[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10193]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                    NATIONAL WOMEN'S CONFIDENCE DAY

  (Mrs. MALONEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the first National Women's 
Confidence Day. This is a joint effort of YWCA-USA CEO Peggy Sanchez 
Mills and superstar Queen Latifa, and I am absolutely thrilled that 
they are able to join us today in the gallery. Thank you so much for 
coming.
  Today and every first Wednesday in June hereafter will be National 
Women's Confidence Day. This event is a reminder to women everywhere to 
have self-respect and to empower themselves with confidence every 
single day, an opportunity for women to get involved in helping other 
women to live a more confident and fulfilling life and a tribute to 
women who help other women gain self-confidence and self-esteem.
  The goal of National Women's Confidence Day is to raise public 
awareness and celebrate the positive impact of confidence on women's 
personal and professional lives. This is one that I support and 
applaud. I invite everyone to join us in encouraging all women across 
America to have the confidence to make change.

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