Through a lens of activism, and tonightism that is here thats in the overflow room thats spreading across the an activism that stopped the repeal of the worst that i haveislation ever seen in all my time in government. Heering and applause] rep. Keating senator warren and both represent the United States and the commonwealth of also husetts but i represent marshfield and this region and in the course of the going to talking about not Just National issues nd interNational Issues, but also National Issues that affect our region proportionally, and terrible piece of of the ion, the repeal to rdable healthcare act, 2. 1 billion in cuts, that Means Services and nd out of pocket costs. Things ill just mention through the course is his people say were reducing the cost. Theyre reducing the cost in the federal budget. But in my district, our district, if youre 5564 years f age, it would have resulted 5269 on average out of pocket. If you were on medicare with it cription drug costs, would have been another 1100 out of your pocket. So tonight is a night for us to picture, the international picture, the global picture, but also the here in our neighborhoods and our towns. Greatwanted really with a deal of excitement to talk about the person i team up with in the side, along with senator marky, and thats senator arren, whos a terrific fighter. Whos there on fishing issues with us, whos there on Flooding Issues with us, and in the biggest coastal district in the entire country is there on as ronmental issues for us well. I want to say this, it also ives me great pleasure to say im introducing the person who is actually on the cover of Time Magazine and who leads us well, and who is a fighter for us every day and is there on healthcare issue. Lets get excited and welcome our senator, senator elizabeth warren. Heering and applause] sen. Warren thank you thank you, woo you guys are ready thats terrific. Thank you very much for the introduction, congressman keating. Hes out there working for you for all of us. I couldnt ask i could not partner. Etter so here we are. Beautiful, beautiful summer afternoon. Is marshfield fair practically within walking all of you came to a junior high to be inside to talk policy. Massachusetts,om yes, woo my massachusetts proud. And all you in here he people who dont have air conditioning over in the school k cafeteria, can we hear you . Yeah, i hear them. Anyway, weve got 200 people over there as well. I am so pleased that youre here with us tonight. Heres what were going to do. To try to here is answer as many of your questions, take as many of your comments as i can, and i think numbers, if you wanted to ask a question when in. Me so well do that in just a minute. Ill stay in the end if anybody picture, do a a selfie, a little dance. Okay, anybody who wants to do that. ll do but what i wanted to do first just for a minute before we got to talkis i just wanted to you a little bit about whats in washington. [laughter] sen. Warren it really is, you know, its like things that six months or a year, like that was yesterday, and now were on to its like are going on or something now, but there is. Theres a lot thats going on, afghanistan, charlottesville, orth korea just in the past couple of weeks. But one thing, in particular, i want to talk about just for a is about healthcare, because it touches every one of us. It touches everyone we love, it touches everyone we know. Just want to remind everybody in this room where we were. In the house of representatives for the past with republican majority, they just keep voting to repeal the Affordable Care act. Is that right, congressman . About right. In fact, i called the congressman and said, what are you all doing . Were just over here repealing obamacare. Voted to they did, repeal, and its important to remember this happened. Lso voted to repeal in the senate with the republican majority, president obama had to veto it. Took en last november, we a look at this after the election and said my god, with epublicans in control of the house, with republicans in control of the senate, and with of the ans in control white house, theyre going to roll back healthcare coverage, and theyre going to do it fast, they didnt. Didnt. [applause]. Sen. Warren now, i want you to think about that for just a because, first of all, i want you to think about how it is. How many people in here have private Health Insurance . A lot of folks have private Health Insurance. Most of the repeal efforts would raised your insurance by 20 . That was the best estimate on it, and that was in one year, from there. How many people in here know know a baby or someone who had a baby that was born with complex medical needs, maybe needs breathing tubes, maybe needs special therapists, else, special therp piists, continued special help. Else know someone who needs continuous care, maybe to a wheelchair and lives at home instead of an institution. Anybody in here knows somebody in a nursing home . Nana who lives in a nursing home. Hats the face of medicare and medicaid in america today. Thats the face of healthcare in america today. Were a country that has said we whos going to have a baby, thats suddenly going to 2 million in healthcare old. Efore three weeks we dont know whos going to be n a terrible accident and have to get by with a wheelchair. We dont know whos going to end a nursing home and outlive savings they and tried to put away in their lifetimes. Us know exactly who that is, but heres what we do know, in a all going to pitch little to make it work, and so that everybody in this country has a shot at healthcare, a shot at being able to create a future for themselves, a shot at being able to live with dignity. Together, and do that is what the republicans put on the line. When they said were going to back healthcare, and what was their replacement . Heir replacement was only 25 Million People will lose their healthcare coverage. Their replacement was the cost go up. Nsurance will therereplacement was that will be tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires