At the end of the day, I have to always put, you know, my duty to the constitution and to our country above all.
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U.S. State Secretaries of State
Quotes from current and former U.S. state secretaries of state.
Current secretaries of state
ALWes AllenAlabama5 Quotes
KYMichael AdamsKentucky22 Quotes
NVCisco AguilarNevada11 Quotes
RIGregg AmoreRhode Island6 Quotes
DCKimberly BassettDistrict of Columbia
MEShenna BellowsMaine41 Quotes
MIJocelyn BensonMichigan153 Quotes
FLCord ByrdFlorida598 Quotes
NJDale CaldwellNew Jersey1 Quote
VTSarah Copeland-HanzasVermont
NEBob EvnenNebraska3 Quotes
AZAdrian FontesArizona49 Quotes
MABill GalvinMassachusetts2 Quotes
ILAlexi GiannouliasIllinois15 Quotes
WISarah GodlewskiWisconsin1 Quote
WYChuck GrayWyoming5 Quotes
COJena GriswoldColorado115 Quotes
TNTre HargettTennessee
NDMichael HoweNorth Dakota6 Quotes
VACandi KingVirginia2 Quotes
OHFrank LaRoseOhio18 Quotes
NCElaine MarshallNorth Carolina
INDiego MoralesIndiana11 Quotes
NYWalter MosleyNew York2 Quotes
TXJane NelsonTexas
NMMaggie Toulouse OliverNew Mexico33 Quotes
IAPaul PateIowa8 Quotes
DECharuni Patibanda-SanchezDelaware1 Quote
GABrad RaffenspergerGeorgia74 Quotes
ORTobias ReadOregon15 Quotes
NHDavid ScanlanNew Hampshire2 Quotes
PAAl SchmidtPennsylvania45 Quotes
KSScott SchwabKansas16 Quotes
MNSteve SimonMinnesota28 Quotes
Former secretaries of state
I and many others on both sides of the aisle who see it as our responsibility to defend democracy, we’re going to keep doing everything we can to ensure everyone can vote and that we can trust the results of that election.
This big lie has become the foundation not just for hundreds of laws that have made it harder to vote, but also for laws empowering partisan officials to interfere with the counting of the votes, with the professional administration of…
We need this force, this network that is being created to protect and defend all of those thousands of election administrators all across the country who are living in fear right now against these ongoing threats, not just these violent…
You have got to understand what`s happening right now, what`s happening in Texas, what`s happening in Georgia, what`s happening around our country with these policies that are about attacking women`s rights, reproductive rights, voting…
The United States will continue to pursue a free and open Indo-Pacific that promotes our interests and those of our allies and partners.
All Americans have the right to vote, and with it the opportunity to determine their own future. However, today, the ability of Americans to exercise that right is under vicious attack.
The Supreme Court has stripped away protections contained within the Voting Rights Act. And states have responded with a slew of anti-voter legislation.
The work of poll workers, unencumbered, without intimidation, without threats, should be a commitment that we all have, not only to them who served but to our democracy.
I know what you have done comes with great sacrifice, Both personal and political. And you are doing this in support and in defense of some of our nation`s highest ideals.
We are seeing a systematic approach to strip away our freedoms, to strip away the very foundation of this country, the right of Americans to choose their elected officials. That’s why it’s so urgent for Congress to pass a voting reform to…
As a lawyer, when you’re sworn in, you swear to uphold the Constitution. And that means you’re not allowed to use lies to file frivolous lawsuits, and you’re not allowed to use the courts to undermine democracy.
Let`s be clear, not about any one racial group, or gender group, this is about all Americans. This is not an issue about Democrats versus Republicans. This is about Americans.
I look at the leaders that are at this table who are also women and also Black women, and I see Sojourner Truth. When I look at the women at this table I see Ida B. Wells, Amelia Boynton. I see Fannie Lou Hamer; I see Constance Baker…
When I look at the women at this table, I see I do be well. Amelia Boynton. I see Fannie Lou Hamer. I see Constance Baker Motley. And these are the modern versions of those great women.
Vice President Harris met with some of those protesters who put their real life in the middle of all this by choosing to do civil disobedience and get arrested on Capitol Hill.
This tax cut will be issued in monthly payments. This has never happened before. And, America, yes, it is a big deal.
I look at the leaders that are at this table who are also women and also black women and I see - truth.
When we talk about child policy, it has to be with a recognition that we don`t just come in and take care of the child. You want to take care of a child? You do it in the context of the family in which that child is being raised.
