Good afternoon, prolife america. [cheers] Patrick Kelly my name is Patrick Kelly, and i am honored to share chair on the board for the march for life. On behalf of the board and the whole march for life team, i would like to look at you to the 44th march for life, the largest annual civil rights demonstration in the world. [cheers] before we begin, let us honor america with the singing of our national anthem. By a studentay from Bishop Oconnell high school in arlington, virginia. Jessica. Oh say can you see early light what so proudly we hailed gleamingilights last whose broad stripes and bright tars through the perilous fight watched ramparts we were so gallantly streaming glare rockets red the bombs bursting in air proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh say does that starspangled wave yet er the land of the free and the home of the brave . [applause] [cheers] thank you,ly jessica. I would now like to welcome the American Heritage girls, troop 1381 from alexandria virginia who will lead us in the pledge of allegiance. [cheers] bless the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation, under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [cheers] Patrick Kelly thank you, American Heritage girls. Ok, we got to do this. A prayer . Ok. Ok. Ok. All right, we have a very special guest here. I introduce Jeannie Mancini, president of the march for life. [cheers] [applause] cant tellcini i you how incredible it is to see you all out there, well done. Welcome. I i will introduce you to another special person right now , Kellyanne Conway. [cheers] no strangerini is to anyone of you. She is one of us. She has been marching for life for many, many years. Kelly and is a role model to women kelly and is a role model. She helped elect our new president of the United States of america. [cheers] Jeannie Mancini but kelly anne will be the first to tell you that her first role is that of wife and mom. [cheers] Jeannie Mancini i welcome to the stage i think here pretty soon Kellyanne Conway. [cheers] [applause] [chanting kellyanne] Jeannie Mancini here is what we are going to do to welcome her even better. I say pro, you say life. Pro life. Pro life pro life. Jeannie mancini all right, awesome. [cheers] Jeannie Mancini and now one more chant. We are the prolife generation. We are the prolife generation. We are the prolife generation. We are the prolife generation. We are the prolife generation. [cheers] [applause] Kellyanne Conway good afternoon, march for life. [cheers] Kellyanne Conway i am Kellyanne Conway. [cheers] Kellyanne Conway i am a wife, a mother, a catholic [applause] Kellyanne Conway counselor to the president of the United States of america [cheers] amlyanne conway and yes, i prolife. [cheers] is such anonway it honor to stand with the Vice President of the United States [cheers] Kellyanne Conway and with so many leaders, families, and students from places near and far to defend the unborn. [cheers] Kellyanne Conway your courage, your conviction, your resolve, and your faith are impressive. And consequential. This is a new day, a new dawn for life. [cheers] why are weonway here . What does it mean to stand together to be part of this Incredible Movement . To face criticism, ridicule, laws and lawmakers that diminish and erode our most basic rights and the bedrock of our society . It means to protect and to promote the most precious gift in the world, the gift of life. [cheers] means to conway it stand up, stand tall, and stand together against the indifference and the indefensible and to stand up, stand tall and the stand on behalf of these in the womb. [cheers] it is no conway coincidence that the first statement in the declaration of independence is the right to life. [cheers] Kellyanne Conway it is a right. It is not a privilege. It is not a choice. It is godgiven. [cheers] it is unique,ay and it is beautiful. [cheers] Kellyanne Conway this dismissive notion of out of sight, out of mind is over. [cheers] Kellyanne Conway science and medicine have joined religious equality in causing Many Americans to rethink just how fragile and how triumphant human life truly is. [cheers] Kellyanne Conway look at a sonogram, meet a thriving toddler who was born at 24 weeks, and who, with proper medical intervention, goes on to have a long and healthy life. Speak to the men and women who have faced challenges becoming and remaining pregnant, and then welcomed the miracle. Talk to the couples that shows adoption, not abortion was the best choice. [cheers] Kellyanne Conway every day is a fight for life, yet today is a lso a celebration of life. It is a time to lift your voices and lift your spirits. Step away from here steps away from here a president and a , Vice President s sit at their desks and make decisions for the nation. As they sit there, they stand here with you. [cheers] theirnne conway impassioned defenses of life as president ial candidates showed a nation that courage and commitment can overcome indifference and insults. And their decisive actions as president and Vice President will further this conversation and this cause. [cheers] this is a timey of incredible promise for the prolife, proadoption movement. Our message and or positive action must get out to the and our positive action should