25:37FUNDING WITHIN USDA TO SECURE A BUYER FOR THAT FACILITY. AND WE
00:25:41NEED FEDERAL INCENTIVES TO
00:25:44EXPEDITE A TRANSACTION EVERY DAY
00:25:48THAT WE'RE SHIPPING CATTLE OUT OF ILLINOIS IS A DAY OF ADDED
00:25:51COST TO FARMERS AND CONSUMERS WHO NEED THAT SUPPLY OF MEAT. WE
00:25:54NEED CONGRESS TO ADVANCE A FARM
00:25:57BILL, ONE INCLUSIVE OF POLICY
00:25:59THAT IMPROVES ON FARM INCOME AND
00:26:02CREATES ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY.
00:26:03WE NEED IT TO FOCUS ON PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT BOTH DOMESTIC AND
00:26:07FOREIGN MARKETS, AND BRING RESILIENCY BACK TO ILLINOIS'S
00:26:10FARM FAMILIES. AND WE NEED FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS RESTORED TO
00:26:14HELP OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE STATE. AS
00:26:17THESE PROGRAMS GENERATE DEMAND FOR BEEF AND OTHER COMMODITIES
00:26:21THAT BOTH SUPPORT THE FARMERS, BUT ALSO, MOST IMPORTANTLY,
00:26:25THOSE FAMILIES IN NEED. WE NEED
00:26:27TO PRIORITIZE ANIMAL HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT PROTECT OUR
00:26:31LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, FARMERS CAN BE
00:26:33MORE VIGILANT AGAINST THREATS LIKE NEW WORLD SCREWWORM OR
00:26:37AVIAN INFLUENZA, OR OTHER CHALLENGES THAT RISK THE LIVELIHOODS OF OUR PRODUCERS AND
00:26:41OUR PROCESSING INDUSTRY. WE NEED
00:26:45RESTORATION OF AG STATISTICS, STAFFING, ANOTHER PLACE WHERE
00:26:49FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS BRIDGE A CRITICAL NEED FOR DATA
00:26:51AND MARKET INFORMATION AT THE
00:26:53FARM LEVEL. THESE NATIONAL AG
00:26:57STATISTICS SERVICE REPORTING ROLES ARE IMPORTANT, ENSURING THAT INFORMATION IS ACCURATE AND
00:27:01ACCESSIBLE TO SUPPORT PRICE DISCOVERY, PRODUCTION DATA, AND
00:27:04CRITICAL SUPPLY AND DEMAND
00:27:08REPORTS THAT SHAPE OUR MARKETS ON A DAILY BASIS. AND WE NEED
00:27:12SUPPORT FOR E15 RENEWABLE FUELS
00:27:16YEAR ROUND. A STRONG ETHANOL INDUSTRY BOOSTS >> [APPLAUSE]
00:27:18>> OUR FARM ECONOMY. THROUGH
00:27:22DIRECT DEMAND FOR GRAIN AND SUPPLYING BYPRODUCTS FROM THOSE
00:27:25PLANTS AS FEED FOR BEEF PRODUCTION. SUPPORTING ETHANOL
00:27:28DRIVES. THE RURAL ECONOMY SUPPORTS PROFITABILITY ON THE
00:27:32FARM AND ENABLES MORE BEEF
00:27:34PRODUCTION. PUTTING MEAT ON THE PLATES OF CONSUMERS, LOCAL FOOD
00:27:38AND LOCAL FUEL PRODUCTION IS
00:27:40CRITICAL FOR OUR STATE'S
00:27:44ECONOMY. FINALLY, WE NEED FARM
00:27:45POLICY THAT RESTORES TRADE
00:27:49RELATIONSHIPS, BRING BACK DEMAND FOR OUR COMMODITIES, AND TAMP DOWN TARIFFS THAT ARE DRIVING UP
00:27:53OUR EXPENSES ON INPUTS LIKE FUEL
00:27:55AND FERTILIZER. WE HAVE TO TRUCK
00:27:59OUR CATTLE ACROSS THE MIDWEST TO MARKETS NOW, WRESTLING WITH THE HIGH COST OF DIESEL AND OUR
00:28:03PASTURES. AND OUR HAY FIELDS IN ILLINOIS ARE CHALLENGED BY THE
00:28:06EXTREME COSTS OF FERTILIZER PRODUCTS THAT ARE TOO EXPENSIVE
00:28:09TO IMPORT. SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR LEADERS HERE TODAY FOR
00:28:13SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF RURAL
00:28:15ILLINOIS AND OUR STATE'S FARM ECONOMY. I NOW TURN THE PODIUM
00:28:18OVER TO >> [APPLAUSE] >> BERNIE LYONS.
