so I got back after the election last November to my Senate office six days
November to my Senate office six days
November to my Senate office six days after the election and there was a
after the election and there was a
after the election and there was a letter on my desk it was a letter from
letter on my desk it was a letter from
letter on my desk it was a letter from an eight-year-old fourth grader in
an eight-year-old fourth grader in
an eight-year-old fourth grader in Charlottesville named Penelope and this
Charlottesville named Penelope and this
Charlottesville named Penelope and this was the letter dear senator Kane I’m
was the letter dear senator Kane I’m
was the letter dear senator Kane I’m sorry you’re not vice president but
sorry you’re not vice president but
sorry you’re not vice president but senators important
can you help stop my classmates from
can you help stop my classmates from being deported second paragraph the
being deported second paragraph the
being deported second paragraph the letter said I’ve done a drawing to give
letter said I’ve done a drawing to give
letter said I’ve done a drawing to give you encouragement and it fluttered out
you encouragement and it fluttered out
you encouragement and it fluttered out of the envelope in sharpies and here it
of the envelope in sharpies and here it
of the envelope in sharpies and here it is in sharpies made me thinner made me
is in sharpies made me thinner made me
is in sharpies made me thinner made me younger Penelope gave me more hair she
younger Penelope gave me more hair she
younger Penelope gave me more hair she gets the details right senators wear
gets the details right senators wear
gets the details right senators wear little lapel pins
little lapel pins
little lapel pins I love the Cape with the T on it but I
I love the Cape with the T on it but I
I love the Cape with the T on it but I really love the motto be the hero be the
really love the motto be the hero be the
really love the motto be the hero be the hero help stop my classmates from being
hero help stop my classmates from being
hero help stop my classmates from being deported this is what an eight-year-old
deported this is what an eight-year-old
deported this is what an eight-year-old has to worry about now I meet a lot of
has to worry about now I meet a lot of
has to worry about now I meet a lot of people I meet a lot of people who were
people I meet a lot of people who were
people I meet a lot of people who were disappointed as I travel around Virginia
disappointed as I travel around Virginia
disappointed as I travel around Virginia and travel around the country but a big
and travel around the country but a big
and travel around the country but a big subset of the disappointed are
subset of the disappointed are
subset of the disappointed are personally afraid I meet immigrants who
personally afraid I meet immigrants who
personally afraid I meet immigrants who are afraid I was walking through the
are afraid I was walking through the
are afraid I was walking through the basement of the Senate and I ran into a
basement of the Senate and I ran into a
basement of the Senate and I ran into a guy that I know who works there who
guy that I know who works there who
guy that I know who works there who Salvadoran American and I said ki what’s
Salvadoran American and I said ki what’s
Salvadoran American and I said ki what’s up and he said to me in Spanish I’ll
up and he said to me in Spanish I’ll
up and he said to me in Spanish I’ll tell you what’s up people look at my
tell you what’s up people look at my
tell you what’s up people look at my family and me like we’re criminals now
family and me like we’re criminals now
family and me like we’re criminals now we’ve lived in this country for 25 years
we’ve lived in this country for 25 years
we’ve lived in this country for 25 years and we’ve worked I’ve worked in the
and we’ve worked I’ve worked in the
and we’ve worked I’ve worked in the Senate for 20 years and they look at us
Senate for 20 years and they look at us
Senate for 20 years and they look at us like were criminals I meet a lot of
like were criminals I meet a lot of
like were criminals I meet a lot of women especially young women who were
women especially young women who were
women especially young women who were afraid am I gonna lose jobs to a less
afraid am I gonna lose jobs to a less
afraid am I gonna lose jobs to a less qualified man am I gonna get sexually
qualified man am I gonna get sexually
qualified man am I gonna get sexually harassed at my workplace how come you
harassed at my workplace how come you
harassed at my workplace how come you guys keep whittling away women’s health
guys keep whittling away women’s health
guys keep whittling away women’s health care and there’s never a controversy
care and there’s never a controversy
care and there’s never a controversy about men’s health care
about men’s health care
about men’s health care I meet students who are afraid our
I meet students who are afraid our
I meet students who are afraid our leaders don’t even accept climate
leaders don’t even accept climate
leaders don’t even accept climate science what’s the planet gonna be like
science what’s the planet gonna be like
science what’s the planet gonna be like when I get to be an adult I meet parents
