Political Quotes

“Mr. President, there has just been a dialogue--a colloquy--here on the floor. I thank Senator Daines from Montana, Senator Blunt from Missouri, Senator Ernst from Iowa, and Senator Sasse from Nebraska for joining in a dialogue of this basic issue of life. In 1973 this week, Roe v. Wade was passed by the Supreme Court in a split decision. We are still having this dialogue, and there is still an ongoing argument about looking into the womb. We know a lot more now--about times now--than they knew in 1973, and we know a lot more about the development of a child now than they knew in 1973. We are still having this ongoing debate that, I think, is a righteous debate, quite frankly. I think it is entirely appropriate for us to be able to talk about these kinds of difficult issues and try to find some resolution. The American people have these dialogues, and we should have them here and be able to bring the debate to the forefront. This is not about people whom we hate. It is always interesting to be able to get the dialogue and pushback from people who say: You just hate people because of whatever reason. It is not true. It is, actually, that we love children. That is really the issue. There is a vulnerable child in the middle of this conversation, and sometimes they don't seem to come up in the conversation about protecting rights or about giving people privacy.…”