be my dream for gabby was she be independent. i remember when she rode a horse when they fall off, they make them get back on the course and get back on. whatever will be will be she had a sister who was just hell on wheels. and gabby was always standing back to see if melissa got in trouble. you like being the little goody two shoes all the time. yes. she went to scripps, which is a women s college. it s an honor to be asked here back at scripps today. this college where i learned so much about myself and life and the world. she decided to go to cornell for graduate school. i think she did that on purpose to get away from her top accounting firm the beginning of a grand glittery adventure in the big city but an
she was out and uncommunicative. and i want to tell you, a few minutes after he left her room and some of her colleagues from congress were in the room, gabby opened her eyes for the first time. gabby opened her eyes for the first time. [ cheers and applause ] even in the darkest, most difficult times, there was always that glimmer of hope that we can cling to. we cannot and will not be passive in the face of such violence. we should be willing to challenge old assumptions in order to lessen the prospects of such violence in the future. there are almost no countries outside of war zones that have the kind of armaments in the hands of civilians that you see
enough is enough. exactly one month after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at robb elementary school, tonight congress sending the first gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years to the president s desk. 15 republicans in the senate and 14 in the house voting yes alongside all democrats. straight ahead. we re going to keep on fighting. keep on fighting. gabrielle giffords. [ applause ] former representative giffords summoned the courage to keep serving, even after that january day in 2011 that shocked our nation s conscience. gabby is one of the most courageous people i have ever known.
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mark kelly met in 2003 on a cultural exchange visit. we sat next to each other on the airplane. she laughs at my jokes even when they re bad. funny. funny. funny. that s the one thing i noticed about her. who was the bigger talker? gabby giffords. yeah. yeah. i would say so. ying and yang. she brings home this guy that flies around in the sky. he was exactly what she wanted. where did you want me to propose? space. she thought i was going to propose. like, i would use this opportunity to do this big thing but i m very focused on my job when i m doing my job and then what happened?