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Shirley Chisholm
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
For the Equal Rights Amendment - Aug. 10, 1970
August 10, 1970
Mr. Speaker, House Joint Resolution 264, before us today, which provides for equality under the law for both men and women, represents one of the most clear-cut opportunities we are likely to have to declare our faith in the principles that shaped our Constitution. It provides a legal basis for attack on the most subtle, most pervasive, and most institutionalized form of prejudice that exists. Discrimination against women, solely on the basis of their sex, is so widespread that is seems too many persons normal, natural and right. Legal expression […]
Shirley Chisholm
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Equal Rights for Women - May 21, 1969
May 21, 1969
Mr.Speaker, when a young woman graduates from college and starts looking for a job, she is likely to have a frustrating and even demeaning experience ahead of her. If she walks into an office for an interview, the first question she will be asked is, "Do you type?'' There is a calculated system of prejudice that lies unspoken behind that question. Why is it acceptable for women to be secretaries, librarians, and teachers, but totally unacceptable for them to be managers, administrators, doctors, lawyers, and Members of Congress. The unspoken […]
Darlene K Hooley
categories: Eulogy, Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Tribute to Captain Drew Jensen - Sept. 20, 2007
September 20, 2007
Madam Speaker, let us mourn the loss of an American Hero. Just a short time ago, Captain Drew Jensen succumbed to wounds he received in Iraq. Drew was critically wounded in combat on May 7, 2007 in the Diyala Province while serving with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment north of Baghdad. Captain Jensen was an officer in the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry--it is more commonly known as the "Stryker Brigade." Forty-eight young soldiers left Fort Lewis and never returned to duty. The Strykers were sent into the toughest neighborhood […]
Darlene K Hooley
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Enhanced Methamphetamine Treatment Grants Assistance Act - July 23, 2007
July 23, 2007
Madam Speaker, battling the meth epidemic is one of my top priorities here in Congress. Last year we passed the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act and I was pleased that the legislation included several important international meth precursor controls that I drafted. We've made good progress with controlling the supply of meth precursors and other enforcement issues, but so far treatment issues have been largely neglected. This is why I am introducing the Enhanced Methamphetamine Treatment Grants Assistance Act. My legislation will create three separate grant programs under SAMHSA, each one […]
Darlene K Hooley
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Recognizing the City of Salem - July 12, 2007
July 12, 2007
Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the City of Salem, OR for being recognized as a community proud of its heritage, proud of its history, and committed to preserving its historic resources so that they may be enjoyed for generations to come. I was not surprised to learn that First Lady Laura Bush and the Preserve America Initiative had recognized Salem for its historic and cultural preservation efforts and had named the city a Preserve America Community. I grew up in Salem and know that it is exactly the […]
Mazie K Hirono
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
35th Anniversary of Title IX - May 15, 2007
May 15, 2007
Madam Speaker, I rise today to introduce a resolution celebrating the 35th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Act Amendments of 1972. Thirty-five years ago, a college applicant could be denied admission simply because she was a woman. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 changed that. Led by the late Representatives Patsy T. Mink and Edith Green, Congress established a principle we often take for granted today--the prohibition of sex discrimination in any federally funded educational program. The results are astounding. In 1972, only 9 percent of […]
Mazie K Hirono
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
In support of Iraq War Resolution - Feb. 25, 2007
February 25, 2007
Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in support of this resolution. The Iraq war has lasted longer than U.S. involvement in World War II and has cost the Nation hundreds of billions of dollars. We have lost over 3,000 of our finest men and women. Thousands more have been maimed and too many lives have been shattered. As Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman TOM LANTOS said, "this resolution will establish the first marker, the first step toward ending this nightmare." The war in Iraq is the moral issue of the day, […]
Mazie K Hirono
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Introduction of the Early Childhood Educator Loan Forgiveness Act of 2007 - June 11, 2007
June 11, 2007
Madam Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Early Childhood Educator Loan Forgiveness Act of 2007. We have paid a lot of attention to reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act so far this year. One of the disturbing things we often hear in these discussions is how far behind our students are when compared with their peers around the world. Another problem we have talked a lot about is the persistent achievement gap between well-off, White children and everyone else in this country. Last month Speaker Pelosi hosted a […]
Eddie Bernice Johnson
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Statement on The Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Aug. 1, 2007
August 1, 2007
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the conference report for H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. I congratulate Chairman Oberstar, Ranking Member Mica, and the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Mr. Baker, for your work in reaching agreement on this vital infrastructure investment bill for the nation’s water resources needs. Madam Speaker, all of us assembled here today understand the magnitude of this moment. The clock is working against the infrastructure of our country. The seven years we have […]
Betty S Sutton
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Statement on the Iraq War - Feb.15, 2007
February 15, 2007
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Throughout the course of our collective history, when our nation has faced its most significant debates over matters of war and public policy, there comes a time when the voices of pundits and politicians need to drop away, and we need to allow the voices of the people to be heard. Our troops are brave and capable. They have fought heroically, and this resolution makes it clear that those of us who feel it incumbent to speak out in opposition to the President's escalation nonetheless support […]