00:28:22>> [APPLAUSE]
00:28:28>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
00:28:31BERNIE LYONS. I'M THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF MABUS,
00:28:34ILLINOIS. MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM
00:28:36SYSTEM. MABUS IS THE EXCLUSIVE
00:28:40COORDINATOR OF FIRE EMS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, WATER
00:28:43RESCUE, URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE, AND OTHER RESOURCES HERE IN
00:28:47ILLINOIS. YOU SEE, ILLINOIS DOESN'T HAVE A STATE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ILLINOIS DOESN'T
00:28:51HAVE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
00:28:53ILLINOIS HAS MAVIS MABUS IS MADE
00:28:57UP OF OVER 70 DIVISIONS OF 70
00:28:58DIVISIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
00:29:01THESE DIVISIONS ARE MADE OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN EVERY COUNTY IN
00:29:05THE STATE. ALMOST ALL FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN ILLINOIS ARE PART
00:29:07OF MABUS. MAYBE IT'S ALSO
00:29:11INCLUDES 75 MOBILE SUPPORT TEAMS WHO HAVE SPECIALIZED TRAINING
00:29:13AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
00:29:15TECHNICAL RESCUE AND WATER
00:29:17RESCUE. THESE TEAMS ARE
00:29:20PRE-POSITIONED, EQUIPPED, AND HAVE TRAINED PERSONNEL THAT ARE
00:29:24THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND THEY
00:29:27RESPOND TO INCIDENTS LOCALLY ON
00:29:30A REGULAR BASIS. ILLINOIS HAS EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER
00:29:33OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE WEATHER OVER THIS PAST YEAR, PLACING
00:29:36HEAVY DEMANDS ON LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND ON MAVIS
00:29:39TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAMS, REPEATED
00:29:42HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING HAS ALSO CREATED DEMANDS FOR MAVIS
00:29:46WATER RESCUE TEAMS, WHICH PROVIDE TRAINED PERSONNEL,
00:29:50RESCUE BOATS AND SPECIALIZED
00:29:52EQUIPMENT. MAVIS ALSO HAS A 40
00:29:54PERSON TEAM SPECIALIZED IN WATER
00:29:58RESCUE SPECIFICALLY, SWIFT WATER
00:30:02RESCUE. THAT'S ILLINOIS WATER
00:30:05RESCUE ONE. THIS TEAM HAS
00:30:07RESPONDED TO DECLARED DISASTERS
00:30:10IN OTHER STATES AND PLAY A HEAVY
00:30:12ROLE WHEN DANGEROUS FLOODING
00:30:14IMPACTS PARTS OF ILLINOIS.
00:30:17ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH MAVIS, ILLINOIS HAS A 200 PERSON TYPE
00:30:21ONE URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM
00:30:25CALLED ILLINOIS TASK FORCE ONE.
00:30:27THIS TEAM IS THE ONLY ACCREDITED
00:30:31TYPE ONE URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE
00:30:33STATE TEAM IN THE COUNTRY THEIR
00:30:37MULTIDISCIPLINE TRAINING IS ELITE. THEY ARE BATTLE TESTED
00:30:40FROM LONG DEPLOYMENTS IN
00:30:42LOUISIANA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND
00:30:44TEXAS, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS IN
00:30:47DEMAND WHEN OTHER STATES ARE OVERWHELMED. AND WE HAVE THEM
00:30:50RIGHT HERE IN ILLINOIS THESE
00:30:53ASSETS, THESE RESCUE AND RESPONSE CAPABILITIES, HAVE BEEN
00:30:57FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH FEDERAL
00:31:00GRANTS, SPECIFICALLY THE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM
00:31:04AND THE URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE GRANT PROGRAM. MAVIS
00:31:08IS BEING DEEPLY AFFECTED BY
00:31:10RECENT CUTS TO THESE GRANTS. WE
00:31:13WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO FUND
00:31:18ILLINOIS WATER RESCUE 1 IN 2027.
