And whether it is equal pay, health care, Social Security, or family leave, this Congress has refused to address issues critical to hard-working American women.

For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option; it is a basic health care necessity.

I'm willing to fight for Social Security, Medicare, student loans, U.S. jobs, equal pay, progressive taxation and full employment.

In addition to being an economic security issue, the failure to pay women a salary that's equal to men for equal work is also a women's health issue. The fact is that the salary women are paid directly impacts the type of health care services they are able to access for both themselves and their families.

And I spoke out on women's rights, like equal pay for equal work.

She could not buy health insurance as an individual. So I had interviewed with Social Security. I have never looked back.