Katie Phang

They represent all of us.

I want to personally thank our members of Congress here tonight for your act of defiance, for breaking a norm to stand up for our values.

And I want to thank our special guests who you're going to hear from tonight for your courage.

You represent the best of America and you make us all want to be brave.

This moment is only possible because of people's bravery.

The first boycott of the State of the Union was conducted by the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus during the Nixon administration.

We honor their example.

We honor the millions of patriots who've turned out over the last year in marches across this country.

And we honor every person who showed up, who's risked something, who's cared for a neighbor, even when it was safer to do nothing.

That courage led the way to this moment, but we have to make sure that the road doesn't stop here.

We need you, everybody joining us here on the Capitol Mall tonight, and everybody watching online, come to the March 28th No Kings protest and stand up for this country.

Before I introduce our hosts for tonight, I just want to give a special thanks to all of the people behind the scenes who helped to make tonight happen.

Move On staff, the staff who serve, our congressional representatives and senators here tonight, our partners, thank you so much.

This is no small task to put on a historic event to fight for our country.

Thank you.

And now, I'd like to introduce you to our hosts.

independent journalists Joy Reid and Katie Fang.

And while they come to the stage, I want to thank you for being here.

I want to thank you for being brave.

And I want to thank you for being a part of building the America we can all be proud of.