Famous Quotes

"And whether it is equal pay, health care, Social Security, or family leave, this Congress has refused to address issues critical to hard-working American women."

Louise Slaughter on Health

More quotes about Health

• "To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear."

  Buddha on Health

• "The wish for healing has always been half of health."

  Lucius Annaeus Seneca on Health

• "A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier."

  Tom Stoppard on Health

• "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul."

  John Muir on Health

• "'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes."

  Henry David Thoreau on Health

More quotes by Louise Slaughter

• "Honesty, integrity, and accountability, the values, which should be the hallmark of this government, have instead been thrown under the bus by an arrogant majority, casualties in a misguided campaign to shield from accountability those who abuse this House."

• "Contraceptives have a proven track record of enhancing the health of women and children, preventing unintended pregnancy, and reducing the need for abortion."

• "For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option it is a basic health care necessity."

• "Half of all women who are sexually active, but do not want to get pregnant, need publicly funded services to help them access public health programs like Medicaid and Title X, the national family planning program."

• "This House cannot function without an open, accountable, and independent ethics process and the molestation of that process by the majority is an abuse of power that cannot stand."