To stand up and say enough is enough. [cheering] box to the ballot factory floor, from her living room to the er, she makes trouble, the good time the good kind. She is a mother who cries out for sensible gun laws. The daughter who believes that equal justice means justice for all. We are america. The child who knows that black lives matter. No justice, no peace. Thehe is our warrior on front line, Challenging Authority to make the world safe. Nobody is above the law. Who makesg to be told decisions about her body or anyone elses. Allhese women and men of ages, races, or backgrounds do not come to planned parenthood to get a political statement, they come to get health care. We are disadvantaging her because of her sex. And, she knows that to change the world you need to change the idea of power. My time, and i control it. We are fighting for you each and every single day. And she knows her voice is heard and amplified by the women that she elects to public office. Want families to succeed, we start by empowering women. When i first got elected i came to washington, d. C. I came to fight for the issues in our community. We making we look forward to making sure that they can get elected. The things we ran on in november, we are doing that. Women just do not fight for women, they fight for fairness, inclusion, and justice. To make our nation a more Perfect Union, especially for those people who are the most marginal. If we are going to jumpstart the middle class, we have to make sure that college is affordable. Separation of families and children are dexter mental detrimental to their health. Most importante Political Force in the United States of america. She represents her views on education. We have got to pay educators more and we have to hire more educators. We are going to raise up the profile of teachers and celebrate who they are and give them better pay. She represents her concerns about health care. Health care is a number one issue, every day. She speaks out on equal pay. It is frustrating for women to feel like they are not getting paid what they should be. And focuses on protecting our childrens. Let us give parents the peace of mind that the kids are safe and are being brought up for success. Caring for our seniors and the people who cares for them. She keeps this nation going even in challenging times. And, while running for office is nevertheless, she persists. We learned a long time ago that you do not get what you do not fight for. And, perseveres. This is our time. And prevails. Although we were not able to shatter the highest and hardest last season, it got about 18 million cracks in it. A recordbreaking number of women ran bank in the midturn ran in the midterms and won. From the fight for health the violencering against womens act, the building of society where fairness, equality, and opportunity applies to everyone. Joe biden knows a stronger america is one that works for women. So, go ahead and celebrate, you rabblerouser, rule breaker, you force of nature, our country, our world needs you. Vote. Ising, and hilary the morning after the last election i said we owe donald trump an open mind and the chance to lead, and i meant it. Every president deserves that, and trump came in with so much set up for him. Plans forconomy and managing crises including a pandemic. Yes we would have demoed disagreed on many things, but if he had put his own interests and ego aside and seen that humanity in a child ripped from her parents at the border or a protester calling for justice, or a family wiped out by natural disaster, that would have been a good thing for america and the world. I wish donald trump knew how to be a president , because America Needs a president right now. Time of throughout this crisis, americans keep going, checking out neighbors and showing up for jobs at hospitals, grocery home Grocery Stores and nursing homes. We need leaders equal to this moment of sacrifice and service. We need joe biden and Kamala Harris. Hisyone has a story about caring and empathy. I remember him calling after my mother died and we talked about being raised by strong women. The best testaments to joe is how he has cared for his family and how great is it that dr. Jill biden plans to keep teaching as first lady. And joe picked the right partner. Ncome allah, in kamala tyroner press secretary, gale was dying of cancer, she dropped everything to be with him in his final moments. I know something about the slings of arrows slings and arrows she will face, and this former District Attorney and attorney general can handle them all. Pull ourhe team, nation back from the brink. They cannot do it without us. For four years people have told me i did not realize how dangerous he was, i wish i could do it over, or worse, i should have voted. Be anothercannot would have, could have, should have election. Requestote by mail, your ballot now and send it back right away. Person, do it early. No matter what, vote. As Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders warned us. If trump is reelected things will get even worse. That is why we need unity now more than ever. Trumper back in 2016 when asked what do you have to lose . Know, health care, jobs, and loved ones. Our leadership in the world, and even our post office. Let us set our sights higher than getting one man out of the white house. Harris arend kamala going to give us so much to vote for. Thats vote for the jobs his plan will create, Clean Energy Jobs to fight Climate Change, care g of cash caregiving jobs with living region wages. Emergency relief that lift Small Businesses and saves hardworking people from foreclosures and evictions. Gots wrong that ilya ayres 400 billion billionaires got 400 billion richard when the poor got lost their 600 a week. Vote for teachers and Health Care Workers fighting covid19. Vote for paid family leave and health care for everyone. For Social Security, medicare, and planned parenthood. Vote for dreamers and their families, for Law Enforcement purged of racial bias that keeps all of our streets safe. Vote for justice, for george floyd, breonna taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery because black lives matter. For honest elections so that we, not a foreign adversary choose our president. Vote for the diverse, hopeful america that we saw in last nights roll call, and do not forget, joe and kamala can win by 3 million votes and still lose, take it for me. So we need numbers overwhelming so trump cannot sneak or steal his way to victory. 