sustain our citizens. dr. martin luther king jr. brought us to the mountaintop, and although we are not there yet, we are still climbing, and with president hillary clinton, america has arrived even further . my standing before you tonight is a testament to the strength of our party, the goodness of our people, and the greatness of our nation. our nation is strong, but we can be stronger. , but we cane good be better. america is great, but it can be greater. my fellow democrats, america's brightest days are yet to come. we had her and better things to

achieve, but achieving eager and better things requires working .ogether and working harder from philadelphia together to make our nation better andmerica america greater by electing hillary clinton the next president of these united states. god bless each and every one of you and god bless these united states of america. thank you. [applause] >> our past may very -- a single, hard-working mom, an

immigrant -- but our cause is the same, to make a difference. raising our voices so all our heard. >> waging the fights that need fighting. >> one by one, our numbers have grown. and we are here to work. >> we square our shoulders. >> we put on our lipstick. >> and we get to work. wewhen we are on a mission, get things done. >> there are people in congress who will go to any links to deny women access to critical health care. not on my watch. >> enough is enough. >> we have lost too many to gun violence in our schools, our places of worship, and even where we dance. we must do more to keep americans safe, and i'm ready to do it. >> how many more families do we have to put a risk for we take action on climate change?

>> every child deserves to have , and clean water to drink i'm going to keep fighting every day to make sure that happens in flint and in every community. >> you name me one woman who works 79 percent as hard as a man. you cannot. that's why we need equal pay. >> the next generation will need a whole new set of skills to be career ready in a technology-driven economy. helping them get there is our job. backng communities fight against a public health crisis like drug addiction -- this is exactly the reason we are all here. i-35en the minneapolis bridge collapsed during rush hour, nothing could stop us from getting the funding to rebuild. >> this is about being a voice or all the parents who are fighting for their kids, and i will take a back seat to no one when it comes to speaking up for families. families, rural families,

native american families -- they deserve a champion in washington. i will never let them down. >> i did not run to make history. iran to make a difference. families can count on me to fight for their jobs and hold wall street accountable. that the difference. >> iran to be a voice for every no american trying to thrive in our country. that's how i help women and families succeed. >> iran because someone needed to say our country should be investing in student the same way it invests in big banks. >> we didn't burst through these doors looking for glory. >> we are here to do what needs doing, period. no matter how much fight it takes. >> this first will become the first of many. >> we for the first time had a in the women's

bathroom. >> year by year, one, we grow stronger and the right rose stronger -- the fight grows stronger. because we are here. this chamber is stronger because we are together and america will grow even stronger because we are together. [applause] >> please welcome senator barbara mikulski from maryland and the women of the united states senate. [applause] ski: in 1987 -- and

1987, i was the first -- [applause] senator mikulski, and 1987, i was the first democratic woman elected to the senate and her own right. i wanted more women so we could light a torch and lighten the load for all of you. and our ranks have grown. i have had the privilege of mentoring so many women, and in 2000, i got a call from one of them. she was considering a senate run, but she had one question --

she asked me if a senator could really get his on. i told her a lot, and boy, did she prove me right. as a senator, she championed the economic security of american families. when republicans tried to turn over social security too big banks, she helped deliver a knockout vote. and when the supreme court told louie ledbetter no way on equal pay, she pushed for the fair pay act to guarantee equal pay for equal work. job, and theat fair pay act was the first bill barack obama signed into law. her name is hillary clinton, and she is going to be our next president. [applause] mikulski: but you know what? she needs help across the

generations. so i just have one question -- are you with her? families of america, it's time to suit up. women, put your lipstick on. those shoes. our shoulders are square. we are ready to fight to put hillary in the white house because we know she will carry the torch for all of us. [applause] >> year after year in the senate, we have taste -- face fromulous antics republicans determined to roll back health care for women, but they nevery clinton, stood a chance. when the bush administration tried to block women's access to

plan b contraception, hillary was by my side and ready to fight. simple -- based decisions about women's health on science, not political ideology. together, we stood up to when administration ruled by special and the extreme right. we refused to back down until the fda did their job and put science and women first. now, women across america are free to choose safe emergency contraception. a leader whoy -- knows how to stand her ground, fight for what is right, and move our country forward. [applause]

>> in 1995, i was there. at theillary speak united nations fourth world conference on women in beijing. .t was a tense time there was a great deal of anticipation around the first lady cost remarks, if she would speak. what would she say? i watched with the crowd of women as she named one after suffered bystices women around the world. andwas calm and determined absolutely fearless. that women's rights are human rights and human rights are women's rights. american, ind as an was filled with pride. hillary in beijing broke the

silence, and this november, she will break the glass ceiling once and for all. [applause] >> as a former businesswoman, i can tell you how important family and medical leave is for 21st-century first century jobs. hillary fought for that. she ought or a higher minimum wage. she knows we build our economy around the middle out. she supports new apprentice and job training programs. and she wants to make sure that we help everyone. i watched her grow a seattle-based organization, moms rising, fighting for economic security, and now, it's one million people, and moms rising and hillary are fighting for paid family leave.

conan's might have and casinos, but hillary is building the foundation of an economy that works for everyone, and that is real change. [applause] >> minnesota steelworkers have a group of workers called the .omen a steel the senators up here are women of steel, and hillary clinton is a woman of steel. devastating earthquake hit haiti, somewhere in the rubble were dozens of orphans said to be adopted by families in my state. when they called me, i called the only person i knew would -- secretary of state

hillary of clinton. she did not pond it off. she went to work. .he got those babies home that's hillary -- the friend who takes the call, the mom who gets it done right. those kids may never know she changed their lives forever, but she did. that's a leader, and that's our next president. [applause] >> we all know that hillary -- [applause] we all know that hillary is the , mostnowledgeable experienced, most capable leader ,o run for president maybe ever but here is something you may not know -- earlier this year, when i was diagnosed with rest cancer, hillary called me to twice,n -- not once, not

but several times. here she was in the middle of an intense campaign, and she was asking me questions about my treatment. she wanted to know how they were going, and she told me to keep up the fight. strength gave me during one of the toughest test of my life. let me tell you -- she didn't do it because i was a senator. there are thousands of people across this country who could tell the exact same story i am telling you tonight. has the intelligence, she has the work ethic, but most importantly, she has the heart to lead this country. [applause]

