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Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez represents the 39th district in California.
Linda Sanchez
Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez represents the 39th district in California.
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March 21, 2012
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March 21, 2012
Originally appeared on Congresswoman Linda Sánchez's official website on February 28, 2012. All women deserve access to contraception. What is being debated before the Committee has nothing to do with religious liberty. The regulations that the Obama Administration adopted were developed by an objective, non-partisan panel. This hearing has everything to do with House Republicans trying to control the decisions best left to a woman and her doctor. All women should have access to birth control regardless of where they work and how much money they make. Despite what many of my colleagues...
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August 6, 2010
Every mom knows the feeling of your stomach falling when you get a call at work that your child is sick. You’ve got to drop everything. The only worry in your mind is rushing to care for your child. The last thing you want to worry about is whether you will be reprimanded, lose pay, or even be fired for leaving work. Sadly, in America, this is a worry many families bear. Many in the American workforce know they can still pay their rent or utility bill if they call in sick, but for people living paycheck to paycheck, sometimes that isn’t an option. Not only do they lose a day’s pay, some...
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May 13, 2010
"As a working mom, I know how easy it is to put our own health on the back burner behind work, family, or school."
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February 6, 2010
The first step to any recovery is admitting there is a problem. Now what are we going to do about it? In just one year, the National Football League (NFL) went from a complete denial of any link between concussions and long-lasting effects on the brain to a solid “maybe.” It literally took an act of Congress to get them to this stage. Research has shown the effects of concussions can be devastating, even leading to permanent brain damage and the early onset of dementia, yet the NFL still balks at the evidence. Even when their own sponsored research found dementia and similar memory-related...
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