 belief that me so many as if that I am nobody. However, this is a create opportunity for me to talk directly to the month of sauce some of the that I met on some of the who was. What that fo me unercenti widow even meet me thank you ḏ ʻᵃ ʻ ᵇʰʰʰ ᵆᵇʰ ʜʰʰʰʰ ᵇʰʰʰʼ ᵐʰ shʰʰʰ ᵇʰʰʳᵒʰʰʸ ᵈʰʰʰʳʸ ʷʰʰʰʰʰʸ ʸʰʰʰʰʰʸ ʰʰʰʰʰʰʰʰʕʰʰʰʰʰʸ. And I am a Democrat who is also an immigrant American. I was born in Nigeria and I got the amnesty from the Congressional Democrat, the Immigration Act of 1986. I came to the United States right after high school. I came illegally but I overstayed. So when the Congressional Democrat signs the act of 1986, the Immigration Act, I am the dreamer whom today is a beneficiary. And I really would like the same opportunity to be extended to the Obama's dreamer. And President Reagan actually signs the Immigration Law of 1986. So I am indeed very grateful. And from talking to some of the Vermonters, they really do like me and I hope they will vote for me, which is why I am getting this opportunity to talk to you. Thank you and I hope you vote for me on August 14th in the Democratic primary. Senator Sanders, who doesn't show up for the meeting, just snubs me. And as a matter of fact, he is not a Democrat and I don't know why he is not here to defend his seats. I was ready to give him a debate over lifetime. However, since he did not show up, I am very still thankful again. And I believe in social security. I believe because I am also an accountant who is able to calculate social security. How much people will get paid when they retire? I know I look young, but I am also a senior citizen. I am 55 years old and I will be turning 56. Also, when I mention social security, I also want to let the Vermonters know that you can take every word that I say. I will not promise what I am unable to deliver. I will do what I promise. I will not tell the college students that we get free education because I also went to college and I am an accountant. I am a licensed insurance agent who also has a young daughter who is 21 years old with a serious heart problem. That brings me to the support of Obamacare why I work tirelessly for President Barack Obama. I didn't get paid, but I actually enjoyed servicing President Obama as an activist because I really do understand as an insurance agent when I am out in the Atlanta area as an agent, I wouldn't try to force insurance on anyone so that I can make commission and I really, really do care about people and also because I have a daughter who has Down syndrome and actually has artificial valve. I really do care about people and I would like to help using my experience as an accountant and also as an insurance agent to legislate for you. I am also a law abiding citizen. I have been in this country for as long as Senator Sanders has been a politician and he is not here to debate me. I was in fact talking to an elderly individual yesterday and he is Bernie's friend. He loves Bernie and I say oh I love him too but I do disagree with his politics. I say what has Bernie done for you? What do I need to do to make you change your mind and the first thing out of his mind is that well Bernie is helping me to get my social security. I am like no sir Bernie is not helping you to get your social security. You are paid and this gentleman that I was talking to is actually a retired attorney. Then I ask him sir you practice law. You are an attorney. He has also run for political office. He told me he runs wide. Then I say Senator Sanders is not giving you anything that I couldn't do for you. Well Folishade as we move along here we have a number of questions. So we kind of want to get your opinion and your position on a number of these important topics. So if we can move right along here I do want to ask if you are elected what is your first legislative priority that you would bring to the floor of the U.S. Congress? Well sir as I was talking to D.L. Daly that I was talking to yesterday social security I wouldn't say is probably number two but I did not finish the conversation with the man I would like to wrap it up in a minute. So then I asked him I told him that Ban you paid into your social security sir I am an accountant. Ban is not helping you to do anything. The only thing is if I am your senator I will make sure that the government or the system does not privatize your social security so that you don't end up losing your money in the stock market like you know I am also an accountant. Then I said then he also said that Ban takes brings our ambassadors here from Sweden. I am like what has that got to do with you? Then he said I am like the ambassadors that Ban is bringing then anyway I asked him how much have you donated to Ban so he talks about oh he was the one who mentioned that Ban buys him Christmas dinner at the Yilting so I am like how much are you paying? Don't you think you are the one who is exactly paying for your own dinner? I think he mentioned like he gives Ban a hundred then I am like at twenty five dollars a plate to thirty dollars a plate you are actually paying for your own dinner then he said well so if you give Ban a hundred you can buy for dinner Christmas dinner he said he gives more than that that is actually the money that he gives Ban every year he can actually buy he can buy ten dinars I am like so you see and I can honestly look at Vamantha's faces no one from Vamantha from this state has donated a dime into my campaign and I am Shade Adeluala I would tirelessly work for you if I should become your