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Vicky Hartzler
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Health Care Law Unconstitutional - March 30, 2011
March 30, 2011
Hello. I’m Congresswoman Vicki Hartzler from Missouri, and I stand here not only as a legislator but also as mom and a daughter and a former teacher. And I think it’s time to look at the Obamacare bill, two years after its passage, and rate it according to a grade card, and how it impacts women, and I would give it a resounding “F.” That it’s a failure. It has failed our promises, a promise that it would create jobs. There’s a lot of women in this country looking for […]
Elizabeth Esty
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Marking the Six-Month Anniversary of the Newtown Tragedy - June 13, 2013
June 13, 2013
On Thursday, June 13, Esty joined families, advocates, and colleagues to mark the six-month anniversary of the tragedy in Newtown and continue the call for Congressional action to reduce and prevent gun violence. Thank you to my friend, my colleague, and my neighbor, Chris Murphy; to my senior senator, Richard Blumenthal; to my esteemed leader, Nancy Pelosi, who has done so much to encourage us in the House; and to Senator Harry Reid for his leadership. I particularly want to thank those of you here, to the wonderful Soto children […]
Janice Hahn
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Need to Help Homeowners - Jan. 25, 2012
January 25, 2012
On January 25th, Congresswoman Janice Hahn (CA-36) spoke out for immediate need for action to help homeowners. The press conference was held by California House Democrats who asked for a meeting with President Obama to discuss plans to move forward. Thank you Representative Lofgren. It’s great to be here with my California delegation. Everything’s been said but hasn’t been said by everybody yet. 'Cause every week my constituents also call my office, and they’re looking for help with their homes. They’re the same people I think the president spoke about […]
Elizabeth Esty
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Remarks at the Introduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 - Jan. 24, 2013
January 24, 2013
Good morning. My name is Elizabeth Esty, and I represent Connecticut’s Fifth District. And as a new member of Congress, who got started as a PTA mom, who was a first grade room parent, this was an unbelievably difficult situation to walk into. I want to talk about the cost of inaction. Rob Sibley was in my office the other day. Rob is a volunteer firefighter, many generations in the small community of Sandy Hook, and his wife, Barb, have two children in the Sandy Hook School. He received a […]
Nikki Haley
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Remarks to Press Following UN Security Council Consultations on the Middle East - Feb. 16, 2017
February 16, 2017
The first thing I want to do is talk about what we just saw in there. The Security Council just finished its regular monthly meeting on Middle East issues. It’s the first meeting like that that I’ve attended, and I have to say it was a bit strange. The Security Council is supposed to discuss how to maintain international peace and security. But at our meeting on the Middle East, the discussion was not about Hizballah’s illegal build-up of rockets in Lebanon. It was not about the money and weapons […]
Angela D Merkel
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
2016 Press Conference with President Barack Obama - Nov. 17, 2016
November 17, 2016
CHANCELLOR MERKEL: (In German) Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m delighted to be able to welcome today, for the sixth time, the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama to Germany. In his capacity as President of the United States, and let us remind ourselves after visiting us in his capacity as candidate here in Berlin. We then met in Baden-Baden, we then met in Dresden and Buchenwald. We saw each other when he gave a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Elmo. We met again at the G7 and […]
Angela D Merkel
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Congratulations to Donald Trump's Presidency - Nov. 9, 2016
November 9, 2016
(In German) Ladies and gentleman. I congratulate the Winner of the presidential election of the United States, Donald Trump, to his victory in the election. The United States are an old and honorable Democracy. The election campaign this year was a special one, with partially hard to bear confrontation. So I, like most of you, was looking forward to the result of the election with a strong interest. Who the American People in free and fair elections vote for as his President, has an impact far beyond the borders of […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
categories: Campaign Speech, Press Conference, Speeches
Criminal Justice and Immigration Reform in Washington, D.C. - Aug. 5, 2016
August 5, 2016
Morning! I am so pleased to be here, I want to thank you all for the invitation, for the introduction, to everyone associated with NABJ and NAHJ, I want to just mark the moment because you were created in this hotel. I don't know if there are any original founders, but if there are could you all stand up and we could give you some recognition? I am delighted to thank you for the important work you do every day, and now more than ever we need you to keep […]
Marcia L Fudge
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Launching New Affordable Health Care - Oct. 29, 2009
October 29, 2009
America’s Affordable Health Choices Act will revolutionize healthcare for women. Ending the discrimination we face under our current system. More than 14 million American women who have purchased health insurance in the private market last year paid up to 48 percent more in premium costs than men. Insurance companies routinely practice what they call gender rating, and that permits them to charge men and women different premiums for the very same coverage. America’s Affordable Health Choices Act will make gender rating illegal. Never again. Never again will insurance companies be […]
Lucille Roybal-Allard
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Against the Republican 2012 Budget Plan - Apr. 6, 2011
April 6, 2011
Let me begin by associating myself with comments that were made by previous speakers about the leadership of Jan Schakowsky and Doris Matsui on this very critical issue of seniors, and to join in thanking them for having this press conference and highlighting the Republican assault on America’s seniors. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I have gained an appreciation for the fact that the federal budget is about much more than just dollars and cents. It is a moral document that reflects our priorities and our values. The […]