[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H4023-H4024]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT

  (Ms. MOORE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MOORE. Madam Speaker, I am so honored to join my colleagues in 
commemorating the 100th anniversary of House passage of the 19th 
Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing women the 
right to vote everywhere in our country.

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  My State, Wisconsin, was the very first State to ratify the 19th 
Amendment, and I am wearing this yellow rose today in honor of the 
remarkable women who fought for their seat at the table.
  They persevered; they resisted; they persisted; and the face of 
Congress is different because of them. Women like Ida B. Wells, Susan 
B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth said that, if women want rights, we 
must be sisters in arms and fight for what is right.
  Wisconsin was the first State to ratify the 19th Amendment, and, 
unfortunately, they are now leading in the efforts to disenfranchise 
people. But it is because of the powerful legacy that I will continue 
to fight to make sure that no one is denied access to the ballots due 
them as citizens.

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