mortgage crisis, kamala pushed me and my administration harder than any other attorney general in the country to make sure homeowners got a fair settlement. it did not matter that she was pushing a democratic administration. she was not going to let anybody stop her from winning as much relief as possible for the families who deserved it. and because of the work that she did, those families got billions more than they would have otherwise got. that is the kind of president kamala harris will be. to lower housing costs, kamala will cut red tape and work with governors like josh shapiro, as well as the private sector, to build three million new homes.

and she will give first-time homebuyers up to $25,000 to help with a down payment. plans, concrete plans. and for a lot of folks, that could be the difference between watching their dreams pass them by, and finally owning a place of their own. to lower health care costs, kamala already worked with joe biden to take on the drug companies and bring down the cost of insulin, and hearing aids, and more than 50 prescription drugs. and as president, she will never stop working to limit out of pocket costs and protect your care. that is who kamala is. she's got a track record of doing it. and here's a big one. instead of giving more tax breaks to billionaires and raising prices on working families, kamala will give a tax cut to 100 million middle class and working people here in america.

so, if you are a new parent, you can qualify for a $6,000 tax credit during the first year of your child's life. because, i don't have to tell a lot of you, raising kids is hard. and she wants to make it easier to afford stuff like a crib, or a car seat, or diapers. i remember buying diapers. i remember the first time i went into the store, right after melia was born. i was like, what? that's how much diapers cost? i remember changing diapers. you think donald trump ever changed a diaper?

[laughs] i almost said that, but i decided i shouldn't say it. [laughter] if you are starting a small business, kamala harris will give you a $50,000 tax credit to help you get it off the ground. that's who kamala harris is. that's what she stands for. so with kamala, you've got actual plans. trump, concepts of a plan. now, if you challenge trump to elaborate and enumerate his concepts, he will fall back on one answer.

j.d. vance does the same thing. doesn't matter what the issue is, housing, health care, education, paying the bills. their only answer is to blame immigrants. they want you to believe that if you let donald trump round up whoever he wants, by the way, and ship them out, all your problems will be solved. now, we've got real issues at the border. we are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. we have to make sure it is fair for communities at the border that can be overrun. we have got to actually solve a problem. but when i hear donald trump talking, i've got one question. as i recall, donald trump was president for four years. and if rounding up and deporting

millions of desperate people, and building the beautiful wall, didn't matter whether some of those folks you rounded up were women and children. if that's the answer to everything, then, why didn't you solve the problem? why were the number of immigrants basically the same when you left office as when you took office? i'll tell you why. because he didn't have a real plan. he had talking points. he had concepts of a plan. and the plan was mean and ugly. and it was designed to enhance his politics and make people angry, not to solve the problem. you know what would actually help bring order to the border and fix our immigration system? the bipartisan deal that kamala harris supported, even though it was written by one of the most conservative republicans in

congress. the same bill that donald trump tanked on purpose. because he thinks pure mongering is -- fear mongering is how he's going to win this election. he told republicans, even the ones who had originally supported it, don't vote for it. because he doesn't want the problem solved. we don't need a president who will make problems worse just to make his own political circumstances better. we need a president who actually cares about solving problems, and making your life better, and that's what kamala harris will do! [cheers and applause] and to help her do it, she will

need a senate full of serious public servants like bob casey. i'm going to talk about this man just for a second. i've known bob for almost 20 years. i've watched his daughters grow up. i know his brothers and cousins. and let me tell you, there are a lot of brothers and cousins. and i can tell you that no one is more humble and more honest and more rooted in his community and has more integrity than bob casey. [cheers and applause] you know, in washington, folks make a distinction between

workhorses and show horses. and bob casey, he's not a show pony. all the guy cares about is doing the job and looking after you, the people he was elected to serve. that's the kind of person we need to send back to washington. that's the kind of person who's going to help kamala get stuff done. folks who share our values and will do what they can to move this country forward rather than backward. that's who bob casey is. [cheers and applause] now, one of those values is freedom. and during election time, there

are a lot of flags and there's a lot of talk about freedom. so let me talk about that for a second. because i don't think we've ever had an election with candidates who understand freedom more differently. for donald trump and his cronies, freedom means that the powerful can do whatever they please. fire workers for trying to organize a union. dodge paying their fair share of taxes. try to throw out your votes when they lose an election. control what women can and can't do with their bodies. in other words, for trump, freedom is getting away with stuff.

