[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4934]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    BUSH BUDGET AND IMPACT ON WOMEN

  (Mrs. MALONEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, misplaced priorities in the Republican 
budget result in ballooning deficits and the underfunding of programs 
women and their families need to succeed in today's economy.
  By cutting funding for education and training programs that help 
women pursue careers in nontraditional occupations, this budget does 
nothing to address one source of the gender wage gap that leaves women 
earning only 77 cents for every dollar earned by a male.
  By freezing funding for child care subsidies and housing vouchers, 
this budget ensures that fewer women receive the support that they need 
to make work pay and stay off welfare. Women deserve better. We deserve 
a better budget.

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