I grew up in a working class family that valued education. Growing up for me, education was the great equalizer. It meant you had a way forward. I watched my parents work hard and kept moving us forward.
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When I think about this endorsement and what it meant to me, it couldn't be a more fitting endorsement from both @WorkingFamilies & @nysut. The support of working folks and our teachers.pic.twitter.com/PLHZVp5BES
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This is personal because I know my story - from
#Schenectady to Colgate to Oxford to Harvard - wouldn't have been possible without the opportunities my parents were afforded & thanks to the work we put in.Show this thread -
Now, 80% of us are being asked to share 10% of the wealth...And our congressman
@JohnFasoNy is complicit. Voting to take away our#healthcare, believing in trickle down economics. We need to invest from the ground up, not wait for trickle down.Show this thread -
There is a chance to improve our future - allow our teachers to teach beyond the test, establish universal healthcare for everyone, negotiate with big pharma, invest in infrastructure. This is not about hand outs, this is about hand ups.pic.twitter.com/ORn7OSQXHJ
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@JohnFasoNy is the past and we are about the future. Fighting for opportunity, jobs, healthcare, women's rights - the nuts and bolts of a good and prosperous future.#NY19Show this thread
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