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Michelle Obama
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate Address, Speeches
Oberlin College Commencement Address - May 25, 2015
May 25, 2015
Hi! (Laughter and applause.) How are you all doing? (Applause.) Are you sure? (Applause.) Well, let me just tell you, it is beyond a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you today. I want to start by thanking President Krislov for that very kind introduction, as well as all of the trustees, the faculty, the staff here at Oberlin. I also want to tell you how proud and how moved I am to receive this honorary degree from this particular school -- the first college in […]
Kelly Ayotte
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate Address, Speeches
Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law Commencement Address - May 16, 2015
May 16, 2015
Well, first of all, I want to thank Dean Houck for that very kind introduction. And I am honored to be here with President Baron, Trustee Benson, members of the university administration, members of the Board of Trustees, faculty, parents, family, friends, but most of all, I am honored to be here with the Class of 2015. Congratulations on what you have accomplished today. [applause] I have to say, it is wonderful to be back here on campus at Penn State. And with what you have accomplished in receiving your […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
categories: Speeches, Victory Speech
Victory Speech as Presumptive Democratic Nominee - June 8, 2016
June 8, 2016
Thank all so much. Thank you. Tonight [inaudible] an amazing journey. A really, really hard journey. One that you have taken with me and I am so grateful to you. It is wonderful to be back in Brooklyn, here in this beautiful building, and it may be hard to see tonight, but we are all standing under a glass ceiling right now. But don't worry, we're not smashing this one. Thanks to you, we've reached a milestone—the first time in our nation's history that a woman will be a major […]
Condoleezza Rice
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate Address, Speeches
College of William & Mary Commencement Address - May 16, 2015
May 16, 2015
Thank you very, very much for that tremendous welcome and for this tremendous honor. It's quite something to be named in the same breath as Benjamin Franklin [laughter], and indeed I was the 66th secretary of state of the United States. The first, of course, was an alumnus of William & Mary – Thomas Jefferson. [cheers and applause] I want to thank my great friend and your chancellor, Bob Gates. I want to thank you, too, Bob, for your life of exemplary service to our country. I want to thank […]
Elizabeth Warren
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Equal Pay Day - April 12, 2016
April 12, 2016
Today is equal pay day, and by the sound of it, you would think it is some sort of historical holiday commemorating the anniversary of a landmark day, that our country guaranteed equal pay for women. But that’s not what it’s about, not even close. Because in the year 2016, at a time when we have self-driving cars and computers that fit on your wrist, women still make only 79 cents for every dollar a man makes. And we’re still standing here, at the United States Congress, debating whether a […]
Loretta Lynch
Speeches
Champions of Change for Expanding Fair Chance Opportunities- April 27, 2016
April 27, 2016
Good afternoon, everyone and thank you for that warm welcome. It’s a pleasure to be here and it’s a privilege to join this group of passionate advocates, dedicated public servants and engaged community leaders as we gather to recognize the inspiring contributions of our Champions of Change. All of us want to be seen for who we really are. We want the opportunity to let our voices be heard, our talents shine, our true selves be known. But it is so easy in our society to place a label our […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
categories: Speeches, Victory Speech
Senate Reelection Victory Speech - Nov. 7, 2006
November 7, 2006
Thank you all, this is a big night for democrats isn't it? I just think democracy is great, and it's great to be here with all of you. I want to thank you New York. I want to thank you for standing with me, and I want to thank you for standing up for change. The message couldn't be clearer that it's time for a new course. Beyond all of the partisan ideological division, back to vital, dynamic center, to begin to solve the problems of New Yorkers and of […]
Kirsten E Gillibrand
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Equal Pay Day - April 12, 2016
April 12, 2016
Mr. President, after another whole year, a very unfortunate milestone has once again arrived. Today is equal pay day. This is the day in 2016 that the average working woman after all last year, and the first 3 months of this year, finally earns as much as money as the average man did only during last year. So if you started the clock in 2015, the average woman had to work an extra 103 days, to earn the same amount of money as a man. Imagine, two people were both […]
Susan Collins
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate Address, Speeches
University of Maine at Augusta Commencement Address - May 9, 2015
May 9, 2015
As prepared for delivery. Thank you, President Cummings. Trustees, faculty and alumni, families, and friends, it is a pleasure to be with you today. Members of the Class of 2015, congratulations! You did it! Thank you for inviting me to be part of this very special moment in your lives. And to the University of Maine at Augusta—happy 50th birthday! From a modest start in 1965, UMA has grown to become the third-largest institution in the UMaine System. With campuses here in Augusta and in Bangor, and with University College […]
Joni Ernst
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches, Victory Speech
Senate Victory Speech - Nov. 4, 2014
November 4, 2014
Thank you, thank you! Oh my goodness, thank you, Iowa! [applause] Oh my. Thanks so much for being here on this special evening. Just a few minutes ago, I got off the phone with Bruce Braley. I congratulated him on running a phenomenal campaign. He was a worthy opponent. He was a worthy opponent. And he was willing to sacrifice to fight for what he thought was right. We didn't agree on much, but I admire – I do admire – anyone who is willing to stand up and fight […]