for example, we don't mandate that you have a lactation room, but rather lactation space.city hall we have a lactation pod here open to the public. ♪ ♪ >> so the more we can change, especially in government offices, the more we can support women. >> i think for the work place to really offer support and encouragement for pumping and breast feeding mothers is necessary. >> what is most important about the legislation is that number one, we require that an employer have a lactation policy in place and then have a conversation with a new hire as well as an employee who requests parental leave. otherwise a lot of times moms don't feel comfortable asking their boss for lactation accommodations. really it's hard to go back to the office after you have become a mom, you're leaving your heart outside of your body. when you can provide your child food from your body and know you're connecting with them in that way, i know it means a lot to a mommy motionlely and physically to be able to do that. and businesses and employers can just provide a space. if they don't have a room, they

the clerk: h.r. 866, a bill to provide a lactation room in public buildings. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. mitchell, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. ms. norton: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have phi legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 866. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. norton: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the jerusalem is recognized. -- the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. norton: i rise in support of my bill, the fairness and breastfeeding mothers act of 2019. a bill that would require buildings that are either federally owned or leased to provide designated private and hygienic lactation spaces for nursing mothers. the house passed this bill by voice vote when i offered it last congress. the house also passed the bill in the 114th con

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that they have reduced factory hours and 14-hourllowed to work shifts which if you are a woman,t or lactating seems like that would be daunting but a lot of other women that thought that would be cause andof our equality if we're treated in a special way so i think one of the reasons -- one of the big reasons why we lost the e.r.a. it's not clear that even among people that consider feminists that that would have been a great thing. elaine: yeah. it's very interesting. the e.r.a. is written by sue white, both appear in my book, and crystal eastman. all of these women have law degrees in 1923. very correctly, that suffrage is the first part of gaining equal rights and now on to theto move other rights that are needed and are economic rights. remember, women could not get 1970's, undern their own name. rights.cational it is the laws of states, many of which handicap women's progress. and they say, ok, now it's time to have equality in all these other sectors of our lives and draft the e.r.a. and it's introduced in 1923. but carrie catt is against it. ideas that the progressive movement has work

years ago, the state passed a law saying students who need to breast feed were entitled to private lactationms. >>> happening today, students in san francisco will meet senator dianne feinstein, urging her to support the green new deal. so far, california senator is opposing it following another viral encounter. >> scientists said that we have 12 years to turn this around. >> well, it's not going to get turned around in ten years. >> the video of young activists speaking with senator feinstein on friday went viral because of that tense nature of the exchange. the students are affiliated with the activist group called sunrise movement. feinstein invited them to critique her resolution today. >>> making history. the california republican party electing its first female chairperson. jessica patterson of simi valley also the first latina elected to the position. she won the race against former assemblyman travis allen and gop activist steve frank. patterson will lead the state gop in the 2020 election cycle after the midterm losses. she says her goal is to bring republican ideas to new communiti