Mar 27, 2019
Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 14, line 3, insert ``, with specific attention paid to women and girls from historically…
Norma Torres
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Norma Judith Torres is a U.S. Representative for California's 35th congressional district, having served since January 13, 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, she has a strong background in public service and community activism. Torres has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development throughout her tenure in Congress. She has been an advocate for immigrant rights and has worked to address the needs of her constituents in the diverse communities of her district.
Congressional Record · 2019-03-27
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Speaker, having more women enter the workforce does not mean that women are earning equal pay for equal work. Madam Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney).
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to inform my colleague from Texas that the women in Texas make $0.72 to their male counterparts. I think Texas women deserve to have equal pay. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the…
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Chair, I am prepared to close. Madam Chair, my amendment shines a light on the plight of women and girls of color and sets the tone to take their struggle into account throughout the rest of the bill. My colleagues on the other side…
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. The smart and innovative women of Arizona's Eighth Congressional District deserve to have a voice in this debate, and I am going to give it to them. They earn 80 cents to every dollar…
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, line 12, add at the end the following: ``Pay disparities are especially severe for women and…
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Chair, my amendment will expand the Paycheck Fairness Act to ensure the Secretary of Labor is paying attention to specific issues and researching the wage gap; educating employers, the media, and labor organizations on these…
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Chair, I rise today to offer an amendment to H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, and I strongly support H.R. 7 and any effort to address the gender wage gap in this country. A terrible disparity exists in our country. Women on average…
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Trahan).
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Speaker, I have no additional speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time to close.
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 252 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 252 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this…
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