[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 63 (Wednesday, May 8, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H4535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             THE GENDER GAP

  (Mrs. SCHROEDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, the airwaves are filled with Majority 
Leader Dole and Speaker Gingrich talking about how they are going to 
close the gender gap. Well, I have a little suggestion for them. As we 
approach Mother's Day, I want to say to them, maybe they cannot stop 
Republicans from fighting with Republicans on their side, but could 
they at least get them to stop attacking each other's mother.
  This weekend when we saw ``Meet the Press'' and we saw Tim Russert 
asking Majority Leader Armey about the dispute between Gingrich and 
Senator D'Amato, we saw Majority Leader Armey go right after D'Amato's 
mother. He said, you know, his mom apparently did not teach him not to 
bite the hand that feeds him.
  I hope this weekend on Mother's Day, maybe Mr. Russert will allow 
Mrs. D'Amato to respond to that, and I also hope that we stop attacking 
people's mothers. That may be one of the causes of the gender gap.

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