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Says that Kamala Harris "can be President of the United States."

The crowd starts chanting, "Four more years!"

"#Trump is lying like hell" about Biden's economic record in the black community -- record low black unemployment, record number of black-owned businesses.

Cut black child poverty in half. Intends to make that temporary law permanent.

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Talks about "fence line communities, black communities" that are typically downwind from polluting factories. Says he'll address that in new environmental legislation.

Says he's invested $16 billion in HBCUs. (Historically Black Colleges and Universities.)

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Biden says he's about to announce that monthly rent can't be raised more than $55/month. No details, not clear how this will work.

#Politics #Biden

Pledges to "restore Roe as the law of the land."

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In his second term, will extend prescription drug caps from seniors "to everyone in America." $35 for insulin, $2,000/year prescription drug total.

Also wants to give Medicare the authority to negotiate the prices of 50 drugs/year. Congress caps it now at 10 drugs/year.

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Notes that #MAGA Republicans have been trying to "erase black history."

"Black history is American history!"

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"We've always loved this country, even when it hasn't loved us back."

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Speech wraps up. A very strong speech, with a very strong voice. The usual stutters here and there, wandering a little bit, but overall this was the strongest I've heard his voice in a long time. He spoke for 30 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rowmdH_TM8E

@WordsmithFL yeah, we've been trying to erase indigenous history since we came to this land. heaven forbid colonizers should feel bad about what they did in the name of colonizing. 🙄

@WordsmithFL: Technically, he could officially Order it into Law, and then he couldn't be sued over it, as per SCOTUS.

I mean it'd be a neat test of its ruling.

@thedisasterautist I wasn't clear what he meant. $55/month is $660/year. That's a lot. I think it got muddled, we'll have to see what comes out.

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It's not much if a landlord is trying to push out renters in a gentrifying market.

But I don't see how he can enforce it if the landlord isn't receiving any federal money.

@EileenKCarpenter Yeah, it wasn't clear to me. He said, "We're about to announce ..." so I guess we'll find out the details soon.

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A little more on the rent thingie from the POTUS account on Zombie Twitter:

"I’m sending a clear message to corporate landlords: If you raise rents more than 5%, you should lose valuable tax breaks.

"Families deserve housing that’s affordable – it's part of the American dream."