TheDemocratbuiltanardentgrassrootsfollowinginhispresidentialcampaignlastyearwith a pledgetocreate a universalbasicincomethatwouldpayeveryAmerican $1000 a month.
Yang, a nativeNewYorkerandIvyLeagueeducatedsonofTaiwaneseimmigrants, stressedtheneedforanaccessiblehealthcaresystemand a covidrecoveryplanthathelpsworkingpeople.