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Barack Obama's Speech Urging Universal Health Insurance
Delivered by Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, a candidate for the 2008 Democratic nomination for the presidency: THE TIME HAS COME FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at the Families USA Conference, Washington, DC.
Barack Obama's Inspiring 2004 Democratic Convention Speech
On the evening of July 27, 2004, Barack Obama, then candidate for US Senator from Illinois, delivered an electrifying speech to the 2004 Democratic Convention. As the result of the now-legendary speech (presented below), Obama rose to national prominence,and his speech is regarded as one of the great political statements.
Barack Obama's Remarks about Martin Luther King, Jr.
The complete text of the inspiring remarks of U.S. Senator Barack Obama delivered at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony on November 13, 2006.
Sen Barack Obama Reacts to US Bill Approving Torture
Senator Barack Obama delivered this speech on the floor of the US Senate, in reaction to Senate passage of S. 3930, Military Commissions Act of 2006, which approved US torture of detainees and strips Constitutional rights away from detainees. Senator Obama decries the placement of politics over human rights, and condemns S. 3930. He states, "This is not how a serious Administration would approach the problem of terrorism."
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Controversial Bailout Speech
Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered this short speech on Sept 28, 2008 before the first vote was taken on the bailout bill. The vote failed by a slim margin because a handful of Republicans complained that Pelosi's speech was "partisan." In fact, Pelosi's speech objectively summarized the causes of the U.S. fiscal crisis.
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's Inaugural Address
On January 1, 2007, Eliot Spitzer, two-term Attorney General, was sworn into office as the Governor of New York. The following is Gov. Spitzer's 2007 inaugural address, in which he spoke of his progressive reform agenda for New York, and of the enriching role of immigrants in his state.
Sen. Barack Obama's Speech on World AIDS Day 2006
The following is the text of Senator Barack Obama's courageous, savvy speech on AIDS, faith and politics he delivered on Dec 1, 2006 at the Global Summit on AIDS at Pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback Church.
Barack Obama's Stirring 2002 Speech Against the Iraq War
Senator Barack Obama (D-Il) delivered these passionate remarks opposing the Iraq War, in October 2002 at the Federal Plaza in Chicago...
Barack Obama Speaks Out on Education, No Child Left Behind
Sen. Barack Obama took a strongly progressive stance for public education and for teachers, and against the use of publicly-funded vouchers to pay for private school education. His remarks included a number of controversial proposals, including across-the-board pay raises for teachers, and redesign of standardized tests to support learning, not punishment of teachers
Barack Obama's Courageous Speech on Immigration Reform
Sen. Barack Obama delivered these courageous, wise words on June 6, 2007 on the U.S. Senate floor when introducing a controversial amendment to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007.
John Kerry's Famed 1971 Testimony to Congress on Vietnam
"How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" This article presents, in full, the famed testimony that John Kerry, then a decorated, 27 year old Navy veteran of Vietnam, made before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 23, 1971 about the Vietnam War.
Sen Hillary Clinton Proposes Privacy Bill of Rights, Privacy Czar
On June 16, 2006, Senator Hillary Clinton gave a nuanced speech on US privacy rights to the American Constitution Society, a respected progressive organization. Clinton's speech was significant, as it was the first major policy speech by a Democratic leader to propose a Privacy Bill of Rights and federal privacy czar. This article presents significant passages of Clinton's speech.
Senator Barack Obama: The Lessons of the Iraq War
The eloquent and wise remarks of Senator Barack Obama on the lessons of the Iraq War, delivered on Wednesday, March 21, 2007.
Gov. Bill Richardson: A Plan to Prevent a Nuclear 9-11
The text of Gov. Bill Richardson's brilliant speech, ]"A Comprehensive Strategy to Prevent Nuclear 9/11," delivered on March 28, 2007 to the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, in which he sets forth a 4-point plan to greatly reduce the risk of a nuclear Sept 11.
Barack Obama on Israel, Iran and Iraq
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) delivered these remarks on Israel, Iran, Iraq and the Middle East to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Forum held on March 2, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.
Barbara Boxer's Senate Resoluton to Fire Donald Rumsfeld
On August 31, 2006, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer announced that when the Senate returns to session in September and resumes consideration of the Defense Appropriations Bill, she will offer an amendment calling on the President to immediately appoint a new Secretary of Defense. The followoing is the test of Senator Boxer’s planned Senate resolution on Secretary Rumsfeld.
John Edwards on Responding to Hurricane Katrina Victims One Year Later
The following are the eloquent words of John Edwards, former US senator and now Director of the Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina...
Senator Feinstein Opposes More Executive Warrantless Wiretapping
On August 3, 2006, Senator Dianne Feinstein, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered this insightful speech, urging the committee to reject S.2353, the National Security Surveillance Act, sponsored by Senator Specter (R-PA) and strongly supported by the Bush Administration. After Senator Feinstein's bold statement, the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected S.2453, thus disallowing it from proceeding to vote by the full Senate.