Political Quotes

“If I can, I find myself almost incredulous, to believe that you are--in arguing, as I know you have in the past, and other Members have, that we have no right here in the U.S. Senate to dictate what other parents should be able to do with their children with respect to whether they should be able to abort them or not. But when a mother seeks to share with her daughter, mother and father, share with her daughter some information that is important to her in a very profound way and that you are going to stand up, as a Member of the U.S. Senate, and suggest that you know what is better for her daughter than she does, I think is rather troubling. But again, it is your right as a Senator to object to these things. I respect that right. I just don't happen to agree with the characterization that allowing their daughter the opportunity to witness something that is very important to all of their lives is in any way exploiting her. But that is--your objection is so noted. Mr. President, I think it is important as we start this debate that we understand what we are debating, that is partial-birth abortion.”