00:31:20WE MAY HAVE TO REDUCE OUR URBAN
00:31:22SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM. ILLINOIS
00:31:25TASK FORCE ONE FROM A TYPE ONE
00:31:28TEAM TO A TYPE THREE TEAM THAT
00:31:31MEANS FEWER PERSONNEL, LESS
00:31:34TRAINING, LESS EQUIPMENT MUCH
00:31:38LESS CAPABILITY. ILLINOIS HAD AN
00:31:41INCIDENT THAT WERE TO NEED A LARGE SCALE TYPE ONE TEAM
00:31:45RESPONSE, WE WOULD HAVE TO ASK A
00:31:50FEDERAL TEAM INDIANA, OHIO,
00:31:53MISSOURI, AND HOPE THAT THEY'RE
00:31:55AVAILABLE. AND IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE, AND IF THEY DO COME,
00:31:59THEY WON'T BE HERE AS FAST, NOR
00:32:01WILL THEY BE AS EFFECTIVE AS OUR
00:32:04OWN. ILLINOIS TASK FORCE ONE. AS
00:32:08MORE FEDERAL GRANT CUTS LOOM.
00:32:11MAVIS THE TOUGH DECISIONS TO
00:32:13SHUT DOWN SOME OF THESE SPECIALLY TRAINED MOBILE SUPPORT
00:32:17TEAMS THAT ARE PRE-POSITIONED
00:32:19THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THIS MEANS
00:32:22MUCH LONGER RESPONSE TIMES TO
00:32:26CRITICAL SITUATIONS. AND WHEN
00:32:28LIFE AND DEATH COUNTS MINUTES,
00:32:31THESE ARE HEAVY DECISIONS TO
00:32:34PONDER GIVING ME THIS
00:32:37OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT MAVIS
00:32:39TODAY. ALL THE THINGS WE DO AND
00:32:41THE CHALLENGES WE FACE. THE ILLINOIS FIRE SERVICE IS PROUD
00:32:45TO HAVE BUILT THESE INCREDIBLE ASSETS AND CAPABILITIES OVER
00:32:49THESE MANY YEARS. ALL THE HARD WORK AND MANY MILLIONS OF
00:32:52DOLLARS ALREADY INVESTED HAS
00:32:55MADE ILLINOIS MAVIS THE NATIONAL
00:32:57MODEL FOR FIRE AND RESCUE,
00:32:59MUTUAL AID. AND WE JUST DON'T
00:33:01WANT THAT TO SLIP AWAY. THANK
00:33:05YOU.
00:33:05>> [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
00:33:12>> UM, NEXT, I'D LIKE TO
00:33:16INTRODUCE DR. EDWIN >> [APPLAUSE] >> MCDONALD
00:33:19>> [APPLAUSE]
00:33:25>> THANK YOU EVERYONE. UM, IT'S REALLY AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO
00:33:28BE HERE. I'M A GASTROENTEROLOGIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. I'M ALSO
00:33:31A TRAINED CHEF AND A DIRECTOR OF NUTRITION. AND IN ME, IN MANY
00:33:34WAYS, I'M PROBABLY MORE COMFORTABLE DOING COLONOSCOPIES
00:33:38THAN I AM AT PRESS CONFERENCES
00:33:41BUT DESPITE MY LACK OF COMFORT, I'M HERE BECAUSE THE VOICES OF
00:33:45MY PATIENTS NEED TO BE HEARD. AND MANY OF MY PATIENTS UP UNTIL
00:33:48LAST NIGHT, WERE AFRAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LOSE HEALTH
00:33:51INSURANCE. UH, THEY WERE AFRAID THAT THEY WERE NOT ONLY NOT
00:33:54GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO CARE, BUT MANY OF THEM WERE CONCERNED
00:33:57ABOUT NOT HAVING ACCESS TO FOOD. AND I REALLY WANT TO BE A
00:34:00REMINDER TO OUR ELECTED
00:34:03OFFICIALS THAT POLICIES MATTER. AND POLICIES ARE MORE THAN JUST
00:34:06WORDS ON PAPER. UH, THESE ARE WORDS THAT CAN IMPACT REAL
00:34:09LIVES, REAL PEOPLE, AND HAVE
00:34:11REAL OUTCOMES. UH, AND I AM
00:34:15EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE. UH, CONSIDERING EVERYTHING THAT
00:34:18HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. SO FOR ME, AS A GASTROENTEROLOGIST, I CARE
