Republicans are grilling Biden’s nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Sarah Bloom Raskin, falsely suggesting her stance on climate change could discourage banks from lending to fossil fuel companies.
Well, what I want people to take away is that one person can make a difference. I mean, Jamie is making a huge difference in democracy and in saving constitutional democracy, but one person can make a difference just by driving a neighbor to the polls. So, there’s plenty of work to be done by all of us. So, that’s my main message., I actually thought of that title at about 2 a.m. one morning in October, because that really describes what the film is about.
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