when I get to be an adult I meet parents
when I get to be an adult I meet parents who were afraid are you really gonna
who were afraid are you really gonna
who were afraid are you really gonna take our health care away when I got a
take our health care away when I got a
take our health care away when I got a disabled kid and we rely on the ACA and
disabled kid and we rely on the ACA and
disabled kid and we rely on the ACA and Medicaid to help our child afford a
Medicaid to help our child afford a
Medicaid to help our child afford a wheelchair and be able to get special ed
wheelchair and be able to get special ed
wheelchair and be able to get special ed at school and my colleagues and I when
at school and my colleagues and I when
at school and my colleagues and I when we talk and when we’re honest many of us
we talk and when we’re honest many of us
we talk and when we’re honest many of us are afraid that a president who demeans
are afraid that a president who demeans
are afraid that a president who demeans diplomacy raises the risk of unnecessary
diplomacy raises the risk of unnecessary
diplomacy raises the risk of unnecessary war a lot of people are disappointed a
war a lot of people are disappointed a
war a lot of people are disappointed a big subset of those who are disappointed
big subset of those who are disappointed
big subset of those who are disappointed are afraid how do we deal with our fears
are afraid how do we deal with our fears
are afraid how do we deal with our fears 230 years ago last month the framers of
230 years ago last month the framers of
230 years ago last month the framers of our Constitution met and finalized the
our Constitution met and finalized the
our Constitution met and finalized the Constitution in Philadelphia and they
Constitution in Philadelphia and they
Constitution in Philadelphia and they were afraid of some things first the
were afraid of some things first the
were afraid of some things first the national government was a failure after
national government was a failure after
national government was a failure after the glorious win in the revolution for
the glorious win in the revolution for
the glorious win in the revolution for seven or eight years we just found it
seven or eight years we just found it
seven or eight years we just found it along because there really wasn’t a
along because there really wasn’t a
along because there really wasn’t a national government it was 13 States
national government it was 13 States
national government it was 13 States kind of battling with each other
kind of battling with each other
kind of battling with each other veterans who had been promised pensions
veterans who had been promised pensions
veterans who had been promised pensions there was nobody to pay their pensions
there was nobody to pay their pensions
there was nobody to pay their pensions and so they gathered in Philadelphia to
and so they gathered in Philadelphia to
and so they gathered in Philadelphia to do something different they knew they
do something different they knew they
do something different they knew they needed to create a national government
needed to create a national government
needed to create a national government but they were afraid of that too they
but they were afraid of that too they
but they were afraid of that too they were afraid if they created a national
were afraid if they created a national
were afraid if they created a national government if they had a president they
government if they had a president they
government if they had a president they could end up with a despot because what
could end up with a despot because what
could end up with a despot because what are they know in 1787 they knew Kings
are they know in 1787 they knew Kings
are they know in 1787 they knew Kings they knew Monarchs they knew emperors
they knew Monarchs they knew emperors
they knew Monarchs they knew emperors they knew Sultan’s they knew popes they
they knew Sultan’s they knew popes they
they knew Sultan’s they knew popes they were worried about the tendency of an
were worried about the tendency of an
were worried about the tendency of an executive to become a despot and so they
executive to become a despot and so they
executive to become a despot and so they acted on their fear by designing a
acted on their fear by designing a
acted on their fear by designing a system to hand out our super powers by
system to hand out our super powers by
system to hand out our super powers by handing out powers to all kinds of
handing out powers to all kinds of
handing out powers to all kinds of people to check against the possibility
people to check against the possibility
people to check against the possibility of a despot they put Congress first and
of a despot they put Congress first and
of a despot they put Congress first and gave Congress interesting powers powers
gave Congress interesting powers powers
gave Congress interesting powers powers to ratify treaties power the purse power
to ratify treaties power the purse power
to ratify treaties power the purse power to declare war power to confirm
to declare war power to confirm
to declare war power to confirm appointments they created who judiciary
appointments they created who judiciary
appointments they created who judiciary and get this they gave judges life