get out to the women facing this crisis. They should know they are not alone. [cheers] Kellyanne Conway they are not judged. They too are protected and cared for and celebrated. [cheers] so to theconway march for life 2017, let me make it very clear. We hear you. We see you. We respect you. And we look forward to working with you. [cheers] Kellyanne Conway and, yes, we walk, we march, we run, and we endeavor forward with you. God bless you, and god bless the United States of america. [applause] [cheers] Jeannie Mancini thank you, kellyanne. Thank you. I have another introduction. Mrs. Karen pentz pence is the second lady of the United States of america and wife to Vice President mike pence. She has devoted 25 years in the classroom as an elementary second elementary schoolteacher, and as second lady, she will bring attention to our children in art therapy programs. I bring to the stage mrs. Karen pence. [cheers] karen pence thank you. Thank you so much. [chanting usa] [cheers] you so much. Thank thank you, jeannie, for that introduction. You know, this is not our first march for life. [cheers] karen pence but it is the warmest. [laughter] karen pence our family has been to many marches for life over the past 16 years. [cheers] karen pence my job today is to introduce my husband of 31 years. [cheers] karen pence and very short and sweet, i have never met anyone who has more compassion for women, for children, and for the american people. [cheers] one of the kindest people that i know, the Vice President of the United States, mike pence. [cheers] [chanting usa] mike pence thank you karen. ,charlotte. And thank you on behalf of all of you, from President Trump. [cheers] wife karen, our daughter charlotte, i would like to welcome you all to washington dc for the 44th annual march for life. [cheers] mike pence its a good day. [cheers] best day i it is the have ever seen for the march for life in more ways than one. Mike pence i am deeply humbled stand before you today, deeply humbled to be the first Vice President of the United States to ever have the privilege to attend. [cheers] 240 years more than ago, our founders wrote words that echoed through the ages. They declare that these truths are selfevident, that we are all of us endowed by our creator [cheers] mike pence with certain unalienable rights and then among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. [cheers] 44 years ago, our Supreme Court turned away from the first of these timeless ideals. But today, three generations ande, because of all of you the many thousands who stand with us in marches like this all across the nation, life is winning again in america. [cheers] mike pence that is evident in the election of prolife majorities, in the congress of the United States of america. Mike pence but it is no more evident in any way than in the historic election of a president , who stands for a stronger america, a more prosperous america, and a president who i say proudly stands for the right to life, President Donald Trump. [cheers] mike pence President Trump asked me to be here with you today. He asked me to thank you for your support for your stand for , life, and for your compassion for the women and children of america. [cheers] one week ago today on the steps of the capital, we saw the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States. [cheers] you pence and i can tell firsthand, our president is a man with broad shoulders and a big heart. [cheers] his vision is his energy, his optimism is boundless and i know he will make America Great again. [cheers] from his first a a in office, he has been keeping his promises to the american people. I like to say over there at 1600 pennsylvania avenue, we are in the promise keeping business. [cheers] mike pence that is why on monday, President Trump reinstated the mexico city policy to prevent foreign aid from funding organizations that promote or perform abortions worldwide. [cheers] mike pence thats why this administration will work with the congress to end taxpayer funding of abortion and Abortion Providers. And we will devote those resources to Health Care Services for women across america. [cheers] mike pence and that is why next week, President Donald Trump will announce a Supreme Court nominee who will uphold the godgiven liberties enshrined in our constitution. In the tradition of the late and great Justice Antonin Scalia a. [cheers] mike pence you know life is , winning in america. [cheers] mike pence and today is a celebration in this progress. The progress that we have made in this cause. You know, i have long believed that a society can be judged by how we care for our most vulnerable. The aged, the infirm, the disabled, and the unborn. [cheers] we have come to a historic moment in the cause for life. And we must meet this moment with respect and compassion for every american. [cheers] mike pence mike pence life is winning in america for many reasons. Life is winning through the steady advance of science that illuminates when life begins more and more every day. [cheers] mike pence life is winning through the generosity of millions of adoptive families who opened their hearts and homes to children in need. [cheers] life through the , compassion of caregivers and volunteers at Crisis