[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 87 (Thursday, May 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H4149-H4150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  100TH ANNIVERSARY OF 19TH AMENDMENT PASSING HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  (Mr. RESCHENTHALER asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the 100th 
anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment in the U.S. House of 
Representatives.
  One hundred years ago this week, right here on the House floor, 
Members began the process to recognize women's right to vote.
  Pennsylvania, my home State, became the seventh State to ratify the 
Amendment, only 20 days after it passed the U.S. Senate.
  One hundred years later, we honor the idea that our democracy works 
best when everyone participates.
  One hundred years later, we recognize those who devoted their lives 
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this worthy cause, such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 
and Ida B. Wells.
  We all have different perspectives, and by engaging with each other, 
we can develop the best policies to benefit all Americans and all 
freedom-loving people around the world.

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