Blog de Dunlap: What I shared in my Convention speech

Danielle,

I can take a moment to catch my breath now that I just finished my speech at the Democratic National Convention.

It was an honor to be at the United Center in Chicago, feeling the palpable energy in the room shared by Democrats from all across the country, and having the chance to speak about Kamala Harris.

Here's what I said about why I'm in this fight for Kamala Harris:

What I love most about Kamala is that she can't be bought — and she can't be bossed around.

I know this firsthand — I first met Kamala in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash. The banks had flat out broken laws, cheated people, and stolen homes. Millions of Americans had lost their jobs, their savings, their homes.

I was setting up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (Yay, CFPB!) Kamala was protecting families as California's Attorney General. Donald was scamming students at Trump University and trying to make money off people losing their homes.

Kamala Harris stepped up. She enforced the law, fought the giant banks, and delivered BILLIONS of dollars of help for families.

And THAT'S the difference between a criminal and a prosecutor.

You know what else I love about Kamala? She gets it. We need to make life more affordable for working people.

Donald Trump, the felon, has no plan to lower costs for families. He doesn't know how — and frankly, he doesn't really care.

When did he ever fill up a gas tank or worry about a grocery bill?

The only bills he worries about are from his criminal defense lawyers.

But Kamala? She cares deep down, and she will take on the giant corporations that are squeezing American families.

In fact, it's something she's done before.

During the California wildfires, she went after the price gougers. During the pandemic, we worked together in the Senate to stop price gouging. And as President, she'll lower costs for your family.

She'll take on the Wall Street firms that buy up millions of houses and apartments then jack up the rent.

She'll take on drug companies that charge an arm and a leg for prescriptions.

She'll take on corporate monopolies that rip off consumers—and billionaires who DON'T PAY TAXES.

And she'll take on right-wing extremists who think THEY should decide who has access to abortion or IVF. Kamala will protect abortion rights nationwide.

Groceries. Gas. Housing. Healthcare. Taxes. Abortion. Trust Donald Trump and JD Vance to look out for your family? Shoot, I wouldn't trust those guys to move my couch. We NEED Kamala Harris.

This election is about your family and your future. I've seen Kamala Harris fight. I've seen her win. When it comes to our families and our futures, Kamala Harris is someone we can trust.

With joy in our hearts, let's elect Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States.

Will you split a donation between the Harris-Walz ticket and my re-election campaign right now? Help make sure we hold the White House, hold the Senate, and can make real change for working families.