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Thousands of years to get us to where we are now. Its not going to change in 22. So we have this snapshot of today of sort of 50 years ago, what was the status of women. And you know we have been charged as this last panel to talk about where we are today. Well, we have got a lot to cover. So, but in preparations for doing this one of the things i did was to go back and listen to that tape of Eleanor Roosevelt and john kennedy. After some pleasantries and this exchange, mrs. Roosevelt says to president kennedy, why arent there more Women Leaders in the United States . I mean we are a privilege...

Mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Reid ask con scene the call of the quorum be terminated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed for a period of morning business and senators allowed to speak up to 10 minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i now ask unanimous consent that at 5 00 p. M. Tomorrow friday, april 11, all postcloture time be yielded back and the senate proceed to vote with no intervening action or debate on calendar number 574. Further, that following disposition of ...

Vote the presiding officer any senators wishing to vote . The ayes are 95, the nay is one, the nomination is confirmed. Mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader is recognized. Mr. Reid we have a couple more votes. The presiding officer come to order. Listen to the majority leader. Mr. Reid we have a couple more votes scheduled, theyre going by voice, im told but were going to have a cloture vote an hour after we come in tomorrow morning. There is no reason we cant be finished tomorrow but that doesnt mean we will be finished tomorrow. Well have to work out the time pr...

Quorum call mrs. Shaheen madam president . The presiding officer the senator from New Hampshire. Mrs. Shaheen madam president , is the senate in a quorum call . The presiding officer it is. Mrs. Shaheen i ask that the quorum call be lifted. The presiding officer without objection. Mrs. Shaheen thank you. Madam president , more than 50 years ago, president kennedy signed the equal pay act making equal pay for equal work the law of the land. And yet today, wage discrimination still persists. Today women i continue to be pad just over threequarters of what their male counterparts receive for perf...

Two, if we want a europe that is both whole and free, then we have to do more together immediately, with a sense of urgency, to insure that european nations are not dependent on russia for the majority of their energy. In this age of new energy markets, in this age of concern about Global Climate change and carbon overload we ought to be able to rush to the ability to be able to make europe less dependent. And if we do that, that will be one of the greatest single strategic differences that could be made here. We can deliver Greater Energy independence and help to diversify Energy Sources that...