Political Quotes

“Madam President, I rise at a very serious moment in our history. I want to thank Senator Hirono, Senator Markey, all of our colleagues, for joining together in really--not only speaking out but standing up for women across the country, for families, for everyone who wants the capacity to have their own freedom to make their own healthcare decision, their own personal decisions about their lives. That is really what this is all about. Let me first back up in the big picture because we know for 50 years, Roe v. Wade protected our freedom to make our own healthcare decisions. Then 2 years ago, because of a new Supreme Court majority appointed by Donald Trump--gone. I was a college student when Roe v. Wade was decided. I can't believe that women today--that my daughter; that my granddaughter, as she grows up--may have fewer freedoms than I did all those years ago. Today, 21 States now have near-total bans or severe restrictions on abortions. That means one out of three women now live under extreme and dangerous abortion bans. And we know who to blame because he said it. Donald Trump--MAGA Republicans--he said himself: I was proudly the person responsible for ending Roe, proud to put the lives of millions of women at risk, proud to take this freedom away. And if you think Donald Trump and Republicans are going to stop there, then you haven't been listening to them. First, their ultimate goal is to have a nationwide ban.…”