Narrator: He saw his father defeated for the Senate because of his

support of civil rights and gun control. And he came home from

Vietnam doubting politics could make a difference. He studied religion

at Vanderbilt, started a family andworked as a reporter exposing corruption.

Al Gore was only 28, but he'd seen a lot about what could go wrong in America

and decided to fight back. He won a seat in Congress and became a national

leader on the environment. stood against the tide opposing the Reagan budget

cuts in health, education and help for the poor. As Vice President, he defied

the gun lobby and castthe tie-breaking vote to keep guns away from criminals.
His cause is working families, improved healthcare for every American,
affordable prescription drugs, revolutionary improvements in education
so our test scores will be the highest in the world. The young man

whodecided to fight for principle is still leading the way.
Al Gore. Change that works for working families.