Political Quotes

“Mr. President, on women's health and a woman's right to choose and the judges we are appointing, the past week marked a low point for our country on the issue of women's reproductive rights. While an overwhelming majority of Americans want to keep Roe v. Wade, a total of 30 States have now sought to restrict the rights of women to make their own healthcare decisions, and some would either directly or virtually undo the Roe v. Wade decision. Alabama's Republicans have passed the most extreme example--that is the one I was talking about-- but Republicans in Missouri and Texas are not far behind. And this is not merely a few fringe politicians making a statement way out of the mainstream; this is a systematic effort by Republicans in State legislatures to restrict women's reproductive rights and ultimately overturn Roe v. Wade, even though the vast majority of Americans don't want that to happen. Meanwhile, here in the Senate, Leader McConnell has lined up a conveyor belt of far-right judges who have reprehensible records on women's rights. Last week, the Republican majority considered a judge, Kenneth Lee of California. Here is what he said about sexism. He said it is ``irrelevant pouting.'' Tell that to women who have been discriminated against in so many different ways that we read about. How about Ms. Wendy Vitter? All of our Republican friends voted to put this woman on the bench.…”