Good afternoon. I am a is rick, and thirdgeneration farmer right here in pennsylvania. Back in 2016, i voted for donald trump on the campaign trail four years ago. He made tons of promises, the working man to the middle class. Around theled country, he promised to bring back jobs and promote the economy. It did not take long for me to realize that President Trump is nothing more than a con man. The ideaand others on that he would change things in washington. You heard it, drain the swamp. Myself, who felt ignored and underappreciated by our national leaders. One of the first things that he did the had an impact on thousands of farmers like myself, was the start of the trade war with china. It was a double whammy. Due to the tariffs compounded with the effects of what china put on with the prices. Soybeans was the most talked about in the press. 40 effect onto a the economy on my farm. Trump has heard of farmers being true patriots. He bought us off. The policies have caused from it is hard for the farming communities and farms across the country. Imuse im a patriot, loudly speaking out against trump and his of initiation. When people ask me why i no longer support, i tell them that the list is too long. Trade issuesry were just the start and just the tip of the iceberg. The trade war affected every person in america, whether they knew it are not. His threats to the Affordable Care act impact millions. His push to eliminate payroll taxes, and funding for Social Security. People need that safety net the most. Dont even get me started on his total disregard for the constitution, the values that have held this country together for centuries. Ade of you may have seen an in which i held President Trump federally accountable and negligent to how he misinformed the people about the pandemic. That ad was made three weeks prior to being aired. When it was aired, it was aired on the same day as paul woodruffs book. When we heard how serious trump new the virus was. And choosing not to tell the american people. I felt so vindicated by making that ad when i heard that recording. This guy claims to be prolife3 has helped toence lead more than 10,000 people to an early death due to the coronavirus. He has put hundreds of thousands of lives at risk for nothing more than pure profit of wall street. Is not prolife, he is proprofit. Our lives and one is have been nothing more than a game to him. We deserve so much more out of a commanderinchief. Why am i supporting and speaking out in favor of Vice President joe biden . It is pretty simple. When i listen to joe, i think of my kids and grandkids. I think of the future that i want for them. The america that i want them to inherit. I know that when joe biden becomes president , he will work hard to put a country that works for everybody. He will make sure that communities have an opportunity to succeed and set the next generation up with the tools and resources that they need to thrive. He will be a leader that we can trust and believe. He will be one that will who will fight for our children as if they were his own. That is why i am honored and proud to introduce the next president of the United States, joe biden. [applause] [no audio] [applause] mr. Biden hello. Hello. Hello. Thank you, thank you, thank you. It is good to back here in erie. I would to say hello to all of erie. To all local elected leaders here are joining us here. And to your next senator, we need to turn out and support for democrats down the line. Folks, look. I want tonk thank you for coming out. Foreveryone at the ua hosting this incredible training facility. I am so think to of earned the endorsement of ua. You have proud plumbers and more behind me than i could possibly thank you four. I want to thank rick for sharing his story and being a part of a conversation this year, he shared his story with america. Of asdelaware is thought being a great corporate entity and chemical facilities and all of those things, but we have a 4 billion agricultural industry. A lot of farmers are being hurt really badly. Farmers all across the country are being guided by the president elect was promises. And Union Members who do an honest days work, see the president for his promises and what they are. Ednk you, rick, for your op that you wrote last year. A bunch of hot air and cold wind. Folks, this is it. The election is here. The choice could not be more stark, and the stakes could not be higher. After my debate in cleveland last, i took a train. I have written a lot. I have rated it a lot. I heard the same story, everywhere around the country. Best, but itg your never feels like enough. You are not looking for a handout, you are just looking for a fair shot. That is how my dad felt when we had to leave scranton. He was in sales, he was not in the coal mines. Greatell me that my grandfather was the first elected in the state senator our member saying that he made that walk the a lot of you know here in erie. Kids that we cannot play and that Little League ball game anymore. We have to leave, dad does not have a job. I remember him taking us home, my mom and the three children at the time, home to my grand pops. Have costride it must him. Commuting every weekend, 157 miles down in delaware where he had grown up. We end up in claremont delaware and went to wilmington where my dad got a sales job. Totook about four years build a decent middleclass life to be able to build a home. It was not easy for him. He had an expression. I do not expect the government to solve my problems. But at least understand the government to understand my problems. Thing that we need right now is for the president to exacerbate the problems. More than 10,000 are dead. Tolose anywhere from 700 1000 people debt. People dead. Thatthe president was told a thousand people are dying every day, he said it is what it is. That is because he is who he is. 175,000 cases right here pennsylvania. When you lose a child and look at the empty chair at the dining room table at night. My heart goes out to everyone struggling and this economic crisis. Simple neglect on the part at this administration. Many jobs have not come back. Have turnedyoffs into permanent layoffs. We are still down on the manufacturing jobs since the crisis started. Manufacturing00 jobs here in pennsylvania. The Trump Presidency will be the first presidency since hoover that is going to end up leaving office than with fewer jobs than he started office. This is called a kshaped recovery. The middle and below, it is going down. Things are getting worse. Essential workers who have sacrificed to keep us going through this pandemic are being left behind by the most people recovery in american history. This is a startling fact to meet. To me. Billionaires in the middle of this pandemic made 300 billion additional dollars. Made 300duals billion this year. The bottom half got this slide down. This president can only see the world from park avenue. I see it from scranton and claremont, from real for r eal. I see it from erie. My program is focused on the working people. The about all of the people who you know who got up this morning and had the following conversation. Howdy, i know that we need four new tires, but we cannot do it right now. We have to wait. I know we just lost our insurance, but we are going to be ok. We are going to hang in there. Make a choice, literally a choice between getting a prescription or putting food on the table. If i said that 10 years ago, you would look at me like i was writing a fiction story. But that is the truth. Those are the decisions that people are making today and right now. Byependent analysis put out highly respected wall street firm, projects that my build back better plan is going to created 80. 