Tom Vilsack: (19:33)
Mr. President-elect, Madam Vice President-elect, I’m honored by the trust that you’ve placed in me to return to the vital work of the USDA at a very critical moment for so many families and communities throughout America. And to begin that work by embracing the full benefits of a diverse and inclusive senior leadership team in the department, as I was proud to do in my previous tenure. And to continue the important work of rooting out inequities and systemic racism in the systems we govern and the programs we lead. When Abraham Lincoln established the Department of Agriculture, he called it the people’s department. I look forward to making good on that moniker for all people as we build back better. I happen to be celebrating a birthday on Sunday, one of those round numbers that causes you to reflect on your life.
(20:40)
Thinking back on the path of my life where it began in an orphanage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Iowa, where my incredible wife, Christie and I raised our family and the home we’ve made there, to standing here today, being given a chance to serve our country once again. I feel enormously lucky and grateful to live in a country where pasts like mine are possible. A country, as the president-elect often says, is defined by possibilities. But unfortunately and tragically, not all have experienced those possibilities. So I consider it my duty and my responsibility to help expand those possibilities for all Americans at the USDA. I know firsthand the character of the dedicated public servants who work hard each and every day to fulfill the mission of that department and I’m especially grateful for the chance to get back to work alongside them.
(21:50)
One of our first charges will need to be to contribute all we can as a department to aid in the pandemic response, reviving rural communities and economies, addressing dire food shortages and getting workers and producers the relief they need to hang on and to come back stronger. When we emerge from this crisis, we’re going to have an incredible opportunity before us to position American agriculture to lead our nation and the world in combating climate change and reaping the new good paying jobs and farm income that will come from that leadership. To make landmark investments in communities throughout rural America, especially those mired in poverty for far too long. By adopting the 10, 20, 30 rule of Congressman Jim Clyburn, it sets aside 10% of federal funding to communities where 20% of people have been caught beneath the poverty line for 30 years or more.
(22:57)
And to ensure that every child in our country and all those who are in need have access to safe, affordable, and nutritious food. We need to build back a vibrant and resilient rural economy that creates new possibilities for manufacturing workers, for family forest owners, for farmers, ranchers and producers, that helps to make life better and richer for them and safer for all of us. And under my watch, the USDA will be a team player working with our sister agencies to advance issues of shared interest from rebuilding our infrastructure, to fixing a broken immigration system, to combating and fighting the opioid crisis. I look forward to pursuing that work on behalf of the American people and especially those who live, work and raise their families in rural America. And I will end by expressing my profound gratitude to the president-elect and vice president-elect for this amazing opportunity to serve. Thank you.
(24:03)… this amazing opportunity to serve. Thank you.
Marcia Fudge (24:24)
Mr. President-elect, my good friend, madam vice president-elect, to my family, my friends, my sorority sisters, my constituents all, I thank you for the opportunity to join this remarkable team and work on behalf of people in every city and community. To serve all those who are struggling and looking for the fair shot we all deserve. When I think about the enormity of the task ahead of us, I am reminded of the book of Matthew, where it is written, “Foxes have holes, birds have nests, but the son of man has no place to lay his head.” There is dignity and there is grace within every woman, every man, and every child in this nation, including those who live on the outskirts of hope, those who work hard but still struggle to make it work and those who have no place to lay their head. It is one of the highest responsibilities of our government to see them, to see their dignity and to lift them up.
(25:33)
I remember the feeling I had as a kid of the safety, security and peace of mind contained in one word, home. I remember the comfort of knowing that no matter what happened, I could always go home. But far too many Americans live without that feeling. More and more have had that comfort ripped away. The crisis of a pandemic that has threatened their lives. The crisis of a recession that has swallowed up jobs, hours, wages, and lifelines. The crisis of injustice that has forced to communities of color to make it in America with one dream tied behind their back. Each crisis, chips away at their hope, at the promise of our nation. But I believe that hope is on the way because I know that president-elect and vice president-elect are building a team that is grounded in dignity. And our task at the Department of Housing and Urban Development will be to stand up for the dignity of all Americans and deliver the promise of our nation to all those left out in the cold.
