There are women who are here today in Congress walking the Halls. And they are looking into the eyes of Senators. They are asking them, please don't do anything. Don't do anything to jeopardize the health and the life of any woman. These are women who have had procedures that would be banned by this bill. These are women who are loving mothers. These are women who are begging us, begging us, to protect the lives and the health of women.
Addressing the impact of a bill on women's health during a Senate floor debate.
Share
More from Barbara Boxer
The way the Senate works, as you know, it`s a supermajority to get anything done. It has nothing to do with age.
This is a sad moment, we always had two parties, one was to the right of center, one was to the left of center, and we never had a party, so extreme and so willing to become the party of grievance and anger and division.
I think what our governor is doing, he's saying to the president without so many words, this -- this is a moment we have to come together for the people who are hurting. And by the way, you don't attach strings about, you know, voting to…
We Democrats, we do have a very good and diverse coalition. It truly is diverse, everywhere you look at it. But in terms of leadership in Congress, it is true, they’re getting older.
Other voices in this conversation
