Lieberman Accepts Democratic Nomination For Vice-President
August 17, 2000
Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman has accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for Vice-President in a keynote speech at the party's convention in Los Angeles.
In his acceptance speech Lieberman spoke of his family's heritage and emphasised environment and health policies. Referring to Al Gore, he said:
"He and I will continue the work we have done together to keep our air,
water and land clean. We are going to continue to work to make sure
that a child can drink a glass of water, or a father can fish in a stream, or
a family can go to a park, without having to worry that their health and
safety is at risk."
On health, Lieberman said:
"We know that health care is one of the most important problems facing
families today. We believe that medical decisions should be made by
doctors, not bureaucrats. We believe that senior citizens shouldn't be
stopped from filling a prescription because they can't afford to pay for it.
And Al Gore and I are the only candidates in this race who will extend
access to health care coverage to every single child in America."
On education, Lieberman said:
"We're committed to making America's public schools the best in the
world. We are going to target more education funding to the schools that
need it most; to rebuild and modernize our crumbling classrooms and to
provide all children with the skills they need to succeed in the 21st
Century. And we're going to do one other thing that our Republican
friends will not: we are going to treat the people who teach our children
like the professionals that they are."
Lieberman also criticised the Republican Party's tax cut plan and pledged a Gore-Lieberman administration to push for campaign finance reform.
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