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Ayanna Pressley
Speeches
2019 Boston Women's March - Jan. 21, 2019
January 21, 2019
Alright family; alright, alright, alight. Yes. We exist. We resist. And we rise. I know it is cold out here, but the pursuit of justice is uncomfortable and inconvenient. So buckle up. You are a glorious sight to behold – I want to thank you all, for being here today, not only in the beloved community on MLK Day, but in collective resistance. Two years ago we were gathered here on the Boston Common, people from all walks of life, committed to a more kind and a more just world. […]
Debra Haaland
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Farewell Speech - March 16, 2021
March 16, 2021
Madam Speaker, I rise today to deliver my final remarks on the floor of the people's house. I'm humbled to have spent the last two years in this chamber, where I proudly served New Mexico alongside my colleagues, past and present, in the New Mexico delegation. I'm thankful to Senators Martin Hinrich and Ben Ray Lujan, in particular, for helping to build support for my confirmation, and to former Senator Tom Udall, for his years of friendship and mentorship. I love New Mexico. Not only is it my home where […]
Debra Haaland
categories: Speeches, U.S. House Committee/Subcommittee Meeting/Hearing
Secretary of Interior Nominee Opening Statement - Feb. 23, 2021
February 23, 2021
[Indigenous language greeting]. Chairman Manchin, ranking member Barrasso, members of the committee – thank you so much for having me here today. I wouldn’t be here without the love and support of my child, Soma, my partner, Skip – who is with me this morning, sitting behind me – my mom, Mara Toya, who’s watching from Isleta Pueblo, my extend family, and generations of ancestors who sacrificed so much so I could be here today. I acknowledge that we are on the ancestral homelands of the Nacotchtank, Anacostan, and Piscataway […]
Debra Haaland
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Address at 2020 Democratic National Convention - Aug. 20, 2020
August 20, 2020
Good evening, I’m Congresswoman Deb Haaland. I’m grateful to be with you, here, on indigenous land. The promise of this country is older than our constitution. Over 500 years ago thousands of Indian tribes were vibrant democratic societies with rich cultures and traditions, and communities that had sustained them for millennia on lands they loved and respected. My people, the Pueblo Indians, migrated to the Rio Grande valley in the late 1200s to escape droughts. We were lead to the great river and its tributaries where we established an agricultural […]
Debra Haaland
categories: Lecture, Speeches
Who Speaks for You? - Dec. 22, 2016
December 22, 2016
I am a descendant of farmers. My ancestors followed the rivers to the pueblos of Pecos Laguna and Hamish to sing, plant, and live. Their hard work, preservice, and love have led me to here, to help diverse voices find a place in our community. But it may not have happened that way, because at one point the federal government thought it a great idea to move Indian into mainstream society. It happened in many ways. My grandpa he bought part of that argument, but he took most of assimilation […]
Kim Reynolds
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Coronavirus Update – April 29, 2020
April 28, 2020
Good morning, we’ll go ahead and start with the case counts. So today we have 467 new positive cases, for a total of 6,843 positive cases in Iowa. 93% of today’s positive cases are from 22 counties where restrictions remain in place. We have 1047 new negative cases, for a total of 34494 negative. Yesterday we ran a total of 1514 tests, and we have tested 41337 Iowans, for a per capita rate of one in every six Iowans, and the state hygienic lab has the capacity of 4188 tests. […]
Kim Reynolds
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Coronavirus Update – April 28, 2020
April 28, 2020
Good morning, we’ll go ahead and start this morning’s press conference with the numbers again. So, today we have 508 new positive cases for a total of 6,376 positive cases. 98% of those positive cases were in the 22 counties were restricts remain in place. We had 1,165 new negative cases for a total of 33,447. Yesterday we ran a total of 1,673 tests. A total of 39,823 Iowans have been tested, for a per capita of 1 in every 79 Iowans. The State Hygienic Lab has testing capacity of […]
Kim Reynolds
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Coronavirus Update – April 27, 2020
April 27, 2020
Okay, good morning – we’ll go ahead and get started with an update on the cases. Today we have 349 new positive cases, for a total of 5,868 positive cases. We have 1,668 negative cases, for a total of 32,282. Yesterday we ran a total of 2,061 tests and a total of 38,158 Iowans have been tested. 2,021 Iowans diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered for a recovery rate of 34%. I am also very sorry to report that we did have 9 additional deaths in Iowa for total of 127 […]
Kim Reynolds
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Coronavirus Update – April 24, 2020
April 24, 2020
Okay. Well good morning. We’ll go ahead and start out with the report out, again a little bit different formant than what we’ve been using. But we have, today, 521 new positive cases, for a total of 4,445 positive cases. We had 2,190 new negative cases, for a total of 29,783. So yesterday, we ran a total of 2,712 tests which is significantly higher than what we’ve been running through the testing processes. We have also tested a total of 31,973 Iowans, and on a per capita basis that means […]
Kim Reynolds
categories: Press Conference, Speeches
Coronavirus Update – April 22, 2020
April 22, 2020
Okay. Well good morning, we’ll go ahead and get started with an update on the numbers. Today we had 107 new positive cases, for a total of 3,748 positive cases. We had no new counties, so have a total of 84 counties. 522 negative cases today, for a total of 24,496 negative tests. The State Hygienic Lab has 6,248 tests available. We have had 1,428 Iowans recovered, for a recovery rate of 38% and we have had an additional 7 deaths for a total of 90 deaths in the state […]