Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak about the frightening recent developments concerning the personal freedoms of millions of Americans. A single judge in Texas has dramatically restricted decades-long access to safe and effective abortion medication in all 50 States. Anti-choice extremists have made it clear that this is not the end. They did not stop at overturning Roe v. Wade. They will not stop at preventing women from accessing FDA-approved medications like mifepristone. They have made it clear about their intention to restrict control and ban a woman's right to choose with Federal legislation. From the courts to Congress, a woman's right to choose is under attack. We will not be intimidated, and I am doing everything in my power to stop this. My home State of Nevada, where voters decided by a 2-to-1 margin in 1990 to protect a woman's right to choose and just last fall voted to reject the extremist politicians leading this crusade to ban abortion nationwide, has made it clear where it stands. I have made it clear that I am here to represent my district and my State. Last week, I joined hundreds of my pro-choice colleagues in signing on to an amicus brief that has been filed with the Supreme Court, asking the Court to reverse the Texas judge's radical decision. I am not giving up and neither should you. I support choice. The majority of Nevadans support choice. The majority of Americans support choice. It is time for Congress and the courts to do the same.…”