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The Reference Shelf: Representative American Speeches, 2021-2022

Table of Contents

Preface




1 Domestic Elections and Politics




Kentanji Brown Jackson —— New Supreme Court Justice Addresses Her Historic Confirmation




Brian Kemp —— Georgia Governor’s Victory Speech after Securing Reelection Bid




Stacey Abrams —— Celebration of Democratic Primary Win in Georgia Governor’s Race




Joe Biden —— The Continued Battle for the Soul of the Nation




Steny Hoyer —— Remarks on the Swearing-In of Representative Mary Peltola




2 Investigations




Joe Biden —— Speech on the Anniversary of the January 6 Capitol Attack




Antony Blinken —— Modernizing American Democracy




January 6 Select Committee —— Testimony on Lines Cut from Trump’s Speech the Day after the Capitol Riot




Karine Jean-Pierre —— Press Briefing on Classified Documents at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Property




Liz Cheney —— I’ll Do Whatever It Takes to Stop Trump




3 Domestic Issues: Economy, Education, Healthcare, Gun Safety




Joe Biden and Barack Obama —— The Impact of the Affordable Care Act




Joe Biden —— Remarks on Signing into Law H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act




Alejandro Mayorkas —— Department of Homeland Security Secretary Faces Questions on Border Policy




Elise Stefanik, Jim Jordan, Richard Hudson, and Steve Scalise —— House Republicans Hold Press Conference Ahead of Gun Safety Legislation Vote




Miguel Cardona —— Press Conference on the Release of Proposed Amendments to Title IX




Dick Durbin —— Inaction of Republican Leadership on Combating Rising Prescription Drug Prices




John Fenoglio —— Modernizing the CDC after COVID-19 and Monkeypox Challenges




Michelle W. Bowman —— Working Women in the Pandemic Era




Joe Biden —— Press Conference on Student Loan Forgiveness




4 The Dobbs Decision




Sheldon Whitehouse —— Remarks on Roe v. Wade during a Senate Judiciary Committee Business Meeting




Joe Biden —— Remarks on the Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade




Kamala Harris —— The Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade




Merrick Garland —— Statement on Actions to Protect Reproductive Rights




Lindsey Graham —— Introduction of Bill to Ban Abortions Nationwide after 15 Weeks




5 The War in Ukraine




Joe Biden —— Russia’s Unprovoked and Unjustified Attack on Ukraine




Volodymyr Zelensky —— Address to Congress on US Support of the War in Ukraine




Nancy Pelosi —— Floor Speech on S. 3522, the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022




Vladimir Putin —— An Address to the Nation at the Victory Day Parade in Moscow




Lloyd J. Austin III —— Secretary of Defense Addresses the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group




6 Global Threats




Antony Blinken —— China Is the Most Serious Long-Term Threat to the International World Order




Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz, and Ursula von der Leyden —— G7 Leaders’ Summit 2022 Joint Press Conference




Nancy Pelosi —— We Will Not Abandon Taiwan




Kathleen H. Hicks —— Global Security Implications of Climate Change




Joe Biden —— Climate Change Is an Existential Threat to Our Nation and the World




John Kerry —— Remarks on Climate Change to the International Cooperation Forum




7 Commencement, Keynotes, and Graduation Speeches




Kamala Harris —— There Is No Limit to Your Capacity for Greatness




Eric Adams —— Pace University Class of 2022 Commencement Address




Jacinda Ardern —— Commencement Address to the Harvard University Class of 2022




Pete Buttigieg —— It’s Not Our Words That Matter, but Our Actions