Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, as the House begins consideration of H.R. 7, I rise in solidarity with the women of the world. I rise in outrage at yet another attempt to control our bodies and our access to quality care. Madam Speaker, it is my body. It doesn't belong to this House. I alone bear the burden, pain, and joy that it brings. Please stop trying to regulate my reproductive organs. They belong to me. Have you ever had a menstrual period? Have you ever felt the unbearable pain in every bone of your body during childbirth? Madam Speaker, there are millions of mothers living in inadequate public housing and trailer parks, raising their children alone. And we are here to consider anti-choice bills that restrict access to women's care? If the Republican House passes H.R. 7, will it support universal pre- K and Head Start? Will this House reform foster care and stop greasing the prison pipeline with unwanted children? It seems to me that this Republican House cares about babies right up until the minute they are born into the world, and then they disappear and desert the children forever. It is time to stop the cradle-to-grave neglect. How many more anti-choice bills do we need to put on the floor before we do what is important to build a society? Madam Speaker, we need to give women and their families and their doctors the ability to make decisions for their bodies. Leave my body alone. ____________________”