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Perfect Voting Record on Women’s Issues for Rep. John Lewis:

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) rated the voting records of members of the 110th Congress to determine how consistently they supported the issues they believe are most important to women. Congressman John Lewis received a perfect score from the AAUW.

“On behalf of the more than 100,000 bipartisan members of the American Association of University Women, I want to thank Congressman Lewis for his 100 percent rating in our recently published AAUW Congressional Voting Record,” said Lisa Maatz, AAUW’s Director of Public Policy and Government Relations. “We greatly appreciate his consistent support for AAUW’s priority issues in the first session of the 110th Congress, including his support for making college more affordable, advancing pay equity issues, and strengthening hate crimes laws, as well as his opposition to efforts to weaken family planning programs.”

The AAUW Congressional Voting Record for the 110th Congress, First Session tracked legislation that became law to determine its impact on women. Those bills included an increase in the minimum wage, the largest increase in student aid since the G.I. bill; federal investment in science, technology, engineering, and math education; and it also reflects positions on other issues the AAUW deems important to women such as pay discrimination law, expanding hate crimes prevention and protecting access to reproductive health care.

For more information on the AAUW report, check their website at www.aauw.org.

PS. Tomorrow (March 8th) is International Women’s Day.