Political Quotes

“I rise today to discuss the need to protect all Americans from workplace discrimination. The vote that the Presiding Officer from North Dakota just announced was a tremendous victory for civil rights in our country; it was a tremendous victory for all people, gay and straight. It will mean a more productive workplace. It will mean better work conditions. It will mean an expansion of human rights. And what is not to celebrate about that? I worked on this bill as a cosponsor starting almost 15 years ago-- more than 15 years ago--in the House of Representatives, and I am thrilled to have been able to vote for it today, as I know 60-plus of my colleagues were, and I am hopeful the House of Representatives decides to do the same. Earlier this year people of different genders, ethnicities, and ages gathered outside of the Supreme Court wanting to be there when civil rights history was made when the Defense of Marriage Act was declared unconstitutional. Clergy, people in collars, parents with children, students, seniors--everyone in between--were there too. The steps of the Supreme Court that morning were filled with people who represented every walk of life in our great country; so, too, must our laws. Today and every day far too many Americans still go to work fearing they can be fired for who they are and whom they love. This needs to stop now.…”