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Lisa Blunt Rochester
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
2020 Democratic National Convention Speech - Aug. 18, 2020
August 18, 2020
I'm congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester. In some history class in the future children are learning about this moment, they're learning about our pain our grief our worry, but they're also learning about a man named Joe Biden, about how he restored decency to our government and integrity to our democracy. They’re learning about how we conquered a pandemic, stood united for racial justice and built our economy back better than before. They're learning about how his leadership gave their generation a fighting chance. They're learning about us too, about the […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Remarks at 2020 Democratic National Convention - Aug. 18, 2020
August 18, 2020
Good evening, bienvenidos, and thank you to everyone here today endeavoring towards a better, more just future for our country and our world. In fidelity and gratitude to a mass people's movement working to establish 21st century social, economic, and human rights, including guaranteed health care, higher education, living wages, and labor rights for all people in the United States. A movement striving to recognize and repair the wounds of racial injustice, colonization, misogyny, and homophobia, and to propose and build reimagined systems of immigration and foreign policy that turn […]
Sally Quillian Yates
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2020 Democratic National Convention Remarks - Aug. 18, 2020
August 18, 2020
Speaking at a political convention is something I never expected to be doing, but the future of our democracy is at stake. I'm here in my hometown of Atlanta where as a young lawyer I joined our nation's Justice Department. For nearly 30 years, through Democratic and Republican administrations, I worked alongside my DOJ colleagues to advance our nation's promise of equal justice. I served as Deputy Attorney General in the Obama-Biden administration and stayed on as acting Attorney General for the Trump transition. Then, ten days, in I was […]
Gretchen Whitmer
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2020 Democratic National Convention Speech - Aug. 17, 2020
August 17, 2020
Hello America, I'm Governor Gretchen Whitmer, or as Donald Trump calls me: that woman from Michigan. Tonight, I'm here at UAW local 652 in Lansing, Michigan. Auto workers in this union and across our state could have lost their jobs if not for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. In 2009, the Obama-Biden administration inherited the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the auto industry on the brink of collapse, a million jobs at stake. But President Obama and Vice President Biden didn't waste time blaming anyone else or shirking […]
Gwen Moore
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2020 Democratic National Convention Speech - Aug. 17, 2020
August 17, 2020
Hi, I'm Gwen Moore and it's my honor to represent Milwaukee in Congress and to kick off the 2020 Democratic Convention. Oh, I sure wish you all were here in the city of Milwaukee which takes its name from the languages of the first peoples — interpreted as good land and gathering place by the waters. This is a city where blood was shed for labor rights, where a fugitive slave was freed from prison, where women's right to vote was first ratified. But today we gather virtually, however we […]
Michelle Obama
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2020 Democratic National Convention Speech - Aug. 17, 2020
August 17, 2020
Good evening, everyone. It’s a hard time, and everyone’s feeling it in different ways. And I know a lot of folks are reluctant to tune into a political convention right now or to politics in general. Believe me, I get that. But I am here tonight because I love this country with all my heart, and it pains me to see so many people hurting. I’ve met so many of you. I’ve heard your stories. And through you, I have seen this country’s promise. And thanks to so many who […]
Catherine Cortez Masto
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2020 Democratic National Convention Speech - Aug. 17, 2020
August 17, 2020
Hello, I'm senator Catherine Cortez Masto from Nevada. This year, more Americans than ever before are going to vote from rooms just like this. Marking their ballots at the kitchen table and exercising one of our most fundamental rights from home. But despite what the president says, voting by mail has been a secure, proven option for decades. In 2016, 33 million Americans voted by mail. Even Donald Trump has requested an absentee ballot twice this year. This fall some Americans will choose to vote in a voting booth with […]
Amy Klobuchar
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Remarks at the 2020 Democratic National Convention - Aug. 17, 2020
August 17, 2020
Hello America. Like my friend Catherine, I believe that the right to vote is fundamental and the post office is essential. You know, the president may hate the post office but he's still going to have to send them a change of address card come January. Donald Trump just happens to be in my state today trying to divide people instead of responding to the pandemic and the significant needs of our economy, but democrats, independents and yes, many republicans have had enough of his divisiveness. Tonight, my friends, in […]
Ashley Hinson
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Honored to be the Republican Nominee - June 2, 2020
June 2, 2020
I'm Ashley Henson. I'm honored to be the Republican nominee for Congress in Iowa's first district. These are turbulent and unprecedented times and we've all been impacted by the pandemic, but for many here in Iowa the coronavirus has been a disaster. Loved ones taken too soon, small businesses shattered and jobs lost. So, I want to thank all essential workers who have continued to put their safety at risk to protect us. My number one priority is to get Iowans back to work as quickly and safely as possible. […]
Cecile Richards
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Endorsement of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton - Jan. 10, 2016
January 10, 2016
Thank you so much, Crystal and Hana, two of our incredible young leaders. Thank you Natasha for sharing your story and being just an amazing leader. And can we give it up for Kelly Robinson, the most awesome organizer! I was back there with Secretary Clinton. She goes, "Kelly, I like… Yeah…." I'm like, "No. Do not touch." She's going to organize this entire country for us. And I also want to thank the doctor, the good Dr. Burgett, who's really one of the heroes of this movement. I thank […]