giant corporations paid for on the backs of people who will lose their healthcare coverage. Im telling you this, we didnt have the votes in the United States senate. We didnt have the votes in the house of representatives. But enough people in this country tweeted how many of you . People in this country made phone calls. Enough people sent emails. People showed up for marches and said, an american, i believe healthcare is a basic human right, and i will fight for rights. N [cheering and applause]. Sen. Warren and that is why we won. That is why we won. Yes. Yes. Yes. To say i e tonight draw two lessons from that. He first one i draw is that it matters when you speak out. It matters when you use your voice. Engaged,s when you get and the second is to say, i hear it. I hear it. Democracy is changing in this country. Democracy is no more. Off and you body hear from them years later. Ou get involved maybe during a president ial election, maybe an between. N democracy has become what we, do every rass roots single day. A personal s become commitment to yourself, a commitment to your family, a commitment to your a commitment to your country, and im here tonight to say just two words to you. Hank thank you for what you have done. Pplause] sen. Warren thank you, yes, thank you. So were going to do this. Nd what were going to do now jim, where are you . Jim is in here. Out, cantwell, come on representative cantwell. Guy. He is, my [applause] sen. Warren jim cantwell. Is going to be our master of ceremonies tonight, and hes oing to keep us going on the questions. So make it happen, jim. This works. Em how rep. Cantwell first of all, how this works, by the way, 1100 out tonight. Wed like folks to come down when you get to the microphone, state your name and where youre from, ask your senator. N to the please no speeches as we mentioned before. Get through as many questions as we possibly can. Lets start with the first three numbers. Number is 149. 149 warren wheres 149 . There will be stuffed animals, wheres 149. Rep. Cantwell second number is 179. 179. Rren theyre laying low at this point. Think 179 is moving back there. Rep. Cantwell and 177. Going backtoback. Are those things stuck together . Up, jim. Okay. Come on down, and make it a good one. Thanks for the pressure. Tim williams from marshfield. Im the vice chair. Tim williams from marshfield and chair of the marshfield coastal coalition. Okay, jim. N ah, many constituents are proposedd that the bill to authorize the Flood Program could provide a lower premium to the right things in the past years. This plan on preserving critical part of the Program Going forward . Sen. Warren yes. [laughter]. Applause] can we say a little bit more . I have been talking to the Flood Control experts. We have been working on this bill. Do you want to say a word about it, congressman . Coming out of the house did not have that. Weve been trying to get votes that forward and we will fight together to do that. Louder. Just got a lot [laughter] that as well but as the percentage increase is also important. Ere also doing things weve learned from this district and we have a provision in the house sure well be able to make we have a cost savings of anywhere from 10 to 50 percent regionalizing which jim cantwell has been very involved with the Community Rating system, and making sure that smaller communities can benefit from this. So theres a lot going on we health side the when it originally came out, but as we orcing changes speak. Sen. Warren only other thing, thats right, i would add to this, were about to take this in the senate, is that theres as well, just like in house, theres a proposal already on the table. Bipartisan amendment. It includes senator rubio and menendez, and two of the things were looking for in this put a cap on o increases so that annual as they cannot go up can under current law by as much as 25 a year. On e trying to get a cap that. Trying to thing were do is get longterm stability under the program. Trying to or people buy houses, sell houses, trying to borrow money against their banks. Or theyre doing mortgages on the house, so what were really looking for is longterm this program, and the kind of reforms that will ake the programs sustainable over a long time, because we all know, theres going to be a lot of call on this program and weve got to make sure its financially stable. For the very much question. Great question. [applause]. James shannon from rocko, massachusetts. Y question is a month ago, trump enstated a ban on transgenders in the military. Yeah. T what im wondering is what are you doing in washington to the rights of transgenders in this country . Heering and applause] jim, arren thats okay, stay down here if you want to. Lets start with values. Right. If someone wants to serve in the United States military, and they qualified, then we want them to serve. Matter,dentity does not you bet. I talked to our this, andeaders about this is, again, one of these to make clear the states, f the united people. I dont believe when donald trump says he wants to prevent from serving ople in the military that he represents our values. Are about people who are patriotic, who are willing line for all on the the american people, and what we should say to people who want to whether they are transgender people or not, thank you very much. Respect your service and we want your service, thank you. Thank you. Applause] and ive organized with my house colleagues a letter going to President Trump telling him how upset we are with his ecision and urging him to change it. I cant imagine and i come from a family of veterans, but i imagine a veteran whos transgender, how they feel, theyve had toce their country or how the people that are actively serving feel. A disgrace, and our delegation is there, and were strong, both in the house and and were doing everything we can to have our and s be heard to try change the policy. Sen. Warren yeah, so were there. Were there. [applause] [applause]. Im kate from hanover, assachusetts, and my question is, what