Issue Position: Building Strong Families

Issue Position

We live in a time where three women currently sit on the Supreme Court, women occupy twenty percent of all congressional seats, and scores sit in America's boardrooms. The sky should be the limit for all of our sons and our daughters.

As I said in my very first speech on the floor of Congress, I unequivocally fight any attempt to get between a woman and her doctor when it comes to making personal health care choices. I also believe women should have access to affordable health care services around the country.

We need to expand opportunities for women in business. Last year, I proudly cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act to ensure that women receive equal pay for equal work.

We must also support families by providing new parents with sensible family leave and quality, affordable childcare. We should also invest in stem cell research and ensure that the National Institutes of Health continue to fund ground-breaking research in cancer, autism, and other diseases.

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