Speech

"Today, we remember all the heroes of 9/11. We praise the strength of thousands of firefighters, rescue workers, first responders and medical personnel who turned tragedy into inspiration and gave of themselves to help the city and our nation rebuild. We promised to help those who spent days, weeks, and months doing the hard work our government and the American people expected them to do in the recovery effort."

"In the name of America's small business people, we will send to President Obama legislation that will unleash hundreds of billions of dollars in loans for America's small businesses, create half a million new jobs, and provide billions of dollars in tax relief."

"Alice Paul was a force for equality - which is both our nation's heritage and our hope. With gratitude for her vision and her determination, and with thanks to all of you for ensuring her legacy lives on, it is indeed a distinct honor to receive the Alice Award."

"Today, the X PRIZE builds on that tradition, tapping into the potential of human ingenuity; creating a better world through competition; promoting innovation, and pursuing the common good."

"Each year, we have a special remembrance of the thousands who perished nine years ago-- in New York City, here in Washington, and in Pennsylvania. Every year, we come together-- on these steps and across the country--to reconnect to the spirit of unity we felt in the days after that horrendous terrorist attack."

"Celebrating history, heritage, and the American dream today means continuing our work to take America forward to prosperity, equality, and opportunity for all. We are not going back to the policies that left our economy in recession and left too many Hispanic Americans behind."

"The work of the American Legion is summed up in your commitment to ‘mutual helpfulness.' That means: advocating for those who wear our nation's uniform - when they serve, and when they come home; protecting the American people; promoting the patriotism that has made our nation great; and developing the next generation of leaders."

"This is about innovation--innovation that is created here with our creativity and the benefit of our education system and our entrepreneurial spirit and the rest. And then it says when we have the idea and we create the innovation, that we create the jobs here to produce it, to manufacture it and not to scale up overseas."