“I have to march because my mother could not have an abortion.” MotherAbortionMarch Author:Maxine Waters
“That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city.” CitiesResourcesCongressMayors Author:Maxine Waters
“This nation has always struggled with how it was going to deal with poor people and people of color. Every few years you will see some great change in the way that they approach this. We've had the war on poverty that never really got into waging a real war on poverty” PeopleWayYearsWarRealNationsChangePoorDealsPovertyColorApproachPoor PeopleGreat ChangeWaging WarWar On Poverty Author:Maxine Waters
“I wish to note that intellectual property theft by a government represents the very essence of organized crime.” GovernmentWishCrimeIntellectualEssencePropertyNotesOrganizedTheftIntellectual PropertyOrganized Crime Author:Howard Berman
“Because of Obama ... dreamers who are American in every way except on paper, no longer live under the shadow of deportation.” WayPaperShadowDreamerDeportation Author:Nydia Velazquez
“As we may know, osteoporosis affects around 10 million Americans, most of whom are over 55, and it is the cause of an estimated 1.5 million fractures annually.” KnowsMayCausesMillionsFractureOsteoporosis Author:Lois Capps
“Each year thousands of embryos, no bigger than the head of a pin, are created in the process of in vitro fertilization, with the support of Congress, by the way.” WayYearsProcessSupportBiggerCongressPinsEmbryosFertilization Author:Lois Capps
“Drilling in the refuge will not solve America's energy problem. The Energy Department's own figures show that drilling would not change gas prices by more than a penny a gallon, and this would be 20 years from now.” YearsShowsProblemWould BeAmericaEnergyFiguresSolveDepartmentGasRefugePenniesGallonsDrillingGas PricesOil Drilling Author:Lois Capps
“I will continue to work in Washington to oppose any efforts to expand drilling off our Coasts and to challenge my colleagues to adopt responsible energy policies.” EnergyChallengesEffortPolicyResponsibleColleaguesCoastDrillingEnergy Policy Author:Lois Capps