Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I wish to start off by giving a true and heartfelt thank-you to Senator Mikulski. There is no denying she is such a strong and steadfast leader on this issue, and we all so appreciate it. So I am very proud to come to the Senate floor this morning with her and many others to strongly support the Paycheck Fairness Act and to urge Republicans to join with us to pass this critical bill. Over the past few months, many of us have stood together to fight back against partisan attacks on policies that impact women across America. We have not started these fights, but we were not going to stand by and watch as others tried to roll back the clock. But every time we stood up to defend women, our friends on the other side of the aisle would jump right up and say we were creating distractions or manufactured issues. They said we should be focused on the economy, as if we were the ones changing the subject and making the partisan attacks. Well, we are not going to stop standing up for women and families. To those of our colleagues who claim to be so concerned about the economy and the middle class, now is their chance to prove to their constituents that they really mean what they say because the Paycheck Fairness Act is not just about women and it is not just about fairness, it is about the economy. When women are not paid what they deserve, middle-class families and communities pay the price.…”