Accomplishments
Creating Jobs and Promoting Growth
"What has made America unique and so successful is the way we have invested in, and created, the vast American middle class, to which people aspired and from which people sprang. And that is what's at risk today."
Strengthening Homeland Security
"By providing for our common defense, we make a common commitment as a nation, as leaders, and as private citizens to do all that we can to make September 11th the only day of infamy for this generation."
Keeping America Safe and Strong
"These principles that we just so easily talk about—democracy, tolerance, rule of law, individual rights—they are the bedrock that has sustained our societies. …It is precisely those values that we share that are under attack from the radical Islamist extremists. Their ideology disdains our liberal democratic values and seeks to destroy all that we hold dear."
Providing Quality Affordable Health Care
"[I]f we are committed to the quality of life of our people here in the United States of America, there is nothing more important than ensuring that we provide quality, affordable health care for every single American."
Quality Education for All Our Children
"How do we expect children to enter school ready to learn if they don't have the kind of resources at home, which many of our children don't have, and we don't help provide them through partnerships in our communities?"
Protecting our Environment
"…ensure that our children and grandchildren inherit a world in which the air is clean enough to breathe, the water is pure enough to drink, and the natural resources that make New York the greatest state in the greatest nation in the world are protected for generations to come."
Women’s Rights are Human Rights
"If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women's rights… And women's rights are human rights, once and for all."
A Better Future for Every Child
"Children are not rugged individualists. They depend on the adults they know and on thousands more who make decisions every day that affect their well being…Each of us plays a role in every child’s life: It takes a village to raise a child."
Keeping Our Families Safe
"New York's police officers and law enforcement personnel are always there when we need them, and the increased threat of terrorism has certainly placed an extra burden on them."
Keeping America's Commitment
"So that when our brave men and women return home from harm's way they know that our nation is ready, willing, and able to welcome them home – not just with open arms – but with the best care as a symbol of our enduring gratitude."
Protecting Social Security
"George Bush's Social Security privatization plan may be one small step for a Republican man but it would be one giant leap backwards for the United States of America."
Building Strong Communities
"We know affordable housing is an essential ingredient for healthy families. But it is also a key component of safe neighborhoods and prosperous cities."
New Americans and Old Challenges
"[W]hether we entered at Ellis Island or before that at Castle Clinton, or Angel Island, whether we came by choice or coercion or necessity…all of us are connected by a thread of history that we must preserve and pass on."
Securing Our Civil and Constitutional Rights
"The purpose of fighting for equality is not to simply make a point or become a symbol; it is to work for that day when we can all enjoy the quiet responsibility of being equal."
Working for America’s Farmers
"Good agricultural policy is smart economic policy. Farmers are innovative and resourceful small businesspeople who play an important role in New York's economy."
Count Every Vote
"It’s time to tell those who celebrate elections and voter participation in countries around the world that we must make sure every vote is counted right here at home!"
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