“Only one person seeking the presidency understands the disability community’s phrase, ‘nothing about us without us.’ As president, Hillary Clinton will bring people with disabilities to the table for a more inclusive America.”
— Former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
“On behalf of all the mothers trying to make ends meet and fathers who haven’t seen a pay increase in years; on behalf of all the students, drowning in a sea of debt; on behalf of all who suffer injustice and discrimination because of the color of their skin, who protest for immigrant rights, LGBT rights, voting rights, and more fairness in America; on behalf of all the victims of senseless gun violence, I give you a leader who can unite us as a nation, a leader who can break down barriers and build a better future for every American. She will fight for us all with her heart, soul, and mind. My fellow Democrats, I am pleased to second the nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton as our party’s candidate for President of the United States.”
— U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia
“The first time I saw Hillary, she was on TV addressing a panel of men with such confidence and ownership of self. Her poise and presence fundamentally changed how I would claim my own space in the world. I was 11. As an immigrant, a combat veteran, a woman of color, and my mothers’ daughter, I am American. My story is our story. The story of America.”
— Na’ilah Amaru, a former Atlanta resident and graduate of Georgia State University
“This election is about two different visions of America. Donald Trump can only see an angry America, fearful and small, closed to the world and suspicious of our friends and neighbors. Hillary Clinton sees a different America. An America that strives to live up to the promise…that every man and woman has a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
— U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY
“Greetings from the battleground state of Georgia.”
— Former Georgia state Sen. Jason Carter, who introduced a taped speech by his grandfather, President Jimmy Carter
“My friends, as a child, I sat in the back of the bus. I was told, time and again, that God’s potential didn’t exist in people like me. I’ve spent my life trying to change that. And, from the first day when I met Hillary Clinton, I’ve known that she’s someone who cares just as much and fights just as hard. As long as she’s in charge, we are never going back.”
— Interim Democratic National Committee chairwoman Donna Brazile
“You don’t stop being a parent when your child dies. I am still Jordan Davis’s mother. His life ended the day he was shot and killed for playing loud music. But my job as his mother didn’t.”
— Marietta mom Lucia McBath, whose 17-year-old son was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Florida convenience store during a 2012 argument
“When President Obama took office, he picked up the fight. And with the Affordable Care Act passed, we expanded insurance to 20 million more people. Today, 90 percent of Americans are covered. We’ve made so much progress. And now, we need to elect the person who will finish the job. Hillary has a plan to drive down health care costs. Hillary has a plan to stand up to the drug companies and lower prescription drug prices. And Hillary has a plan to take us that last mile and finally achieve health care for all.”
— Former DNC chairman Howard Dean
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