00:04I thank y'all so much for being here. I really do.
00:08We love you!
00:13First, let me start. I have spoken with John, I have spoken with Julia, and I congratulated them both.
00:20This was not the result that I necessarily wanted, but I feel great.
00:26I have been able to go across our state for the last six months in the battle of the campaign,
00:32meeting people across our state who care about our state, and I feel great for the privilege.
00:37Let me just say that.
00:46My pastor's supposed to be on sabbatical, and he's here, so thank you, Kevin, for showing up, brother.
00:53And let me say my thank yous first. First, thank you, Laura Cassidy.
01:04Thank you to my family, thank you to you, and thanks to the voters of Louisiana that told their lover
01:11for Bill Cassidy.
01:12Thank you very much.
01:19Now, I came out and I said I feel great. I do feel great.
01:23You know, I've had the privilege of representing the state of Louisiana for 12 years.
01:28I've been able to participate in democracy, and when you participate in democracy,
01:34sometimes it doesn't turn out the way you want it to.
01:37But you don't pout. You don't whine. You don't claim that the election was stolen.
01:43You don't find a reason why.
01:50You don't manufacture some excuse.
01:53You thank the voters for the privilege of representing the state or the country for as long as you've had
01:58that privilege.
01:59And that's what I'm doing right now.
02:08The people who voted for me want leaders who work for the good of everyone, not just for themselves.
02:16And as your senator, that's been my mission.
02:19And I built it upon being a doctor.
02:21Medicine teaches you that words can uplift and words can destroy.
02:26That you have the great trust of a patient, but with trust of a patient comes great responsibility.
02:33And as scripture says, to he or she, too much has been given, much is required.
02:39And I feel in my life I've been blessed so much I've been required to do a lot.
02:43And it's been a privilege to do it for the last 12 years, and I'm thanking you.
02:53And let me just set the record straight.
02:56Our country is not about one individual.
03:04It is about the welfare of all Americans, and it is about our Constitution.
03:12And it is the welfare of my people, and my state, and my country, and our Constitution to which I
03:19am loyal.
03:24And if someone doesn't understand that, and attempts to control others through using the levers of power,
03:31they are about serving themselves.
03:33They are not about serving us.
03:40And that person is not qualified to be a leader.
03:44Now, being a conservative doesn't mean trying to destroy your opponent.
03:50Trying to destroy your opponent.
03:52It means trying to win them over with the power of your ideas.
03:56Leaders must unite.
03:58History shows that when the American people are united, we can beat any country, we can beat any problem,
04:04and that's what we have now.
04:06Leadership should be steady, not erratic, thoughtful, not impulsive.
04:09And leaders should think through the consequences of their actions before embarking on something,
04:16and then seeing the American people suffer those consequences later.
04:21That's how leaders should be judged, and I welcome that judgment on the 12 years I will have spent in
04:26the Senate.
04:27I'm also asked if I am bothered by being attacked on the Internet.
04:32Insults only bother me if they come from somebody of character and integrity.
04:43And I find that people of character and integrity don't spend their time attacking people on the Internet.
04:53What matters to me is making our country and our state a better place.
04:57I will continue from my time in the Senate to work to make better paying jobs for our state,
05:02making health care and health insurance more affordable, lowering the cost of gas and groceries,
05:08helping parents secure a better future for their children.
05:13That is what I've been fighting for, and I will continue to fight for as long as I am in
05:17the Senate.
05:17I will work for you. You, you, you are my highest priority.
05:24I will work for our state, our country, in office and out of office, facing those tough challenges we still
05:31have.
05:32That is my pledge. Thank you for being here.
05:35Gosh, I will know.
05:35You are my
05:35So let's see
Comments