Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Spanberger very much for speaking from the heart, as she always does. I want to put just a little more context into Ms. Wexton also because Congressman Scott mentioned that she had been a prosecutor. She was actually deputy Commonwealth attorney for 4 or 5 years in the early 2000s, with a number of major cases to her credit that she had prosecuted. When she got to the Virginia Senate, she was one of the real champions for the Medicaid expansion because we had made that possible, but it had to be adopted State by State. It was Jennifer's leadership in the State Senate that made that huge difference. She especially fought for people with disabilities. Interestingly, when she was elected in 2018, we are very proud that was the day that Jennifer Wexton, Abigail Spanberger, and Ms. Luria, three Virginia women, took back the U.S. House. She was the first Member ever to put a transgender flag on the door of her office. This is a difficult thing even today, but then it was spectacular. Most of us here have been involved in suicide prevention for a long time. When you realize that perhaps 75 to 80 percent of transgender teenagers have major suicide ideation, this was a bold and very loving thing to do. I am particularly impressed because Jennifer came with Abby, her chief of staff, the only chief of staff. This is an office famous for very low turnover because they all are dedicated and devoted to Jennifer.…”