and get this they gave judges life
and get this they gave judges life tenure that was revolutionary then and
tenure that was revolutionary then and
tenure that was revolutionary then and it still is why would you create judges
it still is why would you create judges
it still is why would you create judges for
for
for they did it so that a judge could stand
they did it so that a judge could stand
they did it so that a judge could stand up and say that executive order or that
up and say that executive order or that
up and say that executive order or that statute is unconstitutional without any
statute is unconstitutional without any
statute is unconstitutional without any fear of losing their job they gave huge
fear of losing their job they gave huge
fear of losing their job they gave huge powers to States and to governor’s they
powers to States and to governor’s they
powers to States and to governor’s they gave powers when they did the Bill of
gave powers when they did the Bill of
gave powers when they did the Bill of Rights a couple years later to the press
Rights a couple years later to the press
Rights a couple years later to the press to check abuses and hold leaders
to check abuses and hold leaders
to check abuses and hold leaders accountable but the most important
accountable but the most important
accountable but the most important powers that they handed out were the
powers that they handed out were the
powers that they handed out were the powers that they handed out to everyday
powers that they handed out to everyday
powers that they handed out to everyday citizens the the power to vote which has
citizens the the power to vote which has
citizens the the power to vote which has been expanded over time the power to run
been expanded over time the power to run
been expanded over time the power to run for office but it’s much more than that
for office but it’s much more than that
for office but it’s much more than that it’s not just campaigning and running
it’s not just campaigning and running
it’s not just campaigning and running the power to peacefully assemble the
the power to peacefully assemble the
the power to peacefully assemble the power to petition your government for
power to petition your government for
power to petition your government for redress of grievances the right to bear
redress of grievances the right to bear
redress of grievances the right to bear arms the right to worship or not as you
arms the right to worship or not as you
arms the right to worship or not as you please without being preferred or
please without being preferred or
please without being preferred or punished for how you worship what the
punished for how you worship what the
punished for how you worship what the founders did 230 years ago is they
founders did 230 years ago is they
founders did 230 years ago is they handed out super powers to virtually
handed out super powers to virtually
handed out super powers to virtually every institution in person in this
every institution in person in this
every institution in person in this country to try to check against abuses
country to try to check against abuses
country to try to check against abuses of power and give us tools to protect
of power and give us tools to protect
of power and give us tools to protect people we love and to deal with our own
people we love and to deal with our own
people we love and to deal with our own fears folks were living through the
fears folks were living through the
fears folks were living through the stress test of our constitutional
stress test of our constitutional
stress test of our constitutional democracy we’re living through exactly
democracy we’re living through exactly
democracy we’re living through exactly the moment that James Madison and the
the moment that James Madison and the
the moment that James Madison and the others knew we would live through
others knew we would live through
others knew we would live through exactly the moment we have a president
exactly the moment we have a president
exactly the moment we have a president who trashes Congress trashes the courts
who trashes Congress trashes the courts
who trashes Congress trashes the courts trashes the press trashes notions of
trashes the press trashes notions of
trashes the press trashes notions of religious equality and even equality
religious equality and even equality
religious equality and even equality generally we have a president who
generally we have a president who
generally we have a president who promised greatness without offering
promised greatness without offering
promised greatness without offering evidence of goodness and the challenge
evidence of goodness and the challenge
evidence of goodness and the challenge that we deal with today and other
that we deal with today and other
that we deal with today and other generations have dealt with his
generations have dealt with his
generations have dealt with his challenges were the mechanisms were the
challenges were the mechanisms were the
challenges were the mechanisms were the super powers we were given 230 years ago
super powers we were given 230 years ago
super powers we were given 230 years ago are they up to the task are they up to
are they up to the task are they up to
are they up to the task are they up to the task that the framers intended and I
