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that's why at the ywca focusing on the affordable care act f.o screening you can't be diagnosed early and then unfortunately the likelihood of you dying of breast cancer is much more common. >> does that mean there aren't enough clinics available to people without health insurance? and is there also a distrust among african-american women in the medical community? >> well, i think there is and for good reason. and i think it's not so simple as to think, you know, it is just one thing. i think this is a system of health inequity that has been plaguing the african-american community for a long time while this study is wonderful and that it looks at 20 years of data the reality is we have known for many year that is there have been severe disparities of health care in african-americans and not just because of lifestyle. >> must be especially disturbing to you. you are a breast cancer survivor, you are an african-american doctor and part of the medical community. >> extremely disturbing and really disturbing because i am a living testament to the fa
that's why at the ywca focusing on the affordable care act f.o screening you can't be diagnosed early and then unfortunately the likelihood of you dying of breast cancer is much more common. >> does that mean there aren't enough clinics available to people without health insurance? and is there also a distrust among african-american women in the medical community? >> well, i think there is and for good reason. and i think it's not so simple as to think, you know, it is just one...
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how far andy and i are from the actual coach taylor, we shot that in a woman's locker room -- at a ywcalaughter ] it's not quite "friday night lights." we have a great show for you tonight, my good friend as i mentioned, andy samberg is here. [ cheers and applause ] also joining us from tbs's "cougar town," busy philipps is with us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] and we have the stars of comedy central's hit show, "broad city," ilana glazer and abbi jacobson. it's quite a show. we'll be right back with more "late night." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] that's a man interviewing for a job. no. not that one. that one. the one who seems like he's already got the job 'cause he studied all the right courses from the get-go. and that's an accountant, a mom, a university of phoenix scholarship recipient, who used our unique --scratch that-- awesome career-planning tool. and that's a student, working late, with a day job, taking courses aligned with the industry he's aiming to be in. ready to build an education around the career that you want? let's get to work. but what's even more surprising is th
how far andy and i are from the actual coach taylor, we shot that in a woman's locker room -- at a ywcalaughter ] it's not quite "friday night lights." we have a great show for you tonight, my good friend as i mentioned, andy samberg is here. [ cheers and applause ] also joining us from tbs's "cougar town," busy philipps is with us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] and we have the stars of comedy central's hit show, "broad city," ilana glazer and abbi jacobson. it's...
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the ywca. forty-five organizations that have been put into the record. so i have a strong record. do not let your justice. don't filibuster the mccaskill bill. my goodness, they deserve to be elected on their bill. the only reason that i think some are part of a filibuster on this bill is because they know that we have a majority. and just how strong it is, we will find out. seventeen women in the united states senate support both. in 19 of the 20 women that we are facing a filibuster on this bill. not filibuster justice. it is pretty simple. i think it is important to find a little humility. and so a man named javier serving in the marine corps, he was brutally raped and physically assaulted by a group of fellow marines. fearing for her life and ashamed, he kept his rate a secret for 15 years. you know what it's like to keep a secret like that? to suffer the pain and humiliation? for 15 years. when he finally found the courage to share his story, he added to write it down and i want to listen to his words. he said my experience has me torn apart physically and mentally and spirit
the ywca. forty-five organizations that have been put into the record. so i have a strong record. do not let your justice. don't filibuster the mccaskill bill. my goodness, they deserve to be elected on their bill. the only reason that i think some are part of a filibuster on this bill is because they know that we have a majority. and just how strong it is, we will find out. seventeen women in the united states senate support both. in 19 of the 20 women that we are facing a filibuster on this...
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the service women's action network, the lutheran church, the national congress of black women, the ywca -- 45 organizations and we put that into the record. i have a strong message for colleagues: don't fillbuster justice. these women deserve an up or done vote on the bill. the only reason i think some are forcing the filbiuster is they know we have the majority. we will find out how strong is. what a sad day when 17 women in the united states senate support both approaches, 17-20 women, we are facing a filibuster on the gillibrand bill. don't filibuster justice. it is pretty simple. it is important to listen to the words of the victim and find a little humility. a story of a man serving in the marine core who was brutally raped and assaulted by a group of sailor marines. ashamed and fearing for his life he kept a secret for 15 years. do you think what it is like to keep a secret like that? to suffer the pain, humilation for 15 years. when he finally found the courage to share the story, he wrote it down. i want you to listen to his words: quote it left me torn apart mentally, spiritual
the service women's action network, the lutheran church, the national congress of black women, the ywca -- 45 organizations and we put that into the record. i have a strong message for colleagues: don't fillbuster justice. these women deserve an up or done vote on the bill. the only reason i think some are forcing the filbiuster is they know we have the majority. we will find out how strong is. what a sad day when 17 women in the united states senate support both approaches, 17-20 women, we are...
