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Grace Meng is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she made history as the first Asian American woman elected to Congress. Throughout her tenure, Meng has focused on various issues, including education, healthcare, and public media funding. She has been an advocate for local stations and has expressed concerns about the impact of federal funding cuts on public media infrastructure.
Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 7, after line 5, insert the following paragraph: (9) The Paris Agreement recognizes ``the…
As Members of Congress, we should ensure that women and girls have access to safe, quality and affordable feminine hygiene products, however--and wherever--we can.
Access to safe, affordable menstrual hygiene products is a basic need and a health care right for 51 percent of the U.S. population. It is a human right.
No girl--no one--should have to choose between their dignity or their education.
Thank you for this opportunity to discuss H.R. 2403, the Menstrual Hygiene Products in Federal Buildings Act.
It is time that our government finally walks the walk and sets an example by providing free menstrual hygiene products in all federal buildings.
How will FEMA ensure the safety of Americans in not compromised as a result of this decrease in funding?
Madam Chair, as the designee of the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Kuster), I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 171, insert after…
Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 145, line 19, insert after ``parent'' the following: ``, and such classes shall be made…
Mr. Chair, my amendment would ensure that incarcerated, pregnant prisoners who are primary caretaker parents and who have limited English proficiency will have access to parenting classes. Mr. Chair, we know that at the end of 2016 there…
Mr. Chair, this amendment would ensure that our Federal prison develops tools to communicate parenting program availability and eligibility criteria to each employee of the Bureau of Prisons and each pregnant incarcerated woman so that…
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