But this zero-sum view of the economy hurts everyone.

Mr. President, I would like to enter a statement into the record. The President swears an oath to faithfully execute the Office of the Presidency and to ``preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.'' At the very…

All we’re asking -- is 2 cents, 2 cents to help build a future for the rest of America.

This is wildly popular because people get it that the system today is unfair and rigged.

It’s not just minimum wage. It’s voter protection. It’s environmental crisis issues. It’s immigration. It’s universal child care. It’s college. It’s gun safety. It’s the things we need to pass to make this country work.

We need this money. And it’s exactly as you said at the beginning. This is the money we need for vaccines. This is the money we need to help people who are struggling and this is the money we need to get our schools open. This is…

Look, I’m going to be pushing for more, not less, help for people. I think that’s critically important.

If we say we`re going to get rid of the filibuster, we`re going to go with majority rule the way the constitution holds for the House and the Senate, and we can actually pass the things we need to pass, then this isn`t an issue.

Americans didn’t send us to Washington to be some kind of debating society. They sent us here to get things done and that’s what we should do.

It is long past time to send a signal to Wall Street that the Bureau is not going to turn the other way and look away when big financial institutions discriminate against Black, Latino, Asian, and Native customers.

the SEC has been asleep on the job for long enough.