(26:46)
We will take on the deep set roots of poverty and homelessness. We will fight for housing in every community that is affordable, decent, and safe. We will help more Americans the secure dream of home ownership, to close the gaps of inequity, build wealth and pass it onto their children. We will pursue creative development projects to shape our landscapes and skylines, restart the engines of cities that have stalled out and launch new opportunities in hometowns across America. But perhaps most importantly of all, we will help people believe once again, that their government cares about them no matter who they are. That we understand their problems. As the president-elect often recalls his father’s words, I am honored to have this chance to help restore the people’s faith, to deliver for them and make them proud and to build back better alongside this dedicated team. I thank you for the opportunity to serve.
Denis McDonough: (28:13)
Mr. President-elect, madam vice president-elect, I’m deeply humbled by the trust and confidence you have placed in me. And if confirmed by the Senate, will be honored to serve as the secretary of Veterans Affairs. Mr. President-elect, you have pledged to restore the soul of our nation and to unite us as Americans. In this work, there is a mission that can bring every American together, caring for our nation’s veterans and their families. As you have said, this is a sacred obligation, and I know that for you and Dr. Biden, it’s also very deeply personal. I’ve been inspired by that veterans in my life as well. Today, I’m thinking of my grandpa McDonough, a Marine, all the troops I met on my visits to Afghanistan and Iraq and the wounded warriors I spent time with at Walter Reed or showing around the White House.
(29:12)
I’m thinking of the many vets I’ve had the pleasure to serve with in and out of government who have put the character and training that they developed in uniform to work, to continue serving our country as civilians. I’m also thinking of one of my high school football coaches back in Stillwater, Minnesota, an Iowan, Joe Sam Samuel. He stormed the beaches of Normandy and in home hospice at the end of his life, he and his family were grateful for the compassion of the VA. When he passed, his wife gave me his coaching jacket, one of my most prized possessions. Coach Sam’s jacket reminds me why we’re here. Our men and women in uniform have had our country’s back and when they come home, we need to have their back. As the president-elect has said, his marching order to me is very clear, fight like hell for our veterans. We’re going to fight like hell to give our veterans and their families the healthcare, respect, and dignity they deserve.
(30:24)
That means helping our veterans build civilian lives of meaning and opportunity, making our VA even more welcoming to all veterans, including our women veterans, veterans of color and LGBTQ veterans. And keeping faith with our incredible military families and caregivers, because we need to have their backs too. To the men and women of the VA, many of you veterans yourselves, you work tirelessly to take care of our veterans and your demanding jobs have been made even more difficult by the pandemic. To you and to the many dedicated vets’ service organizations, who include vets, survivors in their families, I look forward to being your partner, one united team in delivering care and support that’s second to none.
(31:22)
Finally, taking care of our veterans is not a job for the VA alone. Every federal department and agency has a role to play and I will fight like hell to make that happen. And even though only 1% of Americans wear the uniform, under President Biden, every American will be called upon to embrace our responsibility, to support our veterans and our military families. Mr. President-elect, madam vice president-elect, on behalf of my wife, Carrie and our family, thank you for this opportunity to serve. May God bless our troops, our veterans and their families. And as a nation, may we always give them our very best just as they have done for us. Thanks very much.
Katherine Tai: (32:32)
Mr. President-elect, madam vice president-elect, I’m grateful for this opportunity to serve and look forward to working with you, with our partners across the administration and with the bright and dedicated public servants at USTR to deliver for the American people. When the president-elect approached me about taking on this role, two from my past spring to mind. The first was from when I initially joined USTR in 2007. I was filling out paperwork and providing information about my family history. My parents were born in mainland China and grew up in Taiwan. In the 1960s, President Kennedy’s immigration reforms welcomed them to America as graduate students in the sciences. My dad would become a researcher at Walter Reed helping the army advance treatments for afflictions that debilitated American GIs fighting in the Vietnam War. My mom still works at the national institutes of health, developing treatments for opioid addiction.
