Minority leader harry reid congratulated chris murphy for leading the 15hour debate against gun violence on wednesday in the senate. His remarks were followed by Mitch Mcconnell criticizing senate crast democrats for the debate calling it a talkathon. This is 20 minutes. Mr. President . For 14 hours and 50 minutes, beginning Late Wednesday morning and ending early thursday morning, the entire nation watched the senator from connecticut teach our republican colleagues a lesson and another things not the least of which is courage. It is easy to say we stood for 14 hours. We talk a lot about filibusters in the senate. They dont happen very often. I have been in congress for 34 heres and i have probably led two more than anyone else. They dont happen much. There are a lot of fake filibusters but this was real. I admire and appreciate the junior senator from connecticut very much. Four days after 49 innocent americans were gunned down in a nightclub, senator murphy stood here as indicated f
Again that god has created in our country a beautiful and rich tapestry, an incredible Cultural Diversity that succeeds when we embrace everybody and battle back, the dark forces of division. We are all neighbors. We must love neighbors as ourselves. Hillary clinton and i son com paneros de alma. [cheers] we share this is simply. Simple belief. Do all the good you can and serve one another. [cheers] that is what im about. That is what you are about. That is what Bernie Sanders is about. Bidens what joe and jill are about. That is what barack and Michelle Obama are about and that is what Hillary Clinton is about. [cheers] si se puede [cheers] yes we can. Yes we can. [cheers] last week, last week in cleveland we heard a lot about trump. Lets talk about trust. I want to tell you why i trust Hillary Clinton. [cheers] first, shes consistent. She has battled to put kids and Families First since she was a teenager. In good times and bad. In victory and defeat. In and out of office through hel
Like. F the positions i the right position on climate change. As a young person, i dont want to see the world decline. I like how diverse the dnc is. During the rnc, we used to play the game, spot the minority. You cannot see into ethnic , the democrats need to be making law. Take anthe strange to emotional reaction to it after concept and make it your cornerstone. That is not a policy. The cant love your weight to a trade deal negotiation and you cant love isis to death. You cant love poverty that way. If there is one thing i want to say to the democrats, having a first fema president would be a milestone, but why should clinton be the one to be remembered as the first woman . That is all have to say. Im so proud that adversity, we have a bigger problem, economics. Im looking at the fact that our country would get into a problem with me being a black man and the police, we love police. As a black man, you are scared to go somewhere. What im concerned about is as being able to be diver
Me, it seems like our nation is too great to put in the hands of a slip talking, empty promising selfpromoting oneman wrecking crew. [cheers] but dont take it from me, dont take it from me. Take it from former first lady barbara bush. Barbara bush says she does not know how any woman could vote for him after his offensive comments to women. [cheers] any woman. Or john mccains chief economic adviser during the 2008 race who estimates that Donald Trumps promises would cost america to jobs. 5 million or the independent analysts who found that donald trump tax plan given to the wealthy and biggest 30orations would rack up trillion in debt. Or how about this . , the republican governor o who had the honor of hosting the Republican Convention in cleveland, but would not attend because he thinks donald trump is such a moral disaster. [cheers] or take it from the guy who cowrote Donald Trumps autobiography, here is what he said about donald trump. Lying is Second Nature to him. So do you belie
Virginia governor tim can the cutting nomination for Vice President last night in philadelphia. Bc tweet of tim the kansasisingl delegation. Here is what our live coverage for this fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention Looks like good starting at 3 00 eastern with a preview of tonights events and a look around at what is happening leading up to the main event, Hillary Clinton excepting the democratic nomination for president , followed by the balloon drop. The theme for tonights speeches will be womens issues, including Workplace Fairness and pay. Coverage starting at three clock this afternoon. Thathill points out Hillary Clinton will be following last nights dream team lineup. The except into speech is a right of passage for anyone seeking the white house and theeli broadcaster tweeting night when the first u. S. Black president called america to vote for the first u. S. Female president. President s speech last night. Announcer ladies and gentlemen, please welco