Rep. Kat Cammack speaks in favor of women's history museum alongside baby

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]here right now on the house floor with my daughter, Augusta Dare, and I can only do this because of the women who came before me. And it's those women that we strive to honor, the pioneers, the mothers, the scientists, the service members, the entrepreneurs, the educators, the ones who broke barriers before it was fashionable.

[00:00:21]And the ones who never got a thank you.

[00:00:23]They deserve this. Every little girl in America deserves this.

[00:00:28]So, I urge my colleagues to reject the political noise around this bill, pass this legislation, and ensure that future generations like little Augustas can walk through these halls if she chooses to, and know without question what American women are made of.

[00:00:46]With that, Augusta and I, we yield back.

[00:00:49]I reserve.

[00:00:51]Uh gentlewoman yields back. The gentleman reserves. The gentleman from New York is recognized.

[00:00:56]Madam Thank you. Uh um to quote Ms. Cammack, who I have great respect for. Women's history is American history, full stop. I completely agree.

[00:01:05]And I'm delighted to see her and her daughter in her maiden speech in front of the house uh talk about the importance of women in American history.

[00:01:13]I completely agree with that, as well.

[00:01:14]What I