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Remember the women who fought for and won the right to vote | Opinion
Susan Combs is the Chair of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. Colleen Shogan is the Vice Chair of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. Kay Coles James is the Immediate Past Chair of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. Sen. Barbara Mikulski is the Immediate Past Vice Chair of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. August 18 will mark an imperative but often neglected anniversary in the history of American democracy.
The Need-to-Know on... Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
But today, because of the Mikulski Women's Preventive Health Amendment, all new health plans must offer free preventive health care services, with no co-pay or other cost-sharing requirements. That includes mammograms, cervical cancer screenings, HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing, and more. Today, you—and your mother, and your sister—can get a lifesaving mammogram, or take advantage of a cervical cancer screening, without worrying how to pay for it.
Van Hollen to chair Senate Dems’ campaign arm
Newly elected Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) will serve as chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) for the 2018 election cycle — in which Democrats will defend 25 Senate seats. Van Hollen was noncommittal about the job when reporters asked him about it earlier this week. Schumer left out the DSCC chairmanship when he announced the rest of his leadership team Wednesday.
This election, don't let the lights go out on medical marijuana
For the past three years, state sponsored medical cannabis programs have operated under the guidance of federal agency memos and Congressionally imposed spending restrictions, which have limited federal interference and created a “cease-fire” for states implementing medical cannabis programs.
Clinton, Dem women star in 'Girl Club' ad
Hillary Clinton Hillary Rodham ClintonClinton, Dem women star in 'Girl Club' ad Tim Kaine rallies Latino voters with speech in Spanish Report: Beyoncé to campaign for Clinton MORE and all the Democratic women in Senate teamed up to launch a new video to talk about equality in government. The video created by EMILY’s List, which seeks to elect pro-abortion rights Democratic women, opens with Rep.(D-Md.), the first Democratic female senator elected in her own right.
Better child care for stronger families
One of the great privileges of serving North Carolinians in the United States Senate is helping to lead the bipartisan charge to build stronger families by strengthening early learning and child care. For millions of families, especially single moms, child care is not a luxury. It is an absolute necessity. To achieve the American Dream, families must have good-paying jobs, but with a career comes the need for safe and affordable child care during the work day.
GOP Senate candidate: It's 'not practical' to repeal ObamaCare
A Republican Senate candidate is breaking new ground by publicly bucking her party on its longtime call to repeal ObamaCare. Kathy Szeliga, who currently serves as a Maryland state legislator, said Friday that it is “not practical” to try to repeal the law more than six years after its passage. “Only people trying to raise money on this issue talk about repealing it,” she said Friday during a radio debate hosted by the D.C.-area radio station WAMU.
Week ahead: Key court date for climate rule; Fight over Flint aid
A date long-circled on energy-watchers' calendars is here at last, with judges preparing to hear oral arguments Tuesday over the legality of the administration's Clean Power Plan. Attorneys representing numerous stakeholders affected by President Obama's climate change rule for power plants will argue to a panel of judges why it should or should not be overturned in their view.
Week ahead: Spending fight shifts from Zika to Flint
There's a new public health crisis at the center of a government funding fight this week: Flint. Democrats in both chambers are threatening to reject the GOP's latest budget proposal because it ignores the city's lead contamination but provides relief for flood victims in Louisiana. Republican leaders will have five days to avert a shutdown when they return to Capitol Hill next week. The drama kicks off again Tuesday, when the Senate votes on a 160-page bill to fund the government through Dec. 9.
Top Senate Dem: Dems won’t vote for funding bill over Flint
Senate Democrats will not vote for the short-term government funding bill the GOP has proposed because it has no funding for the drinking-water crisis in Flint, Mich., a top senator said. Sen.
McConnell sets vote on 'clean' funding bill to avoid shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Mitch McConnellTop Senate Dem: Dems won’t vote for funding bill over Flint McConnell sets vote on 'clean' funding bill to avoid shutdown Spending bill doesn't include Cruz internet fight MORE (R-Ky.) has scheduled a vote on what he says is a “clean” funding resolution to avoid a government shutdown on Oct. 1. Democrats say the bill isn’t good enough, creating a standoff with just days to go until government funding expires.
Momentum builds for Clyburn poverty plan
Seven years in the making, Democratic South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn’s anti-poverty plan has found powerful friends — and a real shot at passage — in this year’s government spending debate. Leading Republicans have in the past supported Clyburn’s targeted spending approach, which would funnel more federal dollars to the most poverty-stricken parts of the country.
Senate lays groundwork for spending deal
Senators are laying the groundwork for a short-term government funding bill as lawmakers work to finish negotiations on a deal. The Senate voted 89-7 on Tuesday evening to end debate over taking up a House bill that will be used as the vehicle for the continuing resolution, which hasn't been finalized.
Reid: 'Lots of problems' with funding bill
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid Harry ReidReid: 'Lots of problems' with funding bill Dem senator wants to change nomination rules amid Garland fight Poll: Trump overtakes Clinton in Nevada MORE (D-Nev.) says there “are lots of problems” with a Republican proposal to fund government beyond the end of the month, dampening hopes a deal might be reached this week.
Election components as critical infrastructure
On June 6, 1968, the day after Robert Kennedy’s assassination, Congress took action to protect the integrity of American political process. By passing House Joint Resolution 1292, lawmakers extended Secret Service protection to major presidential and vice presidential candidates. To this day, the Secret Service continues to cover presidential candidates, ensuring that a crazed individual or hostile nation cannot deny the American public the opportunity to elect its favored leaders.
Women's Equality Day and the last glass ceiling
Today we celebrate Women’s Equality Day and the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which enshrined women’s voting rights in our constitution. The anniversary is a reminder of the progress our nation has made when it comes to the treatment of women, and an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to the unfinished work in the fight for full equality — starting with electing the first female President of the United States.
Hutchison and Mikulski: A Right to Choose Single-Sex Education
Since our amendment passed, thousands of American children have benefited. Now, though, some civil libertarians are claiming that single-sex public-school programs are discriminatory and thus illegal. To be clear: The 2001 law did not require that children be educated in single-gender programs or schools. It simply allowed schools and districts to offer the choice of single-sex schools or classrooms, as long as opportunities were equally available to boys and girls.
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (2009; 111th Congress S. 181)
Add a note about this bill. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. Because you are a member of panel, your positions on legislation and notes below will be shared with the panel administrators. (More Info) About the bill The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Pub.L. 111–2, S. 181) is a federal statute in the United States that was the first bill signed into law by US President Barack Obama on January 29, 2009.
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