Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I am so proud to rise in support of this bill to recognize the brilliant and groundbreaking legal careers of Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but I am also so proud to recognize them because of their unrelenting focus on our young people. We have heard a couple of times about Justice O'Connor's interest in civics education. She founded her civics nonprofit when she found that more Americans knew the names of the judges on ``American Idol'' than they did the Justices of the Supreme Court. She was really committed to helping our next generation understand the importance of our civics. I had the opportunity to meet Justice Ginsburg with my daughter when my daughter was about 10. My daughter was very anxious to ask a question of her. She asked her: ``When will we have a female President?'' Justice Ginsburg turned to her and said: ``Probably not in my lifetime, but certainly in yours.'' My daughter graduated from law school this year. We look forward to the fulfillment of Justice Ginsburg's prophecy. I urge all of my colleagues to support this bill and support these statues. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”