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circumvent democrats. e> woodruff: a so-ca filibuster rule. yamiche, we'll come back to you later. we are a few seconds away from rahearing the demic response. it's going to come from the third-term congressman from the state of massachusetts, he is joseph kennedy, 37 years old. he is the son of a former congressman joe ke, the grandson of an attorney the late robert f. kennedy robert fand,of course, great nef president john f. kennedy. there is a lot of conversation about who the democrat chosen. we'll get to hear him now, congressman joe kennedy. (cheers and applause) >> thank you. thank you. thank yo (cheers and applause) >> thank you, thank you, thank you. thank you. good evening, ladies and it is an absolute privilege to join you all tonight. we are here in fall river,

ishite house serious about that? >> the white house says they are very serious about reaching across the aisle, but they also have very clear lines. they said the word "chain immigration" again, he said the word "chaint immigion." that's something that makes democrats very, very angry. they think families should have the right to be unitedbut he cast it as families as protecting nuclear families by ending families coming together from immigration. there is this idea tha he wants to work with the democrats but he wants to work on his terms. of course, t republicans control all the seats of government. they have the house, the senate sand the white houseworking with the democrats might turn into nyou need to s on and agree with what we have because we're the ones with the power. ch's hinting that mit mcconnell should change the rules of the senate to make it easier for republicans tos p legislation only for republicans, only supported by republicans. so that tells e that, even though...

(cheers and applause) from textiles to robots a place that knows how to make great things. (cheers and applause) the students are with us here this evening in the auto tech program at diman regional vocational technical school to carry on that rich legacy. (cheers and applause) like manymerican hometowns, fall river has faced its share of storms, but the people here are tough. they fight forach other. they pull for theirity. it is a fitting place to gather, as our nation reflects on the state of our union. this is a difficult task. many have spent the last year anxious, angry, afraid we all feel the fractured fault lines across our country. we hear the voices oanf americ who are forgotten and feel forsaken. we see an economy that makes stock soar, investorortfolios bulge and corporate profits climb, but fails to give workers thir share of the reward, a government that struggles to keep itself open, russia knee-deep in our democracy, an all-out war on environmental protection, a...

door to the time we hearro joe kennedy. >> i'll associate myself with and disassociate from david. (laughter) >> the hour must be late. no, let me say, i mean, were the facts wrong? sure. i mean, it was the lowest, slowest job growth in the last six years, 2017 was. i mean, yes, but i really do -- i do thi the bar is low, but donald trump showed a side of ichimself this evening he hasn't shown. i mean, he's been a divisive, personaling president, criticizing, not establishing relations with people. on the other side, many on his own side. he's driven two senators of his own party to retirement who disagree with him, bob corker and jeff flake. buat the same time, he did toght show a side that was

bay, rebuilding our nuclear arsenal, north korea, i think that would outweigh the talk about jobs and the economy. and there was veryite -- there was a laundry list, there always is in these things -- very little specifics on infrastructure, lowering prescription drug costs, reforming prisons. en trade we're in the middle of negotiating -- the u.s. is -- in the middle of negotiating nafta. no hints there about where we're going to go with a very big trade deal. >> woodruff: matt schlapp, what about what said about the tone of the speech not being -- >> well, amy wanted a longer speech because she wanted more details. (lauter) it was a plenty long speech. the tone, ire dis with david. i think these are american stories. these are stories that need to be told. like or don't like donald trump, his election surprised a lot of people because he was talking and connecting to people who en't always listened to.

en't always listened to. the stories of people today are stories we haven't heard, stories of bravery, cops, soldiers, stories of people being decent and yes people having to experience policies. maybe bad i think weaving it together, donald trump built thispeh on the plain stories of american people. >> woodruff: karine jean-pierre. ee yeah. so i aith amy and saved on this one -- and david on this one. i think there was a lot of dog whistle with this carnage that was twisted in this positive way, and i think he was definitely talking to his base, and it didn't seem partisan to me at all. >> woodruff: did or didn't? did not. >> woodruff: oh. and there was this other part, too, where there were jus a lot of untruths. when i talk about the dog whistle, when he talks about immigrants, he talks about terrorism and that's why we need to anhave this immigrt policy by using terrorism.

dismiss thispast year's chaos, as partisanship, as politics, but it's far, far bigger than that. this administration isn't just targeting the laws thatrotect us, they're targeting the very idea that we are all worthy of protection. for them, dignity isn't something you're born with but something you measure by your net worth, your celebrity, your headlis, your crowd size, not to mention the gendr of your spouse, the country of your birth, the color of your skin, the god of your prayers. their record is rebuke to our highest american ideal, the belief that we are all worthy, that we are all equal, that we all count in the eyes of our law and our leaders, our god and our

knee-deep in our democracy, an all-out war on environmental protection, a justice department rowing back civil rights by the day, hatred and supremy proudly marching in our sreets, bullets tearing through our classrooms, concerts and urcongregations, targeting safest sacred places, and this nagging, sinking feeling, no matter your political beliefs, that this is not right. this is not who we are. (applause) folks, it would be easy to dismiss thispast year's chaos,

all count in the eyes of our law and our leaders, our god and our government. that is the american prse. (cheers and applause) but today, laes and gentlemen, today that promise is being broken by an administration that nellously appraises our wort and decides who makes the cut and who can be bargained away. erey are turning american life into a-sum game where, for one to win, anoth must lose where we can guarantee america's safety if we slash our safety

near death in iraq, death from ms-13, so you evoke an emotionl atmosphere of survivship against hardship and malevolence and threat, and that's an emotional atmosphere designed to minimize compassion, to minimize hope and to shrink certa emotions and grow certain tough-minded ones. >> woodruff: the president making his way out of chamber,reeting members of congress. i wrote down the word "survival" toward the end. i wrote down "safety and security." i'm with david, i think if we go ndthrough the speech look at the amount of time the president spent on the economy and jobs, the issue he talkedbout obviously a lot on the campaign, but that americans are saying ey feel the best about, compared to the amount of time he spentn ms-13, i.c.e., border patrol, drug pushers and dealers, terrorists, guantana bay, rebuilding our nuclear

where we can guarantee america's safety if we slash our safety net, where we can extend healthcare in mississippi if we gut it in massachusetts. ay can cut taxes for corporations tif we raise them on familroies tomor where we can take care of sick kids, if we sacrifice dreamers. we are bombarded with one false choice after another. coal miners or sickle moms? rural communities or inner cities? the coast or the heartland? as if the mechanic in pittsburgha teacher in tulsa, a daycare worker in birmingham are bitter rivals, rather than mutual casualties of a system forcefully rigged towards those at the top. as if the parent who lies awake terrified that their transgender son or daughter will be beate

toght show a side that was civil. >> yes, and i will say this, he spent less time talking about himself. >> the point i was going to make about the anecdote, he was not talking about donald trump all the time. >> woodruff: i wan to go to white house correspondent yamiche alcindor, there at the big white house. yamiche, you were listening to this. you had gotten a sense earlier tonty what the president to say, did that come across? >> i think it very much came across. the president essentially had a laundry list of ideas and goals that he wanted to communicate to the american people, chief among them immigration. the line that scks out to me is that americans are dreamers, too, for the base that will make them very happy. but with the people still struggling with immigration, it shows that he mit be pitting americans against immigrants. the other thing i thought about was the idea he was bringing into the chamber people who were affected by crime that was committed by immigrants. there...