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Kirsten E Gillibrand
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Military Justice Improvement Act - June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015
…I rise to urge my colleagues to support my amendment number 1578 – the Military Justice Improvement Act – to ensure that survivors of military sexual assault have access to an unbiased, trained military judicial system. Last year, despite the support of 55 Senators, a coalition spanning the entire ideological spectrum including both the majority and minority leader, our bill to create an independent military justice system free of inherent biases and conflicts of interest within the chain of command was filibustered by this body. As we said then, we […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Immigration in Brooklyn - Dec. 14, 2015
December 14, 2015
Thank you very, very much. It is such a pleasure to be here at this 2015 National Immigrant Integration Conference, and I love the idea of integration. We are going to be emphasizing that, were going to do as much of it as we possibly can. I want to thank the National Partnership for New Americans and the New York Immigration Coalition for bringing us together, as well as everyone from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement. You couldn't have picked a better city for this meeting. We would not be […]
Tammy Duckworth
categories: Announcement Speech, Campaign Speech, Speeches
Announcing U.S. Senate candidacy - March 31, 2015
March 31, 2015
Good morning. Thank you everyone for being here this morning. I'm really glad to be in our great state capital. You know, for the past several months as I faced this decision, I spent a lot of time thinking about how I achieved my American Dream, from working my way through college, and becoming an Army helicopter pilot, and Bryan and I getting married and using our VA loan guarantee to buy our first home in DeKalb, and now, as some of you may know, the great joy in my […]
Elizabeth Warren
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Rescuing the Dream of College Education for the Working Class Poor- June 10, 2015
June 10, 2015
Thank you. Thank you Mary Katherine. You know it is terrific to be here in a room full of people who value teaching. And also, a room full of wonks who want to talk about how we make college more affordable. This country is in trouble. We’re trying to build a 21st Century economy in a competitive world environment. The most basic building block of that economy is a highly educated workforce – today, 59% of American jobs require some post-secondary education, and that number will keep on growing.(1) But […]
Elizabeth Warren
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Speech on Racial Inequality - Sept. 27, 2015
September 27, 2015
Thank you. I'm grateful to be here at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. This place is a fitting tribute to our champion, Ted Kennedy. A man of courage, compassion, and a man of commitment, who taught us what public service is all about. Not a day goes by that we don't miss his passion, his enthusiasm, and - most of all - his dedication to working families. As the Senior Senator from Massachusetts, I have the great honor of sitting at Senator Kennedy's desk. The […]
Elizabeth Warren
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Student Loan Debt- Feb. 12, 2014
February 12, 2014
Thank you Madame President, and I want to thank Senator Durbin and Senator Reed for their extraordinary leadership on this important issue. I also rise today to talk about the crushing burden that student debt places on our college students and on our economy – and call on Congress to address it. The core facts are well-known to every family in America. In recent decades, college costs have skyrocketed. Adjusted for inflation, a young person today pays 300% of what her parents paid just thirty years ago. For millions of […]
Kyrsten Sinema
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Remarks at 2015 HRC Gala - March 14, 2015
March 14, 2015
You guys are so sweet, all those people standing work for me. Thanks guys. Raises for everyone! Just kidding, I work for the federal government. Raises for no one. Wow, you all look fabulous. I am so excited to be here. Not because it’s HRC, I’m just so excited to be home in Arizona. It’s wonderful. Many of you probably know this but we saved the government yesterday. Don’t get too excited it’s only for 6 days. But I’m so glad we did, because all night last night I was […]
Chelsea Clinton
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Keynote at INBOUND 2015 - Sept. 11, 2015
September 11, 2015
Thank you to Dan for welcoming me, it is very humbling to follow Malala. Thank you to everyone involved in all the super fans for hosting me this morning. Thank you to everyone at the Boston Convention Center for welcoming me so warmly. I thought I would share a little bit about what I'm particularly excited to work on this year. I know that INBOUND is really focused on helping each of you share what you're most excited about, and collaborate with each other. So, I thought I would share […]
Nancy Pelosi
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Calling on House Republicans to Pass a Jobs Bill - March 27, 2012
March 27, 2012
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on the floor today, we’ve heard from some of our colleagues in the majority, starting with the Speaker of the House, demand that the President work with Congress to create jobs and grow the economy. If Republicans were willing to spend time on these issues that would really be good news. I think there is a really, it’s necessary for us to have a reality check. In the sixth months of this Congress with the Republicans in the majority, there has been […]
Elizabeth Warren
categories: Lecture, Speeches
Remarks at the National Press Club - Nov. 18, 2015
November 18, 2015
Thanks so much, it’s good to be here! I appreciate you're doing a list because I wanted to come here to expand that list a little bit. Change in the air in Washington. The lobbyists are swarming on Capitol Hill, the buzz is everywhere. Congress is going to revise the corporate tax code and the time is nearly here. So, the lobbyists have a pretty strong elevator pitch. It goes like this, US corporations are paying too much in taxes, the top tax corporate rate is 35 percent, which is […]