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Perfect Voting Record on Women's Issues for U.S. Rep. John Lewis

By Staff

March 10, 2008, 1:20 a.m. - The American Association of University Women has rated the voting records of members of the 110th Congress to determine how consistently they supported the issues they believe are most important to women. U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Georgia Democrat, received a perfect score from the AAUW.

"On behalf of the more than 100,000 bipartisan members of the American Association of University Women, I want to thank Congressman Lewis for his 100 percent rating in our recently published AAUW Congressional Voting Record," said Lisa Maatz, AAUW's Director of Public Policy and Government Relations.

"We greatly appreciate his consistent support for AAUW's priority issues in the first session of the 110th Congress, including his support for making college more affordable, advancing pay equity issues, and strengthening hate crimes laws, as well as his opposition to efforts to weaken family planning programs."

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The AAUW Congressional Voting Record for the 110th Congress, First Session tracked legislation that became law to determine its impact on women. Those bills included an increase in the minimum wage, the largest increase in student aid since the G.I. bill, and federal investment in science, technology, engineering, and math education. It also reflects positions on other issues the AAUW deems important to women such as pay discrimination law, expanding hate crimes prevention, and protecting access to reproductive health care.

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee Welcomes Secretary Paulson To The Bay Area

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, California Democrat, released the following statement in response to Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson's Oakland visit:

"I welcome Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to Oakland to discuss financial literacy and the ongoing foreclosure crisis. I am pleased that he is in my Congressional District and I look forward to working with him to provide quick relief to Bay Area families suffering during this economic downturn.

"As a former Member of the House Financial Services Committee for eight years, and now as a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I have been working to build bipartisan support to enact strong predatory lending laws to reform the subprime mortgage industry and to increase financial literacy.

"I hope the Administration will consider issuing a moratorium on foreclosures to prevent individuals and families from losing their homes in addition to expanding financial literacy initiatives. We must get to the root cause of this disaster to prevent the American dream from turning into a nightmare."

Lee is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and co-founder of the Out of Poverty Caucus. She serves as Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and is First Vice-Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee Tells Labor Sec Chao To Support Funding For Green Job Training

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, California Democrat, this week urged Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao to support full funding for the Green Jobs Workforce Training Program during a hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, of which she is a member. She released the following statement:

"Green jobs are good for the economy and the environment. Investing in training for this emerging industry will add value to our nation's efforts to develop renewable energy and energy efficiency, while at the same time stimulate the economy with job creation.

"As a Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, I will continue to rally support for full funding for green jobs in the 2009 appropriations bill."

Lee also serves on the State Foreign Operations Subcommittee and is Vice-Chair of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee.

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