[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11871]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           MINORITY WOMEN UNITED AGAINST JANICE ROGERS BROWN

  (Ms. SOLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SOLIS. Madam Speaker, today I rise in opposition to the 
confirmation of Janice Rogers Brown who today will be debated on the 
floor of the other body. Her extreme views are out of touch with the 
mainstream and are not in touch with Americans values. She was the only 
member of the California Supreme Court to find that a jury should not 
be allowed to hear expert testimony in a domestic violence case 
regarding battered women's syndrome. She even said that employers may 
use racial slurs against their employees.
  Her record is clear. She does not protect the rights of women, 
workers or minorities.
  Yesterday I and 14 other women members of the Congressional Hispanic 
Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Asian Pacific American 
Caucus sent a letter to Senate leaders stating our strong opposition to 
the confirmation of Janice Rogers Brown.
  Given the serious concerns against Janice Roger Browns' views, I 
encourage my colleagues in the Senate to vote against her confirmation. 
Her confirmation would have a detrimental effect on women, minorities 
and all Americans.

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