Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. The smart and innovative women of Arizona's Eighth Congressional District deserve to have a voice in this debate, and I am going to give it to them. They earn 80 cents to every dollar that their male counterpart earns. They deserve to have fair wages for the equal work that they are performing. Before I begin my closing statement, I would like to take a moment to honor a valuable member of my staff: Justin Vogt. Justin has been my legislative director for 2 years. During that time, he has been a phenomenal member of my team, designing innovative legislative initiatives, providing wise counsel, and serving as a generous mentor to my junior staff. Now he will move on to be an excellent staff director for the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. We are sad to see our waffle maker, Justin, leave our office, but we are so proud of all that he has accomplished. Madam Speaker, 60 years from now, I hope that we have moved forward as a Nation. I hope that our daughters and granddaughters grow up in an America that recognizes their value through the quality of their work and not their gender. Imagine that. The Paycheck Fairness Act gets us closer to securing a future for them. A recent McKinsey study found that, if women's full potential in the labor market was reached, $4.3 trillion would be added to the labor market in 2025. Our economy would benefit from that woman power.…”