[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1255]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       SOLIDARITY WITH AMERICANS PARTICIPATING IN WOMEN'S MARCHES

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 24, 2017

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solidarity with the 
millions of Americans who participated in Women's Marches around the 
country on Saturday.
  I attended the march in DC, and it was heartening to see such 
incredible enthusiasm.
  According to Metro, the system has not seen crowds that large since 
Barack Obama's first inauguration.
  But not even 72 hours after more than 500,000 mothers, daughters, 
husbands, and fathers descended onto our nation's capital in collective 
opposition to President Trump's appalling misogyny, the House majority 
has decided to double down on its anti-woman, anti-health care assault.
  The only bill to be considered under a rule on the floor this short 
work week, H.R. 7, is yet another attempt by the majority to restrict a 
woman's right to choose and put Congress between a woman and her 
doctor.
  As it cloaks itself in a complete state of denial about the message 
America sent them on Saturday, the House majority is taking its cue 
from President Trump.
  The House majority and the White House seem bound and determined to 
ignore the powerful message sent by a protest march that no doubt shook 
the Eisenhower china.

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