(33:41)
They were naturalized in 1979, five years after I was born in Connecticut. And it wasn’t until decades later filling out that paperwork that it occurred to me that I became an American before my parents, the very first American in our family. The second memory that came to mind was from several years later when a colleague and I from USTR went to Geneva to present a case suing China before the World Trade Organization. We sat down at the table. She, whose parents had emigrated from South India and I, whose parents had come from Taiwan and my heart swelled with pride as we raised our placard and stated that we were there to present the case on behalf of the United States of America. Two daughters of immigrants, there to serve, to fight for and to reflect the nation that had opened doors of hope and opportunity to our families. Those memories fill me with gratitude for being an American and for what America is at our best and they remind me of the extraordinary responsibilities that come with the honor as we navigate our relationships with the world. Trade is like any other tool in our domestic or foreign policy. It is not an end in itself. It is a means to create more hope and opportunity for people. And it only succeeds when the humanity and dignity of every American and of all people lie at the heart of our approach. I am proud to join with leaders who instill their policy with purpose and who never lose sight of the humanity and dignity, the opportunity and hope that make trade a force for good in our nation and the world. I am very proud to be an advocate for American workers, to stand up for their ingenuity and their innovation and for America’s interests across the globe. I look forward to harnessing the power of our trade relationships, to help communities lift themselves out of the current crisis. And I am grateful for this chance to serve, fight for-
(36:03)… and I am grateful for this chance to serve, fight for and reflect America on behalf of all of our people once again. Thank you.
Susan Rice: (36:29)
Thank you so much, Mr. President-Elect, Madam Vice President-Elect. I’m honored to join this tremendous team. Today we confront a profoundly connected set of crises: a relentless pandemic, a struggling economy, urgent demands for racial equity and justice, a climate in need of healing, a democracy in need to repair, and a world in need of renewed American leadership. In the 21st century, our foreign economic and domestic imperatives are deeply intertwined.
(37:12)
Tackling these challenges is personal to me. I am a descendant of immigrants and the enslaved, and service is in our blood. My paternal great-grandfather was born a slave in South Carolina and joined the Union army. He went on to get a college degree, become an AME minister, and he founded the Borden Town School in New Jersey, which for seven decades provided African-Americans with vocational and college preparatory educations. Two generations later, my father Emmett Rice served as a Tuskegee Airman and as a governor of the federal reserve.
(37:58)
My maternal grandparents came to this country from Jamaica with no education, but working for decades as a janitor and a maid, they saved and they scraped to send all five of their children to college and onto professional success. My mother, Lois Rice, was known as the mother of the Pell Grant program, which has enabled 80 million Americans to reach college, and as she liked to say, “Not bad for a poor colored girl from Portland, Maine.”
(38:34)
But today, for far too many, the American dream has become an empty promise, a cruel mockery of lives held back by barriers, new and old. That is not good enough for any American. But we know that, throughout our history, Americans have forged opportunity out of crisis. After the Civil War, we ended slavery and enshrined the concept of equal protection under the law. During the Great Depression, we established the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps. After World War II, we enacted the GI bill. In the 1960s, we abolished legal segregation, established full voting rights, and enacted Medicare and Medicaid.
(39:29)
Now, at the foot of yet another bridge between crisis and opportunity, I’m honored and excited to take on this role. Joe biden and Kamala Harris’ vision for our future is expansive, but achievable. America must finally become a nation where every child, from Akron to Arkansas, from the Bronx to Brownsville, from the Sioux nation to South Central Los Angeles, can dream without limits and make her dreams come true.
(40:08)
I have no illusions about the difficulty of making that vision real, but we are here to get hard stuff done. Our top priorities will be to help end the pandemic and revitalize the economy so that it delivers for all. To bring dignity and humanity to our broken immigration system, to advance racial equity, justice and civil rights for all. To ensure that healthcare is accessible and affordable, and to educate and train Americans to compete and thrive in the 21st century.
(40:48)
I profoundly believe that we all rise or fall together. Absolutely all of us. So Mr. President-Elect, Madam Vice President- Elect, I promise you, I will do everything I can to help this country I love to build back better, to make our government deliver for all Americans, and for working families, and to bring the American dream far closer to reality for all. Thank you very much.
Kamala Harris: (41:41)
Good afternoon. Over these past few days and weeks, we have announced members of our administration who will help us meet the unprecedented challenges facing the American people. We have brought together a healthcare team that will help contain this pandemic once and for all, an economic team that will help build an economy that works for working people and all those looking to work, and a national security and foreign policy team that will help keep our nation safe and restore and advance our leadership around the world.
