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Lois Capps
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The Assault Weapons Ban Must be Extended - Oct. 13, 2004
October 13, 2004
Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my outrage at the decision of the President and the Republican leadership to allow the assault weapons ban to expire. This law has been a critical part of our nation's successful effort to dramatically bring the violent crime rate down in this county. Since the ban went into effect in 1994, annual firearm deaths have decreased by 25%. And according to a study published by the Brady Center, the number of cases in which the ATF traced an assault weapon to a crime has […]
Loretta Sánchez
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Military Sexual Assault - May 19, 2004
May 19, 2004
Mr. Chairman—I rise today to talk about what ISN’T in the defense authorization bill this year—a sensible, conservative legislative initiative that would have made it easier for the military to prosecute sexual assault offenses in the armed services. The Majority PROHIBITED me from offering an amendment that would have made a vital change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. It would have replaced the WOEFULLY outdated statute currently being used by the military to prosecute sexual assault with a version of Title 18 – the federal statute that is […]
Loretta Sánchez
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Deny Military Aid to Vietnam - June 28, 2005
June 28, 2005
I strongly support the IMET program. Sitting on the Committee on Armed Services, I understand that it is a vital tool for furthering regional security cooperation and promoting United States interests overseas. Vietnam held off on agreeing to participate in the IMET program for quite a while because they were concerned about scrutiny of their human rights record, and those concerns are well-founded. Vietnam is responsible for a broad range of human rights abuses, including the repression of ethnic minorities, detention and torture of political dissidents, and the repression of […]
Lois Capps
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Defeat Energy Bill - July 28, 2005
July 28, 2005
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the bill. This bill is a missed opportunity to provide a secure energy future for America. It's a bill packed with taxpayer subsidized goodies for energy companies. It's a bill that won't reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased about one part of the bill—it no longer contains the liability waiver to the MTBE industry. Now, maybe communities with MTBE polluted groundwater will have a fighting chance to get it cleaned up by the people who made the mess. […]
Juanita Millender-McDonald
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National League of Cities - March 11, 2002
March 11, 2002
First of all, I would like to thank the former Women in Municipal Government (WIMG) president and Mayor of Monrovia, California, Lara Larramendi Blakely for her very kind words of introduction. Secondly, I would also like to extend my thanks to the president of WIMG and Council President Pro Tem of Selma, Alabama, Rita Sims Franklin, for inviting me to speak to you on this auspicious occasion. I would also like to acknowledge the women mayors, council presidents and council members here today. Women in Municipal Government is an effective […]
Juanita Millender-McDonald
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
In Support of Title IX - June 19, 2002
June 19, 2002
30 years. However, despite the gains made by Title IX, we still need to ensure that the promises of equal access to education and advancement in the workplace remain a reality for all women, particularly women of color. I am concerned that since 1996, Congress has eliminated funding under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for programs that once supported Title IX and gender-equity services in 49 state education agencies. - About half of the states lack a dedicated employee to monitor compliance with Title IX as […]
Juanita Millender-McDonald
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Strengthen Social Security - Dec. 21, 2001
December 21, 2001
Mr Speaker: I rise today to register my disappointment with the recommendations contained in the draft final report of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security, which was released yesterday. The fact that the Commission could not agree on a single plan AND released three separate options is a matter of deep concern as Social Security is an issue of critical importance to my constituents and the people of this country. The three proposals all require profound and fundamental changes to the nation's retirement system. I am concerned in particular […]
Juanita Millender-McDonald
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Preventing Violence Against Women - Feb. 7, 2002
February 7, 2002
I want to talk about "violence against women". By that I mean stopping violence against women - eradicating it from our society. Violence against women is like a terrible disease and, like all diseases, it has devastating effects on many members of our workplaces and our communities. Violence against women is like a cancer in our society - hidden from view - but very dangerous. Many women die. Others live - and endure the beatings, the kicking, the broken teeth, the crushed fingers, the cigarettes stubbed out on their arms […]
Juanita Millender-McDonald
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
2002 Budget Critically Impacts Women - March 19, 2002
March 19, 2002
Mr Speaker: I rise today as the Democratic Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues. There are some issues in the FY 2003 Budget proposal impacting on women that I would like to bring to the attention of this chamber. It was disappointing - Mr Speaker - to find that the Title X family planning program is not going to see an increase in funding. In fact, the program will be level-funded at $266 million for the 2003 fiscal year. Title X is the only Federal program devoted solely […]
Juanita Millender-McDonald
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 - May 16, 2002
May 16, 2002
Mr. Speaker: Today, we bring to conclusion an unrivalled bi-partisan process in support of war-weary Afghanistan. We are about to vote on this important measure that will provide material resources to support the re-building and reconstruction of a country that has touched the popular imagination over the past year. As Democratic Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues, I am proud to add my voice in support of this defining bill. It cannot come too soon to help the Interim Administration as it moves forward to the next stage […]