Speeches

Kamala Harris
categories: Eulogy, Speeches
Remarks at the Lying in State Ceremony for Former President Jimmy Carter
January 7, 2025
Leader Thune, Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader Jeffries, members of Congress, and distinguished guests, it is an honor to be with you this afternoon. And to Jack, Chip, Jeff, Amy, and Jason and all the other members of the Carter family, on behalf of the American people, Doug and I offer our deepest condolences. Being with you today, I am reminded of the enduring words of a favorite hymn: May the works I have done speak for me. Today, we gather to celebrate the life of a man whose works […]
Lisa McClain
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Nomination of Rep. Mike Johnson for Speaker of the House – Jan. 2, 2025
January 2, 2025
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. And thank you, colleagues. Mr. Clerk, as the chair of the Republican Conference, I am directed by the vote of that conference to present for election to the office of the speaker of the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress the name of the honorable Mike Johnson, a representative from the state of Louisiana. Welcome, everybody. I am optimistic about our future. On November 5, the American people gave us a great opportunity to get America back on the right track. They gave us an […]
Ruth Ann Minner
categories: Speeches, State of State
2002 State of the State Address – Jan. 17, 2002
January 17, 2002
Lieutenant Governor Carney, President Pro Tem Sharp, Speaker Spence, members of the 141st General Assembly, members of the Delaware judiciary, members of my Cabinet, distinguished guests, my family and my fellow Delawareans, thank you for joining me. As I stand before you today, our world has shifted. The events of the past year have touched us deeply. We are more conscious of our place in the world and in the connections between all people. Our world and our state have been transformed, but, in contrast, we as people have not […]
Monica De La Cruz
categories: Speeches, Victory Speech
Congressional Victory Speech - Nov. 18, 2022
November 18, 2022
Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you so much. Praise God. We have won tonight. It is such an honor for me to stand before you tonight. If there was ever any doubt, let it be known tonight from the land of Juan Seguín, Selena, and our World Series champions, the Houston Astros, that the American Dream is alive. El Sueño Americano is alive and well in South Texas! And I am honored to be the first Latina in history to represent our community in the people’s […]
Jennifer Kiggans
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Post-Election Remarks - Nov. 6, 2024
November 6, 2024
Well, thank you guys. You guys win the best supporters award. Thank you for being here! It is officially after midnight in 12:35 and I know it’s been a long night. So, it’s amazing—I cannot believe there are this many people that have stayed this long. Yay! Thank you, guys, from the bottom of my heart. Just thanks for being here. I know it’s been a long night, and I know you’ve had a couple different people come up and speak and I know we’ve been anxiously awaiting and watching […]
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Post-Election Remarks - Nov. 6, 2024
November 6, 2024
Thank you so much for being here. We don’t know the outcome of the election yet, but we do know that someone like me, a mom who works in the trades, would never have gotten to Congress without all of you. I am so profoundly grateful to all of you. And to be within very close reach of a second term, I could not have done this without your support and your incredible hard work. Everyone who is here today and a lot of people who aren’t: thank you, thank […]
Tammy S Baldwin
categories: Speeches, Victory Speech
Senate Victory Speech - Nov. 7, 2024
November 7, 2024
Hello, everybody, good morning. From the bottom of my heart, I want to say thank you to the people of Wisconsin for putting their trust in me to continue to be their fighter in Washington, D.C. The way we won this race is the way I’ve always approached this job. And that is we did everything, everywhere, all at once. I travelled to red, blue, purple, rural, suburban, urban parts of our state. I listened to people. I really listened to people. And then deliver for them. And in turn, […]
Maria Cantwell
categories: Speeches, Victory Speech
Senate Victory Speech - Nov. 6, 2024
November 6, 2024
Thank you. Thank you, Washington voters. Thank you all so much. It is a great honor to represent the state of Washington in the United States Senate. And it is a great honor to take the values of people in this state, to get things done, to work across the aisle, to protect a woman’s right to choose, to protect our environment, to grow economic opportunity, to lower cost and increase wages, and I guarantee you this campaign was about growing the middle class in the United States of America, […]
Marsha Blackburn
categories: Speeches, Victory Speech
Senate Victory Speech - Nov. 5, 2024
November 5, 2024
Thank you. Thank you all. I am absolutely thrilled—talk about a packed room, we’ve got a packed room, don’t we tonight. We do have some things to celebrate. And I am so thrilled that the governor and Maria are here with us. We just really, our family treasures their friendship and we’re just absolutely so delighted that they are here. We are just so honored and grateful and truly so humbled with the support so many Tennesseans, and the fact that people showed up and voted and that we do […]
Gloria Johnson
categories: Concession Speech, Speeches
Senate Concession Speech - Nov. 5, 2024
November 5, 2024
Names may be spelled incorrectly. Hi everybody. Thank you so, so much. I appreciate you all being here. I mean, my heart is so full because I know how hard so many in this state worked. We still have a lot of work to do, there’s no question about that. We wanted to see a different outcome, but one thing that I can say, as far as me and my team go, we know that we worked as hard this campaign as we possibly could, and I had the best […]