There are a lot of people in Milwaukee who have had adverse impacts from Scott Walker. He’s managed to mess over everyone in Milwaukee. Gwen Moore Read Quote
The reality is is that Congress is a very male-gendered oriented institution. Out of the, you know, more than 10,000 people who’ve ever been elected to Congress, you know, only about 250 of them have ever been women. Gwen Moore Read Quote
It is only with the passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 that we have been able to put a dent in violence against women, and women have had a place to go. Gwen Moore Read Quote
I’ve been the co-chair of the Non-Partisan Women’s Caucus and vice-chair for several years, taking a leadership role in this women’s organization. Gwen Moore Read Quote
I don’t have any rift with President Obama at all. I think that he is operating in an entirely different arena than I’m dealing in. I represent my constituents in the Fourth Congressional District. I’m looking out admittedly for much more narrow interests. I represent the fourth-poorest district. Gwen Moore Read Quote
It is important for women to have a choice, to have an opportunity to plan their families, because if they don’t, the Republicans have said this is an ownership society. You are on your own, and they’re going to begrudge that child everything, from WIC to a Pell Grant to health insurance. Gwen Moore Read Quote
As legislators and as Members of Congress, it is our obligation to speak up for those who are being ignored in our society. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) does just that. Gwen Moore Read Quote
It is very frightening to see a resurgence of the old mores, or lack thereof, regarding women’s rights to their own bodies. Gwen Moore Read Quote
Violence against women in this country is not levied against just Democrats, but Republicans as well… not just rich people or poor people. It knows no gender, it knows no ethnicity, it knows nothing. Gwen Moore Read Quote
I know all about you. You’re the people waiting on the shoreline with the warm towels and the hot chocolate after the woman swims the English Channel. Gwen Moore Read Quote