(42:21)
Today, we are announcing leaders who will help deliver immediate relief to every corner of our great country, from rural communities to big cities and every place in between. Leaders who will help care for our veterans and their families and advance opportunity for all Americans at this consequential moment in our country. At a time when one in eight households say they didn’t have enough money for food in the past week, we need leaders who understand that no one should go hungry in the United States of America. At a time when one in six renters are behind on rent, we need leaders who will not only help provide relief to all who need it, but help address the affordable housing crisis in America.
(43:17)
You know, I was in high school by the time my mother saved up enough money to put down a down payment on a home, and I understand the dignity of home ownership and the importance of making the American dream a reality for everyone. At a time when veterans, including those I’ve represented in California, have been strained by almost two decades of war and economic hardship, we must have leaders who will treat all who have worn our nation’s uniform, and their families, with the dignity and respect they have earned, leaders who will be focused on doing what is in the best interest of the American people, who will negotiate trade deals that are good for workers and good for our economy, who will address the defining challenges of our time, from combating our climate crisis to advancing racial justice.
(44:17)
That is what these remarkable Americans will do. I know them well, and some are very dear friends. These leaders have different backgrounds and life’s experience, and they bring to their roles different skills, perspectives and areas of expertise. And they all reflect the very best of our nation. They are all dedicated and compassionate public servants, and all of them are ready to hit the ground running on day one.(44:51)
So Mr. President-Elect, congratulations on these outstanding choices, I look forward to working with each member of the team and the whole team that we are bringing together to meet the urgent challenges facing our nation, and to rebuild our country in a way that lifts up all Americans. Thank you.
Joe Biden: (45:12)Thank you all.
Speaker 1: (45:18)
President-Elect Biden, how soon do you plan on taking a coronavirus vaccine?
Speaker 2: (45:24)
Did Hunter Biden commit a crime? Have you spoken to your son, Mr. President-Elect?
Joe Biden: (45:29)Proud of my son.
Mr. President-elect, Madam Vice President-elect, I’m honored by the trust that you’ve placed in me to return to the vital work of the USDA at a very critical moment for so many families and communities throughout America. And to begin that work by embracing the full benefits of a diverse and inclusive senior leadership team in the department, as I was proud to do in my previous tenure. And to continue the important work of rooting out inequities and systemic racism in the systems we govern and the programs we lead. When Abraham Lincoln established the Department of Agriculture, he called it the people’s department. I look forward to making good on that moniker for all people as we build back better. I happen to be celebrating a birthday on Sunday, one of those round numbers that causes you to reflect on your life.
(20:40)
Thinking back on the path of my life where it began in an orphanage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Iowa, where my incredible wife, Christie and I raised our family and the home we’ve made there, to standing here today, being given a chance to serve our country once again. I feel enormously lucky and grateful to live in a country where pasts like mine are possible. A country, as the president-elect often says, is defined by possibilities. But unfortunately and tragically, not all have experienced those possibilities. So I consider it my duty and my responsibility to help expand those possibilities for all Americans at the USDA. I know firsthand the character of the dedicated public servants who work hard each and every day to fulfill the mission of that department and I’m especially grateful for the chance to get back to work alongside them.
(21:50)
One of our first charges will need to be to contribute all we can as a department to aid in the pandemic response, reviving rural communities and economies, addressing dire food shortages and getting workers and producers the relief they need to hang on and to come back stronger. When we emerge from this crisis, we’re going to have an incredible opportunity before us to position American agriculture to lead our nation and the world in combating climate change and reaping the new good paying jobs and farm income that will come from that leadership. To make landmark investments in communities throughout rural America, especially those mired in poverty for far too long. By adopting the 10, 20, 30 rule of Congressman Jim Clyburn, it sets aside 10% of federal funding to communities where 20% of people have been caught beneath the poverty line for 30 years or more.
