Political Quotes

“I also want to say that the majority leader, Senator Dole, in public comments on this matter, has been very clear that it is a function of this Federal Government to protect the clinics. Now, I ask him to move this bill to the floor. We do not want to wait for another incident. As I said, passage of this bill by the U.S. Senate, a sense of the Senate resolution, is essential to make it very clear as to where we stand on this issue. By the way, not only do medical professionals work at these clinics--and I know my friend from Wisconsin volunteered at these clinics--as we know, we have had volunteer escorts hurt. We had one case of a retired military person who was shot dead--shot dead. The man fought for his country, and he was shot dead in his own country escorting a doctor into a clinic. It is a tragedy and a travesty of justice if this continues. So we need to send a message to the people who are exercising their constitutional rights, innocent neighbors of ours.”