Political Quotes

“I am grateful today to join my colleagues as we continue to sound the alarm about the ongoing serious threat to our democracy. This is a perilous time. I want to thank Senator Klobuchar for her leadership on this issue and all of the rest of my colleagues who have been so eloquent tonight and I know will be eloquent tonight, who are here today to highlight the challenges to democracy we are currently facing and the opportunities we have to protect it. I am honored to represent New Hampshire, a State that does democracy better than anywhere else. I want to start by talking about one of my favorite New Hampshire events. Shortly after I was first elected Governor in 2012, I attended our statewide Veterans Day ceremony at the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery, a remarkable, serene, beautiful space in the heart of New Hampshire. I had attended that ceremony in the past, but on this particular Veterans Day, I had just days before and for the first time been elected to statewide office to lead and protect my State. My predecessor was also at the ceremony, as were current and soon-to-be Members of Congress, members of the current State legislature, and those who had just been elected. New Hampshire had seen a pretty dramatic change at both the State and Federal level. Two Democratic Congresswomen had won election, replacing Republicans. The State house of representatives had flipped from Republican to Democratic control in pretty dramatic fashion.…”