I support the #OccupyWallStreet Protesters

Washington D.C. (October 4, 2011) -- Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released the following video and statement in support of the protestors on Wall Street and around the country who have identified themselves with the hashtag #OccupyWallStreet:

"To the young men and women who are braving the overreaction of local authorities to raise their voices against the corruption and manipulation of our nation that emanates from Wall Street: I say to you that your presence is making a difference. You are exercising the right every American holds most dear, the right of freedom of expression, and with that expression you are finally getting the attention of the nation.

"Wall Street banks got billion dollar bailouts but the American people get austerity. Fourteen million Americans are out of work. 50 million people don't have health insurance and a million people a year lose their homes to foreclosure. Our policies take the wealth of the nation and accelerate it into the hands of the few.

"We need a government of the people and for the people. We need a financial system that is of the people and for the people. It is time we take our nation back and take our monetary system back from the big banks.

"I recently introduced H.R. 2990, the National Emergency Employment Defense Act, to put the Federal Reserve under the Treasury, to end the practice of fractional reserve banking and to take control of our monetary policy and make sure it works for the people.

"We can use our Constitutional authority to coin money and spend it into circulation to put millions of Americans back to work in a way that is noninflationary. The time for bold change is now.

"We are the American people. Our dream of freedom and prosperity is too big to fail."

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• Kucinich
• Wall Street
• OccupyWallStreet
• The Fed
• Federal Reserve
• Banking
• Bailout
• Foreclosures
• unemployed
• Jobs
• Too Big to Fail

[CharismaPeep]

This Man would totally get my vote if he was in the presidential race!!!

[fukkensully]

for those of you spouting off about ron paul, do research. he is a double talker like the rest. i love me some kucinich though.

[0407Anonymous]

One of the very VERY few Democrats with his head on STRAIGHT. If DJK runs in 2016 he's got my interest and attention. Now if RP gets on the ballot in 2012 and chooses DJK for VP running mate that is a FINE thing.

[MrDANNYUNDERWOODky]

Preach on brother Kucinich! End the debt money system and end fractional reserve lending, make the banks only lend out money they actually have instead of the 20:1 they're allowed to counterfeit now, or the 333:1 the Goldman Sachs counterfeited,yes,if any of us were to lend out money we didnt have we would be imprisoned for fraud and or counterfeiting, but its A ok for the wall st banksters to do it Kucinich 2016!!!

[tonilynnfargo]

<3 peace <3 *positive-protest* ;0) Do NOT let them call Marshall~Law!!! The Rothschild passed a law so that our entire economy was based on an IOU designed to fail.

[shumanitutonkaowachi]

@ The Honorable Mr. Kucinich, You just represented by my thoughts and feelings about the Occupy Wall Street movement. Thank You for publicly acknowledging the Wall Street Protestors. I know that without credit and currency things would be difficult at first and it would take a long time for Americans to readjust using real money; however, we must return to the basics and also seriously try to restore our foreign relationships to reflect a positive American image. Thanks again.

[EvilDoer35]

i supported Congressman Kucinich for President in 2004 and 2008. If it was between Ron Paul & Obama - I'd choose Paul.

But I am hoping for Elizabeth Warren in 2016.

[hehefromhere]

Ron Paul 2012

[GiantSandles]

@driv1937 Nothing to be proud of if your policies are fucking dumb.

[MasterofArda]

@MrMonterey123

...He did try to impeach Obama for that....

[TheCaptainSlappy]

I have to actually say 2990 isn't all that shabby. Seriously.

[driv1937]

Ron Paul is the most consistent politician America has had in the past century. Do YOUR research!