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If You Understand The Black Lives Matter Movement, There's No Central Leadership Of The Movement. This Is An Organic, Grassroots Movement All Around America.

We Now Know From A Princeton Study That Superfund Sites Are Causing Higher Rates Of Birth Defects. We Now Know That There's No Excusing The Lack Of Moral Urgency To Do Something About This Environmental Crisis. We See Flint, Michigan, For Example, And The Attention It's Gotten, But What Most Americans Don't Seem To Realize Is That This Lead Problem Is Not Confined To Just Flint. There Are Over 3,000 Jurisdictions That Have Twice The Lead Levels In People's Blood Than Flint Does. We're Now Seeing More People Being Exposed To The Truth About Environmental Injustice In Our Country.

The More You Limit Your Choices, Thereby Limiting Thought, The More You Can Simplify Your Life And Focus Your Energy Elsewhere.

For An Economy Built To Last We Must Invest In What Will Fuel Us For Generations To Come. This Is Our History - From The Transcontinental Railroad To The Hoover Dam, To The Dredging Of Our Ports And Building Of Our Most Historic Bridges - Our American Ancestors Prioritized Growth And Investment In Our Nation's Infrastructure.

I Want You To Understand That Racial Justice Is Not About Justice For Those Who Are Black Or Brown; Racial Justice Is About American Justice. Justice For Lgbt Americans Is Not About Gay And Lesbian Justice; It's About American Justice. Equality For Women Isn't About Women; It's About United States Equality. You Cannot Enjoy Justice Anywhere In This Country Until We Make Sure There Is Justice Everywhere In This Country.