PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Remarks at Planned Parenthood Federation of America Awards Gala
27 MARCH 2009 | HOUSTON TEXAS - I want to salute and thank my dear friend, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee. (Applause.) She is a warrior, someone who when she's on your side you feel like you're surrounded by a legion of likeminded, true, hardworking, committed warriors who care about what's at stake for our country. And I am so grateful to her. She and I worked together for many years on a number of issues, but one will come to fruition next month when finally a woman of color takes her place among the statuaries in the Congress when Sojourner Truth is finally given a place of honor in the Capitol. (Applause.)
Also somewhere in this crowd are Congressman Al Green and Congressman Gene Green, the Green team, from the 9th and the 29th districts, and also Houston's superb mayor, Mayor Bill White, is with us. (Applause.) You know, they had to invent a new category for Mayor White when, as a Democrat, he started getting approval ratings in the high 80s. (Laughter.) But the best politics usually flows from the best policies and the best leadership, and he's provided both. (Applause.)