00:34:21FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE SERIOUS GASTROINTESTINAL CONDITIONS THAT
00:34:24REQUIRE MEDICATIONS, REQUIRE
00:34:26DIETARY CHANGE, AND ALSO REQUIRE
00:34:29ACCESS TO FOOD. UM, RECENTLY,
00:34:31MANY OF MY PATIENTS HAVE BEEN,
00:34:35UH, DELAYING CARE BECAUSE OF CONCERNS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO
00:34:37PAY FOR THE COST OF CARE. AND THESE CONCERNS ARE SERIOUS AND
00:34:40THEY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. UM,
00:34:42THAT IS WHY I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
00:34:46H.R. ONE ON MEDICAID. AND ALSO
00:34:49SNAP, BECAUSE, AGAIN, I AM HERE
00:34:52ADVOCATING FOR MY PATIENTS. AND THESE ARE THE CONCERNS THAT PATIENTS HAVE, NOT ONLY IN THE
00:34:56CITY OF CHICAGO, BUT ALSO THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES. AND EVEN A
00:34:59LOT OF MY PATIENTS WHO COME FROM DOWNSTATE, UH, PEOPLE WHO MAY
00:35:03HAVE VOTED REPUBLICAN, VOTED FOR DEMOCRAT, REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY
00:35:07VOTED FOR. THESE ARE CONCERNS THAT ARE REAL. AND I HAVE A LOT
00:35:11OF PATIENTS WHO COME FROM INDIANA AND OTHER SURROUNDING
00:35:14STATES WHO HAVE SIMILAR
00:35:17CONCERNS. SO NUTRITION IS, IS HEALTH, FOOD IS HEALTH.
00:35:21NUTRITION IS NOT SEPARATE FROM HEALTH CARE. WHAT PEOPLE EAT,
00:35:24UM, THEIR ACCESS TO ADEQUATE
00:35:27FOOD AFFECTS CHRONIC DISEASE
00:35:28RECOVERY. AND LONG TERM HEALTH.
00:35:33WHEN A FAMILY CAN'T AFFORD
00:35:36NUTRITIOUS FOOD THAT HAS A HUGE
00:35:37IMPACT ON HEALTH OUTCOMES, MORE
00:35:40THAN ABOUT 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE IN
00:35:42ILLINOIS RECEIVE SNAP, REPRESENTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
00:35:45IN FOOD ASSISTANCE EACH YEAR.
00:35:48THESE ARE CHILDREN, WORKING
00:35:50PEOPLE, OLDER ADULTS, VETERANS,
00:35:53AND ALSO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. WHEN CONGRESS MADE
00:35:56IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS,
00:35:59FOOD ASSISTANCE, IT DIDN'T JUST
00:36:02CHANGE THE BENEFIT PROGRAM. IT AFFECTED COMMUNITY HEALTH IN
00:36:04GENERAL. AND THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT I'M HERE TO REPRESENT. I
00:36:08LEARNED THAT LESSON EARLY ON THROUGH MY CAREER WHEN I WAS VOLUNTEERING AT A CLINIC CALLED
00:36:12PROJECT BROTHERHOOD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO, AND THAT'S
00:36:15WHERE I BORE WITNESS TO PEOPLE FALLING VICTIM TO SOCIAL
00:36:19DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS BILL COULD
00:36:23FURTHER EXACERBATE. THE SAME IS
00:36:25TRUE OF PATIENTS WHO HAVE MEDICAID. A LOT OF MY PATIENTS
00:36:28WITH MEDICAID ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE
00:36:31GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR MEDICATIONS AND AFFORD
00:36:34MEDICATIONS, AND THIS IS A
00:36:37CONCERN THAT IS 100% REAL SO
00:36:40RIGHT NOW, H.R. ONE PUTS THAT
00:36:43COVERAGE AT RISK, UH, THROUGH WORK REQUIREMENTS, MORE RED
00:36:46TAPE, AND ALSO RESTRICTIONS THAT
00:36:49CAN CAUSE OUR NEIGHBORS AND
00:36:51FRIENDS TO LOSE COVERAGE. AS A
00:36:53DOCTOR, I KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.
