[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4860]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        WOMEN'S ECONOMIC AGENDA

  (Mr. CASTRO of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a couple of weeks ago, I was proud 
to host a women's economic agenda event at the Young Women's Leadership 
Academy in San Antonio, Texas. It was a great way to celebrate Women's 
History Month by having a conversation about what we can all do to 
ensure that women in our Nation are empowered. There were three 
specific issues that we spoke of that concern our Nation greatly.
  The first one was fair pay, making sure that when women put in a full 
day's work they make the same amount of money as men do. The second was 
family leave, the ability to be able to take time off to be with sick 
parents or when you have a child. That is extremely important for 
working women. Also, there is child care. Many women are unable to take 
and keep jobs because they simply don't have the child care resources 
they need to make sure their children are safe so they can go on to 
work.
  It is imperative that the United States Congress takes up these 
issues and continues to make sure that there is parity in our society 
and that women are able to enjoy the same benefits as men.

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