[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SUPPORTING ERA RESOLUTION

  (Ms. FRANKEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FRANKEL. Madam Speaker, today, I rise in support of the 
resolution to remove the arbitrary deadline for ratification of the 
equal rights amendment, which is designed to end the legal distinctions 
between men and women.
  Madam Speaker, signed in 1776, the Declaration of Independence 
states: ``All men are created equal.'' Really? Following the birth of 
our Nation, it took women 144 years to secure the right to vote and 
even longer for women of color. It took 187 years to be promised equal 
pay, 197 years to get reproductive rights, and 198 years to get a 
credit card or buy a home.
  Yet, Madam Speaker, the women in this country are still fighting for 
equality. Madam Speaker, we are tired of waiting.

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