Sen. Tammy Baldwin speaks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention | DNC Day 4

SENATOR TAMMY BALDWIN. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> HELLO, DEMOCRATS. >> HELLO, DEMOCRATS. AND, HEY, WISCONSIN. AND, HEY, WISCONSIN. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] TONIGHT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT FAMILY. FAMILY. WE KNOW THAT ALL FAMILIES DON'T WE KNOW THAT ALL FAMILIES DON'T LOOK ALIKE. LOOK ALIKE. MY MOTHER WAS A TEENAGER WHEN I MY MOTHER WAS A TEENAGER WHEN I WAS BORN, AND SHE STRUGGLED WITH WAS BORN, AND SHE STRUGGLED WITH ADDICTION. ADDICTION. I NEVER MET MY FATHER, BUT I HAD I NEVER MET MY FATHER, BUT I HAD TWO INCREDIBLE GRANDPARENTS WHO TWO INCREDIBLE GRANDPARENTS WHO STEPPED IN AND RAISED ME, DAVID STEPPED IN AND RAISED ME, DAVID AND DORIS GREEN. AND DORIS GREEN. EVERYTHING I KNOW, I LEARNED EVERYTHING I KNOW, I LEARNED FROM THEM. FROM THEM. IN EVERY WAY A CHILD NEEDS, MY IN EVERY WAY A CHILD NEEDS, MY GRANDPARENTS WERE THERE FOR ME, GRANDPARENTS WERE THERE FOR ME, AND AS THEY GREW OLDER, IT WAS AND AS THEY GREW OLDER, IT WAS MY PRIVILEGE TO BE THERE FOR MY PRIVILEGE TO BE THERE FOR THEM. THEM. SO, WHEN I WORK TO PROTECT SO, WHEN I WORK TO PROTECT MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY, I MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY, I DO IT WITH A PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE DO IT WITH A PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THOSE BIG PROGRAMS MEANT OF WHAT THOSE BIG PROGRAMS MEANT IN SMALL AND DEEPLY MEANINGFUL IN SMALL AND DEEPLY MEANINGFUL WAYS TO MY GRANDPARENTS AND I WAYS TO MY GRANDPARENTS AND I KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN FOR YOUR KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN FOR YOUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. BUT LET'S BE CLEAR, THAT IS ALL BUT LET'S BE CLEAR, THAT IS ALL AT RISK TODAY. AT RISK TODAY. DONALD TRUMP WAS ASKED WHAT HE DONALD TRUMP WAS ASKED WHAT HE WOULD DO ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY WOULD DO ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE, AND HE SAID, AND I AND MEDICARE, AND HE SAID, AND I QUOTE, THERE'S A LOT YOU CAN DO QUOTE, THERE'S A LOT YOU CAN DO IN TERMS OF CUTTING. IN TERMS OF CUTTING. CUTTING? CUTTING? HE'S TALKING ABOUT CUTTING HE'S TALKING ABOUT CUTTING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WHILE GIVING A HUGE NEW TAX WHILE GIVING A HUGE NEW TAX BREAK TO BILLIONAIRES AND BREAK TO BILLIONAIRES AND CORPORATIONS? CORPORATIONS? WELL, KAMALA HARRIS IS NOT GOING WELL, KAMALA HARRIS IS NOT GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN. TO LET THAT HAPPEN. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AND TIM WALZ IS NOT GOING TO LET AND TIM WALZ IS NOT GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN. THAT HAPPEN. WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN. HAPPEN. YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT IT YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT IT BACKWARDS. BACKWARDS. WE DEMOCRATS, WE HONOR OUR WE DEMOCRATS, WE HONOR OUR ELDERS AND ASK THE WEALTHIEST TO ELDERS AND ASK THE WEALTHIEST TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE. PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE. WISCONSIN STATE MOTTO IS FORWARD WISCONSIN STATE MOTTO IS FORWARD AND MY FRIENDS, THAT'S WHERE AND MY FRIENDS, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HEADED. WE'RE HEADED. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]