Warren says she can get support for progressive agenda
Warren says she can get support for progressive agenda
REPORTER: IN CONVERSATION WITH THE CANDIDATE NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS ASKED ELIZABETH WARREN HOW SHE’LL WIN SUPPORT FOR HER PROGRESSIVE AGENDA BEYOND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR POINTED TO HER PLAN FOR UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE. SEN. WARREN: WHEN CHILDCARE IS AVAILABLE TO 12 MILLION CHILDREN IN THIS COUNTRY, WHETHER THEIR -- THEY ARE PARENTS ARE DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS OR INDEPENDENTS, I THINK OUR WHOLE VISION OF WHO GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR, AND CREATING A GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS FOR US, STARTS TO CHANGE. REPORTER: WARREN’S CANDIDACY IS DRIVEN BY HER POLICY IDEAS, BUT SOME ARE HESITANT TO JUMP ON BOARD. >> I STRUGGLE WITH YOUR DECISIONS EARLIER IN YOUR CAREER TO SELF-IDENTIFY ON STATE DOCUMENTS AS NATIVE AMERICAN. SEN. WARREN: NOTHING ABOUT THE WAY I IDENTIFIED EVER HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY ACADEMIC CAREER. THE BOSTON GLOBE IT DID IN EXTENSIVE PIECE ON THAT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. EVEN SO, I SHOULDN’T HAVE DONE IT. I AM NOT A PERSON OF COLOR, I AM NOT A CITIZEN OF A TRIBE, AND I’VE APOLOGIZED FOR ANY CONFUSION OVER TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY, TRIBAL CITIZENSHIP, AND ANY HARM CAUSED BY THAT. REPORTER: OTHERS SAY GETTING TO SEE THE SENATOR IN PERSON HELPED THEM SEE WARREN IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT. >> PUBLICLY I WASN’T QUITE SURE THAT I ALIGNED WITH HER, BUT GETTING TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH HER AND SHAKE HER HAND, YOU COULD REALLY FEEL THE SINCERITY WITH WHICH SHE WAS ABLE TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS, REALLY MADE ME MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE WITH HER BEING A CANDIDATE. >> SEEING HER LIVE HAS DEFINITELY MADE AN IMPRESSION. REPO
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Warren says she can get support for progressive agenda
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren answered questions from New Hampshire voters on topics ranging from health care to foreign policy.
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren answered questions from New Hampshire voters on topics ranging from health care to foreign policy.
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