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Joe Lieberman Announcement Speech
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Edited | Chronicler May 13, 2006 06:48am |
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| News Date | Monday, January 13, 2003 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | I wanted to come back home to Stamford today to make this announcement, because it is here that I came to appreciate the miracle of America.
It was here that my parents Henry and Marcia – themselves children of immigrants -- worked their way into the American middle class and gave my sisters and me the opportunities they never had. And it was here that I first understood the power of the promise America makes to all its people – that no matter who you are or where you start, if you work hard and play by the rules, you can go as far as your God-given talents will take you.
When I was growing up and going to school right here, we called that promise the American Dream. It defined our freedom, our opportunity, our strength. It set us apart in the world, but brought us together as a people, around our shared faith in an ever-brighter future.
Today the American Dream is in danger, threatened by terrorists and tyrants from abroad and a weak economy that makes it harder to live a better life here at home. For too many Americans the middle class is drifting out of reach. In fact, over the past two years, 2.8 million people have lost their jobs. And instead of joining the middle class, 1.3 million people have fallen into poverty... |
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