Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 4524, the Speak Out Act. I am proud to support this bill and thank my good friends and colleagues Senator Gillibrand and Congresswoman Frankel for their leadership, and Chairman Nadler and the Speaker for bringing it to the floor. This bill is a step toward ending a culture of silence and coercion that further deprives survivors of sexual assault from achieving justice. We must put an end to the enablement of perpetrators in the workforce by eliminating the use of NDAs in sexual misconduct cases. While this bill is progress toward eradicating institutional protections for perpetrators, we cannot stop here. As a champion of sexual and reproductive health and rights, I hope that we continue joining efforts to fix this toxic system and empower survivors of sexual assault to be the authors of their own stories. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Bustos). All time for debate has expired. Pursuant to House Resolution 1464, the previous question is ordered. The question is on the third reading of the bill. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, and was read the third time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.”