WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.-10),along with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-3) and Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.-3), led 16 of their colleagues in introducing a Working Women's Bill of Rights. The resolution recognizes the duty of Congress to meet the needs of working women. Women comprise nearly half of the nation's workforce, serving as leaders in vital industries like education, health care, public service, and caregiving. The resolution, introduced during Women's History Month and the week of Equal Pay Day, recogn...