it's like he said in the middle of the pandemic. i don't take any responsibility at all. people were dying. i don't take any responsibility at all. not sure any other president has ever uttered that statement. we have a broader idea of freedom. we believefr provide for our families if we are willing to work. the freedom to breathe clean air and drink clean water and send our kids to school without worrying if they come home. we believe that true freedom gives each of us the right to make decisions about our own life. how we worship. who we marry. what our family looks like. [cheers and applause] and real freedom also means that

we're gonna disagree on how each of us should live our lives. and we have to respect other people's views on these issues. you know, i've always said there are good people of conscience on both sides of the abortion divide. i respect anyone whose faith tells them that it isn't something they support. but if we believe in freedom, then we should at least agree that such a deeply personal decision should be made by the woman whose body is involved and not by politicians. [cheers and applause]

it has been fascinating to watch donald trump tie himself into a pretzel on this issue. i mean, when he ran for president the first time, he said he would support punishing women who got an abortion. that's what he said. thank you. now, a couple weeks ago, what did he say? peace said, don't worry -- he said, don't worry, women. i'll be your protector. i'll tell you how he protected you. he hand-picked three of the supreme court justices who overturned roe v. wade, went out there and bragged about it, and now there are trump abortion bands in 20 states, many of them with no exception for rape or incest. and when he's asked about it, he says, well, everybody wanted it this way.

really? he thinks women wanted to have to drive hundreds of miles to find a doctor who could help them? does he think doctors want to choose between letting a woman die or going to jail for giving her the lifesaving care that she needs? that is not something people chose! now, donald trump may be confused about that issue. but let's not be confused. let's be clear about what's at stake here. if you send bob casey back to the senate, he will vote to restore reproductive freedom that women had for nearly 50 years. and if congress passes that bill, kamala harris will sign it into law. [cheers and applause] because they understand. freedom is about being able to make the right choice for

ourselves and our families. it's about recognizing that other people have the freedom to make their own choices even if they are different from ours. and it's an example of how, at the end of the day, this election isn't just about policies. it's about values. it's about who we are and how we treat each other. and the example we want to set for our children and for their children. and it's about character. you know, some of you know that when i was growing up, i didn't have a father in the house.

but i did have plenty of people around me. stepfather, grandparents, teachers, coaches. and most of all, my mom. who taught me the difference between right and wrong. who showed me what it meant to have integrity, and to be honest, and to be responsible, and to work hard, and to treat other people like we wanted them to treat us. [applause] and i had a bunch of role models out there who helped raise me to become a man. and i made mistakes, and sometimes i didn't live up to those values i was taught the way that i should had. but i was checked and i was

corrected, and i internalized those values, and i tried to live up to them. and i suspect most of you grew up the same way. and that process of trying to live out your best self. trying to live out your values, that doesn't stop after the age of 20 or 21. that keeps going, and as i got older i continued to benefit from friends like bob casey, and josh shapiro, and others who would reinforce those values. and who i did not want to disappoint. and obviously my wife. [cheers and applause] and my daughter's. s, who, you know, they are

watching. i want to make sure that i don't disappoint them, and that i am passing on these values to them. here in pittsburgh, i'm thinking about another example of somebody who was a dear friend of mine who has passed away now, dan rubin. you know, here was a guy who won six super bowls, eight afc championships, had enormous wealth and power. but i remember walking around, i guess it was heinz field by that time -- i am old enough to remember three rivers stadium, now i know it is something else. but dan knew the name of every single person in the steelers organization. we passed by a custodian and he would say, hey jimmy, how 'ya doin', how's the family?

