Speaking at a victory celebration in Jackson, Mississippi, Scott Colom describes a single mother of three in George County who drives to Alabama for work and leans on family and friends as gas prices rise. He also recalls a kidney transplant survivor in Hattiesburg who was worried about Medicaid cuts and chose to volunteer on his campaign.
The receipt
- Who
- Scott Colom
- Where
- rally - Senate victory celebration at Tougaloo College
- Original footage
- MS NOW · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 59 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 182 on Instagram
Read the transcript
I'm reminded of the single mother in George County. We had three kids and told me that she has to drive to Alabama for work. And that the rise in gas prices as a result of the one I ran meant that at the end of every month, she's relying on family and friends to determine whether she's gonna make it. And she's worried that that support could run out. But she continued to work. She continued to work. On this campaign trail, I remember the woman I met in Hattiesburg that was a kidney plant survivor. And she told me how worried she was about these Medicaid cuts and what that was gonna mean for her healthcare. But instead of just sitting at the house and complaining, she was volunteering on a campaign to make a difference.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.