Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 401, S. Res. 388. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 388) supporting the goals of International Women's Day. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution, which had been reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations, with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble, as follows: (Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic.) (Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic.) Whereas, in March 2016, there are more than 3,640,000,000 women in the world; Whereas women around the world-- (1) have fundamental rights; (2) participate in the political, social, and economic lives of their communities; (3) play a critical role in providing and caring for their families; (4) contribute substantially to economic growth and the prevention and resolution of conflict; and (5) as farmers and caregivers, play an important role in the advancement of food security for their communities; Whereas the advancement of women around the world is a foreign policy priority for the United States; Whereas, on July 28, 2015, in Mandela Hall at the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the President told individuals in Africa-- (1) ``if you want your country to grow and succeed, you have to empower your wome…”