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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 […]
Hilda Solis
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Stop the Violence Week - March 9, 2005
March 9, 2005
Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lifetime Stop the Violence Week. One-third of American women report being physically or sexually abused by a husband at some point in their lives. One critical step we can take in Congress is to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act this year, which will add very important services for immigrant, rural, disabled and older women. As we celebrate International Women's Day, I would like to share my concern for the violence against women worldwide, including those women in Ciudad Juarez. Approximately 400 women […]
Hilda Solis
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Democratic Women United - May 19, 2005
May 19, 2005
Mr. Speaker, today I rise to denounce the Republican abuse of power. Right now, the Senate Republicans are trying to jam through judicial nominations that will hurt the American people, as well as women. Specifically, I am extremely concerned about the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown from California. Her views are out of the mainstream and out of touch with American values, and this is why: she was the only member of the California Supreme Court to find that a jury should not hear expert testimony in a domestic violence […]
Hilda Solis
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
VAWA Reauthorization - Oct. 28, 2005
October 28, 2005
Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, I rise today to highlight the issue as it affects minority communities. Although domestic violence is blind to race and ethnicity, racial and ethnic minority women, immigrant women, face unique challenges to reporting and getting help for domestic violence. Just this morning, I learned that the manager's amendment to today's VAWA reauthorization bill strikes the language "racial and ethnic minorities" from the definition of underserved communities. After all the bipartisan work that we have been conducting for the past […]
Hilda Solis
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
33rd Anniversary of Title IX - June 23, 2005
June 23, 2005
Mr. Speaker, today I also rise with my colleagues who are here from the Women's Caucus to pay tribute to a historic occasion, the celebration of the 33rd anniversary of Title IX that seeks to achieve fairness among student athletes, both men and women. For 33 years, Title IX has expanded opportunities for young women and girls to participate in athletic programs in schools across the country. Since it was enacted in 1972, women's participation in these sports has increased by 400 percent at college level and about 800 percent […]
Jane Harman
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Securing Freedom and the Nation - April 9, 2003
April 9, 2003
Louis Brandeis said, in words found in the U.S. Capitol, “the greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachments by men of zeal well-meaning but without understanding.” His words carry real meaning as this Committee examines today the balance between our civil liberties and national security needs. Clearly, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon make it the highest priority of this committee to develop intelligence tools to prevent future attacks - attacks that we know are being planned and prepared as we speak. We cannot fail […]
Hilda Solis
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Budget Cuts and Education - Feb. 15, 2005
February 15, 2005
Mr. Speaker, today I rise in opposition to the President's budget proposal to turn his back on low-income and ethnic minority students, particularly Latino and African Americans, and in particular first-generation students who have never had a chance to go to college. And I say that because in the President's budget proposal he wants to eliminate completely the GEAR UP Program, the Upward Bound Program, and the Talent Search Program. As a result, 1.3 million students, 70 percent who are minorities, will lose a chance to go to college. California […]
Hilda Solis
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Women in the Military - May 25, 2005
May 25, 2005
Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor the courage and commitment of women who have served and continue to serve in defense of our Nation. Today, we will be voting on an appropriations bill to limit and restrict women in the military. How ironic. Tomorrow, women Members of Congress, from this Congress, will be attending the eighth annual Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues' wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. The event is an annual opportunity to recognize women who play and have played a critical role in the Armed […]
Hilda Solis
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Medical Malpractice Legislation - July 27, 2005
July 27, 2005
Mr. Speaker, I would like to debunk a couple of myths that we will probably hear today driving the debate over medical malpractice, H.R. 5. Myth number 1: There is an explosion of malpractice lawsuits that are driving up premiums. Not true. A study by Kaiser Family Foundation found that lawsuits are not the cause of doctors' high premiums. In fact, another recent study found that insurers increased their premiums while claims went down. Myth number 2: Malpractice lawsuits are the cause of rising health care costs. Not true. According […]
Hilda Solis
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
CAFTA's Negative Impact on Latinos - July 25, 2005
July 25, 2005
Mr. Speaker, today I rise in opposition to CAFTA because it is a bad policy for families that I represent in my district, particularly Latino families not only in the United States but in Central America. CAFTA will outsource valuable American jobs. In fact, in the last 10 years when we approved NAFTA, we lost 1,000 jobs in my district alone. CAFTA will destroy the jobs of subsistence for farmers and others who depend on the environment in Central America. As the only member of Central American descent, I think […]