>> as all of us here know, our policies abroad have real consequences at home. for 15 years, a printing manufacturer in my state of new hampshire struggled with a foreign trade dispute. the costs to the company were so high, hundreds of jobs were threatened. at hillary clinton's confirmation hearing for secretary of state, i brought the issue to her attention, and she promised to look into it. within just 90 days, the issue was resolved. here hillary was, a newly minted secretary of state, having to not every major issue across the globe, and yet, she kept her word and took the time to help out one struggling , but thatire company

is hillary. when you need a champion, there to have in your corner. >> hillary clinton has been a .entor to me room fulleaking to a of women, members of an organization i had just joined, but standing in the back of that crowded room, i like she was sheing directly to me, and said, "decisions are being made every a in washington and if you are not part of those decisions and you do not like what they decide, you have no one to blame but yourself."

to her believes that core. it's why after nearly four decades of public service, she is no fighting to make a difference, and it's why i am proud to fight for her. >> when i was nine, i was hospitalized three months with a serious illness. my grandparents raised me and their family health plan did not cover grandchildren. they had to pay my medical bills out of pocket. then, i was considered a child with a pre-existing condition, and they could not find me coverage at any price. i entered public service to fight for health care coverage for all, especially children and young adults. hillary clinton has led that fight for decades. with the help of her religious

advocacy, 8 million children are insured, and their families more secure. when i got to congress, i continued hillary's work to ensure that our most vulnerable children have the care they need. hillary. as president, she will fight for healthier families and a fair shot for all. [applause] >> i am an immigrant. my mother brought me to america for a better future. that a up, i understood better future did not just happen. as americans, we have to work for the changes we seek. in congress, appalled by the vietnam war, i became an activist. when i met hillary clinton, i found a kindred spirit.

hillary is a policymaker with an activist heart. she knows that the most effective way to make change is to claim a seat at the table, but no matter how high she has climbed, she has never forgotten who she is fighting for -- children, working families, immigrants, small businesses. that's hillary. wherever people are getting a raw deal, she's with them, writing to make it right. that's why i'm with her. [applause] senator warren: i believe it is important to fight back when

people try to rig the system. guys like donald trump will do anything to help the rich and powerful get richer and more powerful and from is willing to step on anyone who gets in his way. hillary clinton knows how to fight act against dangerous, loudmouth bully's. for 25 years, she has been on the receiving end of one attack after another, but she doesn't back down. she doesn't wine. she doesn't run to twitter to give people ugly nicknames, and she sure as heck doesn't quit. hillary just keeps on fighting for the people that need her most. that's hillary. she's battle tested, and she's the writer working families need in the white house.

>> when hillary clinton made history -- [applause] when hillary clinton made history and joined us in the united states senate, she was not seeking the spotlight. we served together on the environment and public works committee. let me tell you -- she was a -- humble, steady, ready to learn. then, just eight months later, she was thrust into the middle of the worst attack on american soil since pearl harbor. in those dark, dark days that hillary's/11, i saw true character. she consoled a grieving population. was thrown into action, securing benefits for the

families of the fallen and getting the funding new york .eeded to rebuild when ground zero responders became sick, she demanded answers from the bush administration. i saw her do it. she fought to make sure that they got the health care they , and when the cameras were , she never stopped working, and she never stopped writing, and that's why members on both praised her aisle for her dignity, her resolve, and her effectiveness. that's hillary. calm, if we need a hand or a real heart-to-heart, we can always count on her to come through.

as our esteemed senator mikulski likes to say, this election is not about gender. , one that an agenda includes every single american, and we, the democratic women of stand shoulder to shoulder with hillary, resolved and ready to make her the next president of the united states of america. [applause] ♪

[applause] >> please welcome marlin marshall, director of state campaigns and political engagement for hillary for america.

[applause] marshall: what's going on, philadelphia? to hear tonight from the next president of the united states, hillary clinton? [applause] director marshall: engage with purpose, organize with heart, win every day -- that's the motto of our organizing program on the hillary clinton campaign. i'm an organizer at heart and organize every day on behalf of my mother. hi, mom. for 35 years, she taught fourth and fifth grade at and under resourced public school in my hometown of st. louis, missouri. [applause] used hermarshall: she own money to buy pencils, paper, and other items because she believed that all kids deserved an education regardless of the zip code they lived in. like my mother, hillary clinton has fought for kids for over 30

years. hillary also believes in organizing because she knows we are stronger together. that's why on july 18, we announced a campaign wide push to register and commit 3 million people to vote or in the campaign. 3 million stronger is about taking action in our votersties, bringing into this process, including the voices of young voters, and organizing in all 50 states across the country for democrats up and down the ticket. tonight, we have some great organizing happening around the country that we want to show you firsthand right here in convention hall. first, we are going to take you to denver, colorado. watch party in denver, colorado, tonight is the minority leader of the colorado

state senate. >> we want to stand with her because she is the best. she wants what we want, and that's why we are standing with her. vote forto vote, vote, hillary clinton. de colorado. we stand with her because she wants what we want. we know she will stand for justice, peace, and inequality. vote, vote, vote. right.r marshall: all next up, we are going to take you to madison, wisconsin. our crew in madison, wisconsin, is at the famous old-fashioned .ar downtown their leader is brendan cohen, who works with his local

chapter. brendan cohen: love is love. to coming out this november vote for the candidate of love and kindness -- hillary rodham clinton! whoo! director marshall: you cannot have a watch party happen .ithout being in new york we've got people gathered in midtown, manhattan -- midtown manhattan. our host grew up in the bronx and was one of our best volunteers during the new york primary. new york, give it up for your own. [applause] >> hillary's home state could not be more excited and more

