Rep. Waters: Women are One Step Closer in the Fight to Ratify the ERA
February 20, 2020
Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43) and the women Members of the 116th Congress. (Courtesy Photo) Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on the passage of H.J.Res.79, a resolution to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA): “This week marked a historic moment for women all across America. The House passed a vital piece of legislation that gets us one step closer in our century-long struggle for equality: the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “First introduced in 1923, the text of the Equal Rights Amendment is simple: ‘equality of
