Political Quotes

“I want to thank all of my colleagues who are here on the floor and thank Senator Hirono, who has led this legislation, along with Senator Markey. As you just heard, today, every Senator is going to be confronted with a very simple question: Should Americans have the right to contraception, the right to birth control--IUDs? Plan B? Now, that really should not be a hard question. In fact, most Americans thought this matter was settled. After all, nearly 60 years ago, the Supreme Court decided Griswold v. Connecticut and affirmed Americans' right to privacy, including the right to contraception. Today, the right to contraception is overwhelmingly popular. The vast majority of the American people, our constituents, supports this right. So this should be an easy vote. This bill should pass with flying colors. It almost shouldn't be necessary. Yet Republicans have been making clear that a bill like this is not only necessary but urgent. Not only has Justice Thomas signaled an interest in reconsidering Griswold and not only have Senators said Griswold was unsound, but there are Republican bills right now with large GOP support that would severely undercut the right to birth control, like the Life at Conception Act, which is supported by more than half of the Republicans in the House, including the Speaker. That GOP bill would enshrine the truly extreme doctrine of fetal personhood nationwide.…”