Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to applaud the final ruling issued by the Department of Health and Human Services to include birth control at no cost. The pill changed the world. As some have said, it was one small pill, but one giant leap for womankind. It improved women's health. It reduced infant mortality. It increased a woman's earning potential. It empowered families to chart their own courses. Yet, currently, one in three American women struggles to afford birth control. A woman's right to decide when to start a family is meaningless if she does not have the means to make a choice. All of these benefits could be denied because of a relatively small amount of money, and that is simply unacceptable. I am pleased that we are living up to the promises made in the Affordable Care Act, and I urge my colleagues to join me in protecting and increasing access to health care for every woman in America. I yield to the gentlewoman from New York.”