Political Quotes

“I want to thank my CBC colleague, my CBC chair, an amazing leader for our country, Joyce Beatty, for leading this Special Hour. I also want to thank Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, my colleague and mentor. She is just amazing. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of Build Back Better. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make a transformational change for women, for families, and for communities of color. Abigail Adams wrote a strong letter to her husband, John Adams, ``Remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.'' Today, I stand on the floor so proud and blessed to say that we have President Biden and Vice President Harris, who are laser-focused on helping women and families in Michigan and across the country. We are talking about remembering women and women of color. From affordable childcare, eldercare, expanding the child tax credit, and providing universal pre-K, this agenda lifts women out of poverty and educates our children while lowering costs. I want to be very clear as we stand here today as the Congressional Black Caucus, Black women in America carry the highest amount of student debt in America. So when we talk about Pell grants, this has a direct impact for Black women in America. When we talk about childcare and eldercare, women are the predominant workforce in eldercare and childcare, and they are disrespected with one of the lowest salaries for employment in the country.…”