00:36:56UH, THIS MEANS DELAYS IN DIAGNOSIS. AS A
00:36:59GASTROENTEROLOGIST, THIS FUNDAMENTALLY MEANS THAT PEOPLE MAY NOT SIGN UP FOR THE
00:37:02COLONOSCOPY THAT THEY NEED. AND AS A RESULT, THEY COME IN A LITTLE BIT LATER, INCREASING
00:37:06THEIR RISK OF DEVELOPING COLON CANCER. AND THAT IS
00:37:10HEARTBREAKING FOR ME. UH, I HATE TO SEE POLICIES THAT COULD
00:37:14POTENTIALLY INCREASE THE RISK OF
00:37:15POOR OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS. WHEN
00:37:19PEOPLE LOSE THEIR DOCTOR, THESE HEALTH CARE ISSUES DON'T
00:37:21APPEAR. WE CAN'T JUST SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. THEY ARE STILL THERE, REGARDLESS OF ACCESS TO
00:37:25CARE OR NOT. UH, AND UNFORTUNATELY, AS I MENTIONED,
00:37:29SOME OF THESE DECISIONS CAN ALSO
00:37:31BECOME MORE DEADLY. THE GOVERNOR
00:37:34HAS SHOWN WHAT WE CAN DO. UH IT
00:37:37SHOW THE GOVERNOR SHOWN THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE
00:37:40BARRIERS THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM GETTING CARE. THE ILLINOIS COOK
00:37:44COUNTY MEDICAL DEBT RELIEF
00:37:47PROGRAMS HAVE ELIMINATED ABOUT
00:37:51$2.4 BILLION IN MEDICAL DEBT FOR 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE FROM >> [APPLAUSE] >> ILLINOIS.
00:37:55>> [APPLAUSE] >> UH.
00:37:56>> [APPLAUSE]
00:38:03>> THAT IS MORE THAN A SUCCESSFUL ILLINOIS PROGRAM. IT
00:38:05IS A MODEL FOR AMERICA. PROOF
00:38:08THAT GOVERNMENT CAN MAKE A MEANINGFUL, MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S HEALTH,
00:38:12FINANCIAL SECURITY, WHILE BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH TAXPAYERS
00:38:15DOLLARS. BUT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE
00:38:17TO CLEAN UP MEDICAL DEBT AFTER
00:38:20FAMILIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN HURT. WE CAN PREVENT DEBT IN THE FIRST
00:38:23PLACE BY PROTECTING MEDICAID, PROTECTING SNAP, AND ALSO MAKING
00:38:27SURE PEOPLE CAN GET ACCESS TO
00:38:29CARE BEFORE THEY GET SICKER. THAT'S WHY WE NEED URGENT
00:38:32ACTION IN CONGRESS. WE NEED TO
00:38:35PROTECT ACCESS TO MEDICAID. WE NEED TO PROTECT SNAP. WE ALSO
00:38:38NEED TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S ABILITY
00:38:40TO PUT NUTRITIOUS FOOD ON THE
00:38:43TABLE. GOVERNOR PRITZKER HAS CONSISTENTLY UNDERSTOOD THAT
00:38:46HEALTH POLICY IS MORE ABOUT, UH,
00:38:49THE MORE ABOUT HEALTH CARE THAN
00:38:52WHAT? THAN WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE A DOCTOR'S OFFICE. IT IS ABOUT
00:38:56WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THEY
00:38:59NEED IN ORDER TO BE HEALTHY IN THE FIRST PLACE. AS A PHYSICIAN,
00:39:02I'M PROUD TO STAND WITH THE GOVERNOR, SENATOR DUCKWORTH,
00:39:06LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR STRATTON, AND EVERYONE HERE TODAY CALLING
00:39:09ON CONGRESS TO PROTECT MEDICAID, PROTECT, SNAP, AND ALSO PROTECT
00:39:13THE HEALTH OF MILLIONS OF
00:39:14FAMILIES HERE IN ILLINOIS. THANK
00:39:20>> [APPLAUSE] >> YOU.
00:39:20>> [APPLAUSE]
00:39:26>> AND NOW, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE PRESIDENT OF
00:39:30CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY, Z. >> [APPLAUSE] >> SCOTT.
00:39:34>> [APPLAUSE]
00:39:44>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. >> GOOD MORNING. >> CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY IS
00:39:47OUR STATE'S ONLY FOUR YEAR U.S.
00:39:48DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
00:39:52CERTIFIED, PREDOMINANTLY BLACK
00:39:53INSTITUTION. I WANT TO THANK
00:39:57GOVERNOR PRITZKER, SENATOR ELECT
00:39:59JULIANA STRATTON, AND SENATOR
00:40:02DUCKWORTH, NOT ONLY FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, BUT ALSO TAKING THE
00:40:06TIME TO VISIT CHICAGO STATE,
00:40:09CHICAGO STATE HAS LONG BEEN AN
00:40:11EXAMPLE OF WHAT FEDERAL
00:40:14INVESTMENT CAN DO, AND WHAT
00:40:16HIGHER EDUCATION CAN ACCOMPLISH.
