[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 65 (Friday, May 10, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H4803-H4804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REPUBLICAN PARTY RESPECTS WOMEN

  (Mrs. FOWLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. FOWLER. Mr. Speaker, in this Republican-controlled Congress, 
women have reached new heights. In addition to the two women committee 
chairs; the two women subcommittee chairs; the women serving as 
secretary and vice chair of the Republican conference and the first 
female clerk of the House, there are a number of women serving in very 
important, high profile staff jobs.
  These women are universally respected on our side of the aisle for 
their hard work and professionalism. However, that does not seem to 
hold true for some of our counterparts on the other side. During a 
hearing yesterday, two Democratic Members publicly questioned the 
motives of two female Republican staffers based on who their spouses 
are.
  As a working woman myself, I am truly shocked that even after all the 
gains we have made, some people still believe that we women can't think 
for ourselves. I am glad, however, that I belong to a party that 
respects me based on who I am and what I do rather

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than resorting to some outdated sexist double standard.

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