Political Quotes

“I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from New Jersey, and I thank her for her leadership. As well, I thank my colleagues who are here on the floor of the House who have joined us. Mr. Speaker, let me associate myself with the comments by the gentlewoman from New Jersey as they relate to Louisiana. Let me be clear. As I stand here as a constituent of the State of Texas, as a Representative of the State of Texas, and as a woman who lives in Texas, that Texas State Law HB2 has led to the closure of more than 20 abortion facilities in the State, taking the total number of providers down from 40 to 19, its true purpose being to take away women's rights to make their own healthcare decisions. It could not be more blatant, again, to take away every woman's right to choose. No one stands on this floor tonight to promote and coddle abortion, but we do stand on the floor to protect a woman's right to choose her health and to protect her sacred right of making such decisions with her God, her family, and her physician. How do HB2 and other bills have the right to interfere with that? Let me also cite for you that a U.N. working group concluded that women in the United States inexplicably lag behind international human rights. Pointing to data and research on public and political representation, economic and social rights, and health and safety protections, experts in the U.N.…”