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the ywca. 45 organizations. we put that into the record. so i have a very strong message for colleagues. don't filibuster justice. don't filibuster the gillibrand bill. don't filibuster the mccaskill bill. my goodness, these women deserve an up-or-down vote on their bills, and the only reason i think some are forcing a filibuster on the gillibrand bill is they know we have a majority. just how strong it is, we will find out. what a sad day when 17 women in the united states senate support both approaches. 17 of the 20 women that we are facing a filibuster on the gillibrand bill. don't filibuster justice. it's pretty simple. you're going to hear a lot of words from politicians like me. fine. but i think it's important to listen to the words of the victims and find a little humility. story. ahman dough javier serving in the marine corps in 1993. he was brutally raped and physically assaulted by a group of fellow marines. ashamed and fearing for his life, he kept his rape a secret for 15 years. do you know what it's like to keep a secret like
the ywca. 45 organizations. we put that into the record. so i have a very strong message for colleagues. don't filibuster justice. don't filibuster the gillibrand bill. don't filibuster the mccaskill bill. my goodness, these women deserve an up-or-down vote on their bills, and the only reason i think some are forcing a filibuster on the gillibrand bill is they know we have a majority. just how strong it is, we will find out. what a sad day when 17 women in the united states senate support both...
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mary kay, national alliance to end sexual violence, national network to end domestic violence, the ywca and department of justice office on violence against women. mr. speaker, i come here today to say no more because of something very personal to me. ithin the last year, my family experienced firsthand the issues of sexual assault. my beautiful niece, 18 years ld, was raped. a we saw that event impact in a ife, our family, way that i cannot express, mr. speaker. i come here today to say, no more. last night, i had an opportunity to speak with my niece and i said, if you had an opportunity to address the country and the chamber in the u.s. house of representatives, what would you say? how would you answer the question, no more because? essentially what she said was, no more because there are no excuses. no one can make an excuse as to why sexual assault is acceptable. no one should offer an excuse that a woman wanted it. . that a woman asked for it. mr. speaker, we need to change wherelture in our country we are afraid to talk about this issue. so many women have been impacted . men acr
mary kay, national alliance to end sexual violence, national network to end domestic violence, the ywca and department of justice office on violence against women. mr. speaker, i come here today to say no more because of something very personal to me. ithin the last year, my family experienced firsthand the issues of sexual assault. my beautiful niece, 18 years ld, was raped. a we saw that event impact in a ife, our family, way that i cannot express, mr. speaker. i come here today to say, no...
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nd more than 60 years at the w -- ywca.she dedicated her life to achieving racial quality and securing women's rights -- equality and securing women's rights. she was especially committed to empowering women and girls and worked to ensure that black women's issues were equally addressed. she was also dedicated to helping women work towards full employment, pay and education. and i remember when dr. hyde turned, i believe it was 90 years old. members of the congressional black caucus, we honored her here on capitol hill with a luncheon. and she really gave us more background and knowledge and information during that luncheon as to how those following behind her needed to really focus on the fact that, yes, when women succeed, america succeeds. and dorothy was a true leader for all women, not only in our own country, but throughout the world. in the 1970's, women's history month was a little more than an idea. as this idea was taking formation, shirley chisholm, a founding member of the congressional black caucus, had only re
nd more than 60 years at the w -- ywca.she dedicated her life to achieving racial quality and securing women's rights -- equality and securing women's rights. she was especially committed to empowering women and girls and worked to ensure that black women's issues were equally addressed. she was also dedicated to helping women work towards full employment, pay and education. and i remember when dr. hyde turned, i believe it was 90 years old. members of the congressional black caucus, we honored...