(22:57)
And to ensure that every child in our country and all those who are in need have access to safe, affordable, and nutritious food. We need to build back a vibrant and resilient rural economy that creates new possibilities for manufacturing workers, for family forest owners, for farmers, ranchers and producers, that helps to make life better and richer for them and safer for all of us. And under my watch, the USDA will be a team player working with our sister agencies to advance issues of shared interest from rebuilding our infrastructure, to fixing a broken immigration system, to combating and fighting the opioid crisis. I look forward to pursuing that work on behalf of the American people and especially those who live, work and raise their families in rural America. And I will end by expressing my profound gratitude to the president-elect and vice president-elect for this amazing opportunity to serve. Thank you.
(24:03)… this amazing opportunity to serve. Thank you.
Marcia Fudge (24:24)
Mr. President-elect, my good friend, madam vice president-elect, to my family, my friends, my sorority sisters, my constituents all, I thank you for the opportunity to join this remarkable team and work on behalf of people in every city and community. To serve all those who are struggling and looking for the fair shot we all deserve. When I think about the enormity of the task ahead of us, I am reminded of the book of Matthew, where it is written, “Foxes have holes, birds have nests, but the son of man has no place to lay his head.” There is dignity and there is grace within every woman, every man, and every child in this nation, including those who live on the outskirts of hope, those who work hard but still struggle to make it work and those who have no place to lay their head. It is one of the highest responsibilities of our government to see them, to see their dignity and to lift them up.
(25:33)
I remember the feeling I had as a kid of the safety, security and peace of mind contained in one word, home. I remember the comfort of knowing that no matter what happened, I could always go home. But far too many Americans live without that feeling. More and more have had that comfort ripped away. The crisis of a pandemic that has threatened their lives. The crisis of a recession that has swallowed up jobs, hours, wages, and lifelines. The crisis of injustice that has forced to communities of color to make it in America with one dream tied behind their back. Each crisis, chips away at their hope, at the promise of our nation. But I believe that hope is on the way because I know that president-elect and vice president-elect are building a team that is grounded in dignity. And our task at the Department of Housing and Urban Development will be to stand up for the dignity of all Americans and deliver the promise of our nation to all those left out in the cold.
(26:46)
We will take on the deep set roots of poverty and homelessness. We will fight for housing in every community that is affordable, decent, and safe. We will help more Americans the secure dream of home ownership, to close the gaps of inequity, build wealth and pass it onto their children. We will pursue creative development projects to shape our landscapes and skylines, restart the engines of cities that have stalled out and launch new opportunities in hometowns across America. But perhaps most importantly of all, we will help people believe once again, that their government cares about them no matter who they are. That we understand their problems. As the president-elect often recalls his father’s words, I am honored to have this chance to help restore the people’s faith, to deliver for them and make them proud and to build back better alongside this dedicated team. I thank you for the opportunity to serve.
Denis McDonough: (28:13)
Mr. President-elect, madam vice president-elect, I’m deeply humbled by the trust and confidence you have placed in me. And if confirmed by the Senate, will be honored to serve as the secretary of Veterans Affairs. Mr. President-elect, you have pledged to restore the soul of our nation and to unite us as Americans. In this work, there is a mission that can bring every American together, caring for our nation’s veterans and their families. As you have said, this is a sacred obligation, and I know that for you and Dr. Biden, it’s also very deeply personal. I’ve been inspired by that veterans in my life as well. Today, I’m thinking of my grandpa McDonough, a Marine, all the troops I met on my visits to Afghanistan and Iraq and the wounded warriors I spent time with at Walter Reed or showing around the White House.
(29:12)
I’m thinking of the many vets I’ve had the pleasure to serve with in and out of government who have put the character and training that they developed in uniform to work, to continue serving our country as civilians. I’m also thinking of one of my high school football coaches back in Stillwater, Minnesota, an Iowan, Joe Sam Samuel. He stormed the beaches of Normandy and in home hospice at the end of his life, he and his family were grateful for the compassion of the VA. When he passed, his wife gave me his coaching jacket, one of my most prized possessions. Coach Sam’s jacket reminds me why we’re here. Our men and women in uniform have had our country’s back and when they come home, we need to have their back. As the president-elect has said, his marching order to me is very clear, fight like hell for our veterans. We’re going to fight like hell to give our veterans and their families the healthcare, respect, and dignity they deserve.
