Political Quotes

“I rise to introduce the National Women's History Museum Commission Act of 2013, a bill that would create a commission to evaluate and plan the establishment of a museum dedicated to women's history in our Nation's capital city. I appreciate the co- sponsorship of Senators Milkulski, Murkowski, Klobuchar, Ayotte, Stabenow, Shaheen, Murray, Landrieu, Boxer, and Feinstein. American women have made invaluable contributions to our country in such diverse fields as government, business, medicine, law, literature, sports, entertainment, the arts, and the military. The need for a museum recognizing the contributions of American women is long overdue. In 1999, a Presidential commission on commemorating women in American history concluded that: ``Efforts to implement an appropriate celebration of women's history in the next millennium should include the designation of a focal point for women's history in our Nation's Capital.'' Although Congress has made commendable provisions for the National Museum for African American History and Culture, the National Law Enforcement Museum, and the National Museum of the American Indian, there is still no institution in the capital region dedicated to women's role in our country's history. This National Women's History Museum Commission Act would be a good step toward rectifying this oversight.…”