Instead of the people pulling 7:12s here in the Valley working harder than any damn politician. We can't leave them behind. First order of business, we got to raise the minimum wage from 725 to $17 an hour. Second order of business, we've got to tax billionaires to cut costs of child care, housing, health care, and create great jobs and great schools right here in the rgv. And maybe we stop picking on gay Americans and women and immigrants, and instead expand people's rights. The right to reproductive freedom, the right to a union, a pathway to citizenship for our families. (15:48–16:02)
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Asserts that taxing billionaires will cut costs of child care, housing, health care, and create jobs and schools in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV).
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