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Transcript: Kamala Harris Addresses Nevada Voters In Las Vegas Rally

Here is the full transcript of Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris’ speech at a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Aug. 10, 2024.

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TRANSCRIPT:

Opening Remarks

Hey Nevada! Oh, it’s so good to be back. Good evening everyone, good evening, good evening, good evening, good evening. Oh, I see lots of friends. Oh, it is good to be back, it is good to be back.

Thank you everyone. But seriously, isn’t Tim Walz fantastic? And I know for some folks you’re just getting to know him and you’ve heard he’s had many titles over his life: governor, congressman, dad, husband, coach. But in 87 days our nation is going to know Coach Walz as vice president of the United States of America. That’s right.

Acknowledging Key Figures

And it is so good to be here with so many incredible leaders including my dear friends Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto, Senator Jacky Rosen, who we will re-elect to the United States Senate, congressmembers Dina Titus, Steven Horsford, and Susie Lee.

And I know Culinary 226 is in the house. And the Culinary Union, as everyone in Nevada knows, they have helped lead the way in our country for workers’ rights and workers’ dignity. And I have to say for years I’ve been so proud to work by your side. When I was Attorney General of California, we worked together to crack down on wage theft.

Commitment to Workers’ Rights

When I was a United States Senator, we fought together for paid family leave and medical leave. And earlier this year, right here in Vegas, we celebrated your historic contract win. And it is my promise to everyone here, when I am president, we will continue our fight for working families of America. Including to raise the minimum wage and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.

In Nevada today, I also bring greetings from our incredible President Joe Biden. We love Joe. And I know, I’m going to tell him what you all just said.

And I know we are all so deeply grateful to Joe Biden for his lifetime of service to our nation. And he’s not done. And he’s not done.

Recent Victories

So as I said, it’s so good to be back in Las Vegas. The last time I was here, I stopped by the practice for the men’s national basketball team before they headed out to the Olympics. And maybe you saw it on your phone, but just a few hours ago in Paris, they won the gold.

And I got more for you. A few hours before that, our women’s national soccer team won the gold as well. So in one sport after another, Team USA continues to make our nation proud. So much to celebrate.

Election Countdown

So much to celebrate. So Nevada, we have 87 days until the election. 87 days. And here’s the thing.

But here’s the thing. Here’s the thing. We know this will be a tight race until the very end. And so let’s not pay too much attention to the polls, because we have some hard work ahead of us.

But we like hard work. Hard work is good work. And with your help this November, we will win. We will win. We will win. And I know we are all clear. Toward that win, we are all clear about what we are up against.

Career Background

As many of you know, before I was elected Vice President, before I was elected a United States Senator, I was an elected Attorney General. And before that, District Attorney. And before that, I was a courtroom prosecutor.

In those roles, in those roles, I took on perpetrators of all kinds. Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, scammers who broke the rules for personal gain. So Nevada, hear me when I say, I know Donald Trump type.

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Well, well, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. The court’s going to take care of that. We just don’t beat him in November. We’ll beat him in November. We’ll beat him in November. But I’ve certainly been dealing with people like him my entire career.

For example, as Attorney General of California, I took on one of our country’s largest for-profit colleges that scammed students. Well, Donald Trump ran a for-profit college that scammed students. Remember that.

As a prosecutor, I specialized in cases of sexual abuse. Well, Donald Trump was found liable for committing sexual abuse. As Attorney General, I held Wall Street banks accountable for fraud.

Well, Donald Trump was just found guilty of fraud, 34 counts. All of this is to say, in this campaign, I will proudly put my record against his every day of the week. Every day of the week.

That being said, let’s make no mistake, this campaign is not just about us versus Donald Trump. It is about two different visions for our nation. One, ours, focused on the future.

Vision for the Future

The other, focused on the past. And we’re not going back because, Nevada, we fight for the future. A future with affordable health care, affordable child care, and paid leave.

We fight for a future where we build a broad-based economy where every American has an opportunity to own a home, to start a business, and to build wealth. We believe in a future where we lower the cost of living for America’s families so they have a chance not just to get by, but to get ahead. To get ahead.

Economic Challenges

Because, look, while our economy is doing well by many measures, prices for everyday things like groceries are still too high. You know it and I know it. When I was Attorney General, I went after price-fixing schemes.

And when I am President, I will continue that work to bring down prices. I will take on big corporations that engage in illegal price gouging, corporate landlords that unfairly raise rents on working families, and take on big pharma and cap the cost of prescription drugs for all Americans.