[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2513]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

  (Mr. THOMPSON of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of 
National Women's History Month, the roots of which are in my district.
  It was in Santa Rosa, California, that the National Women's History 
Project was founded, and I am proud to continue the legacy of 
recognizing the many contributions women have made to our country by 
introducing the National Women's History Month Resolution.
  The theme of this year's bipartisan Women's History Month is honoring 
women in public service and government. And this year I am recognizing 
five extraordinary women in my district: Josephine Orozco, Maria 
Guevara, Evelyn Cheatham, Linda Parks, and Monica Rosenthal.
  Honoring women should not be limited to 1 month out of the year. We 
need to work every day to make sure women have the same opportunities 
as men have to succeed because when women succeed, America succeeds.

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