Political Quotes

“yesterday I joined millions of Americans in celebrating the Supreme Court's decision that reaffirms a woman's right to access reproductive health care. This was the most important Supreme Court decision in decades to protect a woman's access to reproductive health care. I listened to my colleague just now, and, yes, the amount in the bill is the same. But this is not the same bill. This bill contains poison pills that will pay for the funding for Zika on the backs of the people of Puerto Rico and funding for Planned Parenthood. So today, in spite of yesterday's celebration of the Supreme Court's decision, it is clear we are reminded once again the fight to protect a woman's reproductive rights is not over. I was dismayed last week when House Republicans chose to play politics with a national public health emergency to continue their crusade against Planned Parenthood. The package we will be voting on this morning is profoundly irresponsible. Senators from both parties worked hard to forge a compromise Zika funding measure that would have provided the tools we need to prevent an outbreak. Instead, we will shortly be voting on an underfunded measure riddled with poison pills. This package is not equal to the crisis before us. It fails to recognize the real threat facing American women from Zika this summer. Zika is not just a mosquito-borne disease. It can also be sexually transmitted. That is why attacking Planned Parenthood in this bill is so foolish.…”