Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress, died Monday night. She was 82.
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress, died Monday night. She was 82.
One of Schroeder’s biggest victories was the enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, providing job protection for care of a newborn, a sick child or a parent. Rep. Pat Schroeder and Rep. Shirley Chisholm are seen at a news conference in Washington on July 31, 1979. | AP Photo/John Duricka
Republicans were livid after Schroeder and others filed an ethics complaint over House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s televised college lecture series, charging that free cable time he received amounted to an illegal gift under House rules. Gingrich became the first speaker reprimanded by Congress. Gingrich said later he regretted not taking Schroeder and her colleagues more seriously.
It was Schroeder who branded President Ronald Reagan the “Teflon” president for his ability to avoid blame for major policy decisions, and the name stuck.
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