30330 to get started. 100 years ago yesterday the 19th amendment was ratified. It took seven decades of suffragettes marching, picketing , and going to jail to push us closer to a more Perfect Union. Marched ago john lewis in bled in selma because that work was unfinished. Tonight i am thinking of the girls and boys who see themselves in americas future because of Kamala Harris, a black woman, the daughter of jamaican and indian immigrants and our nominee for Vice President. This is our countrys story, breaking down barriers and expanding the circle of possibility. To the young people watching, do not give up on america. Despite our problems we have come so far. We could be a more equal country with opportunities previous generations could never have imagined. There is a lot of heartbreak in america right now and the truth is that many things were broken before the pandemic. As the saying goes, the world breaks everyone, and afterwords many are strong at the broken places. That is joe biden. He knows how to keep going, unify, and lead, because he has done that for his family and country. Are stronger, if we together, we will heal together. We will redeem the soul and promise of our country led by President Joe Biden and Vice PresidentKamala Harris. Tonight is a night steeped in women who have stepped into service and advocacy, and are using their power for good, and the power of women is undeniable, whether in the office, home, or house of representatives. It is my honor to introduce the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. Speaker pelosi i was never raised in a way that i would be running for public office, it did not interest me, when i graduated from college, got married and had five children and six years, so that was my life. When the children were grown, the opportunity to run for congress came along. She ran because another woman said run and she won. Starting on a path that would make history, the first woman speaker of the house. Speaker pelosi for our daughters and granddaughters, today we have broken the marble ceiling. , so many found themselves. Speaker pelosi i felt a responsibility to other women as i stood on the shoulders of those who went before. Now, it was her term return to say ron, and run they did, winning and making her speaker once again. Speaker pelosi we did not have a speaker who would bit bring a gun bill or dreamers issue to the floor, we do now. That is good for every american. But not everyone was on board. I am a mother of five and grandmother of nine. The power of the speaker is awesome. If you want to go into the arena you have to be prepared to take a punch. You also have to be prepared to throw a punch. For the children. Punch, for the children. House tounning the speaker of the house and taking on the white house, unapologetic and unimpressed. Madame speaker. Madame speaker. And now, please welcome speaker of the United States of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. Speaker pelosi it is my honor to bring you the house of democrats the house of our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power. This month as america marks the centennial of women finally winning the right to vote, we do so with 105 women in the house, proudly, 90 are democrats. Marchedhe vote, women and never gave in. We stand on their shoulders, charged on carrying forward the unfinished work of our heroes from seneca falls to stonewall. Four years ago when president obama and Vice President biden where in the white house they made us proud and their leadership made our country great, and that spirit we come together now, not to decry the darkness but to light a way forward. That is the guiding purpose of House Democratic fighting for the people, we have sent the senate bill for a health care costs, bigger paychecks, cleaner government, protecting john lewis voting rights. We sent the senate bill to gunect dreamers, prevent violence and preserve our planet for future generations, and even more. All of this is possible for america, who is standing in the way . Mitch mcconnell and donald trump. Our nation faces the worst health and economic catastrophe in our history. More than 5 million americans are infected by the coronavirus and 170,000 have died. The science based action of the heroes act reenacted is essential to safeguard lives, livelihood, and the life of our democracy. And he was standing in the way . Mitch mcconnell and donald trump. Instead of crushing the virus they are trying to crush the Affordable Care act and the preexisting benefit. As speaker in the house i have seen Donald Trumps disrespect for facts, working families, and women. Disrespect written into his policies towards our health and rights, not just his conduct. But we know what he does not, that when women succeed, america succeeds. We are unleashing the power of women to take our rightful place in our National Life by championing a womans right to choose and securing safe and affordable childcare, preserving Social Security and passing equal pay for equal work. Who is standing in the way . Mitch mcconnell and