[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 185 (Thursday, October 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  WHEN WOMEN SUCCEED, AMERICA SUCCEEDS

  (Ms. BROWNLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. BROWNLEY. Mr. Speaker, we all know that we do not have economic 
policies that set women up for success.
  The pandemic has put a cruel spotlight on these challenges. In fact, 
one out of four women has been pushed out of the workforce because the 
care economy collapsed.
  We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change this paradigm, 
while supporting a tenuous economic recovery, by making transformative 
investments in America's working women.
  The Build Back Better agenda invests in childcare, paid family leave, 
home-based care, universal pre-K, and the child tax credit.
  There is no doubt that the Build Back Better agenda sets up women and 
their families for short-term and long-term success.
  And we all know that when women and their families succeed, America 
succeeds.

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