Political Quotes

“Madam President, my daughter Abigail, my oldest daughter, just turned 8. She is silly and smart and gives the best hugs you could ever imagine. She has big dreams, and if you have ever met her, you just know that she will reach them. She has decided that one day she is going to become an engineer or an Army nurse. She wants to build things, and she wants to help people. That is it. My younger daughter, Maile Pearl, is 4\1/2\, with just about the most contagious laugh I have ever heard. My girls are my everything, and for them, I would do anything, but Abigail and Maile might never have been born if it were not for the basic reproductive rights Americans have been depending on for nearly half a century. I might never have had my beautiful, incredible, drive- me-crazy, yet-I-love-them-infinitely girls if Roe v. Wade had not paved the way for women to make their own healthcare decisions, as I was only able to get pregnant through IVF, in vitro fertilization. Because of IVF, I get to experience all the joys and chaos of motherhood. Because of IVF, my husband and I aren't just ``Tammy and Bryan''; we are ``Mommy and Daddy.'' Because of IVF, we are a family, and my heart is whole.…”