[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 48 (Thursday, April 25, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S3432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS TO WORK DAY

 Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I have had the privilege of 
hosting some of the future leaders of America in my office as part of 
Ms. Magazine's Take Our Daughters to Work Day. As part of the day's 
activities I asked them to write a speech on what they would do if 
elected to serve as a United States Senator. I am proud to submit for 
the record some of their responses.
  If I were a United States Senator by Annie Ballard, 5th Grade, Future 
US Senator 2021. As a Senator of the United States I will find equality 
for all peoples of the Nation. For every man, woman and child of all 
races and types. Every man and woman should have equal pay and 
treatment. In some places of the country, women and people of color are 
not payed or treated equally to whites and men. Hispanics might be 
payed $2.29 for 13 hours of work each day. Some women are qualified for 
jobs and have to give them up because of a less qualified man. Teams of 
sports will choose males over females in football, baseball and other 
sports. In this bill, I plan to equalize all jobs, sports and pay for 
all people of the United States of America.
  What I would do if I were Senator, by Ashley Bageant. I would 
increase security at big buildings and airports so our environment can 
be more safe. I would do that by hiring more police officers. I would 
try to treat everybody the same. I would do what I would think would be 
right for our country. I would pay my people more money so they would 
have enough money to build homeless shelters to get homeless people off 
the street.
  What I would do if I were Senator? By Kathleen Warner, 9th Grade, 
Future US Senator 2018. As a high school student and a Catholic, I am 
pro-life and feel that my opinion should be strongly considered. My 
reasoning on the abortion issue is that a child is a life from the 
point of conception and therefore should by the state just like any 
other citizen. Also, if a child is conceived unexpectedly the mother 
can put the child up for adoption where he or she has the same 
opportunity as other children to live a strong, successful life. 
Finally, let me say, I am proud to live in a country where I can 
express my opinion like this.

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