[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4632]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING WOMEN VETERANS

  (Ms. BROWNLEY of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Madam Speaker, yesterday was Women 
Veterans Day in my home State of California, also home to 145,000 women 
veterans.
  Seventy-one years ago, President Truman signed the Women's Armed 
Services Integration Act of 1948. This law recognized women's enduring 
and critical service to the Nation and made them permanent members of 
the United States Armed Forces.
  As chairwoman of the Women's Veterans Task Force, I am working with 
66 of my colleagues in the House, as well as in the Senate, to increase 
visibility of women veterans. We are promoting inclusivity and 
equitable access to healthcare, benefits, education, and economic 
opportunity, particularly in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  I ask all Americans to join me in recognizing the 2 million women who 
have served our country in uniform. To these women veterans I say: 
Thank you for your service to our great Nation.

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