DES MOINES, Iowa — Clapping, cheering and chanting filled the air as Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was back in the state this weekend trying to win the Iowa vote.

In a small, white tent on the Walnut Street Bridge overlooking the Des Moines River, a crowd of about 100 people listened to Sanders.

Sanders started his speech by referencing a quote from Pope Francis, saying it moved him.

“He appealed to the world’s leaders to seek a new economic model to help the poor and to shun policies that sacrifice human lives on the altar of money and profit,” Sanders said.

He said the problem with this country is “so few have so many, and so many have so little.”

Honored to be speaking today at the Iowa Latino Heritage Festival. #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/cOBLcaYS1H

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) September 26, 2015

Sanders went on to say the United States should not lead the world in wealth and income inequality, poverty and unemployment.

He wants to make access to health care, paid family and medical leave and a “living wage” a right.

Sanders said as president he would like to make all public colleges and universities free. He wants to help lower-level public schools, and hire more teachers.

Sanders also briefly touched on immigration, infrastructure, sustainable energy, universal childcare and law enforcement.

Sanders is behind Hillary Clinton in most polls, but he has continued to make ground recently.

A large demographic some people have said Sanders is missing out on is Hispanics.

Kenia Calderon, a Des Moines resident, was born in El Salvador and has lived in Iowa for 10 years. She said the issues most important to her are education and immigration. After listening to Clinton on Tuesday, she wanted to see how Sanders and Clinton answered questions differently.

“I expected him to touch on the immigration part a little bit longer longer,” she said. “I’ve heard too many times that there are politicians that support immigration reform but that usually leads to empty promises. I’m expecting a little bit more from him”

Katie Gazzo, 22, said she likes Sanders because she feels he stands by what he believes in.

“I want him to just explain to the nation why he is different, and why even though he doesn’t have the media coverage that Hillary does, that he deserves just as much recognition as Hillary and Trump,” Gazzo said.