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Joni Ernst
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Defund Planned Parenthood - Aug. 3, 2015
August 3, 2015
I rise today to speak on an issue that has shaken the moral compass of our society. The phrase, “It's a boy!” is one we often used when celebrating new life. Instead this was spoken by a Planned Parenthood employee, as the body of an unborn baby boy was picked apart and harvested for organs like a liver, kidneys, and heart. We've watched as other Planned Parenthood employees talked about less crunchy techniques to preserve baby organs for buyers, and grumbled about war torn unborn babies before being sold for […]
Olympia J Snowe
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Farewell Address - Dec. 13, 2012
December 13, 2012
Madam President, I rise today with an infinite appreciation for the institution of the U.S. Senate as well as a profound sense of gratitude as I prepare to conclude my 18 years in the Senate and my nearly 40 years in elective office on behalf of the people of Maine. It has been difficult to envision this day when I would be saying farewell to the Senate, just as it was impossible to imagine I would one day become a U.S. Senator as I was growing up in Maine. But […]
Dianne Feinstein
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Remembering Geraldine Ferraro - March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-California, paid tribute to the life of Geraldine Ferraro in a speech on the Senate floor. Madam President, I rise today to reflect on the life and legacy of Geraldine Ferraro who lost her heroic battle with cancer on Saturday. Geraldine Ferraro was first elected to public office in 1978 to represent Queens in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a member of the Public Works and Transportation Committee, she pushed to improve mass transit around La Guardia Airport. Later, she would cosponsor the Economic Equity […]
Maria Cantwell
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Remembering Geraldine Ferraro - March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, paid tribute to the life of Geraldine Ferraro in a speech on the Senate floor. Madam President, I rise today to honor the life, achievements, and legacy of Geraldine Anne Ferraro, who paved the way for aspiring women leaders and politicians across the Nation and the world to reach the highest positions of power. Geraldine dedicated her life to defending women's and children's rights and helping the less fortunate, whether in public service, as an attorney, as a Congresswoman, or as Ambassador to the United […]
Barbara Mikulski
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Remembering Geraldine Ferraro - March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011
U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, D-Maryland, paid tribute to the life of Geraldine Ferraro in a speech on the Senate floor. We come to the floor with a heavy heart and great sadness. Geraldine Ferraro, a former Member of the United States House of Representatives, a Congresswoman from New York who was the first woman to be nominated by a major party for Vice President, has lost her gallant and persistent fight against cancer and has passed away. I thank the leadership for offering the resolution noting the many contributions she […]
Barbara L Boxer
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Remembering Geraldine Ferraro - March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, D-California, paid tribute to the life of Geraldine Ferraro in a speech on the Senate floor. BOXER: Mr. President, I am so proud to be here with my colleagues Senator Mikulski and Kay Bailey Hutchison because of a woman who brought us all together despite any differences we might have, Geraldine Ferraro. I rise to pay tribute to Gerry. I thank Senator Mikulski. Her remarks touched on every single point that needs to be made about our friend. Gerry was a trailblazer. We all remember the […]
Kay Bailey Hutchison
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Remembering Geraldine Ferraro - March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, paid tribute to the life of Geraldine Ferraro in a speech on the Senate floor. I thank Senator Mikulski and Senator Boxer. Mr. President, I do want to talk about this remarkable woman because I think, as has been mentioned before, her loss is being felt throughout America for many different reasons. She was a trailblazer, and she was one of the great female role models of her generation. I wrote a book in 2004 called ``American Heroines: The Spirited Women Who Shaped Our […]
Olympia J Snowe
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Remembering Geraldine Ferraro - March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011
U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, paid tribute to the life of Geraldine Ferraro in a speech on the Senate floor. Mr. President, I rise today to join with my good friends and esteemed colleagues, Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Senator Barbara Boxer of California, as we honor a compatriot of ours from the House of Representatives, an electoral trailblazer, and political torchbearer--the incomparable and courageous, Geraldine Ferraro, who passed away last Saturday after a brave and resilient 12-year battle with cancer. As this august body will hear many times […]
Jeanne Shaheen
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Remembering Geraldine Ferraro - March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, paid tribute to the life of Geraldine Ferraro in a speech on the Senate floor. Madam President, I know we are about to recess, but I wish to take a minute or two to add my voice to all the women in the Senate who have been here today and thank the Presiding Officer for her leadership for encouraging us to honor Geraldine Ferraro. I remember being on the floor of the 1984 Democratic Convention when she gave her acceptance speech for the Vice […]
Rebecca L Felton
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To the Senate - Nov. 11, 1922
November 22, 1922
To the Senate1 Mr. President, in my very remarkable campaign in Georgia, which, contrary to precedent, all came along after I was selected, one of the very amusing things that came to me by mail was a cartoon from San Antonio, Texas. The cartoon represented the United States Senate in session. The seats seemed to be fully occupied, and there appeared in the picture the figure of a woman who had evidently entered without sending in her card. The gentlemen in the Senate took the situation variously. Some seemed to […]