in this election what's at stake could not be more important on Tuesday night I talked about issues that I know matter to the families Across America like bringing down the cost of living investing in America's small businesses protecting reproductive freedom and keeping our nation safe and secure [Applause] but that's not what we heard from Donald Trump instead you know and I called it at the beginning of the debate it was the same old show same old tired play book we've heard for years with no plan for how he would address the needs of the American people well folks look it's time to turn the page Turn the [Applause] Page America is ready for a new way forward and we are ready for a new generation of leadership that is optimistic optimistic about what we can do for our country together and that is why Democrats Republicans and independents are all supporting our campaign because we agree we agree we have a duty as Citizens to put country above partisanship and defend our Constitution and defend our con stition and that is my pledge to you I will always put country above party from the courthouse to the White House I have always fought for the people always fought for the people from being a young courtroom prosecutor yes and it's yes USA [Applause] from being a young courtroom prosecutor in Oakland California I stood up for women and children against predators who abuse them as Attorney General of California I took on the big Banks and delivered $20 billion from middle class families who fac foreclosure I stood up for veterans being Su being scammed by big for profit colleges for workers who are being cheated out of their wages the wages they were due for seniors facing elder abuse I will be a president for all Americans and together together we will build a brighter future for our nation together and and all right [Laughter] n we are going to build a future where we build what I call an opportunity economy so every American has an opportunity to own a home to build wealth to start a business and let me tell you I love our small businesses are there Small Business Leaders here raise your hand that's that's right so you know growing up growing up my mother she worked long hours she often worked very long hours my mother and so my sister Maya and I would go over to miss Shelton's house now miss Shelton we called her our second mother she was the second mother to us she actually was from Louisiana and she would take care of us in the evenings and on the weekends when my mother was working and she was a small business owner and let me tell you what I learned from being a young child about a a small business owner M Shelton our small business owners you are Business Leaders and you are Civic leaders you are Community leaders you hire locally you Mentor you are part of the fabric of our communities and you like Miss Shelton are the backbone of America's economy the backbone so I have a plan for you and my plan is to give a $50,000 tax deduction for startup [Music] businesses cuz I understand not everybody like the person that was on the stage with me the other night gets handed 400 million on a silver platter and then files for bankruptcy six times come on come on I know when cuz look my mother she worked hard she saved up and it wasn't until I was a teenager she was able to buy our first home I know the challenges that Americans and working people and families are having right now in terms of affordable housing and we need to build more housing in America so part of my plan part of my vision for an opportunity economy is we are going to cut red tape and work with the private sector to build 3 million new homes by the end of my first term and I have a plan to lower the cost of living for America's families on everything from Health Care to groceries including taking on price goug and those corporations when they take advantage of people in need under my plan more than a 100 million Americans will get a tax cut thousands of dollars of your hard earned money will go back in your pockets including $6,000 during the first year of a child's life for young parents knowing in that critical stage of your child's development you might need a little help not just to get by but to get ahead and I will always put the middle class and Working Families First I know where I came from I know where I came from I'm clear about that