Political Quotes

“Thank you very much, Madam President. I thank Senator Gillibrand for her extraordinary leadership. Today you will hear two things: One is to support both bills, which I believe we should do, and one is an attack on the Gillibrand bill, which for the life of me I do not understand. I am not going to filibuster Senator McCaskill's bill because I think it is important. I am not going to filibuster Senator Gillibrand's bill because it is the one opportunity to bring about the change that the survivors of rape and the survivors of sexual assault are pushing for. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the names of 45 organizations that are supporting the Gillibrand bill. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Veteran & Women's Groups Supporting the Military Justice Improvement Act Numerous organizations support the Military Justice Improvement Act, including: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), Vietnam Veterans of America, Service Womens Action Network, Protect Our Defenders, National Women's Law Center, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Research Center for Women & Families, Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, Our Bodies Ourselves, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Members of the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, 9to5, Baha'is of the United States, Equal Rights Advocates, Evan…”