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Terri Sewell
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Honoring Amelia Boynton Robinson - February 11, 2014
February 11, 2014
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to continue my commitment to honoring influential African Americans from Alabama during this Black History Month. This week, we honor the heroines of the movement for civil rights and voting rights. These courageous women had tremendous roles in our nation's fight for justice and equality, and I am honored to share their stories. Today I honor the tremendous life and legacy of Mrs. Amelia Boynton Robinson. Amelia was a key figure in the voting rights movement in Selma, Alabama, and she is often […]
Mimi Walters
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In Support of HR 36 - May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015
Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of HR 36: the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. This bill will protect women and children by establishing federal legal protections from unborn babies of 20 weeks. Substantial evidence has shown that children at 20 weeks, or the fifth month of pregnancy, have the capacity to feel pain, and, due to modern medicine, are increasingly likely to survive a premature birth. Furthermore, this bill protects the health of mothers when they are at their most vulnerable state. At 20 weeks, a woman is […]
Grace Meng
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National Women's History Museum Floor Speech - May 7, 2014
May 7, 2014
Thank you, Madam Speaker, and I also want to thank my colleagues Congressmembers Carolyn Maloney and Marsha Blackburn for championing this important issue. I rise in support of HR 863 to establish the Commission to study the potential creation of a National Women's History Museum. This … partisan legislation is a small step to ensuring women's stories are shared, celebrated, and inspire future generations of Americans. Unfortunately women's stories and accomplishments have consistently been forgotten or presented only as a footnote. Despite the great strides women have made in America, […]
Pat Schroeder
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Comstock Act Still On The Books - Sept. 24, 1996
September 24, 1996
Former congresswoman, president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers Madam Speaker, I take this 5 minutes to talk about something I hoped we would have been able to correct on corrections day, but we have not quite gotten to it yet. Maybe there is still time. There was in the past century a man named Mr. Comstock, and Mr. Comstock was one of these people who decided only he knew what was virtuous and right, and somehow he managed to convince all sorts of people that this was […]
Anna Eshoo
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Introduction Of The Computer Donation Incentive Act - April 29, 1997
April 29, 1997
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Computer Donation Incentive Act, which would provide greater tax incentives for corporate donations of computers, software, and related training for educational purposes. Specifically, the legislation would give an enhanced tax deduction to companies for such donations to public elementary and secondary schools, libraries, recreational centers, and other governmental entities. It also would provide an enhanced tax break to nonprofit and government organizations that provide computer training to people with disabilities. I am pleased to have worked closely with my colleague from Michigan, […]
Anna Eshoo
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Progress Report On Women's Health - April 19, 1997
April 29, 1997
Mr. Speaker, I am here today to speak about the Reconstructive Breast Surgery Benefits Act of 1997 H.R. 164 and S. 609. I am proud to be the original House sponsor of this critical legislation which will end the short-sighted insurance practice of denying coverage for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction based on the false assumption that the surgery is merely a 'cosmetic' procedure. When in reality, reconstructive surgery is often an integral part of the mental and physical recovery of a woman who undergoes a traumatic amputation of her breast. Specifically, […]
Corrine Brown
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Recognition of The ABL And The WNBA - June 17, 1997
June 17, 1997
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about a bill that I will be offering later this week that honors the beginning of two new women's professional basketball leagues: the American Basketball League and the Women's National Basketball Association, also known as the ABL and the WNBA. Historically, women's basketball has come a long way. Even though the first national women's basketball tournament took place in 1926, college educators opposed basketball for women. They believed that women were not adequately prepared for such a rough game and that the game […]
Corrine Brown
categories: Eulogy, Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Concerning The Death Of Chaim Herzog - May 13, 1997
May 13, 1997
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the House of Representatives unanimously approved a resolution honoring one of Israel's greatest leaders--President Chaim Herzog. I want to express my true sympathies to Chaim Herzog's family and the people of Israel for having recently lost one of their favorite sons. Born in 1918, Chaim Herzog was son to Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, the Chief Rabbi of Ireland. To protect his son from the hazards of the Irish revolution, the elder Herzog sent his son from Dublin's Irish-Jewish ghetto to Palestine for schooling. In his formative years, Judaism […]
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Speech to the U.S. Congress - March 15, 2006
March 15, 2006
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, I am deeply touched by the honor bestowed on my small but proud West African Republic of Liberia and on myself by inviting me to address this body of representatives of the people of the great United States of America. By this invitation, you have paid one of the greatest tributes there is to those who laid down their lives for my country to be free and democratic. I can only say a big thank you. The […]
Patsy Mink
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The Family Stability And Work Act (H.R. 1250) - March 24, 1995
March 24, 1995
Mr Chairman, I rise today to speak for the millions of women and children whose lives will be deeply affected by what we do. In the name of reform, we are about to destroy the foundations which have been built over the years to build a framework of support and help. What was a reform effort has now turned into a savage effort to cut away needed funds for our most vulnerable children in order to pay for the tax cuts for the wealthiest in America. Changing the AFDC Program […]