Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I have come to the floor again to talk about the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, known as ENDA. This is a bipartisan effort to advance uniquely American values: freedom, fairness, and opportunity. It is about freedom--the freedom to realize our founding beliefs that all Americans are created equal under the law. It is about fairness, about whether lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans deserve to be treated just like their families, their friends, their neighbors, and their fellow workers. It is about opportunity, about whether every American gets to dream the same dreams and chase the same ambitions and have the same shot at success. On Monday this week 61 Senators, including 7 Republicans, voted to support opportunity and fairness. Today we agreed to a Republican amendment that would strengthen the bill. Bipartisan support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act is growing as we head toward a vote on passage tomorrow. I would urge all of my colleagues to join us and vote for this important legislation. I have seen firsthand the progress we have made in recognizing that fairness and opportunity are not partisan issues; they are core American values. When I served in the House of Representatives, I worked with Congressman Barney Frank on the Employment Non- Discrimination Act. We had many conversations with Members with varying political, personal, and religious beliefs. At times it was a difficult debate. There were many disagreements.…”