SENATE RESOLUTION 111--RECOGNIZING THE HERITAGE, CULTURE, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF LATINAS IN THE UNITED STATES; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 46
(Senate - March 14, 2019)
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SENATE RESOLUTION 111--RECOGNIZING THE HERITAGE, CULTURE, AND
CONTRIBUTIONS OF LATINAS IN THE UNITED STATES
Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms.
Harris, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Udall, Ms. Klobuchar,
Ms. Smith, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown,
Mr. Coons, Mr. Reed, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Murphy, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms.
Stabenow, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Casey, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Kaine) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:
S. Res. 111
Whereas the United States celebrates National Women's
History Month every March to recognize and honor the
achievements of women throughout the history of the United
States;
Whereas there are nearly 28,000,000 Latinas living in the
United States;
Whereas 1 in 6 women in the United States is a Latina;
Whereas Latinas have helped shape the history of the United
States since its inception;
Whereas Latinas contribute to the society of the United
States through working in many industries, including
business, education, science and technology, medicine,
engineering, mathematics, literature and the arts, the
military, agriculture, hospitality, and public service at
every level of government;
Whereas Latinas come from diverse cultures across North
America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean,
and Afro-Latinas face disparities in recognition;
Whereas Latinas are dedicated public servants, holding
posts at the highest levels of the Federal Government,
including the Supreme Court of the United States, Cabinet-
level positions, the United States Senate, and the United
States House of Representatives;
Whereas Latinas make up an estimated 16 percent of women in
the Armed Forces, and the first Latina to become a general in
the Marine Corps reached that rank in 2006;
Whereas Latinas are breaking the glass ceiling in the
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields,
with the first Latina to travel into space doing so during a
9-day Space Shuttle Discovery mission in 1993;
Whereas Latinas own nearly 2,000,000 businesses, and 1 in 6
women-owned companies in the United States is owned by a
Latina;
Whereas Latina activists have led the fight for civil
rights, including labor rights, LGBTQ rights, women's rights,
and racial equality;
Whereas Latinas create award-winning art and are recipients
of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards;
Whereas Latina singers and songwriters, like Selena, also
known as the Queen of Tejano music, and Celia Cruz, also
known as the Queen of Salsa, have made lasting and
significant contributions to music throughout the world;
Whereas Latinas serve in the medical profession, and the
first female and first Hispanic Surgeon General of the United
States was appointed in 1990;
Whereas Latinas are paid just 53 cents for every dollar
paid to White, non-Hispanic men;
Whereas, in the face of societal obstacles, including
unequal pay, disparities in education, health care needs, and
civil rights struggles, Latinas continue to break through and
thrive;
Whereas the United States should continue to invest in the
future of Latinas to address the barriers they face; and
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Whereas, by 2060, Latinas will represent \1/3\ of the
female population of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) celebrates and honors the successes of Latinas and the
contributions they have made and continue to make to the
United States; and
(2) recognizes the changes that are still to be made to
ensure that Latinas can realize their full potential as equal
members of society.
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