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Christine Gregoire
Speeches
Teacher of the Year Award - April 14, 2005
April 14, 2005
Thank you, Mary Alice. Good afternoon everyone. I am honored to be here. To all of the educators we honor here this afternoon—congratulations. And thank you for educating and inspiring our children. We can all name a great teacher who changed our lives. A teacher who inspired us. A teacher who made an invaluable contribution toward making us who we are today. For me, that teacher is Mr. Reis, my sixth grade English teacher. Vernon Reis opened the world to me through books. He taught me that while I was […]
Christine Gregoire
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Washington State University Commencement Address - May 7, 2005
May 7, 2005
Good afternoon. As I look out and see the class of 2005 and your families and friends, I realize the challenge for a graduation speaker is to deal with some very different audiences. What do I say to parents and family -- whom I know are awash with pride, nostalgia and a little glee? My knowledge about this has changed dramatically since I experienced the college graduation of my oldest daughter, Courtney, a few years back. I remember the flood of memories I felt that day. The memories of the […]
Susan Collins
Speeches
Eliminating Inequities in Retirement Benefits - April 1, 2005
April 1, 2005
Individuals should receive the retirement benefits that they have earned. This belief has led me to work with Senator Diane Feinstein of California in introducing the Social Security Fairness Act. Our bill repeals two sections of current law—the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and the government pension offset (GPO)—that unfairly reduce earned Social Security benefits for many Maine school teachers and other public employees. Individuals affected by the GPO and the WEP are those who are eligible for federal, state, or local pensions from work that was not covered by Social […]
Susan Collins
Speeches
Stem Cell Research Holds Promise - June 10, 2006
June 10, 2006
Millions of Americans suffer from diabetes, cancer, heart disease, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and a host of other diseases or conditions that affect their quality of life. Embryonic stem cell research holds the potential to save lives and to restore quality of life for people living with such diseases and conditions. With such promising research at our fingertips, we must explore its potential. This research offers great hope for our seniors, but it will not just benefit the elderly. This research offers the possibility of recovery or […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Commencement Address at Iowa State College - June 15,1921
June 15, 1921
Ever since the first graduating class, the elders have been giving graduates advice, and I predict that so long as there are graduates the elders will continue to give them advice, although graduates will continue to pay small heed. This relation between the old and the young is quite normal. Each incoming generation seems to issue a challenge to the outgoing generation, as though it said, "What a pitiful botch of things you have made! Just watch us!" And the outgoing generation, sensing that unspoken challenge, wants to rise to […]
Kathleen Sebelius
Speeches
Monroe School Dedication Remarks - May 17, 2004
May 17, 2004
The following is the text of the remarks Governor Kathleen Sebelius gave today at the Monroe School Dedication Ceremony, in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education decision. Imagine. You're rushed into the emergency room. Your chest is tight. Your breathing …labored. Your pulse is faint. A cardiologist appears at your side. Immediate surgery is your only hope. The surgeon's hand reaches toward the instrument tray… At that moment, does it matter…whether the hand that holds the scalpel is black, white, or brown? Or, think […]
Kathleen Sebelius
categories: Speeches, State of State
State of the State Address 2003 - Jan. 15, 2003
January 15, 2003
Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Madam Chief Justice, Members of the Legislature and Fellow Kansans: It is a very special privilege to return to this House chamber where I served for eight years. It is an honor to welcome back the returning House, Senate, and Judicial members of the Kansas government. I want to extend a special welcome to other new officials including our four new statewide elected officials, two new State Senators, 29 new members of the House of Representatives, and two new Supreme Court Justices. On behalf of the […]
Kathleen Sebelius
categories: Inaugural Address, Speeches
Inaugural Address 2003 - Jan. 13, 2003
January 13, 2003
Today, I stand on these steps – where 43 Governors have stood before me – and dedicate myself to the service of my fellow Kansans. I stand before you in deep gratitude – for this rare and precious opportunity to lead. With genuine humility – for the confidence and faith the people of Kansas have placed in me. And with the utmost determination – to meet the challenges which lie ahead, and make the changes necessary to move Kansas forward. I’m so very proud to be a Kansan. It’s difficult […]
Kathleen Sebelius
categories: Speeches, State of State
State of the State Address 2004 -Jan. 12, 2004
January 12, 2004
Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Madam Chief Justice, members of the Legislature, members of the Court, Cabinet officers, elected officials, leaders of the Kansas tribes, honored guests, and fellow Kansans. I am profoundly grateful to the people of Kansas for providing me with an opportunity to serve the state I love. I am proud to work each and every day on your behalf, and I am dedicated, in the time that is given to me, to do all within my power to make Kansas an even better place to live, work, […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
Speeches
An Appeal For Liberty - July 4, 1915
July 4, 1915
This appeal, signed by Catt and others, was addressed to the men of New York State and read immediately following the reading of the Declaration of Independence at every Fourth of July celebration in New York State in 1915. One hundred and thirty-nine years ago today the Declaration of American Independence was adopted. That document, sacred to every true American, and honored by the entire world as one of the greatest documents of history, contains two immortal maxims: "Taxation without representation is tyranny" "Governments derive their just powers from the […]