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5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

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They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. But when they were first elected in the 1990s, they were often overlooked, or even talked down to.Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, remembers that men would avoid asking her questions, addressing other men in the room instead. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., says a male colleague once challenged her at a hearing to describe a military tank engine produced in her district without looking at her notes. …

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The Independent

5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

It’s the first time in history that the four leaders of the two congressional spending committees are women

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

WASHINGTON (AP) — They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. But when they were first elected in the 1990s, they were often overlooked, or even talked down

1 year ago·United States

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5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. But when they were first elected in the 1990s, they were often overlooked, or even talked down to. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, remembers that men would avoid asking her questions, addressing other men in the room instead. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., says a male colleague once challenged her at a hearing to describe a…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

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5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

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Winnipeg Free Press

5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

WASHINGTON (AP) — They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. But when they were first elected in the 1990s, they were often overlooked, or even talked down […]

1 year ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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