I pet Roxie. She is a 5 month old Schweenie. Roxie loves everyone. Her best friend is a Bernese Mountain Dog puppy who lives next door. They race along the fence. Roxie’s biggest adventure was going to Chicago. It had new smells and sounds. She even got to ride in an elevator.
I pet Roscoe. His family adopted him when their kids went to college. Now the kids are adults and Roscoe visits them. He is very smart. He understands what his caregivers say when they talk to him. Roscoe’s favorite toy is his purple hippo Pillow Pet. He likes snuggling it.
When Philando Castile was murdered by police at a traffic stop in 2016, Minnesota invested $12 million in police training.
Where was that training when they killed Daunte Wright just 10 miles from where Derek Chauvin sits on trial for murdering George Floyd?
While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last—because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities.