Lynn C. Woolsey

there truly is no rest for the weary. And I tell my colleagues, the women of this country are weary. They are just plain tired of the constant stream of attacks launched by the Republican leadership in this House. Mr. Speaker, today's…

we have heard from the White House, we have heard from the Senate, and we have heard from the American people loud and clear. It is time to move forward and pass meaningful campaign finance reform. Now we are hearing that the majority…

the American people are talking, but the Republican leadership is not listening. Mr. Speaker, the people are telling this Congress that they are sick and tired of big money flooding into the halls of Government, and they are fed up with…

Mr. Chairman, there is no bigger champion of education and training in this House than I am: Training for our high school students so they leave high school ready and trained for a job that pays a livable wage, and training for our workers…

each year in the developing world 600,000 women die from pregnancy-related complications. Maternal mortality is the largest single cause of death among women during their reproductive years. That is why support for family planning services…

assuming over 50 percent of the 75 percent of individuals not going to college are women, if we really want to reduce the number of families on welfare, we should thank our colleague, the gentlewoman from Hawaii for offering this…

it is absolutely certain that we knew when we passed the balanced budget that the devil would be in the details. Well, this bill is full of devils. I would urge everyone who really wants to help working families and to support educational…

I ask my colleagues, why is it when the majority proposes spending cuts, it is women and children first? I voted for the balanced budget agreement because I was really hopeful that roughneck politics had been passed aside to reach a…

I rise today to mark the introduction of a bill that is crucial to my district. It is very important. It is the Point Reyes National Seashore Farmland Protection Act, H.R. 1995. Just 45 miles north of San Francisco lies the Point Reyes…

I am especially pleased to speak on behalf of this amendment because it represents a cause that I have taken up in the past. I thank the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Luther] and the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Ramstad] for bringing it…

earlier this year our country faced the disaster of floods and tornadoes that ravaged homes and businesses all across our Nation. In my district in California, the Russian River flooded our communities not once but twice this year. The…

our world's population is growing at an alarming rate. Resources are being consumed faster than they can be renewed. This exploding population is leaving poverty, malnutrition, widespread transmission of disease, and environmental…

But today, exactly 1 month before the deadline, the majority leadership still has not acted. Mr. Speaker, on July 4, 1776, the American colonists declared their independence from England's tyranny. It is time now for Congress to declare…

the budget resolution makes a good start at educating more Americans, and that is very good. But at the same time we must take this opportunity to help another very important group of Americans become educated. I am talking about women who…

I voted for this budget resolution in committee, and I will vote for it here on the House floor, not because it is perfect, but because it takes important strides to invest in our kids, our families, and balances at the same time our…

today we debated new ways to punish juvenile offenders, but last Congress the Republican majority enacted a welfare reform law that punishes children whose only crime is being poor. It is time for us to address the problems in the new…

I was a working mother of four children. I also have 20 years of experience as a human resources professional. I know the challenges facing working moms and dads today. I know that for things to work at home, parents need real flexibility…

supporters of H.R. 1 are pitching it as comp time, a bill to give workers more time with their families. Well, we all need to spend more time with our families. But H.R. 1 does not ensure workers can do that. H.R. 1 is not cover time. H.R…

today is the first day of the confirmation hearings for Alexis Herman, a real American success story. I commend the President for choosing this outstanding woman for Secretary of Labor. Ms. Herman has devoted her life to public service…

it is my privilege to join with my colleagues in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Americans for Democratic Action [ADA] Americans for Democratic Action was established 50 years ago by some of the most important progressive leaders of…

this veto override is a cruel attempt to make a political point. Make no mistake about it, this debate, with all the emotional rhetoric and exaggerated testimony on the other side of the aisle, is a frontal attack on Roe versus Wade, plain…

It is about time to make work pay more than welfare. When I was on welfare 28 years ago, I had to go for aid for dependent children because my wages were so low that I could not afford the health care, the child care and the food that my…

we all agree that the welfare system does not work for the welfare recipients and for the taxpayers. The challenge we face as lawmakers is to improve the system so we can invest in getting families off welfare and into jobs that pay a…

I know about work schedules and overtime from two perspectives. In fact, I am an expert on this issue. First, as a human resources/personnel manager for over 20 years. And, second, as a working mother. I have raised four children--now four…

we will agree that the welfare system does not work for taxpayers and it certainly does not work for families on welfare. That is the easy part. The challenge and responsibility we face as legislators, however, is to fix the system so that…