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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
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.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois
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govinfo.gov
Mar 17, 2010

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The speaker addresses gender discrimination and references a statement by Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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