Patricia Schroeder: “I thought the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Lewis] made a very emotional and correct approach. There comes a time when we…”

I am here today, first of all, to say that over the weekend I was very pleased to hear the Speaker say he had no problem with reporting to the floor the bill that I have been pushing for a very long time. That is a bill that takes the…

I was very troubled by the Chair's ruling, and I am going to tell my colleagues why. My understanding is, what we are debating is the martial law rule which gives the Speaker the right to bring any resolution to the floor whenever he wants…

Today is my 56th birthday. I am very, very happy to be here because on my 30th birthday, 26 years ago, I spent it in intensive care, getting last rites, suffering from complications due to childbirth. Obviously, safe motherhood has always…

I am proud to be in that category, and I wanted to say why. If you look back on this last century, think of what it would have been like if there had not been progressives or there had not been liberals. There clearly would not have been…