Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his eloquent words. I hadn't heard the description delivered by Governor Casey in those years back. But Governor Bob Casey--God rest his soul--captured my attention years ago, 20 or more years ago. I had a quote from Governor Bob Casey, a Democrat, that I had on my bulletin board that I don't have to look up anymore. And it was this: Human life cannot be measured. It is the measure itself against which all other things are weighed. It rang so clear and true to me that I cut it out of the magazine and stuck it up on the bulletin board. His words echo in this Chamber today. I wish they echoed in his son over in the Senate the same way they echoed out of the mouth of Governor Bob Casey back in those days when he was denied the opportunity to speak before the Democratic National Convention because he is pro-life. And we look today and we see this issue has been more and more polarized. I hope that we can be more broad with this and that we can be more bipartisan than we are. {time} 1900 We do have bipartisan cosponsorship on this bill. It is narrow, but it exists. I urge, Mr. Speaker, this body to take this bill to the floor. 170 cosponsors is further ahead than any comparable piece of pro-life legislation.…”