Carolyn Maloney actually said...

"I respectfully suggest that Congress can now at this moment play an important and historic role in seeing to it that half of the population of these United States is actually represented."

"The fact that we are here discussing it today is symbolic, because it is an important time for women in our Nation."

"Today we come to lift up women and to help to preserve and share the legacies of women who paved the way before us."

"This statue shows the importance of these women, but there are many other women that have contributed to the success of our great country."