[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2832]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                WHAT DO WOMEN WANT FOR VALENTINE'S DAY?

  (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HANABUSA. Madam Speaker, February 14 is Valentine's Day, a great 
commercial event. But what is it that women really want for 
Valentine's?
  It may differ for each of us, but I believe we can all agree on one 
thing: we want equality.
  Women want equal pay for equal work.
  Women want equal access to health care, not paying more for our 
health care premiums, not having pregnancy defined as a preexisting 
condition, and not having decisions as to our body made for us by the 
denial of contraceptive services.
  Women want to be treated as political equals, recognized for the work 
we do, what we have contributed, not looked upon as second-class 
citizens, not deemed less, somehow, because our right to vote is less 
than 100 years old and our great country will be celebrating its 238th 
birthday.
  We want what we have earned: equality.

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