smash thistch her final glass ceiling tonight. [applause] director marshall: all right. last up, from the home state of the next vice president of the united states in richmond, is 12 yearur host eliza kohl's brown. >> hello, america! we are here to celebrate the next president of the united states, our first woman president, hillary clinton! [applause]

director marshall: that's what it's all about, right there. after today, the folks you just met at these watch parties -- and there's hundreds going on around the country -- they are going to go out into their neighborhoods and register or commit people to vote and 3 millione in stronger. you can, too. like a true organizer, i have to ask -- take out your phones right now. you at home, all of you in this room, take it out and text win 47246. 47246. again, pull out your cell phones and text w-i-n to 47246. after you have committed or registered to vote, volunteer in our campaign. be like ellen merrill. she is from nevada. ellen is in her 80's and comes to the office nearly every day

to call voters. she said, like president clinton did this week, that she has more yesterdays than tomorrow's, and that is why she is working so hard. ellen can do it, all of you in this room can do it, too. let's stand together and let's win this upcoming november and elect hillary clinton the next president of the united states. thank you. [applause] >> i want to thank somebody really special, which i'm sure is going to embarrass her. in peru, came to the united states as a little girl for medical treatment. she excelled all the way through school. when it came time for college, she found out she was undocumented, but she decided she did not want to live in beer or secrecy. waswas convinced that this

her country, so she came forward publicly as undocumented. listen to this because this is really amazing. tomorrow, president obama will --ar her and as ace it is an of theer in as a citizen united states of america. [applause] president obama: what a yourkable journey all of have made. as of today, your story is forever woven into the story of this nation.

>> is everything, right? first time voting, voting for the candidate you believe in. i feel an incredible privilege and a responsibility to continue and i hope that everyone who knows that they have the power to vote and that so many people do not but which they could and for whom so much is on the line, that they that some of us also represent them. >> i decided to be part of this campaign because i said it is too important. i don't want to be on the sidelines. i want to continue to fight. i want to support everyone who is fighting, but i want to make sure the next president of the united states is the actual best person. reminds usr story who we are as a people. we are a country where people of all backgrounds, all nations of origin, all languages, all can make aall races

home. >> where else would i want to be? i only want to be with the people who are fighting for this, and hillary clinton is fighting for it. [applause] >> please welcome lorella praeli. praeli: good evening. eli, and i lorella pra am an american. i recently became an american citizen, but for 14 years, i was undocumented. at the aged two, i was hit by a car and lost my leg. americanink about our story, i believe it was born in the hearts of my parents that

night as they stood over my hospital bed because my parents were determined that i would reach my full potential and not be limited by my disability. thatually, the only place could contain such a vision was here in america. country thatis a was made for people with the courage to believe in their dreams. back in peru, my mother was a psychologist, but here in america, she worked cleaning houses for 17 years. , carryingng to night the american spirit in her heart, she, just like so many millions of parents across this country, worked so hard so that my sister and i could have a full life. she has taught me to never give up, to believe in my dreams, and

to fight to achieve them. in short, it was my undocumented mother who taught me what it is to be an american. [applause] praeli: that's why i'm fighting for hillary clinton -- because she never gives up. because she believes in our dreams, and because she will fight to achieve them. [speaking spanish] out, my friends. knock on doors. families.r trends and register new voters and make

sure that no one -- no one -- stays home this november, and together, let's make some history. thank you and god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> please welcome representative joaquin castro from texas. [applause] ♪ representative castro: in 1922, the only grandparent that i would never know came to the united states from mexico. she wasn't a rapist or a murderer. she was a six-year-old orphan. pasts a girl, she walked

storefront signs that read "no dogs or mexicans allowed." her life wasn't easy and she did not always feel welcome, but she never stopped believing in america's sacred promise that her sacrifices would be rewarded with opportunity for herself and her family. she kept up her part of that promise by working her whole life babysitting, cooking, and cleaning houses. her grandsonthat is standing here on this stage that americaoof kept its promise, too. [applause] representative castro: four years ago, my brother julian stood on this stage in charlotte. he and i know that our story is not unique. this room is held with many proud americans who can tell similar stories about their own families. rate grandchildren of irish immigrants who came to cities like new york and boston and saw

need that read "no irish apply" and "just work harder." inanese who suffered internment camps, the same camps donald trump has defended, and grew up to be war heroes, public servants. children of war heroes who have contributed to our country as doctors, police officers, and guess what? even impartial judges. [applause] representative castro: their story is our story. it is america's story. and make no mistake -- the hero of that story is never the one who sides with hate. the hero of that story will never be donald trump. americans know that the choices .e offers are false ones in america, prosperity is not a

zero-sum game. we can create millions of new jobs and will raise the minimum wage. national security is not a zero-sum game. we can keep america safe and still welcome the next generation of immigrants without . religious litmus test and justice is not a zero-sum game. we can back our brave men and women in blue and still believe that black lives matter. [applause] representative castro: these are not zero-sum games. in fact, they are not games at all. how much donald trump had to accomplish these things? zero. while donald trump is talking about building walls, hillary clinton is working to build an infrastructure of opportunity, a wave or americans to get to where they want to go in life, great schools to prepare us for

college and a career, a strong health care system -- and i don't care what donald trump or -- cruz or anybody else says the affordable care act is here to stay because it is saved millions of american lives. an economy where no one who works full time and works hard lives in poverty. republicans would have you believe that creating opportunity means giving tax breaks to corporations and the super wealthy. well, i've met a lot of americans in my life, and no one has ever told me that their ancestors came here looking for the lowest corporate tax rate. the promise of america is much bigger than that, and there's room in it -- there's room here for everyone. donald trump is not going to keep that promise. he's not even going to try. but hillary clinton and tim kaine will.

that's why i'm asking all of you to go will iwillvote.com. make sure you are registered to vote. make sure the next chapter of our american story is written by us. my grandmother believed america is the greatest nation in the world, and i'm with hillary so that our grandkids will believe the same thing, too. [applause] ♪