U.S. senator and I hope you just give me a chance in the primary so that I can have a chance to in the general election to win the general election also I would like to say my number one thing is immigration reform I, towards the end I wasn't happy with the Democrats and I wasn't happy with President Obama as well my number one thing while I supported President Obama since 2008 was the immigration reform and we didn't get that and we didn't get that so I was angry when the dreamers were laid down so my one thing would be immigration because also I do not like the fact that children infants were separated from their mothers family people that's really really very sad you in fact I mean have benefited from the U.S. immigration policy yes sir can you speak then a little bit more about how you feel that benefit that you've received should be open to to more people in the world see unlike Senator Bernie Sanders who is not here to debate me I heard him saying or closed the eyes or what was the exact term closed out the eyes I will never say that because eyes unless you really go through our system and the immigration system for a path to citizenship you will never understand the system it's easier for people to judge George and say get them out they don't belong here they are thieves they are thieves they are that what I really would like to do is I would like to I will never say closed out the eyes eradicate eyes I will never say that because I know highs is path of the system for so many years and the situation now because congress hasn't done anything they refuse to do their jobs I was one of the activists who we yell at congress people and say do your job do your job and also send out the email they didn't do anything so the already bad situation has been worsened as of today so eradicating eyes is not the solution so I totally disagree with senator bernie sanders and some other democrats who are saying close out the eyes that is not the solution because eyes does so many other things other than they are the judicial system the immigration system the legal system so there are so many path within the eyes if somebody wants to become US citizen they have to go to immigration and custom enforcement as you are looking at me I was also an importer I was importing goods from Italy Austria Switzerland and Paris so I go through the immigration system and I truly also too I go through the custom the US custom so I really do understand our system the same way I am also tax preparer so I will never tell you close out the eyes I will never say that you had mentioned earlier in your opening comments your concerns about healthcare you have a daughter who is using the healthcare system seriously let's say do you think healthcare is a right of every US citizen? yes sir I believe healthcare it's not just a right it has to do with kindness and humanity which is the way that my mother died in Nigeria or she died because she didn't have anyone to sign for her to have a C-section during a preset induction labor induction so healthcare is not just a right it has to do with humanity I know if you are a doctor and you see my daughter having a heart attack you will stop an helper you will not even care whether she has insurance you will not care whether she is a republican or democrat you will not care whether she is black or white you will care less whether she even has a supporting family like me you will do the right thing it is the right thing to do and we must help people in need healthcare is the most I really do support Medicaid for the poor and Medicare for the elders I do not believe we need to cut taxes for the upper 1% so that they will not pay their fair share I disagree with a lot of things that is going on and as an accountant and a licensed insurance agent and a mother to a very very fortunate angel who is lucky to be alive I am truly very thankful from my heart very good Fozadeh we have come to almost the end of our show it goes so fast unfortunately so many areas that we have yet to cover so give us your closing statement here about your candidacy if there is any area of concern that we have yet to cover now would be the opportunity to well like I said I am truly so very very thankful for the wonderful opportunity that I have as an American I am very truly blessed I am your dreamer I am the child who was hopeless I am the person who is here deliberately to help the Vermonters I have never been a politician I have never worked for the government I am a genuine democratic activist and I will want to ask every Vermonters to give me a chance I promise never to serve more than two times like I said if I am your U.S. senator I will work for you tirelessly I will fight for you endlessly and I hope you vote for me on August the 14th thank you so very much and thanks to CCTV for this great opportunity to be had thank you very much I wish I can talk on things full of shade ade luola a pleasure having you on the show this evening thank you for your candidacy it takes great courage to put your name on a ballot I am Matt Kelly a reminder that here in the state of Vermont we do have early voting you can go and cast your vote today if you like at your local town office and in the state of Vermont if you aren't registered you can register up to and including election day for a complete list of upcoming candidate forums visit our website ch17.tv and for all of us here at town meeting television I'm Matt Kelly thank you for watching good night thank you so much Mr. Kelly