6 million jobs in million. S 18. 6 i double creates 7 million more jobs than the president s plan. Works. How it i am not going to raise taxes on anybody making less than 40,000. 400,000. For those making more than that, i will ask the wealthy to begin to pay. 91 of the fortune 500 companies today pay zero dollars tax. How many of you pay zero tax . Billionaires are paying a taxfree as investment money, a lower tax rates then if you have a job as a plumber. How can that be . The money that i am going to raise is going to allow us to invest in working people and grow the class back grow the middle class back. To get it back to full employment fast and helpless build back better than before. Millionsing to created of good paying union jobs. Me, insident turns to that state of union addresses, and he said that sheriff joe is going to take care of and hundred billion dollars. We go back the longest expansion in american history. Technology, making sure that we are going to make a future made in america. Upgrading the water and pipes, making sure that it is sustainable and resilient. Bill and lay down by Union Plumbers and pipe feeders here. We are going to upgrade 4 million buildings with weatherization of 2 million homes. This will. One million good paying union jobs. Folks, we are in a situation where if you take a k at this bill back better build back better. He promises intrafracture plants. He did not do anything. He promised to relieve main street slammed by the recession. Guess where that money went that the Congress Passed . A went to the wealthy. Wealthy, and the it did not go to small businesses. Plan to revitalize infrastructure is to buy in america. 3. 7e going to raise over trillion by eliminating the tax cut for the super wealthy. Water pipelines and upgrade led plants. 100e going to build billion for our schools. 4 million buildings. Advanced heating and cooling system. There will be a race for job creation for unions, you will not believe it. Act,i did the recovery 800 billion. Not one single solitary dollar went to anything other than a prevailing wage. [applause] i am also going to make sure that Corporate America wanted to take care takeover residency a purchase ships apprenticeships. Proactiveto pass the poact. Strengthen labor standards, the osha rules. There is a lot that we can do, but it is not enough to. Workers. Have to make sure that they get benefited. My dad had another expression. After he lost his job, and we moved to delaware. A job is a lot more than a paycheck. It is about dignity, respect, your place in the community. It is about being able to look say,get in the eye and honey, it is going to be ok. Every time that we talk about climate change, donald trump says hoax. I think jobs. No matter how many lies he tells, im not banning fracking. Period. [applause] i said inside that the only way to deal with the abuse of powers with power. The only power that we have is union power. You are the guys they keep the barbarians on the other cited at the gate from taking everything. That is a fact. What is the average middleclass person fearing the most . That they are trying to tear down the Affordable Care act. We are going to build on it. We will have a notforprofit public insurance option. We will increase subsidies, and premiums will be lower. We will have plans with lower deductibles and lower out of costs expenses. We would do that with the money that we take back from the super wealthy. We will take on the pharmaceutical companies, with plans that will we will work with states to ensure that children have access to free, high quality preschool. Not daycare, but preschool. Background,hat the if you start them at age three, they have a 50 chance of graduating through high school and beyond, no matter the background. To the women around here. I was a single dad for five years. I could not afford help. Thank god that had my sister and mom and brother to help with my kids, when my wife and daughter were killed. When erie gets its First Community college opened, we are going to make sure that it is free for anyone who qualifies to get in. That is a fact. [applause] that cost 6 billion a year. About as much as we give as a tax reduction for racehorses. Look at all of the people who have gotten out of school since the 9 11 generation. They got out of high school or college, no graduations. They all got shut down in the Great Recession and now. What are they doing . They are unable to make that first home down payment. College them are graduates, and there is no jobs, no access. I have to make sure that you will get a tax credit for your first time home buying, providing a down payment. We will protect Social Security and increase benefits for many of seniors, so you can retire with dignity and respect. If we are going to get anything done, we have to come together. We will have to vote, like we have never voted before. Early voting is open here in pennsylvania. Go to early voting if you can. Com pa to find out where you can vote and wake about early. The sure that you seal mailin ballot and a secrecy envelope and signed the declaration on the outside of the envelope before you return it. I am running as a proud democrat, but i am going to govern as an american president. Im going to work as hard for those who do not support me as those who do. I am so proud in this campaign to earn the support of sony proud, patriotic republicans, the Homeland Security tom ridge. We agree on this. This is a moment for country above party. After all that this country has been through, and after all that america has accomplished, it cannot be that here, in the year 2020, that we will allow the government of the people, by the people, and for the people, to parish on this earth, as lincoln said. We can do better than what we have seen. Are at ourhat we best, United States of america. All of this division being pushed by this president. All of this encouraged. We had, iate that asked him to condemn the proud boys . He said to stand down and stand ready. This is not who we are as a country, for real. Hell, that theke end of the day, we come together. I am more optimistic today about americas chances than ive ever been. Why . The blinders have been taken off. I think that we can pull this together. I am optimistic. Id genuinely am. Yet to make sure that you go out and vote. Thisnly way that we lose is by what is going on relative to the polling places. Not eight single solitary reasonable person said that mailin ballots are correct. He is trying to make it sound like that. Try to put people in polling places, the same guys that you saw blocking peoples way in virginia with banners and racial slur across their shoulders. That is not who we are. We are so much better than this. So i say to you all, god bless you all. Lets go out and vote, and may god protect our troops. You. You, thank you, thank [applause] where my going . Am i going this way . Thanks everybody. Thanks a million. Thank you [applause] u. S. Army. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] our campaign 2020 covers continues with candidates campaigning and debating. 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