5/5 Crisopras “YΛVL” K. 6 years ago on Google
Less
than
one
year
has
passed
since
I
first
stood
at
this
podium,
in
this
majestic
chamber,
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
American
people
and
to
address
their
concerns,
their
hopes,
and
their
dreams.
That
night,
our
new
administration
had
already
taken
very
swift
action.
A
new
tide
of
optimism
was
already
sweeping
across
our
land.
Each
day
since,
we
have
gone
forward
with
a
clear
vision
and
a
righteous
mission,
to
make
America
great
again
for
all
Americans.
Over
the
last
year,
we
have
made
incredible
progress
and
achieved
extraordinary
success.
We
have
faced
challenges
we
expected
and
others
we
could
have
never
imagined.
We
have
shared
in
the
heights
of
victory
and
the
pains
of
hardship.
We
have
endured
floods
and
fires
and
storms.
But
through
it
all,
we
have
seen
the
beauty
of
America’s
soul
and
the
steel
in
America’s
spine.
Each
test
forged
new
American
heroes
to
remind
us
who
we
are
and
show
us
what
we
can
be.
We
saw
the
volunteers
of
the
Cajun
Navy
racing
to
the
rescue
with
their
fishing
boats
to
save
people
in
the
aftermath
of
a
totally
devastating
hurricane.
We
saw
strangers
shielding
strangers
from
a
hail
of
gunfire
on
the
Las
Vegas
strip.
We
heard
tales
of
Americans,
like
Coast
Guard
Petty
Officer
Ashlee
Leppert,
who
is
here
tonight
in
the
gallery,
with
Melania.
Ashlee
was
aboard
one
of
the
first
helicopters
in
the
scene
used
for
Hurricane
Harvey.
18
hours
of
wind
and
rain,
Ashlee
braved
power
lines
—
downed
power
lines
and
deep
water
to
save
40
lives.
Ashlee,
we
all
thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
We
heard
about
Americans
like
firefighter
David
Dahlberg.
He
is
here
with
us
also.
David
faced
down
walls
of
flame
to
rescue
almost
60
children
trapped
in
a
California
summer
camp,
threatened
by
those
devastating
wildfires.
To
everyone
still
recovering
in
Texas,
Florida,
Louisiana,
Puerto
Rico,
and
the
Virgin
Islands,
everywhere,
we
are
with
you,
we
love
you,
and
we
always
will
pull
through
together,
always.
Thank
you
to
David
and
the
brave
people
of
California.
Thank
you
very
much,
David.
Great
job.
Some
trials
over
the
past
year
touched
this
chamber
very
personally.
With
us
tonight
is
one
of
the
toughest
people
ever
to
serve
in
this
house,
a
guy
who
took
a
bullet,
almost
died,
and
was
back
to
work
three
and
a
half
months
later.
The
legend
from
Louisiana,
Congressman
Steve
Scalise.
I
think
they
like
you,
Steve.
We
are
incredibly
grateful
for
the
heroic
efforts
of
the
capitol
police
officers,
the
Alexandria
police,
and
the
doctors,
nurses,
and
paramedics
who
saved
his
life
and
the
lives
of
many
others
and
some
in
this
room
—
of
many
others,
some
in
this
room.
In
the
aftermath
of
that
terrible
shooting
we
came
together,
not
as
Republicans
or
Democrats,
but
as
representatives
of
the
people.
But
it
is
not
enough
to
come
together
only
in
times
of
tragedy.
Tonight,
I
call
on
all
of
us
to
set
aside
our
differences,
to
seek
out
common
ground,
and
to
summon
the
unity
we
need
to
deliver
for
the
people.
This
is
really
the
key.
These
are
the
people
we
are
elected
to
serve.
