DNC 2014 Winter Meeting: Mobilizing for
2014 and Beyond
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Feb. 28, 2014 - General session. |
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Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.
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In addition to the video on the
Voter Expansion Project, which featured former President Bill Clinton,
there were videos on Project Ivy and Factivists.
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DNC Vice Chair Donna Brazile.
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Waiting for President Obama to
arrive. He was held up at the White House where he made a statement on
Ukraine.
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In his speech
Obama declared, "Our job is to rebuild an economy that grows for the
many, not just the few; an economy where working Americans feel secure
in their jobs and their homes and their finances. Our
job, not just as Democrats, but as Americans, is to restore opportunity
for all." Obama highlighted education, equal pay for equal work,
and raising the minimum wage, and then he devoted several minutes to
defending the Affordable Care Act. "As Democrats, we’re going
to keep working to make this law work even better, and we’re going to
keep working, family by family, and block by block, and neighborhood by
neighborhood, on campuses and in churches, to
get more Americans covered with the economic security and peace of mind
that quality, affordable health insurance provides," he said.
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At one point a demonstrator in
the back of the room shouted out, "Tell us about your plans for nuclear
war with
Russia!" Obama responded, "I don't know
anything about
that plan. (Laughter.) I don't know what you’ve been
reading.
(Laughter.) Let me return to what I was talking about.
(Applause.) See, he thought happy hour started earlier.
(Laughter and
applause.)" |
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