the task that the framers intended and I
the task that the framers intended and I think we’re seeing great evidence that
think we’re seeing great evidence that
think we’re seeing great evidence that they are Congress after repeatedly
they are Congress after repeatedly
they are Congress after repeatedly promising to get rid of the Affordable
promising to get rid of the Affordable
promising to get rid of the Affordable Care Act when really faced with it has
Care Act when really faced with it has
Care Act when really faced with it has decided not to
decided not to
decided not to repeal and take healthcare away from
repeal and take healthcare away from
repeal and take healthcare away from tens of millions of people and instead
tens of millions of people and instead
tens of millions of people and instead now I as a member of the help committee
now I as a member of the help committee
now I as a member of the help committee am involved in a bipartisan effort to
am involved in a bipartisan effort to
am involved in a bipartisan effort to find ways to fix not destroy healthcare
find ways to fix not destroy healthcare
find ways to fix not destroy healthcare judges are standing up the Muslim travel
judges are standing up the Muslim travel
judges are standing up the Muslim travel ban for example courts are stood up and
ban for example courts are stood up and
ban for example courts are stood up and said you really can’t do that
said you really can’t do that
said you really can’t do that the Attorney General said about one
the Attorney General said about one
the Attorney General said about one judge in Hawaii this is a quote I can’t
judge in Hawaii this is a quote I can’t
judge in Hawaii this is a quote I can’t believe that a judge quote on an island
believe that a judge quote on an island
believe that a judge quote on an island in the Pacific can tell the president
in the Pacific can tell the president
in the Pacific can tell the president what to do
what to do
what to do that’s a complaint you can take two
that’s a complaint you can take two
that’s a complaint you can take two James Madison
James Madison
James Madison governor’s governors are saying mr.
governor’s governors are saying mr.
governor’s governors are saying mr. president you’re out of the Paris
president you’re out of the Paris
president you’re out of the Paris climate Accord guess what we’re not
climate Accord guess what we’re not
climate Accord guess what we’re not backing out our state’s gonna stick with
backing out our state’s gonna stick with
backing out our state’s gonna stick with the Paris climate Accord the press is
the Paris climate Accord the press is
the Paris climate Accord the press is doing some amazing work these days to
doing some amazing work these days to
doing some amazing work these days to look at financial improprieties and
look at financial improprieties and
look at financial improprieties and questions of collusion with foreign
questions of collusion with foreign
questions of collusion with foreign adversaries but the most inspiring thing
adversaries but the most inspiring thing
adversaries but the most inspiring thing that’s being done is being done by you
that’s being done is being done by you
that’s being done is being done by you the women’s marches that had crowds far
the women’s marches that had crowds far
the women’s marches that had crowds far greater than the inauguration the
the the calls letters emails to my
the the calls letters emails to my office and keep them coming
office and keep them coming
office and keep them coming but the numbers have gone up multiples
but the numbers have gone up multiples
but the numbers have gone up multiples of what they were before people coming
of what they were before people coming
of what they were before people coming out to townhall meetings
out to townhall meetings
out to townhall meetings regular citizens saying hold on a second
regular citizens saying hold on a second
regular citizens saying hold on a second do this and this is unacceptable we’re
do this and this is unacceptable we’re
do this and this is unacceptable we’re seeing it in amazing numbers in every
seeing it in amazing numbers in every
seeing it in amazing numbers in every congressional office and in fact there’s
congressional office and in fact there’s
congressional office and in fact there’s no way there’s no way we could have
no way there’s no way we could have
no way there’s no way we could have saved the Affordable Care Act had it not
saved the Affordable Care Act had it not
saved the Affordable Care Act had it not been for people reaching out in such
been for people reaching out in such
been for people reaching out in such numbers my favorite of all were the
numbers my favorite of all were the
numbers my favorite of all were the protests at airports after the Muslim
protests at airports after the Muslim
protests at airports after the Muslim travel ban was announced because it was
travel ban was announced because it was
travel ban was announced because it was not pre announced we you didn’t know it
not pre announced we you didn’t know it
not pre announced we you didn’t know it was coming and if there’s bad
was coming and if there’s bad
was coming and if there’s bad controversial news it’s always gonna be
controversial news it’s always gonna be
