Political Quotes

“Mr. President, many colleagues want to speak, and I am going to be brief. The name of Senator Cortez Masto's bill sums up what this is really all about. The Senator has proposed--and she is a former attorney general, a very skilled lawyer--she has proposed legislation, the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act. I just want us to take a second to think about the name of my colleague from Nevada's legislation. I would submit to the Senate that you know something has gone horribly wrong in America when the Senate is forced to consider a proposal entitled the ``Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act.'' Colleagues, just look at those words, the ``freedom to travel for health care.'' My colleague has introduced a bill that is as basic as it gets--freedom. The fact is, six Republicans on the Supreme Court have ripped that freedom out by the roots. Now State governments are moving toward criminalizing travel for healthcare. They are even moving towards criminalizing helping--helping--people travel for healthcare. That is unthinkable, in my view, except millions and millions of Americans are, in fact, thinking about it and being terrified every single day. In my home State of Oregon, we are fortunate to live in a State that protects women's health and women's basic freedoms. My home State is going to be there for people to get the healthcare they need, including an abortion. But the fight cannot be left up to the States.…”