Political Quotes

“as we stand here in the comfort of the U.S. Capitol on this beautiful spring day, men and women are in harm's way, serving this country, sacrificing for our defense in the Middle East. And I emphasize women, as well as men, are bravely and steadfastly sacrificing away from their families, away from their homes, away from the comfort that we take for granted. Women are the fastest growing demographic in our military. They are performing combat tasks, as well as support. They are serving in every aspect of our U.S. military, and we are the better for it. We have encouraged more women to join the ranks of our military because of the tremendous talent, energy, patriotism, insight, compassion, and loyalty that they bring to service. And now, we are betraying them. Now, we are constricting the healthcare available to them, purposefully, simply out of ideological bias. On New Year's Eve, the Trump administration greeted 2026 by quietly, indeed secretively, implementing a near-total abortion ban at the VA. It is a new policy that targets women veterans, many of them survivors of sexual assault or with service-connected disabilities or conditions. Shamefully, they rob those veterans of access to essential healthcare, hundreds of thousands of them, even when their healthcare is at risk or they have been raped. In the post-Dobbs world, this new policy is dangerous, and it is cruel. It severely jeopardizes women veterans' health and safety.”