(30:24)
That means helping our veterans build civilian lives of meaning and opportunity, making our VA even more welcoming to all veterans, including our women veterans, veterans of color and LGBTQ veterans. And keeping faith with our incredible military families and caregivers, because we need to have their backs too. To the men and women of the VA, many of you veterans yourselves, you work tirelessly to take care of our veterans and your demanding jobs have been made even more difficult by the pandemic. To you and to the many dedicated vets’ service organizations, who include vets, survivors in their families, I look forward to being your partner, one united team in delivering care and support that’s second to none.
(31:22)
Finally, taking care of our veterans is not a job for the VA alone. Every federal department and agency has a role to play and I will fight like hell to make that happen. And even though only 1% of Americans wear the uniform, under President Biden, every American will be called upon to embrace our responsibility, to support our veterans and our military families. Mr. President-elect, madam vice president-elect, on behalf of my wife, Carrie and our family, thank you for this opportunity to serve. May God bless our troops, our veterans and their families. And as a nation, may we always give them our very best just as they have done for us. Thanks very much.
Katherine Tai: (32:32)
Mr. President-elect, madam vice president-elect, I’m grateful for this opportunity to serve and look forward to working with you, with our partners across the administration and with the bright and dedicated public servants at USTR to deliver for the American people. When the president-elect approached me about taking on this role, two from my past spring to mind. The first was from when I initially joined USTR in 2007. I was filling out paperwork and providing information about my family history. My parents were born in mainland China and grew up in Taiwan. In the 1960s, President Kennedy’s immigration reforms welcomed them to America as graduate students in the sciences. My dad would become a researcher at Walter Reed helping the army advance treatments for afflictions that debilitated American GIs fighting in the Vietnam War. My mom still works at the national institutes of health, developing treatments for opioid addiction.
(33:41)
They were naturalized in 1979, five years after I was born in Connecticut. And it wasn’t until decades later filling out that paperwork that it occurred to me that I became an American before my parents, the very first American in our family. The second memory that came to mind was from several years later when a colleague and I from USTR went to Geneva to present a case suing China before the World Trade Organization. We sat down at the table. She, whose parents had emigrated from South India and I, whose parents had come from Taiwan and my heart swelled with pride as we raised our placard and stated that we were there to present the case on behalf of the United States of America. Two daughters of immigrants, there to serve, to fight for and to reflect the nation that had opened doors of hope and opportunity to our families. Those memories fill me with gratitude for being an American and for what America is at our best and they remind me of the extraordinary responsibilities that come with the honor as we navigate our relationships with the world. Trade is like any other tool in our domestic or foreign policy. It is not an end in itself. It is a means to create more hope and opportunity for people. And it only succeeds when the humanity and dignity of every American and of all people lie at the heart of our approach. I am proud to join with leaders who instill their policy with purpose and who never lose sight of the humanity and dignity, the opportunity and hope that make trade a force for good in our nation and the world. I am very proud to be an advocate for American workers, to stand up for their ingenuity and their innovation and for America’s interests across the globe. I look forward to harnessing the power of our trade relationships, to help communities lift themselves out of the current crisis. And I am grateful for this chance to serve, fight for-
(36:03)… and I am grateful for this chance to serve, fight for and reflect America on behalf of all of our people once again. Thank you.
Susan Rice: (36:29)
Thank you so much, Mr. President-Elect, Madam Vice President-Elect. I’m honored to join this tremendous team. Today we confront a profoundly connected set of crises: a relentless pandemic, a struggling economy, urgent demands for racial equity and justice, a climate in need of healing, a democracy in need to repair, and a world in need of renewed American leadership. In the 21st century, our foreign economic and domestic imperatives are deeply intertwined.
(37:12)
Tackling these challenges is personal to me. I am a descendant of immigrants and the enslaved, and service is in our blood. My paternal great-grandfather was born a slave in South Carolina and joined the Union army. He went on to get a college degree, become an AME minister, and he founded the Borden Town School in New Jersey, which for seven decades provided African-Americans with vocational and college preparatory educations. Two generations later, my father Emmett Rice served as a Tuskegee Airman and as a governor of the federal reserve.
