When I was preparing to deliver my maiden speech before this body, my
intention was to honor the Silver State's history and people, as well
as share the issues I had planned to fight for while I am here in
Congress--issues that matter to hard-working Nevadans. That speech was
meant to celebrate Nevada's founding and values, to declare the basic
right of every individual to education and affordable healthcare, to
remind my colleagues of the dignity of equality and the right to marry
whomever you love. That speech was meant to proclaim the dignity of
women and their right to make their own health choices, to defend the
right of immigrants and Dreamers to live in our country without fear,
and to call on this body to fight for American values, including
diversity and inclusion. That speech was meant to demand that our
country's leaders respect every American, regardless of the color of
their skin or how they choose to worship. Unfortunately, my maiden speech on the floor of this body will
instead talk about mass murder.
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