Rosa DeLauro actually said...

"Women now make up half the Nation's workforce, but they face a host of unique and disproportionate challenges in the workplace."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, the first issue I would like to discuss is the Labor Department's efforts to improve economic opportunities for women."

"Nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers are women."

"The U.S. has no mandatory paid leave policy, making it just three countries in the world and the only country among industrialized countries to not mandate paid maternity leave for new mothers."