Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me.
Bowling alley.
Just say what you got. Buenos Dias.
Bienvenidos Al Barrio cafe.
My name is Silvana Salcido Esparza and I
would like to acknowledge that I stand on
the sacred ancestral land of the Donora.
Having said that, let me tell you
Barrio Cafe has been a source
of celebration and happy Times,
a source of food and community and sad times.
And today, of all times,
it's a source of celebration.
First of all, I get to welcome
all of you to my barrio.
And secondly, and most importantly,
I get to welcome, I have the honor of
welcoming our Senator, Mark Kelly.
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to
introduce and welcome Sharon Harper.
It's a beautiful day in Arizona here
at the Barrio cafe. Thank you, chef.
Arizona has spoken and has made it clear
they want a leader with a dependable voice.
A steady hand and a brilliant mind.
They want someone to solve complexities,
understand right and
wrong on the world stage.
Dedicated to deliver results and
diplomacy to bring leadership together.
That choice has been clearly made, yeah.
The enthusiastic support on the
campaign trail and at the ballot
box has truly brought Republicans,
Democrats and independents together.
And those who did not vote
or voted for another.
Please join us.
The race is over and Senator
Kelly is here for you.
We welcome you and together we will
fight for what we care most about.
The people of Arizona.
The state of Arizona is unique,
and we have a history of storied leaders.
Arizona is well known for our western
spirit of independence and greatness.
Leaders like Governor Doug Ducey,
senators Hayden Goldwater,
Kyle Flake, the amazing, wonderful,
incredible congresswoman Gabby Giffords.
At Pastor Janet Napolitano, others.
And these leaders have set
the bar very, very high.
And our beloved hero,
Senator John McCain.
Who was so revered and
respected around the world,
and who served in this Senate seat?
Before you, he would be so honored today.
Senator McCain would be proud.
That another highly decorated Navy aviator.
A brilliant engineer.
Who then excel to become an
astronaut and then the commander
of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
He has taken up the Arizona flag
and he will serve as senator
for the great state of Arizona.
Senator Kelly, you have promised to
serve every single Arizona resident,
Republican, Democrat, Independent.
Your door is open.
You have an unwavering and laser focus
commitment to collaborate to solve issues,
finalize decisions,
and deliver results.
This is such a lucky day for Arizona.
Welcome, Senator Kelly.
Thank you, Sharon. Thank you
everybody for being here.
What a great day today.
Great night last night.
Gabby and I were at the Elton John concert.
But it's fantastic to be here
today and after. You know,
more votes have been counted.
You know, it's clear that we've been
successful in this mission, right, Gabby?
And I'm so honored that Arizona has
entrusted me to represent our state in the
United States Senate for six more years.
And I'd like to thank my family.
My friends, my campaign team.
And the 10s of thousands of
people over the past few years
who have made phone calls,
who have knocked on doors.
Who have chipped in a few bucks and
worked late nights and early mornings.
You are all the reason
that we are successful.
And I also want to thank our
state election officials.
Honorable Republicans and Democrats
who are doing the important work
of making sure that Arizonans,
votes and voices are heard and
their votes are counted as quickly
and as transparently as possible.
Now. After a long election.
It can be tempting.
To remain focused on the
things that divide us.
But we've seen the consequences
that come when leaders refuse to
accept the truth and focus more on
conspiracies of the past than solving
the challenges that we face today.
And for the past two years,
as we face these challenges,
there has not been a day.
Not a day has gone by where I have not
remembered that I am sitting in the
Senate seat of Senator John McCain.
Senator McCain embodied
everything it was to be a leader.
And at a time when our state and our
country remained divided, his legacy.
His legacy of building bridges
and focusing on Arizona is an
example of what we all should do.
And what we should look to.
Especially because while we
face serious challenges.
We also know that when we come together.
And focus on solutions,
we can make progress.
After politicians cave time
and time again to Big Pharma,
we finally beat them.
And we're now lowering the cost of
prescription drugs for seniors.
And after politicians failed
to respond to mass shooting
after horrible mass shooting.
Republicans and Democrats
came together and passed a gun
safety and mental health law.
And after decades of politicians saying
that they'd bring manufacturing back
to America, we are finally doing it.
Last month, last month,
I spoke to an Arizonan named Tarji. Now Tara.
She's a single mom. With three kids,
who was out of work for more than a year.
Then she found an e-mail in her spam folder.
Inviting her to apply to the Quick Start
program at Astrea Mountain Community College.
She applied to this program and she got in
and after completing the 10 day program she
got an interview and then a job at Intel.
Now Tarji is a semiconductor
manufacturing technician.
Now think about that for a second.
I mean it just a couple of weeks she
went from struggling to make ends meet.
To her spam folder.
And then to the.
We generally try not to look in there, but.
This is one time it worked out OK.
But then to the first step in a new career
that you can actually raise a family on.
A career which, by the way,
does not require a four year degree.
Now that's life changing.
And by creating the jobs of the future
here in Arizona and getting folks
the skills they need to work them,
we're going to make sure that
tarji story is just the beginning.
Because there is a lot more work to do.
For mothers like Tarji,
who are working harder and
harder to get ahead.
For the third and 4th generation
farmers in Pinal County.
Who are leaving their fields
unplanted in the middle of a drought.
For the restaurant owner in
Flagstaff or the home builder in
Tucson who is getting pinched
by supply chain bottlenecks.
For the Arizona women who have
spent months making it loud and
clear that they will not stand.
They will not stand for having their
fundamental right to an abortion taken away.
And for the parents all across the
state who are lying awake at night
trying to figure out how they're
gonna afford Christmas presents.
Next month or college tuition next year,
the way they solve these problems
isn't by pointing fingers.
It's not by dividing people,
it's by listening.
And finding common ground.
And as we see. And the results?
Here in Arizona and across
the country this week?
No one party has a monopoly on good
ideas or the support of voters.
But I have seen that when we
seek to represent everyone.
Not just the people who voted for us.
We're capable of extraordinary things.
And nowhere is that more true than here
in Arizona, a state that is defined
by our toughness, by our work ethic.
By the different places we all come from in
pursuit of the same dreams for our families.
Centuries ago. The Hohokam people.
Dug canals in the dry valley floor,
irrigating their crops
to thrive in the desert.
Today, in the view of these same canals,
we're building facilities
that will manufacture the most
advanced microchips ever made.
That's who we are.
And that's where we're heading.
But only if we stick together.
So, the Arizonans,
my commitment to you remains the same.
I will always be honest with you.
I will always put our
state ahead of politics.
And I was always worked to find
common ground and deliver results
that move Arizona forward.
Thank you so much. Thank you everybody.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you, Gabby.
Thank you.
Gabby.