[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 138 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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    SUPPORT FOR U.N. CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF 
                  DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN [CEDAW]

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, today women from around the globe are 
meeting in Beijing.
  The U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women, despite all of its 
problems, is turning out to be a testament to the will and 
determination of women who seek to create a better world for one-half 
of the world's population. Women today, in Beijing, are taking a stand 
for women.
  Today, in these Chambers, I am asking my colleagues in the House of 
Representatives to take a stand for women. Today, I am introducing a 
resolution to urge the Senate to ratify the U.N. Convention on the 
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, also known as 
CEDAW.
  I hope that the next century will be the first century in the history 
of humanity where women are not faced with Government sanctioned 
discrimination. My resolution will be a step in that direction.
  I look forward to the Congress of the United States approving my 
resolution.


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