>> please welcome sheila e and the e family. ♪

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austen goolsbee: i'm former -- we are here today to talk about taxes. >> everyone hates them, everyone pays them. >> not exactly. trump: i pay as little as possible. i'm very proud to tell you. >> i'm very proud of his nontraditional haircut. austen goolsbee: what he does not want to tell you is donald trump is the first nominee in 40 years to keep his tax returns secret. >> maybe it was just insufficient postage. austen goolsbee: that's one possible reason. thanks to some public filings, we do have some information. we know that in 1978, he paid zero, and we know that in 1979, he paid zero. in 1984, he paid zero. in 1991 and a 1993, he again paid a sickly zero. >> does this mean i can pay no taxes now? >> no. no, it doesn't mean that. earlier this year, he promised

to give $1 million to veterans' charities, and when "the it,ington post" looked into they found he had not given a dime. >> who hasn't stiffed a charity out of a million bucks? i've done it. if donaldlsbee: what stashed his money in offshore accounts? what if he wrote off a golf trip to scotland? just about everybody who has looked into that inks he has a terrible problem with math. >> what you're saying is there's a chance donald paid no taxes, lied about giving to charity, takes a tax write off for going on vacation and isn't nearly as rich as he claims? austen goolsbee: that's right. >> i might be a better economist then you are. -- than you are. ♪

>> please welcome governor andrew cuomo from new york.

[applause] governor cuomo thank you. thank you. .hank you thank you. thank you. good evening, democrats. is this a great convention or what? begin -- witho your permission, i would like to begin this evening by , who wedging my father lost last year. [applause] governor cuomo: he was a 12-year governor of the great state of .ew york, mario cuomo

theave a keynote speech at 1984 him accredit convention that for many people defined the of theand the principles democratic party and instructed me on how to lead my an electedl life as official, and he loved being a democrat. [applause] he spoke about the 1984 election, and the 1984 election was important because it was about two opposing philosophies more than two people. thismore profoundly november is not which personal party wins or loses. at stake in this election, my friends, is the very soul of

america. last week, we heard republicans .ay out their strategy unfortunately, it offered no new solutions. but it's clear that their plan is to fan the flames of fear and to offer a scapegoat for all our .roblems marketingcampaign is a great distraction using tople's fear and anxiety drive his ratings. their message comes down to this -- the afraid of people who are .ifferent be afraid of different religions and different colors and different languages. stop immigration. they believe the nation will automatically rise. it's not right.

it's divisive. it's delusional, and we must expose the truth to the people of this nation. now, republicans are suffering from short-term memory loss. unless republicans are all native americans, then they are immigrants, too. [applause] governor cuomo: if we listen to the republicans, they would cut this nation in half and turn one against the other. it would take our greatest strength, which is our diversity, and it would make it a weakness, and we are not going to let that happen to our america. [applause] friends, fear is a

powerful weapon. it can excite and motivate, and it can get people to yell and to scream. fear can even bring you into power, but fear has never created a job, and fear has never educated a child, and here has never built a home and fear has never built a community, and fear will never build a nation. [applause] and let them remember -- when they sell fear, fear is not strength. fear is weakness. no matter how loud you yell, our america is never week. -- never weak. [applause] republicans say they want to make america great again. they say they want to take us back to the old days, the good

old days. i want to know what good old days they want to take us back to. do they want to take us back before the civil rights act? do they or do they want to take us back before roe v wade? we have a different vision. we are not going back. we are going forward. they said they want to make america greater than ever before. we say, you haven't seen anything yet. [cheers] you watch what we do with america. now,hink america is great imagine how great america could be when every child rich and

poor is fully educated to their god-given talent. [cheers] let's be honest, right now in this country we have two education systems. not public and private, but rich and poor. and you get to a school on the rich side of town and they will show you how in the first grade all the children are on laptop computers. and you go to a school on the poor side of town, and you will piecee most sophisticated of electronic equipment is the metal detector you walk through on the way to the classroom. that is not educating every child equally. [cheers] strong.k america is imagine how strong we will be ed marlee the he

kings wisdom and just people by content of character and not color of skin. [cheers] imagine how strong we will be when we understand that the greatest feat is the one enjoyed by the most people at the table. imagine how strong we will be when our government has the strength to fight for freedom, but the intelligence to know that the strongest four letter word is not hate, but love. [cheers] we know what the republicans will say, republicans will say those democrats, they are just dreamers. they can make it happen.

dreamers, butare we are also doers. fdr lifted a nation from depression, jfk launched our mission to the moon, lbj and voting rights, president obama delivered health care coverage for 20 million uninsured americans. [cheers] and mario, was a dreamer, too. our progressive government is working in new york. we raise the minimum wage to $15. the highest in the nation. [cheers] we insist on economic justice. [cheers] we did not get paid family leave because all workers deserve dignity. [cheers]

we are rebuilding our middle class and we are working hand-in-hand with organized labor because the middle class is the backbone of the society. [cheers] we are protecting the environment banning fracking people. this is the only planet we have. [cheers] we thought the nra and we won and we outlawed assault weapons to keep them from the hands of mad men who work killing innocent. [cheers] and we passed marriage equality it notder and we did because the supreme court said we must legally, but because people believed we should morally. [cheers]

now, these are not just. these are realities. progressive government works and we have proved progressive government works and we did it together without leaving anyone behind and without leaving anyone out. because we believe that we are all interconnected and all interrelated. we are one. say that there is a court that you to you and me. that cord is fabric. when one of us is lowered we are all lowered. the republican senate our vision of community can't work. but we know it can and we know it will. we have seen it happen.

