Rep. Garcia: Fighting to Guarantee Equal Rights for All Women Under Constitution
March 28, 2025
March 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025:
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Mr. Speaker, yes, that is me in 1977. I was a young law student representing Texas at the historic International Women's Year conference in Houston.
Ann Richards was right behind me. She was getting ready to make a speech on the ERA. She would go on to be Governor, and I went on to serve in the . . .
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Mr. Speaker, yes, that is me in 1977. I was a young law student representing Texas at the historic International Women's Year conference in Houston.
Ann Richards was right behind me. She was getting ready to make a speech on the ERA. She would go on to be Governor, and I went on to serve in the . . .