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Elizabeth Warren
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches, Victory Speech
Victory speech – Nov. 6, 2018
November 6, 2018
Thank you! And thank you to the women who are leading Massachusetts! When I first ran for the Senate six years ago, I asked you to take a chance on someone who had never even run for office before. You took that chance. You sent me into the fight. And tonight you told me to stay in the fight. I’m deeply grateful, and I promise I will never stop working my heart out for you—never. It’s been a tough two years. But together, we have marched. Together, we have run. […]
Claire McCaskill
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Farewell speech in the U.S. Senate – Dec. 13, 2018
December 13, 2018
It probably won't surprise my colleagues to know that I don't like much the idea of a farewell speech. I haven't spent a great deal of time contemplating it over the years I have been here. I'm not a big fan of the concept, but I want to respect the tradition especially since I've witnessed so many Senate traditions crumble over the last 12 years. So I will do my best to get through this without breaking up. A traditional farewell speech in the United States Senate is full of […]
Claire McCaskill
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Concession Speech – Nov. 6, 2018
November 6, 2018
I wanted to come down, obviously, and say a few words about what's happened today and how the future is brighter than we all think it right now—it is. We had some good results tonight. The Democrats took the House of Representatives. We have governors that are Democrats now in both Illinois and Kansas. So there were some bright spots. Obviously we fell short and that's disappointing. Not for me, but what I feel the most pain about tonight are all of the people who for the first time as […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
Speeches
Address at the Marathon Round Tables on Foreign Relations - 17 February 1933
February 17, 1933
February 17, 1933. In the early spring the National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War adopted a new idea. It was styled a MARATHON ROUND TABLE. New ideas are always slow to move and some time was lost in getting the Marathon ready. The proposal met with many excuses. Summer came before anything had been achieved and it became too hot for new ideas. The election followed the summer and all available women seemed to be Democrats or Republicans and had enlisted for active work. In November they […]
Heidi Heitkamp
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Final Senate Floor Speech – Dec. 11, 2018
December 11, 2018
In 2000, I was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. And after I got done with treatment, my oncologist told me I had a 28-percent chance of living more than 10 years. Think about that. I knew right away that I had a chance to use what time God gave me for good and noble purposes—to try and do the things I have always thought needed to be done in this country. It is an important lesson for all of you. The greatest gift you have is not your bank […]
Heidi Heitkamp
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Concession Speech - Nov. 6, 2018
November 6, 2018
Thank you, all of you. What a night, huh? Let me tell you first off how incredibly proud I am of the team that we put on the field. All our Dem-NPL candidates and the wonderful legislative candidates I that met. We offered an alternative. In many cases we are hopeful that that alternative will be picked. In my case it is not. In my case, it’s time to come back home to North Dakota, continue our work for the state of North Dakota, and continue our work for the […]
Kyrsten Sinema
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches, Victory Speech
Victory Speech – Nov. 12, 2018
November 12, 2018
Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for being here tonight. I spoke to Congresswoman McSally this evening and I’m grateful for her service. We both ran for the Senate for the same reason – because we want what's best for Arizona and for our country. I’m so honored to be here tonight with Arizona veterans — the brave men and women who have worn our country’s uniform. Today, and every day, we honor their service and sacrifice. They’ve given everything to protect our freedoms and our democracy, and it’s […]
Gretchen Whitmer
categories: Inaugural Address, Speeches
Inauguration Address – Jan. 1, 2019
January 1, 2019
Whitmer’s address begins at 37:35 in the video. My friends, my family, my fellow Michiganders: It is an incredible honor to be here with you today as the 49th governor of the great state of Michigan. I would not be here today without my family, who I’ve got to acknowledge. My husband, Marc; my daughters Sherry, Sydney; my stepsons; my father; my sister; my brother – thank you all so much for your support, for the sacrifices you’ve made over these two years, for inspiring me every single day. I […]
Lupe Valdez
categories: Campaign Speech, Concession Speech, Speeches
Concession Speech - November 7, 2018
November 7, 2018
TODAY AND ALL THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN, WE HAVE VISITED PARTY OFFICE AND CANDIDATE FIELD OFFICES AND EVERY TIME, THERE WAS SO MANY OF YOU THAT WERE CALLING OR PREPARING TO KNOCK OR DOING SOMETHING TO ORGANIZE AND GET OUT THAT VOTE. AND AGAIN, I THINK YOU FOR THAT. BECAUSE OF THAT, NO MATTER THE RESULTS OF THIS RACE, WE ALL WON TONIGHT. AS YOU KNOW, I CAME FROM VERY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, AND I OFTEN FOUND MYSELF AT A DISADVANTAGE. AND FOR THE LONGEST TIME, I LET THAT GET ME DOWN. […]
categories: Inaugural Address, Speeches
Inaugural Address - January 7, 2019
January 7, 2019
Lt. Gov. Tenorio, Madame Speaker, Madame Chief Justice, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Senators of the 35th Guam Legislature, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, and most importantly, my fellow citizens. Forty-seven years ago, Governor Carlos Camacho stood before the people of Guam as our first elected governor. Today, I am only the eighth person, and the first woman, to have been chosen by the people to lead our island. It is an honor I hold deep in my heart, and a responsibility I embrace willingly. At 47 years old, we are […]