[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 42 (Friday, March 8, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1049]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

  (Ms. WATERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, March 8, 2024, to celebrate 
International Women's Day.
  Thirty years ago, in 1994, at the suggestion of my friend Beata 
Pozniak, who is with us here today, I introduced H.J. Res. 316 in the 
House of Representatives to have Congress designate March 8 as 
International Women's Day.
  In this year 2024, International Women's Day has special importance. 
Today, as women's rights are under attack, we rededicate ourselves to 
fight for gender equality, reproductive rights, pay equity, maternal 
health, and preventing violence against women.
  The United Nations has selected the theme ``Inspire Inclusion'' for 
International Women's Day in 2024.
  Here in the House of Representatives, let us inspire women's 
inclusion and honor women in the United States and around the world.

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