Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, first and foremost, let me thank Representative Jacobs for her determined leadership on this particular issue, among many others. I stand here today in solidarity with Representative Jacobs, Representative Wild, and the leaders of the Pro-Choice Caucus in the United States Congress to help shine a light, as my colleague from California has done so well, on House Republican hypocrisy. In February, as we now know, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a dangerous ruling that upended fertility care and opened the door for extremists to push through their destructive agenda. In the months that followed, as Representative Jacobs referenced, many House Republicans have rushed to this House floor, to any TV camera that they may be able to find, to profess their support for IVF, the reproductive technology in question. To them, I say the same admonition that Representative Jacobs offered: Their actions have clearly shown otherwise. They have already shown who they are and what they believe. Make no mistake, Madam Speaker. If given the chance, unfortunately, extreme Members of the Republican Conference will find every opportunity to deprive Americans of their fundamental freedoms, criminalizing abortion nationwide, prosecuting the doctors and nurses willing to perform lifesaving care, and pursuing this dangerous legislation that Representative Jacobs so eloquently described.…”