Political Quotes

“Thank you to the great gentlewoman of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, it is during Women's History Month when we recognize the contributions and achievements of women throughout the course of history. Many of these women have had distinguished public service careers, from President Franklin Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor-- Frances Perkins--to the first female Cabinet Secretary, to current Secretaries Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Sally Jewell, and Penny Pritzker, and National Security Adviser Susan Rice. Women like them have a proud and established record of providing wise and honest counsel and of leading our government through important and transformational times. Right now, the Obama administration is awaiting Senate confirmation for a woman who is eminently qualified for the position of U.S. Attorney General, our Nation's chief law enforcement officer. The first woman to hold this position was Janet Reno under President Bill Clinton. Attorney General Reno strongly defended the Constitution, promoted civil liberties, and captured and convicted domestic and foreign criminals. The second woman--but not the last woman--to hold the position of Attorney General, Mr. Speaker, will be Loretta Lynch. Once confirmed by the United States Senate, Ms. Lynch will make history by being the first African American woman to serve as Attorney General.…”