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“But the fact is that, unless we embrace science, all the things, it’s a national security issue how we defend our country, how we preserve God’s precious gift to us, this planet, how we preserve that, how we advance health wise, how we compete [for] jobs [and] the rest. We really have to – we really have to win this fight as to what the role science is and it is certainly not contradictory to being God-given.”

“It’s a very important day; as we gather here, in the floor of the House we’re debating in the Violence Against Women Act. Some of the women engaged in the debate may be joining us to answer some of your questions momentarily – depending on the timing on the floor. Eighteen years ago it was, Members of Congress came together, in a bipartisan way, to make history: with the original passage of the Violence Against Women Act, we helped ensure that the victims of domestic violence would no longer have to suffer in silence.”

Today is Equal Pay Day–the day marking how far into the year a woman must work, on average, to earn as much as a man earned the previous year. This gap costs women and their families $10,784 every year (median)–as CAP documents,… Continue

“I’m proud of the accomplishments of the Democratic-led Congress on behalf of equal pay and fairness. The Lilly Ledbetter Act — the first bill President Obama signed into law –restored the right of women and other workers to challenge unfair pay in court. Further, under the Affordable Care Act, soon women will no longer be charged higher premiums than men for the same coverage and no longer will being a woman be treated as a pre-existing condition.”

“Today, our armed forces are one step closer to upholding the values of fairness and civil rights for all Americans. With the actions of President Obama, Secretary Panetta, and Admiral Mullen, the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy will soon be history; our military will be stronger; our nation will end a fundamental injustice; and the American people will be more secure.”

Today, our armed forces are one step closer to upholding the values of fairness and civil rights for all Americans. With the actions of President Obama, Secretary Panetta, and Admiral Mullen, the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy will soon be history;… Continue

“Today’s Supreme Court decision sets back the cause of equality for women and for all Americans in the workplace and in our society. And it will make it more difficult for workers to come together to fight claims of gender discrimination.”

“Equal Pay Day is an opportunity to honor America’s working women, to reaffirm our belief in equal pay for equal work, and to renew our effort to bring fairness and equality to the workplace.”

“Good afternoon. It is my honor to be here with my colleagues, Congresswoman Betty Sutton, Congressman Bill Pascrell, Congressman Henry Cuellar, as we welcome some very special guests–Bret Brown, firefighter from Lorain, Ohio, who returned to duty thanks to SAFER grants extended by Democrats in the last Congress; Pete Perez, firefighter from Camden, New Jersey–I told him his Congressman Rob Andrews is speaking on the floor right now or he would be with us–and one of 60 firefighters recently laid off from the Camden Fire Department, 60 firefighters; Henry Cuellar of Texas I mentioned; Marshall Thielen, an active duty police officer from Fairfax County, and all of the brave police officers and firefighters from Camden, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. I know that Congressman Pascrell is particularly excited about such a representation from his great state of New Jersey.”

“It is a high honor to welcome all Members of Congress and their families to the House of Representatives.”