controversial news it’s always gonna be done after business closes on Friday so
done after business closes on Friday so
done after business closes on Friday so it was January 29th and it was announced
it was January 29th and it was announced
it was January 29th and it was announced and people spontaneously turned out to
and people spontaneously turned out to
and people spontaneously turned out to airports I don’t know some of you were
airports I don’t know some of you were
airports I don’t know some of you were at Dulles I I saw there’s protests at
at Dulles I I saw there’s protests at
at Dulles I I saw there’s protests at Dulles so I said I’m gonna go see these
Dulles so I said I’m gonna go see these
Dulles so I said I’m gonna go see these protests adults I went to the
protests adults I went to the
protests adults I went to the International arrival gate to see the
International arrival gate to see the
International arrival gate to see the protesters protesters calls up a picture
protesters protesters calls up a picture
protesters protesters calls up a picture in your mind these were families with
in your mind these were families with
in your mind these were families with kids with signs like Virginia is for
kids with signs like Virginia is for
kids with signs like Virginia is for lovers we’re we’re not anti-muslim my
lovers we’re we’re not anti-muslim my
lovers we’re we’re not anti-muslim my favorite was a family with some young
favorite was a family with some young
favorite was a family with some young kids and a big poster of Mister Rogers
kids and a big poster of Mister Rogers
kids and a big poster of Mister Rogers welcome to my neighborhood I got back to
welcome to my neighborhood I got back to
welcome to my neighborhood I got back to the Senate after this and I was so
the Senate after this and I was so
the Senate after this and I was so excited to tell my son at college you
excited to tell my son at college you
excited to tell my son at college you won’t believe what I saw Dulles and a
won’t believe what I saw Dulles and a
won’t believe what I saw Dulles and a friend of mine Joe Donnelly from Indiana
friend of mine Joe Donnelly from Indiana
friend of mine Joe Donnelly from Indiana said Tim it was the same way in
said Tim it was the same way in
said Tim it was the same way in Indianapolis we all turned out but
Indianapolis we all turned out but
Indianapolis we all turned out but there’s no International Arrivals there
there’s no International Arrivals there
there’s no International Arrivals there we-we-we we were hugging people from
we-we-we we were hugging people from
we-we-we we were hugging people from Columbus in Chicago and saying we love
Columbus in Chicago and saying we love
Columbus in Chicago and saying we love you we don’t hate you welcome to the
you we don’t hate you welcome to the
you we don’t hate you welcome to the Hoosier State
Penelope asked if I’d be a hero I think
Penelope asked if I’d be a hero I think there’s a lot of heroes out there
there’s a lot of heroes out there
there’s a lot of heroes out there battling for but I can’t sugarcoat it I
battling for but I can’t sugarcoat it I
battling for but I can’t sugarcoat it I can’t pretend like the system’s coming
can’t pretend like the system’s coming
can’t pretend like the system’s coming to life have avoided all the bad or
to life have avoided all the bad or
to life have avoided all the bad or checked all the back because they
checked all the back because they
checked all the back because they haven’t words have consequences actions
haven’t words have consequences actions
haven’t words have consequences actions have consequences votes have
have consequences votes have
have consequences votes have consequences silence has consequences in
consequences silence has consequences in
consequences silence has consequences in action has consequences and we’re living
action has consequences and we’re living
action has consequences and we’re living through consequence
through consequence
through consequence a lot of them are really painful I don’t
a lot of them are really painful I don’t
a lot of them are really painful I don’t have to tell Penelope she knows when
have to tell Penelope she knows when
have to tell Penelope she knows when white-supremacist felt embolden
white-supremacist felt embolden
white-supremacist felt embolden even emboldened by this president enough
even emboldened by this president enough
even emboldened by this president enough to come to her town and March with
to come to her town and March with
to come to her town and March with weapons and chant blood and soil and
weapons and chant blood and soil and
weapons and chant blood and soil and Jews shall not replace the statements
Jews shall not replace the statements
Jews shall not replace the statements from Nazi era Germany and when one of
from Nazi era Germany and when one of
from Nazi era Germany and when one of them murdered a beautiful young
them murdered a beautiful young
them murdered a beautiful young paralegal and injured 19 other people
paralegal and injured 19 other people
paralegal and injured 19 other people and the events of that day caused the
and the events of that day caused the
and the events of that day caused the deaths of two state troopers who I knew
deaths of two state troopers who I knew
