Political Quotes

“I do know many Senators who are pro-choice on both sides of this aisle. That is why it is so important for reasonable people to come together around this issue, by the way, people who are pro-choice and people who are not, as the Senator from Illinois pointed out. There are times when we can all come together. This is one of those times. When I was asked about what life in the new Senate would mean for me, I responded to one reporter in this way. I said: ``I think there will be many issues where reasonable Senators will come together from both sides of the aisle, and it will not be a partisan issue in every case.'' And that reporter said: ``Give me an example.'' I said: ``Clinic violence, the gag rule, a woman's right to choose.'' This is something that cuts across our party. This is about the dignity of women and, therefore, the dignity of all of us, because all of us have mothers. Many of us have sisters, wives, and daughters, and their dignity is our dignity.”