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Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
Mr. President, Dr. Biden, and your whole wonderful family, I now rise to toast the Vice President of the United States and my former colleague and my... |
| 00:12:0432 sec. |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
Mr. Vice President, you’ve been an extraordinary leader of this nation and a true partner to our President these past four years. You play many roles... |
| 00:12:3617 sec. |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
Mr. Vice President, on the surface, we don't share a common ancestry, but on a deeper level we do share a common story, an American story, of achieving... |
| 00:12:5329 sec. |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
As you embark on your well-deserved second term, in the spirit of those who came before us, and on behalf of all Americans, we offer you all our support... |
| 00:13:2215 sec. |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
(A toast is offered.) |
| 00:13:374 sec. |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - Vice President, [D] United States
Mr. President, and to all the |
| 00:13:4147 sec. |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - Vice President, [D] United States
Presidents assembled -- I always enjoyed this lunch more than anything we did in the Capitol. For the 36 years I served in the Senate, I had the great... |
| 00:14:2833 sec. |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - Vice President, [D] United States
And, Chuck, we may come from different ancestries, but as all our colleagues know over the years, we're cut from the same cloth -- that we share that... |
| 00:15:0120 sec. |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - Vice President, [D] United States
That's what you’ve done throughout your career, and that's what almost everyone in this room has done. At the end of the day, it’s an absolute... |
| 00:15:2112 sec. |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - Vice President, [D] United States
I spent too much time with all of you not to know you feel it with every fiber in your being that there’s nothing – nothing -- this country is incapable... |
| 00:15:3329 sec. |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - Vice President, [D] United States
I must say the President kids me occasionally -- I know Harry Reid always calls me a Senate man. I am proud to have been a Senate man. I am proud... |
| 00:16:0222 sec. |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - Vice President, [D] United States
As a matter of fact, if the President will forgive me, as we were walking out and he was, as he said, savoring the moment, looking out at the crowd... |
| 00:16:2427 sec. |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - Vice President, [D] United States
And so, folks, I raise my glass to a man who never, never, never operates out of fear, only operates out of confidence -- and I'm toasting you, Chuck.... |
| 00:16:517 sec. |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - Vice President, [D] United States
God bless you, Chuck. You’ve done a great job. And, Lamar, you have as well. To Chuck Schumer. Good to see you, pal. |
| 00:16:5812 sec. |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - Vice President, [D] United States
(A toast is offered.) |
| 00:17:103 sec. |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
The best parts of these events are unscripted. (Laughter.) |
| 00:17:1313 sec. |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
I'd now like to introduce our Senate Majority Leader, my good friend and, really, foxhole buddy -- a great man, Harry Reid -- to offer the official... |
| 00:17:2629 sec. |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
Americans todays are wishing the President Godspeed for the next four years. People all over the world are looking at us, and our exemplary democracy,... |
| 00:17:5539 sec. |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
I’ve had the good fortune for the last many years to work on a very close, personal basis with President Obama. I’ve watched him in the most difficult... |
| 00:18:3422 sec. |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
So, Mr. President, I toast and pray for you, your wonderful family, and our great country four more successful years. |
| 00:18:562 sec. |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
Barack Obama. |
| 00:18:5818 sec. |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
(A toast is offered.) |
| 00:19:1645 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
Michelle and the Speaker of the House came to a meeting of the minds that I may be delaying the proceedings too much. And so I’m just going to be... |
| 00:20:0121 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
To the entire Cabinet that is here, I am grateful to you. Some of you are staying and some of you are leaving, but I know the extraordinary sacrifices... |
| 00:20:2245 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
To the Speaker of the House and Nancy Pelosi, to Democratic Leader Harry Reid, as well as Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, and to all the congressional... |
| 00:21:0749 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
And I'm confident that we can act at this moment in a way that makes a difference for our children and our children's children. I know that former... |
| 00:21:5628 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
And so I would like to join all of you not only in toasting the extraordinary work that Chuck Schumer and Lamar Alexander and others have done to create... |
| 00:22:2413 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
And I would like to offer one last toast, and that is to my extraordinary wife, Michelle. There is controversy about the quality of the President --... |
| 00:22:3712 min. |
Obama, Barack - President
Thank you, everybody. God bless you, and God bless America. |