we have seen it up close. on september 11, we saw death and we saw destruction. saw unimaginable horror and cruelty. we also saw something else. we saw this nation come together like it had never come together before. we were not texans or californians are new yorkers, we were americans. we were not democrats or republicans, we were americans. we were not muslims and christians or jews, we were americans. we weren't lack or white or brown, we were read and white and blue. those are the only colors that matter in the united states of america. [cheers]

in that moment we were one and we achieved community and we were there for each other. we were there the way a family is there. we cried together, we mourns together and we got up and we rebuilt together and that was america at its best. [cheers] freedom tower stand taller than ever before. it is a monument to the fact that when this country comes together, there is nothing we cannot account which -- accomplish and nothing we can do. -- can't do. [cheers] out of many, one. that is our founding premise. it is our enduring promise.

that is our goal for this nation and hillary clinton is the person to make it a reality. [cheers] now, i spent eight years in the clinton administration. i worked with hillary clinton every day. i've been all over the world with her. i've seen her in the trenches and the good days and the bad days, she stood on the world stage and declared that human rights are women rights and women rights are human rights. [cheers] she thought the health care -- fought for health care for all americans. she repaired america's reputation worldwide as secretary of state. justy friends, she won't shattered the glass ceiling, for my daughters and your daughters, she will provide a new role

model for an entire new generation of women. she also has the vision and qualifications to be a transformative force for this nation. [cheers] she will unify, not divide your she will move us forward together as one. that is why we must make hillary clinton the next president of these united states of america. [cheers] and last point, my friends, that accent of my father's message in 1984. and that message is timeless. my father was a keynote speaker for this nation's better angels and he was beautiful.

tonight, dad, wherever you are, and i think i know where, at this time of fear, please help this country remember what truly makes a great that we are one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. thank you and god bless you. [cheers] >> this was a man's table. this chair was a man straight. when nancy pelosi took this chair at the highest raking elected woman, we all got a seat at the table. women do the same job as men industry. when nancy pelosi passed the

better pay act, the children sat in the chair. when she expanded health coverage to millions of kids, hard-working people sat in the chair. and passed the american recovery investment act that saved millions of jobs. veterans and service #this chair. the past the new g.i. bill. and get rid of don't ask, don't tell. students make college more affordable. families across the country sat in this chair. nancy pelosi pasty affordable manyact now covering americans. nancy pelosi has helped more people sit at the table collecting more women to congress in bringing more into the leadership. nancy pelosi understands that when americans stick together, we are stronger. nancy pelosi will never stop fighting for a stronger america. [cheers] >> please welcome house democratic leader nancy pelosi.

[cheers] >> good evening. [cheers] >it is my honor to stand before you tonight as the proud member of the progressive california delegation. [cheers] and to acknowledge my maryland roots. [cheers] privilege to stand for you as the leader of the house democrats. serve with ourto

lead -- harry reid, as president joe biden and one of the greatest president in our history, president barack obama. [cheers] together, we passed the affordable care act, together we act,d the lily ledbetter investment into the recovery act,. frank -- dodd frank, we repeal don't ask don't tell. [cheers] this -- memo this would have been possible without the courage of our house democrats. we are a caucus proud and will fight 21st century america. over 50% women, people of color and the lgbtq community.

[cheers] what a contrast to the in theted club that met convention in cleveland last week. different and is so is our mission. service and toic this convention not to trumpet dark this, but to fight a way forward for our country. here comforted that we are approaching a milestone in our nations history. the election of the first woman president of the united states. [cheers] hillary clinton knows that this moment is not just about one woman's achievement.

it is about what electing a woman president will mean for achieving the dreams and hopes and aspirations of every woman, every daughter, every son, every family all across our land. for generations to come. this moment is about the landmark progress president clinton will achieve for families everywhere yearning for a better life, a better chance, and a better america. vision clinton has in deeply held values. she has a genuine strength that springs profoundly that contrasts propel me from her opponents bluster. she has a gift for strategic thinking.

for knowing from her knowledge enters. and she is connected to hard-working american families forged in her lifetime of leadership and service to others. [cheers] leadership and public service are our causes and collins as democrats. the is our commitment to american people for a stronger withca, secure the nation strong action to keep americans safe fighting terror at home and abroad and eliminating isis. we must be strong and smart. communities the may encourage, not cowardice in the face of the national rifle association. for the sake of than anyone

americans killed by gun violence gripday, we must break the of the gun lobby on congress and keep guns out of the hands of criminals and terrorists. if you are on the no-fly list, then you belong on the know by list. list.buy [cheers] that is why democrats, led by a national icon, our congressman john lewis, held our historic what the six hour sit in the capital. and they won't stop until congress listen to the american people and disarms hate. to make america stronger, we must secure our future, our economic future by investing in education, innovation and opportunities. our imperative is to create more

jobs and a living wage. with equal pay for equal work and paid leave for everyone so that every family can earn their dream to buy home, send their children to college, retirement dignity and never have to worry that the social security will be privatized or medicare is guarantees will be taken away. [cheers] and our imperative is quality health care that builds on the affordable health care which now covers more than 40 million more americans. third, for a stronger america, we must secure our democracy by removing barriers to voters and draining the poisonous swamp of secret money and politics.

we democrats believe that the future of america should be decided by the voices of the voters, not the pocketbooks of the powerful. [cheers] our foundershere, pledged their lives, liberty, and the sacred honor to create a democracy. a government of the many, not of the money. so hillary clinton and house s are sworn to free our democracy by overturning citizens united. [cheers] then, and only then, can we make america truly fair. and only then can we have that shoulda budget

be a statement of our national values that invests in the future, creates jobs, reduces the deficit and insurers that everyone is paying their fair share. for an economy that works for everyone, not just the privileged few. [cheers] we know what is on the line and importante truly most election of the lifetime. has anyone ever said that he before?the most important election of the lifetime. they just keep getting more and more important. for the future of the supreme court, for the fate of a planet, for that sake of immigration reform, or the promise of an america that rewards hard work rather than rewarding those who exploit america's workers, for women reproductive rights, equal

to do, civil rights and what is right for our servicemembers, veterans and military families who have given us so much. we will stand and speak and campaign for hillary clinton and tim kaine. [cheers] this, theyll you will win in november. [cheers] we will fight to restore democratic majorities and the senate and the house and i tell you this, we can do it. [cheers] for eightady to work great -- a great democratic victory in november? [cheers] are you ready to make history by electing hillary clinton, president of the united states? [cheers] i thought so.

