[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 84 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2431-H2432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             WOMEN'S HEALTH

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, this past weekend, families 
across the country, including my own, celebrated Mother's Day. Many of 
us honor the extraordinary women in our

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lives with a call, brunch, or flowers. These are all lovely gestures.
  If you ask a mom what she wants for Mother's Day, there is a good 
chance she will say peace of mind. A call doesn't give a mother time 
off from work to recover from childbirth and bond with her newborn. 
Brunch won't provide mental or physical healthcare. Flowers won't 
babysit or teach our children the alphabet.
  This Chamber must do more for moms. What they need are:
  Paid family leave to close the gender wage gap;
  Access to basic women's healthcare;
  Closing the coverage gap and eradicating bias from medicine to save 
the lives of women, especially Black women;
  Quality, affordable childcare;
  Universal pre-K to give our generation a strong educational 
foundation; and
  Peace of mind that their child will not be blown away by gun 
violence.
  Mr. Speaker, mothers are telling us what they need. I hope by next 
Mother's Day we listen.

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