[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 40 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E486]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           SUPPORTING THE GOALS OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

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                               speech of

                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 6, 2007

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, I am so pleased that the House is joining 
the global community in celebrating International Women's Day.
  As a woman, a mother, and a grandmother, I see the amazing 
accomplishments women have made in my lifetime--including the first 
woman Speaker of the House.
  However, we still have a lot of challenges ahead of us--women still 
face discrimination in the workplace, lack affordable healthcare, earn 
less than their male counterparts and struggle to pay for childcare.
  I look forward to working with the new Democratic Congress to bring 
real change to the women and girls of this country and provide them a 
future of hope and optimism.

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