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




                         CALLING FOR AN APOLOGY

  (Mrs. CUBIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, I have been misled. I thought that Members 
of Congress were supposed to hold themselves to a higher standard. I 
thought that they were supposed to conduct themselves in a respectful 
manner. I was even naive enough to believe that male Members of 
Congress were supposed to treat females and males equally.
  Boy, was I mistaken.
  Yesterday, two Democrat Congressmen insulted two hard-working and 
dedicated female staffers. Not because of their job performance, not 
because of anything they said, and not because of anything they did. 
The only reason these staffers were insulted was because their husbands 
were prominent public servants.
  Mr. Speaker, at a time when we are supposed to be honoring our 
mothers for their selfless dedication and hard work, these two Democrat 
Congressmen have set new lows in the respect for women. They should 
apologize for their insulting remarks.

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