00:40:19FOR OVER 20 YEARS, CHICAGO STATE
00:40:22LED THE NATIONAL SCIENCE
00:40:24FOUNDATION, FUNDED LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY
00:40:28PARTICIPATION IN STEM, ENABLING
00:40:32STUDENT LED RESEARCH FROM A.
00:40:34ALONG WITH A DOZEN OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN OUR
00:40:38REGION. FOR YEARS, CHICAGO STATE
00:40:40HAS RANKED IN THE TOP 3% OF ALL
00:40:45UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN THIS COUNTRY FOR GRADUATING
00:40:48BLACK STUDENTS WITH DEGREES IN >> [APPLAUSE] >> PHYSICS.
00:40:52>> [APPLAUSE]
00:40:59>> AND LAST YEAR, CHICAGO STATE BECAME THE FIRST PUBLIC
00:41:02UNIVERSITY IN ILLINOIS TO LAUNCH
00:41:04ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN QUANTUM >> [APPLAUSE]
00:41:07>> SCIENCE AND MICROELECTRONICS
00:41:09>> [APPLAUSE]
00:41:15>> AGAINST THIS BACKDROP, THERE
00:41:18IS A LOW REPRESENTATION IN
00:41:21DOCTORAL DEGREE RECIPIENTS FOR BLACK AND LATINX COMMUNITIES.
00:41:25AND SO THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
00:41:27CHICAGO STATE AND SCIENCES,
00:41:29MATTER. BUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
00:41:32OUR WORK AND OUR SUPPORT FOR OUR
00:41:36STUDENTS HAS CHANGED BECAUSE OF
00:41:39SHIFTING FEDERAL PRIORITIES AND POLICIES. THE LOUIS STOKES
00:41:42ALLIANCE GRANT WAS CANCELED.
00:41:46CANCELED THIS CANCELLATION LEFT
00:41:51STUDENTS WONDERING WHY THEY NO
00:41:54LONGER HAD ACCESS TO
00:41:58OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH
00:42:01ALONGSIDE OF THEIR FACULTY. ILLINOIS'S UNDOCUMENTED
00:42:04STUDENTS CAN NO LONGER ACCESS
00:42:05IN-STATE TUITION OR MAP GRANTS.
00:42:10VISA RESTRICTIONS HAVE RESULTED
00:42:13IN A 14% DROP THIS YEAR IN
00:42:15ILLINOIS, INTERNATIONAL
00:42:18STUDENTS. THE UNITED STATES
00:42:21DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS
00:42:27WITHHOLDING FUNDING. CONGRESS APPROPRIATED FOR MINORITY
00:42:30SERVING INSTITUTIONS ON A BI PARTISAN BASIS. WE HAVE GONE TO
00:42:33CAPITOL HILL AS A COALITION OF
00:42:39PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS TO ASK CONGRESS TO RELEASE FUNDS
00:42:42THAT WERE APPROPRIATED FOR OUR
00:42:45INSTITUTIONS WITHOUT SUCCESS. I
00:42:47WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT EACH OF
00:42:50THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN
00:42:53DEVASTATING FOR CHICAGO STATE.
00:42:55DECADES OF MOMENTUM IS BEING
00:42:57UNDERCUT. IN THE LAST YEAR
00:43:00ALONE, WE EXPERIENCED A 25%
00:43:03REDUCTION IN FEDERAL GRANTS,
00:43:07REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 6
00:43:08MILLION IN LOST FUNDING,
00:43:12SUPPORTING 20 STAFF AND 60 STUDENT AND FACULTY RESEARCH
00:43:15OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR NATION.
