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Kim Reynolds
Speeches
Republican State of the Union Response - March 1, 2022
March 1, 2022
I'm Kim Reynolds, Governor of the great state of Iowa. Like you, I just watched the President's address. I listened as the governor of our state, as a mom, and grandmother of 11, who's worried our country is on the wrong track. We're now one year into his presidency, and instead of moving America forward, it feels like President Biden and his party have sent us back in time — to the late 70s and early 80s; when runaway inflation was hammering families; a violent crime wave was crashing on […]
Winona LaDuke
categories: Lecture, Speeches
Seed Sovereignty: Who Owns the Seeds of the World - Feb. 9, 2022
February 9, 2022
[Greeting in Native language] Hello my relatives. Can you hear me okay there? Someone give me like a thumbs up. [Audience Member] We can hear you. [LaDuke] Okay. Thank you. I'm honored to be with you tonight. I'm pretty much due north of you – the deep north, as we call it on the White Earth Reservation in Northern Minnesota. And binesi-ikwe – that's my name in Anishinaabemowin – Thunderbird woman, and I’m bear clan. I live here on Round Lake and I'm really especially honored to talk to you […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Introduction as Vice Presidential Candidate - Aug. 12, 2020
August 12, 2020
Thank you, Joe. Thank you, Joe. As I said Joe, when you called me, “I am incredibly honored by this responsibility, and I'm ready to get to work.” I am ready to get to work. After the most competitive primary in history, the country received a resounding message that Joe was the person to lead us forward. And Joe I'm so proud to stand with you, and I do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me; whose sacrifice, determination, and resilience makes my presence here today […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
International Women's Day Remarks - March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021
President David Sassoli, members of the European Parliament, it is an honor to address this esteemed institution on this important day – International Women’s Day. Let me begin by saying that President Joe Biden and I look forward to working with members of this parliament and fortifying the Transatlantic Alliance. Today, we face crises on almost every front: a pandemic that has taken the lives of more than two and a half million people worldwide; a changing climate threatens the future of our earth; a rise in populism is working […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Announcement Speech, Speeches
American Rescue Plan Announcement - March 12, 2021
March 12, 2021
Thank Madam Speaker, and Mr. Majority Leader, and America. The president promised ‘help is on the way’ – and today, help has arrived. Help has arrived for the workers who lost their jobs; help has arrived for the students who have been stuck at home; help has arrived for the families that have struggled to put food on their table; and for the small business that have struggled to keep their doors open. Help has arrived America. This landmark legislation will get relief to families; get support to communities; and […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Speeches, Victory Speech
Presidential Victory Speech - Nov. 7, 2020
November 7, 2020
Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening, thank you. Thank you, good evening. So, thank you. Good evening. So, Congressman John Lewis, before his passing, wrote: “Democracy is not a state, it is an act.” – and what he meant, was that America’s democracy is not guaranteed. It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it. To guard it, and never take it for granted. And protecting our democracy takes struggle. It takes sacrifice. But there is joy in it, and there is progress. Because we, […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Status of Women is the Status of Democracy - March 16, 2021
March 16, 2021
This year, in considering the status of women – especially as it pertains to the participation of women in decision making – we must also consider the status of democracy. At its best, democracy protects human rights; promotes human dignity; and upholds the rule of law. It is a means to establish peace and shared prosperity. It should ensure every citizen, regardless of gender, has an equal voice; and free and fair elections that will respect the will of the people. At the same time, democracy requires constant vigilance, constant […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Debate, Speeches
Vice Presidential Debate - Oct. 7, 2020
October 7, 2020
[SUSAN PAGE] Good evening. From the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, welcome to the first, and only, vice presidential debate of 2020, sponsored by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. I’m Susan Page of USA TODAY. It is my honor to moderate this debate, an important part of our democracy. In Kingsbury Hall tonight we have a small and socially distant audience and we've taken extra precautions during this pandemic. Among other things, everyone in the audience is required to wear a face mask and the candidates will […]
Ayanna Pressley
categories: Speeches, U.S. House Committee/Subcommittee Meeting/Hearing
Questioning of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy - Feb. 24, 2021
February 24, 2021
[Pressley] While some of our colleagues might use this hearing to continue to gaslight and mislead our constituents, I am here to get to the truth. The American people deserve that. To direct the systemic slowdown of mail delivery during a pandemic, within months of national elections is incomprehensible. At best, these actions represent irresponsible leadership from a notice who has absolutely no business leading a government agency. At worse, they are cruel, unethical, and anti-democratic. And this is certainly no way to repay the 600,000 dedicated and brave employees […]
Ayanna Pressley
Speeches
#StoptheBan Rally - May 22, 2019
May 22, 2019
Can you hear me now? Well as my sister just reminded us, there is nothing wrong with righteous rage. And as a woman of color, my whole life in public service I’ve been told to moderate and modulate myself for fear of being pigeonholed as an angry black woman. But I am outraged because this is outrageous. When we were at the women’s march – how many of you were there? We held signs that said “today we march, tomorrow we won” they didn’t believe us – We ran, and […]