donald trump. Here is our answer. November,member in when we will grumble we will elect joe biden president , whose heart is full of love of america and red the country of trumps disregard for americas goodness. Joe bidens love gives him the strength to persevere. Joe biden is the president we need right now, battle tested, honest, and authentic. He has never forgotten who he is forgotten for. Kamala harris is the Vice President we need, committed to our constitution and brilliant to defend it, and a witness to the women of our nation and our voices will be heard. Our mission is to fight for a future equal to the ideals of our founders, our hopes for our children and the sacrifices of our veterans, our brave men and women in unicorn uniform and their families. We will increase our geordie in the house and win a majority in the senate. Andur majority in the house win a majority in the senate. God bless you, and god bless america. Thank you speaker pelosi. House,ses the peoples and to ensure it stays that way we need everyone to fund our work to help joe biden and democrats up and down the ballot. If you are able go to joebiden. Com and chip in whatever you can to support the campaign. Last year, the house reauthorized the violence against women act. Joe biden wrote that law nearly 30 years ago. Since then, he and other leaders have built on it. Womenr all of this work, are still not entirely safe. So, the work must continue. Is biden knows that and he committed to doing network, making sure that women are safe and making sure our voices are heard. Let us listen. My name is ruth. And992 my husband shot me left me for dead. For 13 years my son and i had been abused by him. We finally escaped, but he tracked us down. Back then there was limited help and no national hotline. Local shelters were full. I did not know the name for what was happening to me, Domestic Violence. Now working to end Domestic Violence is my lifes work. Shopam arisha, marie and when i started doing research, i was shocked to find out how may people including children experience physical or sexual abuse. Resolveistics fueled my and i committed myself to the amusement to end this to the movement to end this fire violence. Carly, and in my small hometown i did not want to think about about my experience of sexual assault. At the university i met an incredible force of people. I went from survivor to advocate. And ceo ofresident the National Coalition against Domestic Violence i have seen joe bidens passionate leadership and passing the violence against women act and now rates are rising due to this pandemic. We need congress to reauthorize and enhance the law. We need leaders who believe that a womans life is worth fighting for. Joe biden is that kind of leader. I created the Joyful Heart Foundation to help survivors heal and to change the way our society responds to sexual violence. The Vice President has worked tirelessly by our side to end the backlog of hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits, and our work will continue, because testing kits not only ites our country safer, but sends a vital message to survivors that what happened to that matters. The most important thing you can say to a survivor is you is i hear you. That is why i became a leader called it is on us. It was a program started by vice to have a newn generation of advocates, because if you are silent, you are complicit. I am voting for joe biden on behalf of all victims and survivors of Domestic Violence. I am voting for joe biden because it is on my generation to make sure we never go back. I am voting for joe biden for my daughter, my son, for all of our children. First episode was a slap to the face and he broke my eardrum. Choking,ng, kicking, threatening with a knife or a gun. He had always threatened me if i ever called the police on him that he would kill me. You did not hear voices like these in the halls of the u. S. Capitol. My husband stabbed me 13 times and broke my hip before the police were on the scene. I know he died, and i am permanently paralyzed. Senator joe biden invited them to speak. Battered women need to be taken seriously and Proper Police per Response Police response can prevent what happened to me for drum happening to someone else. Thank you. Time, the police considered Domestic Violence something that was not a crime. In the home, it is a private matter, and women were responsible for their own injuries. Know,as about to say i but i do not know, i can only guess how painful that is. Growing up our fathers said that the greatest of all sins was the abuse of power. Bully, someone a bigger or stronger takes advantage of you that is a grave sin. The expectation was for all four of us to be a person of character. Wrong, we wereng and expected to stand up, do something about it. Introduced the legislation, few believed it could pass. Our bill is an ambitious undertaking, a first attempt to address Violent Crimes against women. It was hard to get the vote that had traditionalists that did not believe there should be laws about this. Joe does not give up, he is tenacious. He persevered and he is very good at persuasion. They are doing something to help them. He brought together Law Enforcement, prosecutors, advocates, and survivors. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak. In 1994 the violence against women act became law and protected millions of american women. A lot of the change in the attitudes we have about Domestic Violence were shaped by his leadership on it. Wrong,ou see something we were then expected to stand up, and do something about it. If you are just joining us, welcome. Coming up we will hear from president barack obama and senator harris who will talk about the bidenharris vision for the future. In order to get to that more Perfect