Political Quotes

“I applaud him for his real courage, for him coming to this floor and saying the real truth, which is this: There is no reason that we are taking this bill up today in the last week of the session, or the last few days of the session, other than for strictly political reasons. There is no reason why this Congress sat on this issue for 5 long months. If we had sat down and worked it out and the amendment which I offered, which got 47 votes in our last debate, could be worked on, we could have a bill, as my friend said, that we could all vote for, that would outlaw this procedure except where the woman's life is at stake or she faced serious adverse health consequences. The Senator would join me in that bill. The President would sign that bill. It takes courage to come here and speak the truth. You have done so, and I thank you very much. This is a President who will sign a law that outlaws late-term abortion except for cases where the life and health of the mother are endangered.”