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Patty Murray
Speeches
Response to Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Leak - May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022
If the report we saw last night is true, that the Supreme Court plans to end the constitutional right to abortion in this country and overturn Roe V. Wade, this is a five alarm fire. It is exactly the kind of dangerous outcome I have been warning about, and was always the goal of Republicans. They are already banning abortion in state legislatures across our country. They are already planning for a federal ban, right here, in the senate – and they already pushed through the far right justices to […]
Tina Smith
Speeches
Response to Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Leak - May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022
So when I worked at Planned Parenthood, I saw firsthand every day the capacity, of women, to make good decisions about their health care – including abortion. And this morning, those women and women all across this country – people all across this country – woke up outraged. How dare – how dare this conservative right-wing Supreme Court – how could they do this? How could they take away that right? This is the first time, in my living memory, that the United States Supreme Court has actually taken away, […]
Debbie A Stabenow
Speeches
Response to Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Leak - May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022
This is a very serious moment in our country, for women, and for our health care – and that's why we're here today. If this leaked Supreme Court decision is accurate, it will have grave consequences, for women all across our country. it would be the ultimate intrusion, into a woman's right to privacy. The ultimate intrusion into a woman's right to privacy. Imagine what this would mean for a 12-year-old in Michigan who is raped. If Roe V Wade falls, Michigan will revert back to a 1931 law that […]
Elizabeth Warren
Speeches
Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Leak Protest - May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022
I am angry – because we have reached the culmination, of what Republicans, have been fighting for angling for, for decades now – and we are going to fight back. I am angry, because of who will pay the price for this. It will not be wealthy women. Wealthy women can get on an airplane – they can fly to another state; they can fly to another country. They can get the protection they need. This will fall, on the poorest women in our country. This will fall on those […]
Kyrsten Sinema
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Dinner – March 10, 2018
March 10, 2018
Thank you so much Gwen for that kind introduction – and special thanks to Chad Griffin. Yes, clap for Chad. And to the incredible board staff and volunteers at HRC who’ve put together this great event. I am so happy to be here tonight with my best friend's Josh and Adam. Right? You don't know. Yeah – I met Josh backstage, right before this and I was like – “hello.” And he goes, ‘hi I'm Josh.’ And I was like, yeah. I didn't know he was married to Fergie, I […]
Deidre DeJear
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Iowa State Fair Political Soapbox - Aug. 13, 2018
August 13, 2018
Are y’all ready to vote? No, you don’t sound like you’re ready to vote. Are y’all ready to vote? Awesome. I’m Deidre DeJear and I am so excited to be running for one of my favorite roles in state government – secretary of state. And here’s why: you know the job of the secretary of state – number one job is commissioner over elections and campaigns. And over my entire career, I have been engage in a number of campaigns both partisan and non-partisan, because I genuinely care about getting […]
Deidre DeJear
categories: Campaign Speech, Interview, Speeches
Iowa Press Interview with Paul Pate - Sep. 14, 2018
September 14, 2018
[DAVID YEPSEN] Iowa's secretary of state has long been tasked with oversight of elections. Across 99 counties, the office coordinates and offers guidance during crucial moments of electoral democracy – like our upcoming election on November 6. The office itself is up for election in 2018 with a pair of candidates deeply divided over issues such as voter ID laws. Republican Paul Pate is seeking a third term as Iowa's secretary of state after holding the office once in the 1990s, and again in 2014. Deidre DeJear won the Iowa […]
Deidre DeJear
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Story County Fall Fundraiser - Nov. 13, 2021
November 13, 2021
Hello Story County, how y'all doing – honk if you hear me. So last time I was on the back of a truck at this park, JD Schulten was running in 2020 – he had me out here in the dark on Halloween – but it was a good experience and I’m happy to be back. And, thinking back on 2020, and we didn't get all the wins that we wanted. And I’m standing here before you running for governor because I, one, want to let you know why I’m […]
Deidre DeJear
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Martin Luther King, Jr. Week of Service Keynote - Jan. 18, 2021
January 18, 2021
Good morning everyone. I’m gonna ease this mask off – thank you so much, for that lovely introduction. And I appreciate you for not reading the long format bio, because today is not about me but today is about each and every one of us who are in this space. And I’d like to thank all of our students, who have played an integral process in making today happen. Magnifying the importance of why we are here and living true to who Dr. King is. We cannot thank you enough […]
Deidre DeJear
categories: Interview, Speeches
Bid for Governor Interview - Feb. 17, 2022
February 17, 2022
[REECE COLBERT] Deidre, welcome to Roland Martin Unfiltered, so good to have you here today, how are you? [DEIDRE DEJEAR] It is so good to be on the show I’m sad I couldn't be with Roland, but really excited that I’m here with you Reece. [COLBERT] Yes, I’m holding down for rolling while he's in Liberia, and I’m happy to have you on. You know how I feel about Black women running #winwithBlackwomen but girl, you are in Iowa – a Black woman running in Iowa is not something that […]