onward to victory. god bless you, god bless our men and women in uniform, god bless america. thank you all very much. [cheers] onward to victory. [cheers] ♪ please welcome representative tim ryan from ohio. ♪ [cheers] i'm from niles, ohio. an old manufacturing town in the steel belt. halfway between cleveland and pittsburgh. when our largest deal plant 1977,, on september 19,

5000 workers lost their jobs overnight. decade, 40,000 more lost theirs. families were wrecked, and weties destroyed felt betrayed. we were fighters. we were gritty and we stuck together. the basicer lost american value of respect for work and respect for workers. [cheers] for 40 years, my grandfather was a steelworker. life, on ate in his snowy ohio morning, he asked me to take and grocery shopping.

store for me, one another for cheese, it he was always looking for the sale. later, with one last stop left, i asked grandpa, could we please go to the store?t door -- and he said no, the meat cutters are on strike and we will not cross that could -- picket line. [cheers] that is how i was raised. that is how many of you were raised. when in doubt, we are on the side of the workers because we respect the men and women who punch a clock. the ones who shower after they get home from the job. we respect the fighters who go

to work early, stay late, and pour their hearts into what they do. trump, not so much. he has been stabbing workers in the back for years. donald trump got rich. ripping people off. stiffing small businesses and contractors. now he says he is going to bring our jobs back. hey, ohio. we ain't buying it. this guy cuts deals to make the trump products and china, mexico, bangladesh. not youngstown, not akron, not niles, not pittsburgh. cares, if he really cared about our jobs, he would have hired some of our people.

p will take care of millionaires like himself. no doubt about that. but what about the rest of us? we will end up holding the bag, again. economists say he has promised him a tax breaks to rich guys and corporations it will cost us $3.5 million -- 3.5 million jobs and put us deeper into debt. walle says he will let street gamble with our economic security. again. this is not a roadmap. not for a better future. ours what tanked economy in 2008. donald trump is not on our side. you know who is? hillary clinton. [cheers] workers and she has

a plan to help them. in her purse on hundred days, she will make the biggest investment in good paying jobs since world war ii. she will put people to work by repairing roads and bridges and schools and her make it in america plan will put $10 billion into rebuilding our manufacturing sector. [cheers] initiative will be a huge shot in the arm for our autoworkers, steelworkers and our friends in the building and construction trade. [cheers] and hillary clinton has proposed a plan that lets workers share in the profits they help create. thatse hillary knows working people built this country together. [cheers] our workers deserve respect. mind andrve peace of our workers deserve a piece of

the pie. they deserve a president who will put them first and it is up to us to elect one. schoolboy at john f. kennedy high school in ohio, my favorite bible verse became isaiah chapter six. then i heard the voice of the lord say, whom shall i send a? ?ho will go for us here i am, send me. at every stage of her life, hillary clinton has said send me. when our children needed health care, hillary said, send me. when our first responders in new york and new jersey needed support after 9/11, hillary said, send me.

when president obama needed a secretary of state to rebuild america's standing in the world, hillary said send me. americans into the right to vote, hilly clinton said send me. she gotof these times it done. [cheers] now it is our turn. find out how you can get involved. you can even download hillary's app. to get your phone -- take out your phone. let's send her all the way to the white house. [cheers] because just like workers on the job, we are stronger when we are together. stronger together when our economy works for everyone, stronger together when we work with our allies to keep our nation safe, stronger together when every citizen in america

has an opportunity to live the american dream and tonight, you'll hear from hillary clinton on how she will lead us to our best days together. thank you so much. [cheers] >> on tony goldwyn. i'm here in philadelphia standing in the smb rim of independence hall. it is hard to believe, this relatively small room is the birthplace of our great nation. the year was 1776. it was hot. not just the weather. the patriots had already started fighting the mighty empire in the world. this is where they gather to finally write free and declare break free and declare that here

in america we must be in control of our destiny. we have an unalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. a few years later, right here in this room, our young country throughout the constitution, a blueprint for the democratic government which may be united states the greatest country on earth. the words written here centuries ago give us the freedom to speak our mind, worship as we choose and to select our own government. why found in government -- documents were powerful, they were not perfect. women and african-americans cannot vote. not one of the guys debited. it back then could have imagined what you are doing this week, none of them. obama or aarack president hillary clinton. however, the framers knew that life in their time should not determine life for all time.

the future of the country would be up to us. in each generation, americans from all walks of life and all the uniono to perfect are from restricted. frederick douglas, leanne wood garrison -- william lloyd garrison, the 200 woman who gathered at seneca falls, a seamstress named rosa parks who by setting down stood up. latino farmworkers who came together to secure basic dignity for hard work. and our lgbt brothers and sisters who took a stand at stonewall so they could be who they are and love who they want. did, we arehat they stronger as a nation. we had the talent of all of people. it is only by working together and looking out for each other

that we will be able to see the promise of our founders. people ought to be office of america's extra nice story. -- extraordinary story. a story of progress and possibility. what becomes of the next chapter is in your hands. our nation faces a lot of big ands is -- challenges history has shown we will meet them if we are active, engaged and involved. i want to show you something. this is the chair where george washington sat during the discussion. one of the features is the son -- sun.and after the presentation was finished , a ben franklin turned to his delicate and said i've often looked up at behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or know, it is a rising sun.

