Political Quotes

I rise to take the floor for what I call my summing-up speech. It is not my farewell speech because I have the honor and privilege of being the ranking member and former chairman of the Appropriations Committee. I will speak later on this…

As the longest serving woman in congressional history, I proudly stand on the shoulders of the suffragists who fought bravely and boldly for generations to secure women's political equality.

I rise today to introduce the Death Gratuities Equity Act of 2016. I am joined by Senators Cardin and Warner in support of this bill. Congress required the Office of Personnel Management to study and report back on death gratuities and…

I rise as an enthusiastic supporter of the Murray amendment requiring the EEOC to implement the change recommended by President Obama that would add compensation data to its employment data form, and also to provide it with $1 million to…