Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced her bid for president officially in Lawrence, a working-class city in her home state Massachusetts on Saturday, Feb. 9.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) officially announced her bid for president in Lawrence, a working-class city in her home state Massachusetts on Saturday, Feb. 9.
Warren called for a fight against economic inequality and to build “an America that works for everyone” during the rally as she announced her presidential campaign.
“This is the fight of our lives. The fight to build an America where dreams are possible, an America that works for everyone. I am in that fight all the way. And that is why I stand here today to declare that I am a candidate for president of the United States of America,” she said.
Warren chose the historic Everett Mills to declare her candidacy. In 1912, the 2-month-long Bread and Roses strike happened here when textile workers protested a pay cut.
“The textile workers here in Lawrence more than 100 years ago won their fight because they refused to be divided. Today, we gather on those same streets, ready to stand united again,” Warren said.