that is the story of america. and i ask all of you to do your part and make sure that in all the days that don on this, the principal and values here, freedom, equality, community, opportunity are promises kept for every american. thank you very much. [cheers] >> please welcome governor john hickenlooper from colorado. [cheers] >> 30 years ago, almost to the day i lost my job. whether it is being laid off or downsized were fired, it is not

funny and not a reality show punchline what happens to you. holds not just me, a generation lost their careers in the recession. it is hard when you feel that you are not wanted anymore. after many months, looking for work was hardly -- difficult. anybody i decided to start the first group hug in colorado. [cheers] we had no money. even my own mother would not invest. finally, if you months later, we opened an abandoned warehouse dictionary -- district. we had 34, and love from the city, a loan from the sca. we opened. grew andt surely, we expanded.

i never hosted a reality tv show, that i know that the true mark of a successful businessman if not the number of times you say you're fired, it is the number of times you say you're hired. [cheers] that is right. guy, unlikeess trump, my business to back up bite dropped -- business did not go bankrupt six times. success is sweeter when it is shared. that is just as true in business as it is in life. and on neighborhood, there were a handful of other entrepreneurs try to develop businesses. together we worked with the downtown denver partnership to create a sense of place. entrepreneurs arrived his armor businesses and the neighborhoods took off. so did denver. it was my buddy and i that took

the rest, but as hillary clinton said, it takes a village. businesses, government, nonprofits, working together to create opportunity. she understands that even in colorado, land of rugged individualism, our economy is stronger together. businessman, the merit of nerd and now governor, -- mayor of denver, and now governor, i see a partnerships drive economies. denver is the fastest-growing big city in america and colorado has a second strongest economy in the country. [cheers] trumpe that to donald trickle down economics where he does not pay his bills in small businesses go out of business. time with going and i can tell you from a small

business perspective, he gets it. feel that they are not wanted anymore. i remember that feeling. many of the skills that would have been tickets to the middle class are no longer needed. that is why we discuss that only the importance of education training, but streamlining regulation, expanding access to loans, incentivizing innovation and how to support the transportation -- transformation of new ideas and job. i told them about colorado's initiatives that allow kids to go to work and take classes to be more successful in their jobs. hillary clinton understands in these economic times, partnership can lead to opportunity. which is why she wants to offer tax incentives to companies that offer apprenticeships in underserved areas. she's going to make the largest single investment and jobs since

world war ii. [cheers] and she will cut red tape and taxes so it is easier to start and grow a small business. hillary clinton is going to work for the young entrepreneur who want to start a group hug or start a startup or create a business just like her dad. all those years ago in chicago. tonight, hillary clinton accepts the nomination for president of the united states of america. [cheers] tomorrow, we are going to get databases. your to you, put down pokemon go for just a second and go to hillary clinton.com. if you sign up before midnight, you can have a chance to win opportunity to be with her on the campaign trail. we all have a job to do.

ecting hilly country of let's go to work. [cheers] god bless you. [cheers] ♪ >> please welcome ted danson and steenburgen. ♪

on a train conductor's daughter for my beloved state of arkansas. and on ted danson, an archaeologist's son from flagstaff, arizona. [cheers] i've been blessed to call hillary clinton one of my 1978.t friends since that is a whole lot of light. how will i describe her? loves to laugh, especially at herself. world-class listener. quick to forgive. sensitive. empathetic. mother, if she gets knocked down seven times, she will get out eight.

when that in arkansas, a group of us went back to the plate for dessert. we were sitting on the kitchen counter and bill and hillary were talking about health care for children and as they were talking, i remember looking at bill and thinking, i wish he could become president someday. hillary and iat wouldn't say something to our daughters, to our sons, to all those people whose lives i know you could touch, if you became president because i know you and i know you will never stop working your heart out for them. that was 38 years ago. it seemed like too much to dream for. but tonight, it seems very possible. [cheers]

brag, anybody can talk, curry just the poetry of doing -- courage is the poetry of doing. >> when people ask how she is still standing, it is very simple. she has more guts than anybody in the room. [cheers] peopleguts to fight for like the six americans you are about to meet. [cheers] henrietta ivey and i'm a detroit home care worker. i'm a mother of four and a proud mother of seven. grandchildren.

i am blessed to do the work i believe in, keeping families in their homes and caring for people in need. even as i work my figure to the bone, i don't always feel the support i need from the leaders i'm supposed to trust. wagetwo jobs at minimum and can barely make ends meet. baby'sber looking at my days as an fighting back tears because i always taught them to dream big but i did not always know if i would be able to live these dreams. when i first met hillary clinton, we connected right away and as mothers and people who let life -- lead lives of she will fight to raise minimum wage.

forichigan, we are fighting 15. [cheers] becausenimum wage networking american family should be forced to live in poverty. [cheers] i see myself in her and i believe she sees herself and me. [cheers] i believe her steady hand in the oval office will have people breatheread easier -- easier and achieve more. that makes the selection bigger than politics. for me and all home care workers across the nation, and my family, this is personal. [cheers] i know hillary clinton has are back and we will have hers. thanks to.

go outout the book -- and vote november 8, and god bless you all. [cheers] >> by generations of americans, i've always dreamed about making that proud walk across the graduation stage to get my college degree. in 2005, that dream came true. at grand valley state university. with prepare me to do what i love, teach back home at our calendar. -- north carolina. [cheers] then came the bills. $40,000 in student debt and all the anxiety and struggle that comes with it. rewards,offer so many a big salary is not one of them. month check i read every

represents savings i can put away, car repairs i can't make, medical costs i have to put off in with my wife, amanda, and school after taking time off to help care for her sick mother, another $30,000 bill is on the way. life feels like we are running on a treadmill. no matter how hard we try, we can't get ahead. and i'm not alone. student debt has more than doubled in the last decade and now exceeds $1.2 trillion. none of us are looking for guarantee success. just a fair chance at it. that is why i'm so proud to support hillary clinton for president of the united states. [cheers] colleget to make debt-free for all and will help millions of people like me with

existing debt save thousands of dollars. i don't know her, but it feels like she knows me. hillary clinton has are back, let's make sure we have hers this november. thank you very much. [cheers] ago, hillarys clinton sat with me in a donut shop in ohio. she asked if you're my story. i told her that my husband and i worked three jobs just to make ends meet. between us, we work for 24 hours a day. we only see each other when they pass each other in the doorway. when one of us is coming home and the other is leaving. i only see my kids when they are only in bed. i get home too late to spend quality time with them. our life is consumed by worked but we are still crushed by debt. medical, student loans, we have no savings. we work hard and yet it feels

like the world is against us. i told hillary clinton that even though every day is a struggle, we don't want a handout. we want to had to help us up. she understood. she believed that america stronger when we look out for one another. what no one who works full-time have to choose between making a car may meant -- payment and seeing children. that is why i'm here taking time off from both of my jobs to ask you to put in the time to elect hillary clinton and help make life better for me in the eyes of people just like me. i believe we can do it. and i believe in hillary clinton. thank you. [cheers] .> i'm jake reed i got so happy i got hired and i shared the news on snapchat.

