PRESIDENCY BECAUSE THAT IS A
NONSTARTER.
>> I SPOKE WITH LUIS GUTIERREZ
AND ASKED HIM ABOUT THE BERNIE
SANDERS SUPPORTERS BOOING
HILLARY CLINTON NAME THROUGHOUT
THE
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK
TO DO.
THE FACT IS, PHIL, I WAS ON THE
DRAFTING COMMITTEE OF THE
PLATFORM.
BERNIE SANDERS SAID AND IT'S
BEEN PRETTY UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED
THIS IS THE MOST PROGRESSIVE
PLATFORM EVER WRITTEN BY THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
THIS IS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES
OF THE CLINTON PRESIDENCY AND
BERNIE SANDERS HAD A LOT TO DO.
I THINK HIS FOLLOWERS SHOULD
CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT THE
PARTY HAS MOVED FORWARD AND HAS
MOVED MORE IN THE DIRECTION OF
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> EARLIER THIS EVENING, YOU
SPOKE OF BEFORE THE CONVENTION,
WHAT WAS THAT EXPERIENCE LIKE?
>> OH, YOU KNOW WHAT, IT WAS
REALLY A GREAT HONOR AND
PRIVILEGE TO ADDRESS MY PARTY
AND TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE
NATION.
YOU KNOW WHEN I CAME TO CONGRESS
I HAD MANY ISSUES THAT I HAD TO
DEAL AND GRAPPLE WITH AS A NEW
FRESHMAN MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
I DECIDED TO GIVE A LOT OF FOCUS
TO IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION
REFORM AND IT'S THRILLING AND
HUMBING TO ME THAT MY PARTY HAS
EMBRACED IMMIGRATION REFORM THAT
THE UNIT AMERICA.
MAKE AMERICA A SAFER PLACE AND A
PLACE WITH MORE JUSTICE AND
FAIRNESS.
LITTLE KIDS SHOULDN'T FEAR BEING
RIPPED FROM THE ARMS OF THEIR
MOMS AND DADS.
WE SHOULD HAVE AN AMERICA WHERE
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO COME OUT THE
SHADOWS.
IT'S UGLY AND HATEFUL TO SAY
YOU'RE GOING TO WRAP UP 11
MILLION PEOPLE.
>> ARE YOU CONCERNED WITH NEW
POLLS TO SHOW DONALD TRUMP IS
AHEAD OF HILLARY CLINTON
>> ABSOLUTELY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I KNOW ONE THING.
COME NOVEMBER, THOSE PEOPLE THAT
BELIEVE IN MARRIAGE EQUALITY AND
THE SUPREME COURT HAS TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE PUT SOMEBODY THAT'S
GOING TO PRESERVE AND KEEP THEIR
HANDS OUT OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD,
THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES HERE.
GUNS ON OUR STREETS, SO MANY
THINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE
SUPREME COURT WITH JUSTICE AND
FAIRNESS IN OUR SOCIETY.
IF YOU BELIEVE IN $15 AN HOUR,
YOU HAVE A PARTY TO EMBRACE.
IF YOU BELIEVE THE EARTH IS
SACRED AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS
REAL, YOU HAVE A PORT TO
EMBRACE.
I TRIED TO EMBRACE THAT BLACK
LIVES MATTER BECAUSE BLACK
PEOPLE GAVE UP THEIR LIFE TO
HAVE A PRESENCE ON STAGE BECAUSE
OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THIS NATION.
>> CONGRESSMAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> PHIL, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
WE CONTINUE IN A MOMENT.