Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 114) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 114 Whereas Congresswoman Geraldine A. Ferraro served the people of the Ninth Congressional District of New York for 6 years; Whereas Congresswoman Ferraro worked her way through law school at Fordham University, at a time when very few women did so; Whereas Congresswoman Ferraro then joined the Queens County District Attorney's Office, where she supervised the prosecution of a variety of violent crimes, including child and domestic abuse; Whereas in 1978, New York's Ninth Congressional District in Queens elected Congresswoman Ferraro to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she was one of only 16 women members of the House; Whereas when she was nominated as the running mate of Vice President Walter F.…”