Political Quotes

“tonight the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues will be celebrating its 20th anniversary. Since 1977, the Caucus has worked to ensure the well-being of women, children and families, and has played a major role in the enactment of more than 100 laws or provisions of laws. The Family and Medical Leave Act, child support enforcement legislation, child care legislation, expanded funding for women's health research, civil rights legislation, the Violence Against Women Act, just to name a few, are among the achievements of the Caucus. In the last Congress, I had the honor of cochairing the caucus with my good friend and colleague, Nita Lowey. We had the difficult assignment of guiding the caucus from its former status as a legislative service organization with a separate office and five paid staffers to the current status as a congressional members organization, without paid staff or office space. While many of the caucus' folded under the lack of financial and staff support, the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues continued to thrive and contribute its energies to legislation benefiting women, children and families.”