Quotes by Patricia Schroeder

About Patricia Schroeder:

Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder is an American former politician who represented Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973–1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Schroeder was the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado.
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It's outrageous that many enlisted people qualify for food stamps because military salaries are so low.

Patricia Schroeder

You measure a government by how few people need help.

Patricia Schroeder

The only study that the federal government has engaged in with a vengeance is in trying to see if they can make women fertile after menopause.

Patricia Schroeder

My entire history with the Navy have been trying to get the Navy to focus on families and child care and all the things that they were way behind in - housing, all of those things.

Patricia Schroeder

When it comes to college education, American families are paying more and getting less.

Patricia Schroeder

Many women have more power than they recognize, and they're very hesitant to use it, for they fear they won't be loved.

Patricia Schroeder

If the search engines don't respect the creators, there won't be anything to search in the future because creators have to make a living too.

Patricia Schroeder

One of the problems in the Navy is that tradition of being captain of the ship. And an awful lot of people can be retired in the Navy, get over it, get a life, and go on. But there's a lot who can't. And when they have to give up the ship, they got t...

Patricia Schroeder

When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but they never ask the women and children what they think.

Patricia Schroeder

Nobody ever says to men, how can you be a Congressman and a father.

Patricia Schroeder

We're going through the Olympics. We're watching women working as teams. We're watching men working as teams. We're watching all working as teams. We're proud of men and women getting medals. That's how the Navy should be working.

Patricia Schroeder

I have a brain and a uterus and I use both.

Patricia Schroeder

Spine transplants are what we really need to take Reagan on.

Patricia Schroeder

When people ask me why I am running as a woman, I always answer, 'What choice do I have?'

Patricia Schroeder

The Pledge of Allegiance says, 'liberty and justice for all'.

Patricia Schroeder

The mood of the 80s - Get what you can, can what you get, and sit on the can.

Patricia Schroeder

The Navy runs their process. The House of Representatives doesn't do anything about their process. We do not select. Navy officers select.

Patricia Schroeder

A draft doesn't produce the people we need to satisfy our real manpower shortage. We need specialists to keep our jets flying.

Patricia Schroeder

Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.

Patricia Schroeder

I learned a lot about America and a lot about Pat Schroeder, and that's why I will not be a candidate for President.

Patricia Schroeder

Author Bio

  • NamePatricia Schroeder
  • DescriptionAmerican politician
  • BornJuly 30, 1940
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Lawyer
  • AwardsNational Women's Hall Of Fame