Mr. Garamendi, thank you for yielding. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to discuss the importance of an amendment that I offered to this bill, but withdrew it because of jurisdictional concerns. In exchange for dropping this amendment, the…

Far too many women face financial pressures simply due to outdated policies that hamper their opportunities for success. I recently hosted an event in Los Angeles with Congresswoman Roybal- Allard and Congresswoman Napolitano to discuss…

This month we join together as a nation to celebrate Women's History Month. We pay tribute to the generation of women whose courage, perseverance, and leadership have helped build our great Nation--from everyday working mothers to women…

The Federal minimum wage has failed to keep up with the cost of living, leaving far too many families on the brink of poverty. For millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet on the current minimum wage, times have gotten harder and…

Every February we have the opportunity to celebrate Black History Month by honoring the great achievements and contributions of African American leaders who have courageously pushed boundaries and moved our country forward in the name of…

This is the third month that my colleagues and I have asked that unemployment benefits be extended to help our communities. Those benefits expired on December 28, and more than 1.7 million Americans, including 263,000 in California alone…

The Federal minimum wage has remained the same for 4 years and has failed to keep up with the cost of living. According to the recently released Shriver Report, nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers are women, and 42 million American…

Good for them. I think, as Jan Schakowsky talked about, Nancy Pelosi and Rosa DeLauro, we have had this incredible campaign called When Women Succeed, America Succeeds. The point is it is good to help women in this country because this…

Thank you. I appreciate you taking this first hour tonight to focus on women and jobs. It is certainly an issue that we women are very aware of and have worked on a lot in our jobs, in our districts, in our homes, but it is nice when our…

Last month, many of us stood here and pleaded with Speaker Boehner to act to extend unemployment insurance for 1.3 million hurting Americans, including over 213,000 in California alone. Everyday Americans, people like Vincent, who have…

Many of us are congratulating each other over this bipartisan budget agreement, but I want to remind us that there is still some unfinished business that we need to take care of. Unemployment is still a very real issue for our Nation and…

The clock is ticking with just 8 legislative days left this year, but I believe there's still time to bring comprehensive immigration reform to this floor for a vote. There is an incredible group of people that are fasting on the National…