In Final Days of Election, ATU Mobilizes to Elect Harris and Walz
Washington, DC – Tonight with the White House as the backdrop, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her campaign’s ‘closing arguments’ demonstrating why she is the clear choice to lead our country with a bold agenda addressing the critical concerns of the American people says the Amalgamated Transit Union, North America’s largest transit union.
“In the heart of our nation, with over 50,000 people in attendance and at the exact location where Donald Trump incited the Capitol insurrection, Kamala Harris reminded us all that she will always put our country first,” said International President John Costa. “Kamala Harris inspires hope that the divisive and toxic rhetoric in our country will end with Donald Trump’s defeat.
“This election is critical. Our democracy will only survive if we vote. I know more Americans believe that we need to turn the page on Donald Trump’s chaos and cruelty,” Costa continued
“While Donald Trump is trying to deliver tax cuts to billionaires, Kamala Harris will give tax breaks to working and middle class Americans. While Donald Trump is trying to rip healthcare away from medically vulnerable Americans, Kamala Harris will expand healthcare and bring down costs. Medical care is not the only cost she will bring down. She will also bring down costs for parents, seniors, homeowners, renters, and everyday Americans, lifting them out of poverty. She will ensure workers have the right to join a Union and collectively bargain for better lives.
Harris once again showcased a clear contrast between her vision to unite the country and Trump’s agenda of division.
“She has real solutions for our very real problems. She believes in restoring reproductive healthcare that Donald Trump and his hand-picked Supreme Court Justices took away. She will stand with our country’s heroes, our Veterans, instead of insulting them as Donald Trump has repeatedly. She will secure our country both at home and abroad while dictators around the world root for Donald Trump,” Costa continued,
“Tonight, I’m so proud to be on the side of humanity. On the side of possibilities and a country we can all be proud of. Kamala Harris is principled, qualified, and ready to be the next President of the United States of America. Join me in casting your ballot, your civic duty as a U.S. citizen, for the only person in the race who will fight for equity and justice for every American by finding common ground with common sense.”