Word: congresswoman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mammography standards, for mandatory insurance coverage of mammograms, and generally for more research into the still mysterious roots of breast cancer. They point out that the U.S. government spends only $77 million a year investigating ways to prevent the illness, against $648 billion on heart- disease prevention. Last week Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar of Ohio sought to redress the shortfall by introducing a bill that would add $25 million to the NIH budget expressly for basic research on breast cancer. Meanwhile the National Women's Health Network, a lobbying group in Washington, continues to press for federal funding of studies...
...political agenda, like worrying over the young, the aged, the sick and the environment. Surveys show that women are perceived to be better than men on these issues, as well as to have higher ethical standards and greater honesty. "Our stereotype," says Democratic Colorado Congresswoman Pat Schroeder, "is finally in." Pollster Mervin Field goes further, predicting that the 1990s will be the "decade of women in politics...
...protect themselves, some lawmakers have tried to blur their incumbent status. In Illinois, for instance, Democratic Senator Paul Simon is airing a TV commercial that shows his opponent, Congresswoman Lynn Martin, next to a copy of the Congressional Record while an announcer reels off her votes. Simon is described as "fighting" for this or that cause, rather than "voting" on anything. The spot leaves doubt as to just who has been in the Senate for the past six years. The motif of fighting for the home folks against Washington shows up in many ads in other states...
...keep our forces in Saudi Arabia for long enough, this is the kind of build-up that will inevitably result. We do not want Congresswoman Pat Schroeder to have to start lobbying Arab sheiks to share the burdens of our military expenditures...
...children ages 3 to 5 are in some form of state-funded preschool programs. In Japan both the government and most companies offer monthly subsidies to parents with children. In Germany parents may deduct the cost of child care from their taxes. "Under our tax laws," observes Congresswoman Pat Schroeder of Colorado, "a businesswoman can deduct a new Persian rug for her office but can't deduct most of her costs for child care. The deduction for a Thoroughbred horse is greater than that for children...