deaths of two state troopers who I knew very very well I can’t say to Penelope
very very well I can’t say to Penelope
very very well I can’t say to Penelope and I can’t say to you that these
and I can’t say to you that these
and I can’t say to you that these systems and checks that are coming to
systems and checks that are coming to
systems and checks that are coming to life are sufficient to avoid all the bad
life are sufficient to avoid all the bad
life are sufficient to avoid all the bad I’d like to tell Penelope about her
I’d like to tell Penelope about her
I’d like to tell Penelope about her request of me because she was writing me
request of me because she was writing me
request of me because she was writing me about dreamers that I can keep dreamers
about dreamers that I can keep dreamers
about dreamers that I can keep dreamers from being deported I can tell that I’ll
from being deported I can tell that I’ll
from being deported I can tell that I’ll do everything I can I’ll tell her that I
do everything I can I’ll tell her that I
do everything I can I’ll tell her that I think Congress will find a solution
think Congress will find a solution
think Congress will find a solution after the president has decided to
after the president has decided to
after the president has decided to unplug the program but I can’t guarantee
unplug the program but I can’t guarantee
unplug the program but I can’t guarantee to her I can’t guarantee to her that I
to her I can’t guarantee to her that I
to her I can’t guarantee to her that I can accomplish what she wants me to so
can accomplish what she wants me to so
can accomplish what she wants me to so we can’t sugarcoat the reality that we
we can’t sugarcoat the reality that we
we can’t sugarcoat the reality that we live in but still to an amazing degree
live in but still to an amazing degree
live in but still to an amazing degree you see these checks and balances
you see these checks and balances
you see these checks and balances roaring to life and you see people out
roaring to life and you see people out
roaring to life and you see people out there many who are trying to be heroes
there many who are trying to be heroes
there many who are trying to be heroes for Penelope and others who were afraid
when I was a young man I lived in a
when I was a young man I lived in a military dictatorship Honduras I was a
military dictatorship Honduras I was a
military dictatorship Honduras I was a Jesuit missionary there and it was an
Jesuit missionary there and it was an
Jesuit missionary there and it was an eye-opening experience in a lot of ways
eye-opening experience in a lot of ways
eye-opening experience in a lot of ways one of the ways was this I realized for
one of the ways was this I realized for
one of the ways was this I realized for the first time wow this click at the top
the first time wow this click at the top
the first time wow this click at the top these generals they run everything and
these generals they run everything and
these generals they run everything and there’s no rule or institution that they
there’s no rule or institution that they
there’s no rule or institution that they can’t change at a whim people have no
can’t change at a whim people have no
can’t change at a whim people have no barrier no protection between themselves
barrier no protection between themselves
barrier no protection between themselves and power even arbitrary power from
and power even arbitrary power from
and power even arbitrary power from those at the top and it made me realize
those at the top and it made me realize
those at the top and it made me realize now that I’m on the Armed Services and
now that I’m on the Armed Services and
now that I’m on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee and I get
Foreign Relations Committee and I get
Foreign Relations Committee and I get around the world a little bit that most
around the world a little bit that most
around the world a little bit that most people in the world still live in a
people in the world still live in a
people in the world still live in a system like that where they don’t have
system like that where they don’t have
system like that where they don’t have the super powers assigned to them and
the super powers assigned to them and
the super powers assigned to them and they don’t have those protective
they don’t have those protective
they don’t have those protective barriers that were erected by Madison
barriers that were erected by Madison
barriers that were erected by Madison and others instead
and others instead
and others instead 1987 that they can use to deal with the
1987 that they can use to deal with the
1987 that they can use to deal with the fears that they have I have a prediction
fears that they have I have a prediction
fears that they have I have a prediction about this chapter in our life it’s a
about this chapter in our life it’s a
about this chapter in our life it’s a chapter with some pain and there’s going
chapter with some pain and there’s going
chapter with some pain and there’s going to be more but I do think the end of the
to be more but I do think the end of the
to be more but I do think the end of the chapter is going to be this that in this
chapter is going to be this that in this
chapter is going to be this that in this country in this country the institutions
