Political Quotes

“I stand here today in support of women. I stand here today condemning the words of, unfortunately, a colleague of mine. I want to reflect on history. The first African-American woman was elected in 1968, the first Hispanic woman in 1989. Madam Speaker, we are here to stay. This year is the 100th year that women have had the right to vote. For far too long, women and people of color have been subjected to being mistreated, humiliated, and trying desperately with words to minimize us. Women of color have traditionally been excluded from the Halls of Congress, but I am here today saying, in a Congress where we have the largest number of diversity in women in the history of this Congress, our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power. We will see, today, speakers coming to this mike. Yes, we are standing up because of the words of one Member, but I am standing here today after generations of assault, generations of abuse, and I stand here proud, as a survivor. Our constituents expect leadership, not schoolyard bullying, from their elected colleagues. Almost 100 years after the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution and now, at a time when this body is the most diverse it has ever been, this is the time we should be celebrating each other, thanking God that we have opportunities to serve with legends like John Lewis; but, instead, we are trying to roll back the clock with behavior that is unacceptable.…”