Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am so proud to be here with my colleagues today--Senator Cortez Masto and all of our colleagues and with our leaders Senator Cardin and Senator Murkowski--on this bipartisan resolution that is, frankly, long overdue. You know, there is a sign you often see at rallies for reproductive rights. A woman my age or older will often be holding it, and it reads something like this: ``I can't believe we are still fighting for this crap.'' Now, it usually has a different word on it than ``crap.'' As I stand here on the Senate floor in the Year of Our Lord 2023, I can't believe we are still fighting for equal rights for women under our American Constitution. We are 100 years out from when the Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced in 1923--a full century, 100 years--since it was first introduced. And a lot of things have changed since 1923, for sure. Women are CEOs and astronauts, professional athletes and chemistry professors, Governors and a Vice President of the United States. A quarter of the Members of this Chamber are women--not nearly enough, but we are getting there. Yet, still, 100 years later, women are not guaranteed equal legal protections, equal legal rights under our Constitution. That needed to change in 1923, and it certainly needs to change 100 years later in 2023. Michigan was ready for change back in 1972. That is when my State ratified the ERA. A Congresswoman from Michigan helped lead the way.…”