Being Quote by Katie Porter

Congress wasn't built for members like me. For those of us who have young children, which is a minority, there's definitely the built-in assumption…

— Katie Porter

I'm tired but grateful: choosing to blend parenting and public service has made me a more confident mother and a better legislator.

— Michelle Wu

There seems to be a notion that a single woman can't represent the interests of mothers. Frankly, there were plenty of Republican members of…

— Neera Tanden

Every new mother in Congress has had to choose between her family and doing her job. Which, in 2024, should not be the case.

— Anna Paulina Luna

I always saw politics as an expansion of my role as a mom.

— Nancy Pelosi

You can't be the perfect member of Congress and the perfect mother 100 percent of the time. And probably, you'd be a pretty annoying…

— Linda Sanchez

A mother-in-law is better than a single and childless political persona, though.

— Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Becoming a mom makes politics real. Whether it's education policies, health care policies, family leave - it informs your decision-making.

— Cathy McMorris Rodgers

You could have a woman who is also a mother. I mean, it's just there - the roles of women is just to have…

— Maria Echaveste

Running for Congress isn't something I ever thought I would do.

— Deb Haaland

It would be a tragic mistake for Congress ever to adopt any public or tax policy which encourages mothers to assign child care to…

— Phyllis Schlafly

As policy makers, Congress has the power to promote public policies that economically empower single parents and drastically reduce childhood poverty.

— Marc Veasey