Hillary speaks at National Building Museum in D.C.
"To all those who voted for me, my commitment to you is unyielding. You have inspired and touched me. You have humbled me with your commitment... Eighteen million of you from all walks of life -- women, and men, young and old, Latino and Asian, African-American and Caucasian, rich and poor, middle class, gay and straight ... you have stood with me..."
"...I am a woman, and like millions of women, I know there are still barriers and biases out there, often unconscious, and I want to build an America that respects every one of us," she said. "We must make sure that women and men alike understand the struggles of their grandmothers and mothers."
She also thanked "all those women in their 80s and their 90s born before women could vote who cast their votes [this year]"
"This has been a tough fight, but the Democratic Party is a family..."
"We all want a health care program that is universal, high quality and affordable... no exceptions and no excuses."
"We all want deep and meaningful equality; from ending discrimination, to promoting unionization, to providng help for the most important job there is - caring for our families...lead by the power of our values..."
"Imagine how far we could have come, how much we could have achieved if we had just had a Democrat in the White House."
"I will continue to stand strong with you ... the dreams we share are worth fighting for," she added.
"...the journey ahead will not be easy, we will be told that it's too hard, that we're not up to the task...it has been the American way to reject "can't do" claims. It is this belief, this optimism that Sen. Obama and I share...so today I am standing with Sen. Obama to say 'Yes we can.'"
"This is now our time..."