Pregnancy Centers and faithbased organizations that administer to women and towns in towns across this country. And life is running through the quiet councils between mothers and daughters, grandmothers and granddaughters, between friends across kitchen tables and over coffee at College Campuses. The truth is being told, compassion is overcoming convenience, and hope is defeating despair. [cheers] word, life is a winning in america because of all of you. [cheers] mike pence so i urge you to press on, but as it is written, let your gentleness be evident to all. [cheers] mike pence let this movement be known for love, not anger. [cheers] let this movement be known for compassion, not confrontation. [cheers] mike pence when it comes to matters of the heart, there is nothing stronger than gentleness. [cheers] mike pence i believe we will continue to win the hearts and minds of the rising generation. If our hearts first break for Young Mothers and their unborn children, and if we each of us do all we can to meet them where they are with generosity, not judgment. [cheers] to heal our land and restore our cultural life, we must continue blights, we must continue to be a movement all embraces all, cares for , and shows respect and dignity for the worth of every person. [cheers] enshrined on the walls of the Jefferson Memorial are the words of our third president who admonished us so long ago to remember that god , who gave us life, gave us liberty. [cheers] we thank you for your compassion. We thank you for your love of the women and children of america. Be assured, be assured along with you we will not grow weary. Until weot rest restore a culture of life in america for ourselves and our prosperity. You andu and god bless god bless the United States of america. [applause] usa]hanting [cheers] [applause] president ou, mr. Vice. Are we glad he took the time to come here today . President it for vice pence. Well, each year, we are very grateful for the collaborative witness of the orthodox and catholic bishops and opening our rally in prayer. This year, his eminence, chairman ofan, the the u. S. Bishops committee on prolife activities and the archbishop of new york will offer the opening prayer. [cheers] , we also welcome representatives of the Roman Catholic bishops of the united and the conference of oriental orthodox bishops. [cheers] [applause] how about another chance . Logistical duties back here with the secret service and other things. Pro. Life. Pro. Life. We are the prolife generation. We are the prolife generation. Generation. Rolife we are the prolife generation. Generation. Rolife we are the prolife generation. Ok, lets give it up for Cardinal Dolan. He should be coming up in just a minute now. Isnt that amazing that the Vice President of the United States addressed the march for life . [cheers] [applause] know, it is the first time in the history of the march for life that we have had a Vice President address us. God is good. So backstage we are frozen depending the departure of the Vice President , but very soon, i would say in 30 seconds, we will have Cardinal Dolan here. [cheers] [applause] 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 9, 8, 7, six, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Cardinal dolan. [cheers] [applause] let us pray. We praise you god and father of ,s all, sovereign of all life for assembling us to proclaim the dignity that each human person and the sacredness of all human life, thank you heavenly father for the gift of a nation where life itself is considered an inalienable right and where the dignity of each human person is a selfevident truth. Our prayers are the more fervent as they rise from christians, catholics, orthodox, people of all faiths in this one nation under god. Subject supplication this afternoon is the more hopeful as we rejoice in the solidarity of hundreds of thousands who believe so ardently in the simple right of the innocent baby in the womb deserving full protection of the law and the right to life. Our praise and intercession is powerful as we make it in the most holy name of jesus, the son of god incarnate in the womb of his blessed mother, our survey savior who reveals himself as the way, the truth, and the light. Amen. [cheers] [applause] [laughter] [cheers] [applause] thank you, Cardinal Dolan. The theme of this years march for life is the power of one. Throughout our history, we see the action, and the conviction of a Single Person can have a tremendous impact. Consider congressman henry hyde, who stood against a sea of opposition 40 years ago to pass the Hyde Amendment to ensure that taxpayer dollars would not pay for abortion. [cheers] [applause] anthony, an susan b abolitionist and leader of the woman suffrage movement, who spoke out strongly against abortion and the ultimate exploitation of women. [cheers] [applause] consider dr. Martin luther king jr. , who wrote so movingly about unjust laws from his birmingham jail cell, and who by the power of his witness changed the course of human history. Now, consider yourself, each of you has the power to make a difference in your schools, in your families, and with your friends. My challenge to you today is to use the power of your influence to stand up for the unborn. To give a voice to the voicel