As is the case with many Middle Eastern nations, women are nowhere near equal to men when it comes to basic freedoms and rights that we take for granted every day.

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Under the current pay-as-you-go Social Security system, not one person is actually guaranteed benefits.

Under the current pay-as-you-go Social Security system, not one person is actually guaranteed benefits.

I have the highest number of Social Security recipients of any Member of Congress, and...

I have the highest number of Social Security recipients of any Member of Congress, and...

While women certainly have made great strides toward pay parity in the past 30 years,...

While women certainly have made great strides toward pay parity in the past 30 years,...

First, women are more likely to live in poverty during their retirement years than are...

First, women are more likely to live in poverty during their retirement years than are...

Part of the redesign of FEMA is that they have so many people on standby,...

Part of the redesign of FEMA is that they have so many people on standby,...

Social Security is a plan that actually was designed in a much different time, in...

Social Security is a plan that actually was designed in a much different time, in...

When given the chance, women have proven they will participate in the electoral process.

When given the chance, women have proven they will participate in the electoral process.

While all of these are important and significant events, it is the United States' foreign...

While all of these are important and significant events, it is the United States' foreign...

No issue is more important to this Congress than securing our borders and protecting our...

No issue is more important to this Congress than securing our borders and protecting our...

The list of non-democratic regimes that have seen significant reforms since 2001 is long and...

The list of non-democratic regimes that have seen significant reforms since 2001 is long and...

Allowing Texas to display the Ten Commandments on State property but disallowing Kentucky courthouses from...

Allowing Texas to display the Ten Commandments on State property but disallowing Kentucky courthouses from...

In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of...

In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of...

On the other end of the spectrum, these women who do live long enough to...

On the other end of the spectrum, these women who do live long enough to...

Through the harsh design of fate, Florida was dealt the unfortunate circumstances of bearing the...

Through the harsh design of fate, Florida was dealt the unfortunate circumstances of bearing the...

If a woman did not work and have the opportunity to save and invest on...

If a woman did not work and have the opportunity to save and invest on...

The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing...

The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing...

I have noticed a marked improvement in FEMA and with the coordination of FEMA and...

I have noticed a marked improvement in FEMA and with the coordination of FEMA and...

Let us face it, the U.N. has failed. It has failed in its mission to...

Let us face it, the U.N. has failed. It has failed in its mission to...

For centuries, the world has heard the oppressed, the downtrodden and the vulnerable cry out...

For centuries, the world has heard the oppressed, the downtrodden and the vulnerable cry out...

Since President Bush took office in 2001, this Congress has supported an agenda of democracy,...

Since President Bush took office in 2001, this Congress has supported an agenda of democracy,...