We all want our kids to have the freedom to learn how to read and write in schools instead of duck and cover.

Guns are the number one—hard to believe—they’re the number one killer of children in America—more than any other cause.

It’s time we establish universal background checks—and require safe storage of firearms.

There’s nothing beyond our capacity—we’re the only nation in the world that’s come out of every crisis stronger than we went in.

We need your help in fighting and standing up to the gun lobby, gun manufacturers, the politicians who oppose commonsense gun legislation.

Whether you’re a Democrat or Republican or independent, we all want our families to be safe.

End immunity for the gun industry. End it. End it. End it.

If we want to talk about reducing crime and violence in America, you need to talk about guns in America—you need to talk about guns.

It’s time to reinstate the assault weapons ban and high-capacity magazines.

He looked at me; he said, 'Can you define America for me?'... I said, 'Yes. In one word: possibilities—possibilities.'

This summer, at the G7, the United States and our partners reached a decision to unlock $50 billion from the proceeds of those frozen assets to put that money to work for Ukraine as it rebuilds and recovers its economy.

I want to begin by quoting someone who I wish was here tonight: my mom, Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden.

I’ve seen humanity pull together to prevent a nuclear war.

I entered public life not out of despair but out of optimism. The United States and the world got through that moment.

But my mom, she used to say, 'Joey, remember, never bow, never bend, never yield, and never give up.'

Today, we’re launching a Joint Declaration of Support for Ukrainian Recovery and Reconstruction to make it clear: We stand with Ukraine now and in the future.

Well, welcome, everyone. I’m delighted to see you all.

We defended Ukraine as a tyrant threatened to wipe it off the map.

I was first elected to the United States Senate when I was 29 years old, 280 years ago. (Laughter.)

And most importantly, we must never lose faith—lose faith in our abilities to do so much.

I’ve seen the Berlin Wall come down. I’ve seen apartheid end.

We made the largest investment in history to fight climate change, the existential threat to humanity.

As I said yesterday at the United Nations, I recognize the challenges the world faces: Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, war, hunger, poverty, climate change.

One year ago, in Hanoi, we began a new era of relations with Vietnam and the United States, and we elevated our partnership to the highest level as possible.

Since then, I’ve seen the impossible become—the impossible become reality, for real.