[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2146]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, while Women's History Month was in March, the 
impact that the women on the Education and the Workforce Committee have 
can be felt every day. I would like to take this time to highlight the 
accomplishments and legislative wins that Congresswomen on the 
Education and the Workforce Committee have secured.
  When Congresswoman Stefanik was elected in 2014, she was the youngest 
woman ever elected to Congress and is currently the youngest woman to 
serve in top House leadership. This Congress, she coauthored the 
Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, which will tackle workforce gaps and 
equip students with transferable skills.
  Congresswoman Steel was the first Korean American to be elected to 
Congress and has continued to pave the way ever since. Her bill, the 
DETERRENT Act, passed the House and will prohibit foreign adversaries 
from using monetary incentives to infiltrate U.S. universities.
  Congresswoman Letlow is the first woman to represent Louisiana in the 
House in more than 30 years. As a former education professional, she 
saw the need to increase transparency and expand school choice options. 
She authored the Parents Bill of Rights Act to restore parents' 
presence in their children's education and the Empower Charter School 
Educators to Lead Act to aid the charter school application process.

  Congresswoman Houchin has been a leader in her community for years 
and served in the Indiana State Senate for 8 years before her time in 
Congress. Language from her Students Bill of Rights Act, which codifies 
free speech protections on college campuses, was recently passed by the 
committee.
  Congresswoman Miller of Illinois is a conservative champion, local 
farmer, and vice chair of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
Her work on the Parents Bill of Rights Act was vital to its passage and 
enshrines parents' right to make decisions for their children. 
Additionally, her work to protect women's sports has been instrumental. 
She will lead a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the 
Biden administration's dangerous and unfair Title IX policies that 
allow biological males to compete in women's sports.
  Before her time in Congress, Congresswoman McClain spent more than 30 
years growing her own successful business from the ground up. She 
currently serves in House leadership and authored legislation to save 
taxpayers from Biden's $559 billion student loan transfer scheme.
  Prior to her time in Congress, Congresswoman Chavez-DeRemer served as 
Happy Valley's first female and Latina mayor. She is the first 
Republican woman from Oregon elected to Congress. This Congress, her 
Health DATA Act was passed by the House to increase transparency in the 
health insurance marketplace.
  This committee is dedicated to advancing opportunities for women both 
in the workplace and throughout their education. The remarkable women 
who serve on the committee play an indispensable role in that mission, 
and I thank them for their tireless work on behalf of the American 
people.

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