Political Quotes

“across the country, women and survivors are angry; they are energized; and they are making their voices heard. They are inspired by Dr. Ford, and they are sharing stories of their own, often of the worst moments of their lives--some for the first time ever with their families, with their friends, and their Senators. There are too many to share in one speech on the Senate floor, but I want to touch on just a few. I heard from a woman in Sequim, in Washington State, who wrote to me. She writes: There have been rare moments in my life when I have felt compelled to speak out. This is one. She told me, when she was in junior high school, she dated a boy she thought was ``one of the nicest guys ever.'' Then, one day, she went to his house while his parents were at church, and he assaulted her--he tried to rape her. She only barely managed to escape and run from his house. She said she never told anyone about this because she didn't know who would believe her. She was worried that people would think it was her fault. She told me that after Dr. Ford found the courage to come forward with her experience, she found the courage to share her own. Another woman from Everett, WA, reached out to me to share that she was sexually assaulted in a hotel elevator in the early 1970s. She didn't tell a soul for 40 years--until just a few days ago.…”