Andrew Yang in 2020 Conventions

On Health Care: We must give country a chance to recover from coronavirus

[Excerpts of DNC speech]: "You might know me as the guy who ran for president talking about MATH and the future. Unfortunately for all of us, that future is now," Yang began his remarks, "The pandemic has accelerated everything."

"We despair that our government will ever rise to the challenges of our time. But we must give this country, our country, a chance to recover--and recovery is only possible with a change of leadership and new ideas," Yang continued.

Source: Politico.com on 2020 Democratic National Convention Aug 21, 2020

On Energy & Oil: Decarbonize US economy by 2035

Yang said, "The magic of Joe Biden is that everything he does becomes the new reasonable."

"If he comes with an ambitious template to address climate change, all of a sudden, everyone is going to follow his lead." He's floated a climate plan that would decarbonize the US economy by 2035. Waleed Shahid, the communications director for Justice Democrats, told Vox that Biden's policy slate is "the most progressive platform of any Democratic nominee in the modern history of the party."

Source: Zack Beauchamp on Vox.com on 2020 Dem. National Convention Aug 20, 2020

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