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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Hillary Clinton Iraq War Vote Speech- Oct. 10, 2002
March 10, 2002
In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort and sanctuary to terrorists including Al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Farewell to the U.S. Senate - Jan. 15, 2009
January 15, 2009
Thank you Mr. President. And I am so honored to be here at the same time with my friend and a colleague whom I admire so much and have such great affection for -- the Vice President-elect Joe Biden. I listened with great enthusiasm and a lot of sentiment to the speech that he delivered just a few minutes ago. And the way he evoked the Senate and the relationships that are developed here and the work that is done on behalf of our country was as good as I've […]
Kay Bailey Hutchison
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Farewell Address - Dec. 19, 2012
December 19, 2012
Madam President, I rise today to address this Chamber for possibly the last time as the senior Senator from the great State of Texas. I have to say it is an ironic note that if I had given my farewell address last week, there would have been so much joy in the halls of the Capitol, ringing with the laughter and the anticipation of our season's happiest time. But in just one weekend, a sadness has set in with the news of a massacre of innocent children in Newtown, CT, […]