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Cynthia A McKinney
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Shortfalls in the Republican Budget - Feb. 16, 2005
February 16, 2005
The budget is the most important legislative document that the Congress will produce. And in fact, all legislative bodies produce a budget, be it the school board, city council, county commission, the legislature, and of course us here in Washington, DC and the Congress. And the budget is our statement of values. It is a statement of values because we look at the definition of politics and it's the authoritative allocation of values in a society. And how are those values authoritatively allocated? They are reflected in the decisions that […]
Cynthia A McKinney
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Administrative Incompetence and Hurricane Katrina - Oct. 6, 2005
October 6, 2005
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I would also like to take this opportunity to join in the remarks of my colleague about the intensity of the feeling that we have for the people of New Orleans—or the people of Louisiana and Mississippi and Alabama, and of course, Florida in the first stop of hurricane Katrina—and the situation that has unfolded literally before our very eyes. I should also take a moment to commend the journalists who have facilitated us being able to see what has unfolded. But part of […]
Barbara Lee
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Columbia Program - Jan. 1, 2006
January 1, 2006
Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words. I rise in strong support of the McGovern-Skelton amendment. This amendment transfers $75 million from Colombian military assistance to global programs for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Now, this amendment signals to Colombia and the world that this government is serious about the need to respect human rights, that it believes that we need to rethink our approach to the Colombian situation, and that we recognize that the HIV/AIDS pandemic is the greatest health and humanitarian crisis of our time. […]
Barbara Lee
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Rhetoric of 9/11 - Oct. 14, 2001
October 14, 2001
Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart, one that is filled with sorrow for the families and loved ones who were killed and injured in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Only the most foolish or the most callous would not understand the grief that has gripped the American people and millions around the world. This unspeakable attack on the United States has forced me to rely on my moral compass, my conscience, and my God for direction. September 11 changed the world. Our deepest fears now haunt us. […]
Barbara Lee
Speeches
WiLL/WAND BellSouth Torchbearer Award Speech - Oct. 13, 2003
October 13, 2003
Thank you, Liz for that generous introduction. I am so pleased to be here tonight. I also want to thank Susan Shaer and Nan Orrock for the enormous impact you have made with WAND and WiLL. I had the chance to tag along with Susan Shaer at a candlelight vigil on the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts last winter. Susan co-chaired a coalition of peace activist groups and worked with MoveOn.org to protest the war in Iraq. It reminded me of how I felt when I joined WAND in the […]
Elizabeth Dole
Speeches
University of Louisville McConnell Scholars - Oct. 22, 2003
October 22, 2003
Thank you for that wonderful, warm welcome. Provost Willihnganz, Dr. Gregg and our McConnell Scholars, faculty, Administrators and students. It is indeed a pleasure to be with all of you. I'm especially delighted to join Senator McConnell, my colleague and dear friend, at his alma mater! Mitch, thank you so much for your very kind words of introduction. The McConnell Center for Political Leadership stands as a model for all of us in public service. And I have been so impressed with the McConnell Scholars. What a marvelous concept. And […]
Elizabeth Dole
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Judicial Nominees - April 27, 2005
April 27, 2005
Madame President, today I want to express my concern over the judicial nominations process. It is clear that this process has completely broken down. Unfortunately, the rhetoric surrounding this important issue has become increasingly bitter over the past several weeks. Sharp words have been exchanged. The intentions of my fellow Republicans have been unfairly characterized. And my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have even gone so far as to threaten to shut down the government if the Senate were to exercise its constitutional right to set its […]
Elizabeth Dole
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Damage from Hurricane Ivan - Oct. 22, 2004
October 22, 2004
Mr. President, so many states have been devastated this hurricane season. My own home state of North Carolina has been ravaged by the effects of not one but four hurricanes in the last few weeks. Most recently, Western North Carolina suffered extensive damage caused by the torrential wind and rain of Hurricane Ivan. Initial estimates from the storm's destruction in Buncombe County alone are already topping 100 million dollars. Sadly, this same county had already projected that exact amount in damages following Hurricane Frances. Counties in Western North Carolina had […]
Elizabeth Dole
Speeches
Remarks to the N.C. Tobacco Growers Association - Feb. 6, 2004
February 6, 2004
Thank you for that wonderful, warm welcome. And thank you, Graham for your very kind words of introduction; and heartfelt thanks for your good work on behalf of tobacco farmers in North Carolina. Richard, I am so glad to see you today. You are truly to be commended for your years of outstanding service as president of the North Carolina Tobacco Growers Association and your strong support for North Carolina's tobacco farm families. I know we share a commitment to helping our farmers, and this organization has such a good […]
Elizabeth Dole
Speeches
Anniversary of 21 Minimum Drinking Age Act - April 13, 2005
April 13, 2005
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you, Wendy, for your very kind words of introduction. It is, indeed, a privilege to be with you this morning to commemorate such an important milestone - - the 21st Anniversary of the lifesaving 21 Minimum Drinking Age Act - - legislation which has proven to be tremendously effective through the last 21 years! I certainly want to commend Wendy, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving for your steadfast dedication to preventing underage drinking and promoting teen driving safety. For many years I have […]