paul the office staff, he cared -- all the office staff, he cared about them. he used his influence to get more black and brown coaches hired in the nfl. he gave back to his community. he was known for his integrity. he helped support the peace process in northern ireland. became my ambassador to ireland and continued to help encourage people who were so far apart to come together. he had character. that's what i think about so much these days. because it's so different from what we see out of the republican nominee. it's been one of the most disturbing aspects of this election season, about trump's rise in politics.

is how we seem to have set aside the values that people like dan stood for, that bob stood for, that i was taught. those didn't used to be republican or democratic values. it used to be we would have arguments about tax policy or foreign policy. but we didn't have arguments about whether you should tell the truth or not. we didn't make excuses for people who just violated basic norms, and treating people fairly and with respect. just last week, i talked about this. we had one of the deadliest hurricanes in american history. the beautiful town of asheville, north carolina, one of my

favorite places in the country. spent time there, amazing people. devastated. hundreds of people killed. and president biden and vice president harris were down there meeting with local officials and families, asking how they could help. and donald trump at a rally just started making up stories about the biden administration withholding aid from republican areas, and siphoning off aid to give to undocumented immigrants. just made the stuff up. everybody knew it wasn't true. even local republicans said it was not true. and now the people of florida are dealing with another devastating storm. and i want you to watch what happens over the next few days, just like the last time. you are going to have leaders

who try to help, and then you have a guy who will just lie about it to score political points. and this has consequences. because people are afraid and they have lost everything and now they are trying to figure out how do i apply for help. and some of them may be discouraged from getting the help they need. the idea of intentionally trying to deceive people in their most desperate and vulnerable moments. and my question is, when did that become ok? i'm not looking for applause right now. i want to ask republicans out there. you know, people who are conservative, who didn't vote for me, who didn't agree with me.

i had friends who disagreed with me on every issue. when did that become ok? why would we go along with that? i mean if your coworkers acted like that, they wouldn't be your coworkers very long. you were in business and someone you are doing business with just outright lies and manipulates, you stop doing business with them. even if you had a family member who acted like that, you might still love them but you tell them, you've got a problem. and you would not put them in charge of anything. and yet when donald trump lies or cheats, or shows utter disregard for our constitution, when he calls pow's losers, or fellow citizens vermin, people make excuses for it. they think it's ok.

they think, well, he's owning the libs. he's really sticking it to 'em. it's ok, as long as our side wins. and by the way, i'm sorry, gentlemen. i noticed this especially with some men who seem to think trump 's behavior of bullying and of putting people down is a sign of strength. and i am here to tell you, that is not what real strength is. it never has been. [applause] real strength is about working hard and carrying a heavy load without complaining. real strength is about taking responsibility for your actions

and telling the truth, even when it's inconvenient. real strength is about helping people who need it and standing up for those who can't always stand up for themselves. that is what we should want for our daughters and for our sons. that is what i want to see in a president of the united states of america! [cheers and applause] and the good news is that you have candidates to vote for in this election that demonstrate that kind of character. who know what real strength looks like. who will set a good example and do the right thing and leave this country better than they found it. so, pennsylvania, that is a choice in this election. it's not just about policies that are on the ballot. it's about values, and it is

about character. so whether this election is making you feel excited or scared or hopeful or frustrated or anything in between, do not just sit back and hope for the best. get off your couch and vote! put down your phone and vote! grab your friends and family and vote! vote for kamala harris as the next president of the united states! vote for tim walz as a next vice president of the united states! vote for bob casey, and this whole incredible pennsylvania democratic ticket! help your friends and family members and neighbors and coworkers do the same. because if enough of us make our voices heard, we will leave no doubt about the election outcome. we'll leave no doubt about who we are and what america stands

for. and together, we'll keep building a country that's more fair and more equal and more just and more free. that is our task. that is our responsibility. let's go do it! thank you, pittsburgh. minnesota governor tim walz will be in michigan. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2024] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪

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