Rebecca Kaplan, on CBS News, describes Elibabeth Warren's interview of Face the Nation Elizabeth Warren warns against a Republican takeover of the Senate." towards the end, she is asked if she is a socialist and she responds, "I don't know where they get that!"
She warns we do not want a Senate that works like our current House.
"What are they on now, is this their fiftieth vote to repeal Obamacare? That's not how you run a country. We have real issues we need to deal with: minimum wage, student loan debt, equal pay for equal work, a little accountability for the big financial institutions," Warren said in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday. ...
"This is a crisis that now is not just affecting families that get hurt by it, it's affecting the whole economy," she said. "I don't think the U.S. government should be making tens of billions of dollars in profits off the backs of our students, which is what the current student loan system is doing. And I think most Americans agree with me on that."
Warren was being interviewed about her new book "A Fighting Chance," which solidifies her reputation as a passionate and articulate champion of progressive causes.
"Washington works for anyone who can hire an army of lobbyists and lawyers. It just doesn't work for regular families," she said. "They've got the concentration of money and power that makes sure that every rule works for those who are rich. What we have on the other side, is we've only got two things. We've got our voices and we've got our votes. And we've got to make sure we get heard. That's the only way we ever get a level playing field."
She denied the book was a first step in a presidential bid and denied, once again, she is running for president in 2016, also saying it is too early to endorse Hillary Clinton or anyone else because we have too many other big issues on the table such as student loans and the minimum wage.
Although not mentioned in this article towards the end of the above video when prodded by Scheiffer "Your critics say you are a socialist" Warren stayed on message by responding "
"I don't know where they get that"
She goes on to give a small speech about economic equality and justice.
(Thanks to Maggiejean who called to my attention that Senator Warren doesn't actually say she is not a socialist, she says, "I do not know where you got that and then pivots." so I made this correction with is more precise, (see update for time stamp.) If someone can suggest how I can fit this into a title change please suggest it.)
She's a wonderful leader and we are lucky to have her representing our interests in the Senate.
Go Senator Elizabeth Warren.
10:21 AM PT: Thanks to doroma for improving title with addition of "against."
3:58 PM PT: Thanks to Maggiejean for clarifying that Senator Warren does not actually say she is not a Socialist. So I made this adjustment to be more precise.
Although not mentioned in this article towards the end of the above video when prodded by Scheiffer "Your critics say you are a socialist" Warren stayed on message by responding "
"I don't know where they get that"
She goes on to give a small speech about economic equality and justice.
I can't see now how I can change the title with so little room. If anyone has a suggestion, please let me know. Thanks MaggieJean.
4:09 PM PT: Changed title in response to maggiejeans correct observation that Senator Warren did not actual deny she was a socialist, but rather pivoted by saying "she didn't know where people got that idea and then made a speech about inequality of wealth distribution.