country in this country the institutions
country in this country the institutions and the collective power of the American
and the collective power of the American
and the collective power of the American public is stronger than any individual
public is stronger than any individual
public is stronger than any individual whether that be a president and a
whether that be a president and a
whether that be a president and a senator or anybody else I really believe
senator or anybody else I really believe
senator or anybody else I really believe that that is the end of this chapter and
that that is the end of this chapter and
that that is the end of this chapter and it will speak to the wisdom of what
it will speak to the wisdom of what
it will speak to the wisdom of what these founders did what they started to
these founders did what they started to
these founders did what they started to do 230 years ago now my prediction
do 230 years ago now my prediction
do 230 years ago now my prediction depends on something superpowers aren’t
depends on something superpowers aren’t
depends on something superpowers aren’t super powers if you know use them so if
super powers if you know use them so if
super powers if you know use them so if you were just a quirky kid in Brooklyn
you were just a quirky kid in Brooklyn
you were just a quirky kid in Brooklyn and you realize that you had spidey
and you realize that you had spidey
and you realize that you had spidey senses and you didn’t know and you
senses and you didn’t know and you
senses and you didn’t know and you didn’t do anything with them you would
didn’t do anything with them you would
didn’t do anything with them you would just be a quirky kid in Brooklyn named
just be a quirky kid in Brooklyn named
just be a quirky kid in Brooklyn named Peter but when you use them to fight dr.
Peter but when you use them to fight dr.
Peter but when you use them to fight dr. octopus and save New York you’re
octopus and save New York you’re
octopus and save New York you’re spider-man right superpowers are only
spider-man right superpowers are only
spider-man right superpowers are only superpowers if you use them so –
superpowers if you use them so –
superpowers if you use them so – Penelope’s requests about be the hero
Penelope’s requests about be the hero
Penelope’s requests about be the hero you’re a hero when you run for office
you’re a hero when you run for office
you’re a hero when you run for office you’re a hero when you vote you’re a
you’re a hero when you vote you’re a
you’re a hero when you vote you’re a hero when you march when you organize
hero when you march when you organize
hero when you march when you organize when you peacefully protest you’re a
when you peacefully protest you’re a
when you peacefully protest you’re a hero when you pester your congressman
hero when you pester your congressman
hero when you pester your congressman senator city council person’s school
senator city council person’s school
senator city council person’s school board member about something that
board member about something that
board member about something that matters to you you are using the
matters to you you are using the
matters to you you are using the superpowers that James Madison and
superpowers that James Madison and
superpowers that James Madison and others gave to you be the hero be the
others gave to you be the hero be the
others gave to you be the hero be the hero i i i guess i should just conclude
hero i i i guess i should just conclude
hero i i i guess i should just conclude and mention that I told Penelope I was
and mention that I told Penelope I was
and mention that I told Penelope I was gonna be talking him about her today and
gonna be talking him about her today and
gonna be talking him about her today and I told her she was lucky she wrote me
I told her she was lucky she wrote me
I told her she was lucky she wrote me and asked me to be their hero and I said
and asked me to be their hero and I said
and asked me to be their hero and I said you’re the hero because you did what you
you’re the hero because you did what you
you’re the hero because you did what you ought to do you wrote to your member of
ought to do you wrote to your member of
ought to do you wrote to your member of Congress and said here’s something that
Congress and said here’s something that
Congress and said here’s something that worries me can you help me out Penelope
worries me can you help me out Penelope
worries me can you help me out Penelope you’re a hero and you have a whole lot
you’re a hero and you have a whole lot
you’re a hero and you have a whole lot of people out here
of people out here
of people out here all around this country who are battling
all around this country who are battling
all around this country who are battling everyday to be your heroes and when
everyday to be your heroes and when
everyday to be your heroes and when Penelope heard me say this well guess
Penelope heard me say this well guess
Penelope heard me say this well guess what she decided to do a drawing for you
what she decided to do a drawing for you
what she decided to do a drawing for you guys – thanks so much
guys – thanks so much
guys – thanks so much [Applause]
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