Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, again, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have characterized this bill as radical, extreme, overreaching, and controlling students. There are so many negative things and then a couple have said, well, it does nothing. It is sort of confusing. Again, if they have read the five-page bill, they would know that their characterizations of the bill are not at all what it is. It doesn't do things they say they would like it to do, but that is not our role, Madam Speaker. Our role is to work with students on campuses. I do think they are really confused about the nature of this bill, and I would encourage anybody watching this to read the bill. The bill, let's be crystal clear, is not about political advocacy. Nothing in this bill prevents a college counselor from discussing the full panoply of options available to pregnant students. Nothing in this bill prevents a pregnant college student from making her own decision. Rather than political stunts, thanks to a Republican majority, this body is focused on real bills that will have a real effect on the real lives of Americans, particularly pregnant women in college. That is a good thing that we are doing, Madam Speaker. The Pregnant Students' Rights Act is yet another one of the bills we have focused on in this Republican majority in the House of Representatives. Madam Speaker, I look forward to its passage. I urge everyone to vote for this bill.…”