I Believe Very Strongly In Paid Sick

One Of My Mentors Was Patricia Schroeder, And One Night She Came To Me On The Floor And She Said To Me, "why Are We Sitting In Congress, When A Lot Of Women Would Try To Do It And Couldn't? Why Are We Here And Others Aren't?" And I Thought Back And Said It Was Because My Father Believed In Me And She Said The Same Thing, She Said Her Father Believed In Her And Thought She Could Do Anything.

I Was Proud To Be An Original Cosponsor Of The Violence Against Women Act When Congress Passed It In 1994, And Was Proud To Support The Previous Renewals In 2000 And 2005. These Bills Always Enjoyed Large, Bipartisan Support.

The Reports That Media Matters Have Done About Sexism In Our Society And Really The Mainstream Media Called Hillary Clinton "castrating," They Called Her The B Word, They Called Her All Kinds Of Horrible Things. And I Think In A Sense That It Raised The Awareness In Our Country, So That We Can Have A National Discussion About It.

I Just Remember When My First Child Was Born I Called The Personnel Office And I Asked Them About Their Leave Policies. And They Said, "leave Policies? Women Just Leave And They Don't Come Back." And I Said, "but I Want To Come Back." They Said, "we Have No Leave Policy." And Then They Said, "why Don't You Apply For Disability?" Well, Having A Child Is Not A Disability.

The Proposal That Men And Women Should Be Treated Equally Under The Law Is Hardly A Controversial Concept.