WE'RE GOING DOWN TO ANNIE
KUSTER'S CAMPAIGN, IS THAT
CORRECT?
THANK YOU.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
NOW, JUST UNDER ONE YEAR AGO
TODAY, AND LESS THAN ONE YEAR
INTO MY FIRST TERM IN CONGRESS,
THE KOCH BROTHERS STARTED
SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
NEGATIVE ATTACKS.
YOU KNOW, THEY ONLY WANT ONE
KIND OF CANDIDATE AND THAT'S THE
ONE WHO WORKS FOR THEM, AND THEY
CAN'T STAND IT THAT I WORK
ACROSS THE AISLE WITH DEMOCRATS
AND REPUBLICANS TO FIGHT FOR
GRANITE STATERS' BEST INTEREST.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
SO THEY FLOODED NEW HAMPSHIRE
WITH THEIR MILLIONS AND MILLIONS
IN RELENTLESS PERSONAL ANGRY
NASTY ATTACKS.
THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE TV FOR
ALMOST A YEAR.
WHEN THE CLUB FOR --
AFTER THE PRIMARY THEY REACH
OVER $4 MILLION, ONE OF THE
HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY.
BUT GUESS WHAT, TONIGHT YOU
PROVED NEW HAMPSHIRE IS NOT FOR
SALE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
THE KOCH BROTHERS MAY HAVE THEIR
MILLIONS, BURR THEY DON'T HAVE
YOU.
THEY DO NOT HAVE THE GRASS
ROOTS.
AFTER SIX YEARS OF HOUSE PARTIES
AND DINER STOPS AND BUSINESS
VISITS AND JOB FAIRS, AND ONE ON
ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH VOTERS
AND A LIFETIME, LIVING, WORKING,
VOLUNTEERING, AND RAISING OUR
FAMILY RIGHT HERE IN THE SECOND
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, HERE'S
WHAT I KNOW TO BE TRUE.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, FOLKS ARE NOT
ASKING FOR TOO MUCH.
A DECENT JOB WITH FAIR PAY AND
BENEFITS FOR WORKING HARD EVERY
SICKLE --
SINGLE DAY.
A HOME TO RENT OR EVEN CALM
THEIR OWN.
TO RAISE A FAMILY WITH
OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S
FUTURE.
AND TO RETIRE WITH DIGNITY AND
SECURITY.
JUST THEIR LITTLE SLICE OF THE
AMERICAN DREAM.
AND HERE'S WHAT NEW HAMPSHIRE
VOTERS REJECT.
THEY REJECT TIRED TEA PARTY
TALKING POINTS AND AN EXTREME
ECONOMIC AGENDA THAT HELPS THE
TOP 1% PROFIT ON THE BACKS OF
HARD WORKING GRANITE STATERS.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
THEY REJECT TEA PARTY EFFORTS TO
MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION LESS
ACCESSIBLE AND TO INCREASE THE
COST OF COLLEGE AND JOB
TRAINING.
THEY REJECT CUTS TO MEDICARE AND
SOCIAL SECURITY THAT WOULD FORCE
OUR CENTERS INTO POVERTY.
AND THEY REJECT AN AGENDA THAT
ALLOWS THE GOVERNMENT TO
INTERFERE IN THE MOST PERSONAL,
PRIVATE AND PROFOUND AS RESPECTS
OF OUR LIVES, INCLUDING WHO WE
LOVE AND CHOOSE TO MARRY, AND
WHEN AND WHETHER WE CHOOSE TO
START OR GROW OUR FAMILY.
LET THIS BE VERY, VERY CLEAR.
WE HOLD OUR MOTTO, LIVE FREE OR
DIE, VERY DEARLY
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
AND WE DON'T NEED THE
GOVERNMENT, WE DO NOT NEED THE
GOVERNMENT TO MAKE OUR PERSONAL
LIFE CHOICES FOR US.
SO TONIGHT, YOU HAVE DELIVERED A
CLEAR MESSAGE.
MY FAMILY AND I ARE PROFOUNDLY
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GENEROUS
SUPPORT.
TOGETHER WE WILL FIGHT FOR THE
ISSUES THAT MATTER TO EVERY
GRANITE STATE FAMILY.
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HARD
EVERY DAY TO HELP CREATE GOOD
JOBS AND TRAIN OUR WORKERS FOR
21st CENTURY JOBS.
I WILL FIGHT FOR EQUAL PAY, FOR
EQUAL WORK, I WILL SUPPORT OUR
VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH
ACCESS TO GOOD JOBS AND HOUSING
AND HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE,
AND I WILL FIGHT TO MAKE COLLEGE
SAFER AND MORE AFFORDABLE FOR
OUR STUDENTS AND FINALLY I WILL
FIGHT EVERY SINGLE DAY TO
PROTECT MEDICARE AND SOCIAL
SECURITY FOR OUR SENIORS AND FOR
GENERATIONINGS TO COME.
TO MARILINDA GARCIA, YOU ARE
TRUE TO YOUR PRINCIPLES AND I
ADMIRE YOUR CONVICTION.
I WISH YOU WELL AS YOU PURSUE
YOUR YOU'VE ENDEAVORS AND GLAD
WITH YOUR WEDDING, IT SHOULD BE
FUN.
TO GOVERNOR HASSAN, SENATOR
SHAHEEN AND COG WITH HIM
SHEA-PORTER AND ALL MY FRIENDS
IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE, THE
SENATE, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
INCLUDING OUR GOOD FRIEND KOA
LYNN VAN OSTRAM.
AND A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO MY
SISTER ROBIN FOR RUNNING FOR
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
TO MY STAFF, WHAT AN AWESOME,
AWESOME TEAM.
PATRICK DEVENY, OUR COACH, ANDY,
POLLY, ROSIE, CORY, BLAKE,
EMILY, KATHLEEN AND MANY MANY
MANY MORE.
THANK YOU TO MY TEAM ON THE
OFFICIAL SIDE, THANK TO YOU MY
CAMPAIGN TEAM, THE YOU GUYS ARE
THE BEST.
AND TO BRAD, THE LOVE I MY LIFE
AND ZACH AND TRAVIS, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WISDOM, YOUR KINDNESS
AND ABOVE ALL YOUR LOVE AS WE
TACKLE TOGETHER THE CHALLENGINGS
OF THE WORLD ONE DAY AT A TIME.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL, GOD BLESS THE
GRANITE STATE, GOD BLESS THE
GREATEST COUNTRY ON EARTH.
THANK YOU.