Political Quotes

“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 472, S. Res. 533. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 533) supporting the goals of International Women's Day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution, which had been reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations, with an amendment to strike all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic, and with an amendment to strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic, as follows S. Res. 533 Whereas, as of March 2020, there are approximately 3,764,000,000 women and girls in the world; Whereas women and girls around the world-- (1) have fundamental human rights; (2) play a critical role in providing and caring for their families and driving positive change in their communities; (3) contribute substantially to food security, economic growth, the prevention and resolution of conflict, and the sustainability of peace and stability; and (4) must have meaningful opportunities to more fully participate in and lead the political, social, and economic lives of their communities; Whereas the advancement and empowerment of women and girls around the world is a foreign policy priority for the United States and is critical to the achievement of global peace and prosperity; Whereas 2020 marks the anniversary of significan…”