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Carolyn Maloney: To get the first vote and the vote to ratify in the House took 50 years because it was boxed up in the Judiciary…

On the recordOctober 20, 2021
To get the first vote and the vote to ratify in the House took 50 years because it was boxed up in the Judiciary Committee and they wouldn't allow a vote.
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Carolyn Maloney
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the long delay in voting on women's equality legislation.

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