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[1:40] ..." years who believe that. I'm person can make it different we did house parties all over the to shake and people want it. -- organized by student election without the made my kitchen I was gratified"...
[2:13] ..." this the message. It says we need jobs and need to get universal health care will be the provide a quality education -- virtual. And we need to pick a -- a look at what's going on"...
[2:52] ..." gonna have a string of me I'm not gonna have to spend Pennsauken but the lobbyist or special interest. I'm going to be able to devote twenty -- their concerns and and the views of"...
[0:00]" Talking with Allen Casey he's a co-founder city year and his big job right now is running for US senate. You have three other Democrats say -- facing in the primary. Pretty formidable force out there Allen on -- you set yourself apart."
[0:15]" Well you know it up. I'm running loose and let live and die movement and it in him and upload going to be or America. Twenty years of experience the public service could I haven't been a pulpit that's true but I'd been. What you can make a difference from the neighborhood all the large. Political career are also had. Exception helping to -- street major pieces. Of legislation that they'll the national service movement until. Now with the candidates -- a 50000 people a year. Don't know how Washington works and -- working with other citizens. And leaders across the country. To work together to push for change I know how to make change."
[0:56]" Allen Casey -- and raised one point one million dollars early on in the campaign where kids out. Your contributors where did the money come from."
[1:05]" Well you know I was overwhelmed by the response I pledge from day one I would not picket sign of how -- lobbyists' money because it's special interests there controlling Washington. We're not getting healthcare because their six Tokyo lobbyists for example for every member of congress does surround. So much money came to them you know more than. -- It was -- hundred dollars. But each. And and we also -- people who caught Massachusetts put the money implement to that level also gratified. We get support from people around the country people who know my work that I have been working with the past twenty years who believe that. I'm person can make it different we did house parties all over the to shake and people want it. -- organized by student election without the made my kitchen I was gratified by the response."
[1:53]" Is a money still coming in because he's numbers were wiped from the end of September so we've got another almost a full month under under our belt -- how you doing on the fund raising front."
[2:02]" All we're doing great it's so you know we're still raise the money but we cannot of people people are responding I think the people -- Somebody who's been citizen who's made a difference. There responding to this the message. It says we need jobs and need to get universal health care will be the provide a quality education -- virtual. And we need to pick a -- a look at what's going on Afghanistan particulate. You know people -- all across Massachusetts they've lost their jobs their -- their retirement they've been. The -- of a college education and I'm winning out of vision and agenda to try and make it different. The people are smart."
[2:37]" If you go to Washington. How will you make that difference how you cut into that network of always doing things the same way and spending the same kind of money."
[2:47]" you know -- I'm not -- the special interest money -- I wanna be a reformer. Now gonna have a string of me I'm not gonna have to spend Pennsauken but the lobbyist or special interest. I'm going to be able to devote twenty -- their concerns and and the views of the citizens of Massachusetts. Are also got a track worker. But it will have a major impact in Washington on current legislation. By building coalitions. By reaching out to citizens the -- and that is the -- I think that's what we need you to get the special interest. And the citizens and I actually know how to do in my life's work it took it to different -- you can leverage the opposite -- I'm also -- a track record of building on what works and we have tremendous innovation happening in Massachusetts where a leader in clean energy solar wind biofuels will leader. In themselves search warrant leading in the nonprofit sector and -- Outstanding. Service organization the nonprofit. On veterans homeless shelters for the street a street foundation supporting a new ball optic. I'm hoping that I will do is armed innovation they've worked go pick him across. The country just the other candidates not just sitting here but with -- health centers and development corporation the health care reform Biotech. He showed that be great country isn't just your predictions on the issue how to use that office and how people to achieve the American dream."
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