Political Quotes

“it is wonderful to join the Presiding Officer, Senator Landrieu, Senator Feinstein, and the other women who have come to join us. I have to say to Senator Mikulski, the dean of the Democratic women, how much I appreciate her leadership and her ability to connect with the American people. When she brought us together the first time--and it was a while back--she said: You know, we women at home make a checklist of the things we have to do for our families and the things we have to accomplish for the people who depend on us. Well, let's do the same thing for the people whom we represent. What emerged is each of the Democratic women picked an issue she knew we needed to have change on, and we have heard about some of them. As the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, I am so proud to have that opportunity--the first woman, the first Californian to chair this committee. I can just say, because I know this: We desperately need change when it comes to the environment. When we say the word ``environment,'' some people think about the beautiful ocean, and they should; and they think about beautiful wetlands, and they should; and they think about beautiful lakes and streams and rivers and clean, flowing waterfalls, and they think about beautiful creatures that roam our environment, and all of that is true. But when we cut through it, a clean and healthy environment means healthy families.…”