January 11, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 6 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PASSAGE OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, Democrats in 
Washington continue to urge the President to reopen the government, end 
the crisis of his own making, and get Federal employees back to work.
  Despite this unfortunate situation dragging on, we can celebrate good 
news out of Richmond, Virginia. Wednesday marked the first day of 
Virginia's State legislative session. And on day 1, a Senate committee 
passed a resolution to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
  Thirty-seven States have voted to ratify the ERA since it passed 
Congress in 1972, two in the last 2 years. Thirty-eight States must 
ratify a constitutional amendment, and Virginia could get it across the 
finish line.
  I am thrilled to witness this energy to enshrine women's equality in 
the Constitution where it belongs. I hope my colleagues will join me in 
supporting this incredible State effort, in Virginia and elsewhere, to 
amend the Constitution to finally ensure equality for all women and men 
in this country.

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