Political Quotes

“actions speak louder than words. Actions always speak louder than words. For all their words, our Republican colleagues have acted today in a way that will speak for years and longer. It will speak to Lisa, a constituent of mine in Connecticut. I ask my Republican colleagues to listen to Lisa and what she shared with me after the Alabama Supreme Court ruling and before she and her husband became parents to a healthy, happy baby girl as a result of IVF. She said: If a woman is willing to go through the physical, emotional, and financial toll of IVF treatment to bring a new life into the world, you had better believe she is going to love that baby more than anything one can imagine. And we need more love like that in the world. For Lisa, that Alabama Supreme Court ruling banning IVF treatment was ``heartbreaking and infuriating.'' Families like Lisa's wouldn't exist if it weren't for IVF. I ask my Republican colleagues to listen to Kim and Tina, who were married in 2013 and immediately knew they wanted to start a family in Connecticut. As a gay couple, they needed to rely on reproductive technology, and they were forced to meet standards that their straight friends never encountered. And IVF worked for them. They are now proud parents to twins whom they call ``the greatest gifts of our lives.'' Interested in politics and government, trumpets and sailing, they are gifts to their community, their friends, and their school.…”