Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3531 offered by Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, authorizes the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to establish a commemorative work in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the commitment and service of millions of women during World War II. During World War II, roughly 12 million women worked in defense industries and support services across the Nation. Women served in critical professional roles in shipyards, steel mills, foundries, warehouses, offices, and hospitals. Women worked as codebreakers, aircraft testing pilots, trainers, welders, riveters, telegraph operators, radio and electrical engineers, crane operators, surveyors, assembly line workers, and many other jobs that kept America running. In recent years, Congress established the Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park in California to highlight the incredible contributions of women to the war effort. Authorizing this commemorative work in our Nation's capital is another fitting tribute to the brave, strong, and intelligent women that helped us win the war. Madam Speaker, I urge adoption of the measure, and I reserve the balance of my time.”