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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 […]
Elizabeth Dole
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
The Administration is Succeeding in Iraq - April 20, 2004
April 20, 2004
Mr. President, I want to address the repeated attacks toward the Bush Administration's role in Iraq. Yesterday, one critic claimed that our unilateral policy in Iraq has steadily drifted from tragedy to tragedy and made America less safe. The very mention of Iraq and the current situation there incites what I have begun to call the "liberal naysayers" to launch into steady streams of empty rhetoric against our plans in Iraq. Just this week these critics said that our troops are paying the price for flawed policy. These brazenly political […]
Linda Lingle
categories: Speeches, State of State
2005 State of State Address - Jan. 21, 2005
January 1, 2005
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Lt. Governor and Mrs. Aiona, members of the Legislature, cabinet members, Chief Justice Moon, Chair Apoliona, mayors, members of the consular corps, distinguished guests, and to the people of Hawai' i. . . good morning and aloha. Thank you for this time to discuss my thoughts about our recent past, the state's current condition, and the years directly ahead of us. It is so good to be home after a few very cold days in Washington, D.C. where I attended the inauguration of President George W. […]
Linda Lingle
categories: Speeches, State of State
2003 State of State Address - Jan. 23, 2003
January 23, 2003
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Legislature, Lt. Governor Aiona, Senator Inouye Congressman Abercrombie, Congressman and Mrs. Case Mayor and Mrs. Harris, Mayor Kim, and Mayor Arakawa Governor Ariyoshi, Governor and Mrs. Waihee Members of the Consular Corps, Distinguished guests, And to all the people of Hawaii, Aloha. As I stand before all of you assembled here today, as well as those watching on television and the Internet, and listening on the radio, it is hard to believe that this is only my 50th day in office. The time […]
Linda Lingle
categories: Speeches, State of State
2004 State of State Address - Jan. 26, 2004
January 26, 2004
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, members of the Legislature, Lt. Governor Aiona, cabinet members, Justices of the Supreme Court, OHA Chair Haunani Apoliona, Governor Waihee, Congressmen Case, Mayor Arakawa, Mayor Baptiste, Mayor Harris, Mayor Kim, Lt. General Dierker, Lt. General Gregson, Lt. General Campbell, Lt. General Renuart, Rear Admiral Godlewski, Capt. Wiltshire, elected officials, Consul General Rolando Gregorio dean of the Consular Corps and other members of the Consular Corps, distinguished guests, and to the people of Hawai'i... Aloha and good morning. It is a great privilege to come before you […]
Ruth Mandel
Speeches
Women’s Progress in Politics - Oct. 6, 1997
October 6, 1997
Mandel spoke at Iowa State University as the Fall 1997 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. I want to begin by thanking the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics here at Iowa State, particularly the Center's director, Dianne Bystrom, and [then] Dean Elizabeth Hoffman of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, for inviting me to be the 1997-98 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. I am deeply honored that you and others associated with this Chair -- especially Mary Louise herself -- saw […]
Elizabeth Dole
Speeches
Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics Speech - Feb. 15, 1999
February 15, 1999
Dole spoke at Iowa State University as the Spring 1999 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. Thank you so much, Martin, for that most generous introduction. You have been very successful in extending the mission of Iowa State University to include new partnerships with government, other educational institutions and the private sector. I know you've been active as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges and the American Council of Education. It was such a pleasure to […]
M. Jodi Rell
categories: Speeches, State of State
State of the State Address - Jan. 25, 2005
January 5, 2005
Thank you. Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Williams, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House and Senate, friends and guests. Before I begin my formal remarks, let me take a moment to thank everyone for their well wishes and their prayers over the last 10 days. I have been overwhelmed by your generous spirit. I have also been overwhelmed by the number of notes, calls and e-mails I have received. Your outpouring of kindness has meant more to me than you will ever know. It has brought me strength and resolve […]
M. Jodi Rell
categories: Inaugural Address, Speeches
Swearing In Speech - July 1, 2004
July 1, 2004
Good afternoon. A few moments ago I raised my right hand, humbled in spirit and with hopefulness in my heart, to take the oath of office as Governor of the State of Connecticut. It is not a position I sought through the normal course of electoral politics, but little has seemed normal over the past several months. Few could have accurately predicted the incredible, seemingly unrelenting, series of events that have led to today's actions. It has been a time of profound disappointment and disillusionment. It has been a moment […]
Lisa Murkowski
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Comments on the Senate Highway Bill - May 16, 2005
May 16, 2005
Senator Lisa Murkowski made the following comments on the need to pass the highway reauthorization bill, H.R. 3. I think I speak for all my constituents when I urge this body to move forward on the highway bill. Every State needs it, but truly I believe none need it more than my State of Alaska. For most of us traveling from one place to another, it means asking yourself whether you walk, drive, take a bus, take a train, or an airplane. That is life in the 21st century. But […]