Schumer speaks to grassroots organizations prior to presidential debate watch party
Although there were hardly any undecided voters in attendance, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer showed up to the Independent Neighborhood Democrats (IND) meeting at St. Francis College on Wednesday, where he stumped for Hillary Clinton prior to the debate-watch party.
“I want to give you an analysis of where we are at right now,” Schumer said. “I don’t have to tell you the importance of this election. It’s important that Hillary be elected president and we take back the majority for three reasons — economic, political and moral.”
The IND were joined by the Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn (LID), the Stonewall Democrats of New York City and the Brooklyn Young Democrats to listen to Schumer speak. The senior senator from New York laid out exactly what was at stake in a brief speech.
“The system is not working,” Schumer said. “It is imperative that if we get a majority (in the senate) and Hillary becomes president, which looks likely, that we get middle class incomes going. We want to pass pay equality so that women get the same as men for the same job, we want to raise the minimum wage, we want to create a huge infrastructure program.”