are you doing in the the 93 o help prevent unnecessary gun deaths per day in this country . [cheering and applause]. You know, i just spoke about this a couple of weeks ago. I gave a speech about this. I think its time we around. Oeing there are sensible regulations that would help save lives, that overwhelming majority of lets start t, so there. Sensible gun reform, and lets country. Ll across the thats where i start on this one. Weve got to speak out. Cannot simply hold back on this issue any longer. Got so close a few years ago, and now weve reached a watched this in the United States senate where the bills we on the or in the Senate Democratic side. If you were on a nofly list think about whos that if it list was no fly, no buy. A should not be able to buy gun. If you are too dangerous to get on an airplane, you are too angerous to go out and buy an assault weapon. We just need to start bringing this together sensible reforms. I understand there are hunters. There are sportsmen who use guns. In fact, i grew up in a family with guns. Gun, i was i shot a probably 8 or 9 years old. Understand that, but that doesnt mean that we can notinue as a country to have regulations or so few guns and s over the who can purchase them. We just need some sensible reforms here, some sensible reforms supported by the overwhelming majority of americans. Thank you for your participation on this. You. K [applause] rep. Keating and tonight is about democracy. Need is a vote. Put it on the floor, if thats way you believe on those issues, let your voice be heard and be accountable for your but we, as you know, ant get a vote in the house even on the most basic issues. We had a sitin. We couldnt get anything to the floor, we put ourselves on the floor. Sen. Warren i brought the donuts. Rep. Keating this senator came over from the senate and brought to everyone nuts and we still cant get a vote. Thats the basic issues. Stand on of how you these issues. Shouldnt it be a vote . Shouldnt it be a democracy . We have that, well take our chances. Common sense prevails on these and i think well have a great chance of winning those issues but if we cant, we cant to 1st base. The activism were seeing i hope votes. Es [applause] [applause]. Sen. Warren jim, what you got. Our next three picked Richard Graham number 44. We have number 122. 113. Sen. Warren somebodys out of game now. Ep. Keating jim, youve got one job. Laughter] thank you. Marshfield, massachusetts. Sen. Warren nice to see you, john. Im Vice President of the fishermens association. Sen. Warren i eat your product. Thank you. Sen. Warren lots of it. I will hats one thing say, since you brought that subject up and that is that seafood consumed in the United States is imported. So that is something that should and were trying to industrywide an goal. The point being is that we have massachusetts captain ron based onman using the fishing vessel justice doing research in to videoing ground fisheries to get a more accurate of the biomass of ground fish, and the association i get a nt was able to grant from the massachusetts nvironmental trust to work on vertical line constraints in egards to trying to coexist with the north Atlantic Wright wheel. My statement or question is is hopefully, if the people representing massachusetts could more support in a ew areas, one of which is the director of the eastern fishery service, john bullard, is going replaced. With the Industry Input trying to do Collaborative Research scientists, wed hope our able entatives help us be to gain input on who the next director is of the fishermen services. The answer is, yes. This one. Our best on we know how important fishing is, not just to the economy of massachusetts, but its a way of life. A part of massachusetts and part of massachusetts heritage, nd both of us are here as strong we as we possibly can to fishing industry and i want to make a small point to the side. Proud of our fishermen, because our fishermen with the scientists to get the best possible information so that we can have oceans and sustainable fishing over time. And im just really proud of the you do. I want to say thank you for all do. Ork you thank you. They have been terrific partners, fishermen and the fishing industry have more at stake with sustainability anyone else, because thats their livelihood, and theyre partners. We had a districtwide meeting yesterday with all the the input s, and weve received has been tremendous and i think its made a difference. Sen. Warren good. Whos next . Here we go. Here we go. [laughter] sen. Warren i can do that, uhhuh. Nicole from marshfield, massachusetts. Sen. Warren hi, nicole. Hi. You tonight. Sen. Warren im doing pretty good. Im questioning in this time at our federal government, what are you both going to do at a state level to and protect residents and marshfield citizens . Sen. Warren oh, im doing my best. You know what, its everything there and fight for. When were fighting for healthcare, were building alliances as best we can all this country because we need the votes in the united senate. And when we do that, we protect families right here in massachusetts. When we get out there and fight or our values, thats the best way i know to make us strong, to heard, and to rotect us here in massachusetts. In fact, im just going to take one part on that and say, i hear point. Its scary about whats going on in washington, and i hope everyone hears this. You know, donald trump got elected promising that he was going to work for working people. And then he turns right around in, efore hes even sworn he puts on the team from goldman to run the economy. Unbelievable. They have enough Goldman Sachs ankers now in the white house o open a Branch Office of Goldman Sachs. These are the guys writing the rules. Those t to guess what rules are going to be . Roll back those regulations, those regulations. If we had fewer regulations over Goldman Sachs, what could possibly go wrong in the economy, right . No one remembers what happened in 2008. And keep going from there. Its been the same thing wit