Political Quotes

“Let me first thank you, Congresswoman Beatty, for those very humbling remarks, for your tremendous leadership, and for the work that you do each and every day not only for the people of your district but for the people and the women and the children and families in the entire country. I just have to say that you have certainly hit the ground running here in Washington, D.C. I think you have because of your life's work in Ohio, and what you have done in Ohio as an elected official and how you have just charted the course for so many issues for so many women. Thank you for leading us tonight. Also, Congresswoman Kelly, I want to thank you for organizing this Special Order and also for being such a champion for women and children and your district in Illinois. Again, I have been here now for probably eight terms. You all have just arrived. I just want to thank you. It is really an honor to work with you. Congresswoman Beatty, you earlier mentioned the President's quote. I want to mention once again what he said during the State of the Union because I think it is important to make sure that the country continues to hear that the President understands when women succeed, America succeeds, and he is leading the charge in the White House for that, in terms of his leadership. Today, women make up about half of our workforce, but they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That is wrong, and in 2014, it is embarrassment.…”