[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 90 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MS. FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN

  (Mr. GOLDMAN of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOLDMAN of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 50th 
anniversary of a trailblazing advocacy organization, the Ms. Foundation 
for Women. For a half century, the Ms. Foundation has been at the 
forefront of the fight for gender and racial equity in our country.
  Since its founding in New York City by Gloria Steinem, Patricia 
Carbine, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, and Marlo Thomas, the Ms. Foundation 
has invested over $90 million in 1,600 organizations fighting for equal 
justice worldwide. From working to end domestic violence to fighting 
for women's rights in the workplace and helping to lead the charge 
against the AIDS epidemic, the Ms. Foundation has always been at the 
forefront of critical national issues.
  In the fight for reproductive justice and freedom alone following the 
disastrous Dobbs decision, the Ms. Foundation has distributed more than 
$1 million in grants to organizations across the country to help 
vulnerable women and women of color access the healthcare they need.
  For the past 50 years, the Ms. Foundation has been devoted to making 
the United States a more just place for all people, and I look forward 
to working alongside them for the next 50 years.

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