[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4857]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR WOMEN

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, far too many women face financial pressures 
simply due to outdated policies that hamper their opportunities for 
success.
  I recently hosted an event in Los Angeles with Congresswoman Roybal-
Allard and Congresswoman Napolitano to discuss women's economic agenda. 
Over 200 women showed up to talk about this.
  We heard from women like Sonia and Caryn. Sonia has been a hotel 
worker for 9 years, barely making it on minimum wage, while balancing 
her work with the needs of her three young sons. Without paid medical 
and family leave through her employer, whenever one of her boys was 
sick, she had to stay home without pay.
  For mothers like Sonia, we must increase the minimum wage and ensure 
employers provide paid family and medical leave for all of our 
families.
  Caryn's life has turned around after she was finally able to access 
affordable child care in San Pedro, after struggling to balance taking 
care of her daughter as a single mom and building a future. Because of 
that she has already earned an associate's degree and is now studying 
for her bachelor's degree.
  The success of our Nation relies upon the economic security of these 
women because when women succeed, America succeeds.

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