and it was on the outside of a church, i love america. and i know we can make it better. before coming to the senate, i ran a larger school district where most of the kids live in poverty. those kids have exactly the same hopes that i had. their parents have exactly the same hopes for them that my parents had for me. and that susan and i have for our three children but for the last three years, we've been consumed by a president who frankly doesn't give a damn about your kids or mine. mr. president, kids belong in classrooms, not cages. [ applause ] >> and they deserve something