[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. BARBER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BARBER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the women's 
economic agenda and to acknowledge Women's History Month. Women's 
History Month is a time when we pause to recognize the extraordinary 
contributions that women have made throughout our Nation's history.
  As a husband to my wife, Nancy, who is a leader in health care for 
women, as the proud father of two accomplished daughters, and as the 
grandfather of three girls with so much promise, I am absolutely 
committed to making our country's full range of opportunities available 
and a reality for all of America's daughters.
  That is why I introduced, earlier this month, the Women's Economic 
Bill of Rights, because all women have a right to equal pay and because 
all women have a right to fair treatment in the workplace and to 
economic and retirement security. The Women's Economic Bill of Rights 
is about standing up in Congress to make sure that we strengthen our 
commitment to advancing women's economic security for current and 
future generations.
  I encourage all of my colleagues to join me in cosponsoring this 
resolution because we know that, when women succeed, America succeeds.

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