(37:58)
My maternal grandparents came to this country from Jamaica with no education, but working for decades as a janitor and a maid, they saved and they scraped to send all five of their children to college and onto professional success. My mother, Lois Rice, was known as the mother of the Pell Grant program, which has enabled 80 million Americans to reach college, and as she liked to say, “Not bad for a poor colored girl from Portland, Maine.”
(38:34)
But today, for far too many, the American dream has become an empty promise, a cruel mockery of lives held back by barriers, new and old. That is not good enough for any American. But we know that, throughout our history, Americans have forged opportunity out of crisis. After the Civil War, we ended slavery and enshrined the concept of equal protection under the law. During the Great Depression, we established the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps. After World War II, we enacted the GI bill. In the 1960s, we abolished legal segregation, established full voting rights, and enacted Medicare and Medicaid.
(39:29)
Now, at the foot of yet another bridge between crisis and opportunity, I’m honored and excited to take on this role. Joe biden and Kamala Harris’ vision for our future is expansive, but achievable. America must finally become a nation where every child, from Akron to Arkansas, from the Bronx to Brownsville, from the Sioux nation to South Central Los Angeles, can dream without limits and make her dreams come true.
(40:08)
I have no illusions about the difficulty of making that vision real, but we are here to get hard stuff done. Our top priorities will be to help end the pandemic and revitalize the economy so that it delivers for all. To bring dignity and humanity to our broken immigration system, to advance racial equity, justice and civil rights for all. To ensure that healthcare is accessible and affordable, and to educate and train Americans to compete and thrive in the 21st century.
(40:48)
I profoundly believe that we all rise or fall together. Absolutely all of us. So Mr. President-Elect, Madam Vice President- Elect, I promise you, I will do everything I can to help this country I love to build back better, to make our government deliver for all Americans, and for working families, and to bring the American dream far closer to reality for all. Thank you very much.
Kamala Harris: (41:41)
Good afternoon. Over these past few days and weeks, we have announced members of our administration who will help us meet the unprecedented challenges facing the American people. We have brought together a healthcare team that will help contain this pandemic once and for all, an economic team that will help build an economy that works for working people and all those looking to work, and a national security and foreign policy team that will help keep our nation safe and restore and advance our leadership around the world.
(42:21)
Today, we are announcing leaders who will help deliver immediate relief to every corner of our great country, from rural communities to big cities and every place in between. Leaders who will help care for our veterans and their families and advance opportunity for all Americans at this consequential moment in our country. At a time when one in eight households say they didn’t have enough money for food in the past week, we need leaders who understand that no one should go hungry in the United States of America. At a time when one in six renters are behind on rent, we need leaders who will not only help provide relief to all who need it, but help address the affordable housing crisis in America.
(43:17)
You know, I was in high school by the time my mother saved up enough money to put down a down payment on a home, and I understand the dignity of home ownership and the importance of making the American dream a reality for everyone. At a time when veterans, including those I’ve represented in California, have been strained by almost two decades of war and economic hardship, we must have leaders who will treat all who have worn our nation’s uniform, and their families, with the dignity and respect they have earned, leaders who will be focused on doing what is in the best interest of the American people, who will negotiate trade deals that are good for workers and good for our economy, who will address the defining challenges of our time, from combating our climate crisis to advancing racial justice.
(44:17)
That is what these remarkable Americans will do. I know them well, and some are very dear friends. These leaders have different backgrounds and life’s experience, and they bring to their roles different skills, perspectives and areas of expertise. And they all reflect the very best of our nation. They are all dedicated and compassionate public servants, and all of them are ready to hit the ground running on day one.(44:51)
So Mr. President-Elect, congratulations on these outstanding choices, I look forward to working with each member of the team and the whole team that we are bringing together to meet the urgent challenges facing our nation, and to rebuild our country in a way that lifts up all Americans. Thank you.
Joe Biden: (45:12)Thank you all.
Speaker 1: (45:18)
President-Elect Biden, how soon do you plan on taking a coronavirus vaccine?
Speaker 2: (45:24)
Did Hunter Biden commit a crime? Have you spoken to your son, Mr. President-Elect?
Joe Biden: (45:29)Proud of my son.
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