00:43:18MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS
00:43:21LIKE CSU PLAY AN OUTSIZED ROLE
00:43:24IN SUPPORTING MINORITY STUDENTS
00:43:27AT A TIME WHEN COLLEGE
00:43:29ATTAINMENT AND THE DIVIDE IN COLLEGE ATTAINMENT IS STAGNATING
00:43:33AND NOT SEEING EXPONENTIAL
00:43:37GROWTH. WE MUST STRENGTHEN, NOT
00:43:39UNDERMINE, THE INSTITUTION'S
00:43:41FOCUS ON THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS
00:43:44RECENT ACTIONS BY OUR FEDERAL
00:43:47GOVERNMENT HAVE REAL
00:43:49CONSEQUENCES. IT'S SHORT. IT SHUTS DOORS AND CURTAILS
00:43:53OPPORTUNITY THE FUTURE OF THE
00:43:57STUDENTS OF OUR STATE AND OUR
00:43:59NATION DEPEND ON A SWIFT AND IF
00:44:06WE ARE TO LIVE OUR VALUES THAT
00:44:09ARE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR
00:44:13ALL, THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN AND FEDERAL POLICY, PARTICULARLY AS
00:44:16IT RELATES TO HIGHER EDUCATION,
00:44:18MUST CHANGE
00:44:29>> [APPLAUSE] >> NOW, I'D LIKE TO TURN THE PODIUM BACK OVER TO OUR
00:44:33GOVERNOR, JB PRITZKER
00:44:36>> [APPLAUSE]
00:44:38>> HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS FROM
00:44:41MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA. BRENDAN,
00:44:45CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT. >> HOW REALISTIC IS IT FOR ANY
00:44:49OF THIS ANYTHING IN THIS EPISODE
00:44:51TO. TO BE SIGNED INTO LAW? AND
00:44:53IF NOT, UH, IT WOULD BE FAIR TO
00:44:58CHARACTERIZE THIS PLAYBOOK AS A
00:44:59VERSION OF COVID 19.
00:45:04>> NOW, THIS IS A FOCUS ON WHAT NEEDS TO GET DONE. NOW, OVER THE
00:45:07NEXT SIX MONTHS, WE NEED TO MAKE
00:45:09SURE THAT THE CONGRESS AND THE
00:45:12AMERICAN PEOPLE HEAR WHAT IT IS
00:45:16THE AMERICAN WORKING FAMILIES
00:45:17NEED. I BELIEVE THAT IT'S
00:45:20POSSIBLE THAT THIS PRESIDENT, HAVING RECEIVED THE MANDATE
00:45:23AGAINST HIS POLICIES, MIGHT BE
00:45:26WILLING TO TALK TO DEMOCRATS
00:45:28ABOUT THE AGENDA THAT THEY'RE PUTTING FORWARD AND BE WILLING
00:45:31TO MAKE COMPROMISE, OR ACTUALLY APPROVE. I THINK THERE ARE
00:45:34THINGS THAT HE MAY AGREE WITH IN
00:45:37THIS AGENDA. SO THIS ISN'T ABOUT
00:45:39BEATING UP DONALD TRUMP. IT IS ABOUT DOING WHAT'S RIGHT FOR
00:45:42WORKING FAMILIES. AND SO THAT'S
00:45:45WE'RE SENDING THE CONGRESS WITH THEIR OWN AGENDA FOR THE STATE
00:45:49OF ILLINOIS. AND THAT, I THINK,
00:45:51WOULD BENEFIT ALL THE STATES OF
00:45:53THE UNITED STATES YES. ISABEL.
00:46:02DID.
00:46:02>> [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
00:46:13>> MAYBE IT WAS JUST ANOTHER SIGNAL THAT WALTZ. LAUREN
00:46:15BOEBERT
00:46:19>> WELL, YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE A
00:46:20BILL THAT'S PENDING THAT WILL,
00:46:23I BELIEVE, GET BROUGHT UP IN THE VETO SESSION. IT'S CALLED OUR
00:46:27ACT. IT'S BEEN NEGOTIATED. IT'S STILL BEING WORKED ON. VETO SESSION IS YET AHEAD OF US.
00:46:31UH, AND SO IT IS TRUE THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT DATA
00:46:34CENTERS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. UM, WE HAVE A BILL
00:46:37THAT WOULD CURTAIL THE USE OF
00:46:40ANY OUTSIDE ELECTRICITY. AND INSTEAD REQUIRE DATA CENTERS TO
00:46:44BRING THEIR OWN ELECTRICITY WITH THEM, CLEAN ENERGY, AND ALSO REQUIRE.
00:46:48>> THEM TO TAKE YOU LIVE. NOW FOR REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> AND ALSO, I THINK IT SHOULD
00:46:52BE UP TO LOCAL. >> YOU SAID, COULD WE HAVE ABOUT
00:46:55350 OF OUR PEOPLE? I SAID, WE DON'T HOLD 350.