Let me comment on this gender discrimination. I think the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, put it really well today--some of the women had a meeting with her--when she said, being a woman is a preexisting condition.
Janice Schakowsky: “Let me comment on this gender discrimination. I think the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, put it really well…”
On the recordMarch 17, 2010
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The speaker addresses gender discrimination and references a statement by Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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