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Pelosi Remarks on ‘When Women Succeed, America Succeeds’
Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi ^ | 09/18/13 | Nancy Pelosi

Posted on 09/24/2013 7:15:33 AM PDT by SES1066

... Paycheck fairness, and that involves raising the minimum wage to a living wage, and we must get that done. It affects our whole country, it affects our families, and it affects our women. And we passed Lilly Ledbetter – the first bill the President signed. And let’s thank our President, I know Valerie Jarrett was here this morning giving a call to arms and we’re so fortunate to have her there and the President in the White House because the agenda of CAP about making progress for our country, is the President’s agenda.

... So, paycheck fairness, of course we have our bills, our bill to do just that. Paycheck fairness and raising the minimum wage. So, thank you, SEIU, for your leadership on the minimum wage issue.

...So we must have paid leave and we have legislation to do it – the Healthy Families Act – to do that. That I think fits comfortably in what you are talking about here. Paid leave – I’m telling you that we’ve, we’ve had for this, I’ll go to the third point. The third point is comprehensive, not comprehensive, quality, affordable child care to unleash the power of women and families in our workforce.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: economy; emily; pelosi; women
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To: SES1066

What a brave piece of turkey jerky she is.


21 posted on 09/24/2013 9:25:05 AM PDT by Farnsworth ("The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness...This and no)
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To: SES1066

When collectivist Womyn succeed, America fails.


22 posted on 09/24/2013 9:29:39 AM PDT by windsorknot (>>>)
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