Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opened her convention speech by thanking President Joe Biden for his accomplishments, before praising Kamala Harris, saying she "will take us to new heights."
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00:00On January 20th, 2021, with the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, we established
00:20one of the most successful presidencies of modern times, and we quickly proved that Democrats
00:30deliver.
00:32Millions of jobs, stronger infrastructure and rural broadband, a Biden child tax credit,
00:41rescuing human pensions, honoring our veterans, bold climate action, lowering the cost of
00:48prescription drugs, all thanks to President Biden's patriotic vision of a fairer America,
00:57doing so with liberty and justice for all.
01:01Thank you, Joe.
01:12And I know that Vice President Harris is ready to take us to new heights.
01:19I've known Kamala Harris for decades.
01:23Personally, I know her a person of deep faith, which is reflected in her community care and
01:30service.
01:31Officially, she is a leader of strength and wisdom and eloquence on policy, most recently
01:38demonstrated fighting for a woman's right to choose.
01:43Politically, she is astute and strategic in winning difficult elections, quickly securing
01:51the nomination with dignity and grace and choosing Tim Walz as our vice president.
01:58January 6th was a perilous moment for our democracy.
02:03Never before had a president of the United States so brazenly assaulted the bedrock of
02:09our democracy, so lethally embraced political violence, so willfully betrayed his oath of
02:16office.
02:18Let us not forget who assaulted democracy on January 6th.
02:23He did.
02:27But let us not forget who saved democracy that day.
02:31We did.
02:34The parable of January 6th reminds us that our democracy is only as strong as the courage
02:41and commitment of those entrusted with its care.
02:46And we must choose leaders who believe in free and fair elections, who respect the peaceful
02:53transfer of power.
02:58The choice couldn't be clearer.
03:01Those leaders are Vice President Harris and Governor Walz.
03:06Now, in this election, we are called upon to do the same, to stand together, to reject
03:14autocracy, to choose democracy, and we will do so by electing a Democratic House with
03:23Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker of the House, electing a Democratic Senate, electing Tim
03:34Walz as Vice President of the United States, and electing Kamala Harris as the President
03:44of the United States.
03:47Onward to victory!