[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3802]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                         WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, March is Women's History Month, which honors 
and celebrates the struggles and achievements of American women 
throughout the history of the United States.
  Since 1917, when Republican Representative Jeannette Rankin of 
Montana became the first woman to serve in Congress, 313 women have 
served as U.S. Representatives, Senators, or Delegates.
  In 2014, the American people made history by electing a record number 
of women to Congress. In January, 12 new women were sworn in to the 
House of Representatives, joining 72 incumbents who won reelection. The 
number of women serving in the Senate has reached 20, and four of the 
five nonvoting Delegates are women.
  These women with rich perspectives and a commitment to good ideas and 
teamwork are changing the way Washington does business. The women of 
the 114th Congress are shaping our Nation, and it is an opportunity and 
responsibility that we take seriously.

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