![]() In the midst of all of the burdens that they were carrying, they filled out a ballot. In the midst of all of that, they stood in line. We had historic high-record numbers of young voters. And in 2020, because of your work, they turned out in record numbers to vote. ![]() So much loss - loss of life, loss of jobs, loss of normalcy. In the 2020 Election, we were in the height of a pandemic. (Laughter.) We got a lot of good material. They have a right to ask it.Īnd here’s the thing: We got a lot of good material. They will ask us, “Why should I vote?” Every time. We remind people: Your voice is your vote your vote is your voice.Īnd every time those folks will then look at us with a very righteous question. We do whatever is necessary to remind people to vote. We will walk up to perfect strangers and, in their face, we will see a friend. We love our country.Īnd one of the things then that we know happens every election cycle - as it is right now, because Minnesotans are voting right now - is that we will ask people to vote. So, we’re, all of us, folks, that kind of show up every election cycle, don’t we? (Laughs.) Because we love our country. I thank you for all you have done.Īnd I know who’s here. And I am here just to say thank you to all of you for doing everything in your power to support them and, by extension, their work. And all of that work is happening in your statehouse because you have phenomenal leaders here. It takes work and commitment to fund public education and to honor our teachers for the extraordinary lives that they have chosen to live that is about raising and helping us raise the next generation and, in particular, over the last two years, the kind of personal sacrifice that required. ![]() It takes hard work to do the work that the governor and the lieutenant governor have done in terms of getting a tax cut for middle class folks in the state. This is a - this is - this is really something that must be noticed and applauded, because it takes hard work to do that. We talked about it, and everybody around the country knows: 2 percent unemployment, literally. So, I do want to congratulate and commend the governor and lieutenant governor for all you’ve done. That’s where your attorney general comes in - up and down the ticket - to reinforce all that we know is important for the people of our nation and, especially, right now. That’s where your secretary of state comes in. And that’s where your governor and your lieutenant governor come in. Because, truly, the governor talked about so much of what we have accomplished as an administration, but, one, it would not have been possible were it not for the work that everyone here did in 2020, but it also would not be possible if we didn’t have leadership in the states, like your governor and lieutenant governor, who can make real what we do in Washington, D.C.īecause, truly, the work should not be measured based on passing a bill as much as it should be when it hits the streets. And, you know, before I arrived, of course, the President and I have talked about your leadership and what it means to our country and to our administration. ![]() Governor and Lieutenant Governor, it has been great to be with you today. And I just want to thank you DFLers for what you have been doing, what you continue to do, and what you will do over these next 17 days. (Applause.) Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan.
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