Political Quotes

“I did not come here to take from the kids and give to the rich. And I did not come here to throw the women and children over first. And that is exactly what the Republicans are doing in this Congress. Cut the WIC Program, the Women, Infants, and Children Program that gives nourishment to pregnant women who may not be able to afford it? Every dollar we put in that program saves from $3 to $10. Why? Because we give them nourishment--cheese, milk, and things they need. I have a pregnant daughter right now--the light of my life. I am going to have my first grandchild. Every day I call her: 'Did you take your vitamin pill? Are you eating right?' I say to my friends, we ought to care about the pregnant women in this country who may not have a mom or a dad to call them up in the morning, who may not even have the education to know that it is important. And, listen, it pays off. It pays off because we have healthier children and less costs, less costs to put these babies in incubators, not to mention the humanity involved here. Where is our decency here? I do not know. But what I know is that I am proud to be associated with the Senator from Massachusetts. I think what he is pointing out is a tie-in between these tax breaks for the wealthiest people among us and the taking from the children. I think it is reprehensible, and I will join that fight. The fight has just begun, I say to my friends.”