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Gavin Newsom: “That's why I believe in national service should be…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Published | Video Starts at 46:25

We're exhausted. This has to end. We can't take this anymore. This is Code Red in this country. Just the humanity that we've lost, the sense of purpose back to meaning. That's why I believe in national service should be compulsory. That's why I believe in patriotism, not just from a party perspective, but from a unifying perspective. We have an opportunity, 250 years of this historic project of our Founding Fathers, to celebrate that sense of idealism, this extraordinary project. (46:25–46:29)

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Asserts that national service should be mandatory.

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