"Looking out at everyone tonight, I see the beauty of our great nation, people from every corner of our country and every walk of life are here, united by our shared vision for the future of our country," she said. She ended her brief remarks with one of her signature lines: "When we fight, we win."
"I, for one, am tired of hearing about how a two-bit union buster thinks of himself as more of a patriot than the woman who fights every single day to lift working people out from under the boots of greed, trampling on our way of life," Ocasio-Cortez said.
"On the other side of that glass ceiling is Kamala Harris raising her hand and taking the oath of office as the 47th president," Clinton said. Clinton's speech also included a nod to "Suffs," the Broadway show she co-produced about the women's suffrage movement, with a line from one of its songs: "Progress is possible, not guaranteed."
Duvall shared her story of being impregnated by her stepfather at age 12. "I can't imagine not having a choice, but today, that's the reality for many women and girls across the country because of Donald Trump's abortion bans," Duvall said. "He calls it a beautiful thing."
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