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Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018

Floor Speech

By: Ed Royce
By: Ed Royce
Date: Dec. 21, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Women Business and Consumers

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Mr. ROYCE of California. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3247) to improve programs and activities relating to women's entrepreneurship and economic empowerment that are carried out by the United States Agency for International Development, and for other purposes.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: S. 3247

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Mr. Speaker, S. 3247, the Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act, passed the Senate unanimously. It is the Senate version of H.R. 5480, my bill, which this body passed on July 17 of this year. It is an important bipartisan, bicameral bill that would expand women's access to finance and inclusion in the formal economy in emerging markets around this globe.

I thank Jessica Kelch, Andy Taylor, and Meghan Gallagher for their expert contributions to this bill and on this issue.

Mr. Speaker, this bill deserves our unanimous support, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. ROYCE of California. Will the gentleman yield?

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Mr. ROYCE of California. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Mr. Engel of New York for his friendship for over 20 years on the committee, but also for his shared leadership over the last 6 years on this committee. I would also like to thank him for his commitment over the years and for his focus on American values and spreading those values around the globe.

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