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Promise of opportunity for all. and i stand here tonight because i hold fast to my fathers credo. together, we are coming for america, for a better america. just a few weeks ago, i joined volunteers to distribute meals to furloughed federal workers. they waited in line for a box of food and a sliver of hope since they hadnt received paychecks in weeks. making livelihoods of our federal workers a pawn for political games is a disgrace. the shutdown was a stunt, engineered by the president of the ...

For governor of georgia. she blasted the trump administration for the government shutdown. >> making livelihoods of our federal workers a pawn for political gains is a disgrace. the shutdown was a stunt. engineered by the president of the united states. one that defied every tenet of fairness, and abandoned not just our people, but our values. >> all right, abrams said shes disappointed by the president, but does not want him to fail. >> joining us now, princeton university historian and profess...

Of georgia. my reason for running was simple. i love our country and its promise of opportunity for all. and i stand here tonight because i hold fast to my fathers credo. together, we are coming for america, for a better america. just a few weeks ago, i joined volunteers to distribute meals to furloughed federal workers. they waited in line for a box of food and a sliver of hope since they hadnt received paychecks in weeks. making livelihoods of our federal workers a pawn for political games is ...

Star in the party. she blasted the trump administration for the government shutdown. >> making livelihoods of our federal workers a pawn for political gains is a disgrace. the shutdown was a stunt engineered by the president of the united states. one that defied every tenet of fairness and abandoned not just our people, but our values. >> abrams said shes disappointed by the president but does not want him to fail. >> all right. lets talk about all of this with nathan gonzalez who is live in was...

Serving in congress than at anytime before. >> so, that was the president saying thank you, and nancy pelosi saying, no, thank you. because 106 of the 127 women, 83%, they are democrats, many of them because of president trumps policies. thats why they were applauding and high-fiving. outside the capitol, president trump earned a positive response in 6 in 10 viewers in an cnn instant poll, the president skewed largely republican. >> giving the speech, stacey abrams, she lost in georgia, she blas...

All right. we are back in washington for the aftermath the state of the union address and the aftermam of the aftermath of the state of the union address which is the democratic response which was delivered by former georgia secretary of state stacey abrams. lets listen to what she said. >> just a few weeks ago i joined volunteers to distribute meals to furloughed federal workers. they waited in line for a box of food and the sliver of hope since they hadnt received paychecks in weeks. making li...

Republicans off the charts they gave it an a. independents a c and democrats an f. the problem here you can see they are on board until immigration policy until he goes to coyotes. issue with independence didnt make them go off the charts. immigration really strong speech for the president. brian: stacy abrams gave the retort. she didnt listen to the speech ahead of time. its not really a rebuttal its what he thinks. watch. >> a few weeks ago i joined volunteers to distribute meals to furloughed...

Simple. i love our country, and its promise of opportunity for all. and i stand here tonight because i hold fast to my fathers credo: together, we are coming for america, for a better america. just a few weeks ago, i joined volunteers to distribute meals to furloughed federal workers. they waited in line for a box of food and a sliver of hope, since they hadnt received paychecks in weeks. making livelihoods of our federal workers a pond for political gain is disgrace. the shutdown was a stunt, e...

With healthmarkets. call the number on your screen now. we may come from different sides of the political aisle, but our joint commitment to the ideals of this nation cannot be negotiable. our most urgent work is to realize americans dreams of today and tomorrow. to carve a path to independence and prosperity that can last a lifetime. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was stacey abrams, the 2018 democratic candidate for governor of georgia delivering tonights national democratic response. ab...

Before christmas. >> we continue to get more ifds that this is a serious problem. the democratic response delivered by the failed 2018 nominee for governor of georgia, stacey abrams, did not mince words when it came to federal workers and contractors and their uncertain reality. >> just a few weeks ago i joined volunteers to distribute meals to furloughed federal workers. they waited in line for a box of food and a sliver of hope since they hadnt received paychecks in weeks. making livelihoods o...