Madeleine M. Kunin

“To equate a corporation with a person is a travesty of justice.”

“The focus of Congress is on keeping the nation secure - and it doesn't see that food security is an essential part of that responsibility. Instead of putting more food on the tables of Ameri...”

“Our right to disagree is precious but fragile. The best way to protect and preserve it is to let the other side speak without demonizing them or destroying their right to be heard. Such civi...”

“Why are video games so violent? The ones I've seen remind me of the 4th of July, with everything exploding, buildings, cars, airplanes, men and women. Kill, kill, and kill for sport and ente...”

“I hadn't thought that women were particularly dangerous golfers. Could that be the reason that the Augusta National Golf club refuses to take down its 'No Women Allowed' sign?”

“Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up.”

“The health benefits of paid sick days policies are obvious. They prevent the spread of disease. But the impact is wider. If a working mom or dad loses a job because of sickness, the family m...”

“Hugs are helpful, especially when women step out into a mostly male political world. Emotional support, at critical moments, enables women to stay in the race.”

“It is easy but inaccurate to label any legislation which makes it easier for working families to combine family and work responsibilities 'job killers.'”

“A skilled worker, regardless of the job description, remains a treasure.”

“When people have lost their jobs or are afraid of losing their jobs in the future, they lash out. They want others to know about their fears, their pain.”

“There are not many female role models to guide voters, and the tradition that a Southern woman's place is in the home still lingers in some quarters.”

“Poor privileged white men. Their stranglehold on power is slowly being loosened.”

“Many businesses oppose any government mandates, even if they are already following them.”

“Any smart executive understands that to find the best talent she has to explore new territory that lies beyond familiar geography. That applies not only to gender, but also to race, religion...”

“In Washington, the translation of E Pluribus Unum has been lost. The belief that we are one nation - united in purpose - caring about and for one another is no longer the practice.”

“Compromise, contrary to popular opinion, does not mean selling out one's principles. Compromise means working out differences to forge a solution which fits the diversity of the body politic...”

“If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.”

“Legislative proposals that would enable an employer to determine whether or not a woman's insurance would cover the cost of birth control strikes women as particularly bizarre. Is the boss g...”

“The Republican agenda is, and always has been, to repeal Roe v. Wade, and at the very least, erode it to the greatest extent possible.”