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Voice, experience being widowed. that was our propelled me to even run in the first place, was there a dark time of mine which is why the theme of our campaign is bright hope. so i would bring i think that delaware flavor because we are urban, suburban, rural and coastal. i would bring the work experience. i would also bring the people of delaware, our voices and i would bring my lived experiences. according to a poll from the delaware journalism collaborative, that was released this may, 66% of delaware residents say that economic issues are more important to them than social ones. you are a former secretary of labor in delaware, a former president and ceo of the urban league in that local urban league. all dealing with economic issues, how would you work with republicans in the senate because republicans in the senate seem to like to emphasize the social issues and divisive once if i will be honest. you know, i think you really had on. it and i talk to delawareans, ....
To be able to work on things like lowering the cost of prescription drugs for our seniors. and ensuring the delawareans have clean air and drinking water. that has been the work that we have done based on what we ve heard from delawareans. i would love to continue that work in the senate. and also be able to focus on a deeper level on some of those fundamental freedoms and rights, on our democracy, i mean, you showed me in the chamber, and i think about how important, number one, our democracy is and voting, rights and also issues of reproductive freedom. so for, me our theme is bright hope, because that s also what i hope to bring to the campaign trail. and also to the senate. that anticipates the next question i was going to raise, which is your campaign slogan is a bright. hope but that s more than a slogan, isn t it that is the name of your church? yes, so that church was actually my grandmother s church for 70 years. ....
Appeal of congress? what do you think you can get done there that you can t get done in a state legislative body? i have seen over the last three years in a delaware state senate that the possibilities for progress that exist in state legislatures like delaware, that s why i ran for the state senate and it s how i ve been able to pass legislation like paid family and medical leave here in just my first term. how often able to pass bills expanding access to health care. why have been fighting for and helping to champion gun safety and reproductive rights. but ultimately, what i ve seen is that for so many of the issues that matter to delawareans, like the issues i just mentioned, ultimately we need federal action and federal investment to protect our rights and to meet the needs of workers and families. that s why i m running for congress. to build on a progress we have made here in delaware, but to truly protect our rights. protect reproductive rights, to ensure that assault weapons ....