Judy Chu: “As this year's Women's History Month comes to a close, there is no better way to honor the prolific and powerful…”

“As this year's Women's History Month comes to a close, there is no better way to honor the prolific and powerful contributions of women in this country than to finally authorize the creation of the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum on The National Mall. As one of the original cosponsors of this bipartisan bill, I feel strongly that this museum must become a reality. The National Mall here in Washington, D.C., tells the profound story of our country, but that story is woefully incomplete without a dedicated space to commemorate how women have shaped our Nation every single day since before the founding. From Abigail Adams' request to ``remember the ladies,'' to the suffrage rights movement, to Nancy Pelosi's historic speakership, women have been trailblazers and have made history. That is why I am proud to work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass our bill, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act, to make sure that the Women's History Museum gets its rightful spot on The National Mall. We are also working to make sure that the National Museum of the American Latino, which also enjoys bipartisan support, gets its spot, too. So much progress has already been made to find the right location, raise funds, and garner broad bipartisan support for this museum.…”