my friend got hired there also. we were excited we would work together. then we started talking and figured out that i would be making a: 25 an hour and she would offered a dollars and hour. we're the same age, hired on the same day and as far as we could tell, we both have the same knowledge of pizza. understand why we would not be paid the same amount. mistake sot it was a i called our new boss to ask. instead of fixing it, he fired me and jake for talking about our wages. and never answered our question about why i would be answered less. then our story started getting out. we cannot believe it when hillary clinton tweeted her support for me and shared our story. i may have lost my job, but i'm proud that i spoke up for myself. [cheers] and i'm glad that jake stood with me, too.

we are both glad that hillary clinton stood with us. >> our story is not just about fighting for equal pay. it is about doing the right thing and having each other's back. if we don't do that, nothing will change. >> it doesn't matter how old you are, we all need to be brave enough to speak up for ourselves and stand up for each other. that is what this country is all about. we are stronger when we stand together. [cheers] ♪ >> please welcome governor tom wolfe from pennsylvania. [cheers] ♪

>> thank you. as governor of pennsylvania, it has been an honor to host you here in philadelphia this week. [cheers] two years ago, iran for governor on the fundamental belief that society can only exceed when we build prosperity and shared broadly. this was not a lesson i learned in politics. it was a lesson i learned in business. after serving in the peace corps m.i.t., i a phd at surprised my family and friends by coming home to central pennsylvania to work in the family business. a building that goes company where i started out driving a forklift. eventually i bought the company along with two of my cousins and we became one of the largest suppliers of kitchen cabinets in north america.

one of the keys to our success was that we recognized in business you are only as good as the people you have in your company. plus, you had to treat everyone like they matter. why? because they do matter. allderstand that not businesspeople see it this way. when we contracted with a vendor, we paid that vendor. stiffedrump, he hundreds of small businesses from plumbers to painters, ruining the companies as he enriched himself. our company, like many others across this nation, we treat our employees with respect. when they had kids, we celebrated them. leave.get new moms paid [cheers] donald trump says pregnant

workers are an inconvenience. it is a surprise that he has put forward no plan for paid family leave. important partr of our model is that we had a problem sharing plan. we knew that our employees contribute to our growth so in addition to good wages, good families sustaining wages and benefits we share between 20 and 30% of our profits with our employees directly. [cheers] example, andyou an 2013, a turnaround year for our company, all of our workers, hundreds of them received an average of $5,000 each and profit sharing that they could use for college tuition, a well-earned vacation or they could spend it on anything else they wanted. [cheers]

how about donald trump? he runs his businesses so that they only help donald trump. in his face bankruptcy filings, he is the process to check himself and enrich himself while his employees were left out of luck. we do not do what we did consumer looking for rewards, we did it because it was the right thing to do for our workers and we did it because it was great for our company's bottom line. it was more process, plain and simple. stronger, more successful business because we were all in it together. hillary clinton believes that also. that is why as president, hillary clinton will reward companies that share profits with employees, not just executives. on her proposal, companies will

get tax credits worth 50% of the profits they share with the employees. the credits would last two years and be larger for small businesses because hillary believes if you work hard, you can share in your company success. [cheers] she will also fight to raise the minimum wage. she will ensure equal pay for women and guarantee that the 12 weeks paid family leave. [cheers] plus affordable childcare. that is fair, smart and great for our economy because it is good for workers and it is good for businesses. at this moment, when we need to restore the fundamental american idea that if you work hard, you can get ahead and stay there, we need a president who recognizes that an economy that does not work or everyone doesn't work at

all. we need a president who believes that our society can only succeed when economic prosperity is shared broadly. clinton.illary thank you very much. [cheers] >> please welcome jennifer granholm from michigan. ♪ >> democrats! [cheers] i want to speak tonight to those americans who feel you have been left behind. the americans who believe you have been cheated, believe that those at the top don't care about you. i know a little something about this. i was governor of michigan. the epicenter of america's

manufacturing rise and it's painful fall and its resurgence. michigan built the automobile and the automobile built america. but when the manufacturing industry fell on hard times, so did michigan. said it many of your states. we were angry about it. about jobs going to low-wage countries, about unfair trade. to buildlso determined the industry of the future. we said we wanted advanced manufacturing, you want to do jobs so we started this process of moving in that direction and elected a08, we democratic president to work with us. did, heknow what he

saved the american auto industry. [cheers] that removed -- renewed auto industry paid america back in full. that is what we can do together. you, and ay of fierce democrat. democrats there are and republicans all across this country who want to create jobs in america. liberals and conservatives, public sector and private industry because we are not in the salon. we are all in this together. one candidate gets that and one candidate, as joe biden said last night, doesn't have a clue. some people are worried.

some people are angry. i get that. the answer is not to tear our country down, it is to build our country up. build walls that keep out the rest of the world, but to keep building the industries and universities that the rest of the world wishes they could get into. [cheers] hillary clinton gets it. has hugeis why she plans to create good paying jobs in america. imagine that. actual plans. atust have missed that night the republican convention. [laughter] detailed plans for written down. number that add up. you want to see them. you can actually see them. just text jobs to