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Earlier this week, Congresswoman Moore was on the House floor honoring African American women for Women’s History Month.  Below are clips from her speech.

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What a difference a year makes. Last year, I was at our state Capitol watching then-Gov. Jim Doyle sign the Healthy Youth Act, a much overdue law ensuring that Wisconsin youth get accurate and age-appropriate information in sex-ed classrooms.

Fast forward to today, when we are facing serious attacks on access to women’s health care at the state and federal level.

At the state level, I join the chorus of Wisconsinites outraged at the overreach of conservative politicians working to advance an extreme agenda in a Trojan horse barreling through a purported state of fiscal emergency.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to eliminate bargaining rights for public employees is “blatantly un-American” and “jeopardizes the viability of the people during these tough economic times,”  say Reps. Emanuel Cleaver  (D-Mo.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wis.).

In a letter to Walker, Cleaver, who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, and Moore, who represents Milwaukee in Congress, say public servants deserve a seat at the table to help solve the state’s fiscal crisis. The letter says:

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to eliminate bargaining rights for public employees is “blatantly un-American” and “jeopardizes the viability of the people during these tough economic times,”  say Reps. Emanuel Cleaver  (D-Mo.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wis.).

In a letter to Walker, Cleaver, who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, and Moore, who represents Milwaukee in Congress, say public servants deserve a seat at the table to help solve the state’s fiscal crisis. The letter says:

Of late, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI) has taken a lot of heat.  She’s been called vocal, among other things, for standing up for women’s health, the welfare of poor children in this country and the hardworking union workers of Wisconsin.
 
Moore, is the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 4th congressional district.  Elected in 2005, Moore is only the second woman to be elected to Congress from Wisconsin, and the first African-American.  Prior to defeating Republican attorney Gerald Boyle by earning nearly 70% of the vote to claim her current seat in Congress, Moore spent time in the Wisconsin Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate, where she was the first African-American to be elected to the upper chamber of the Wisconsin legislature.
 
Moore’s history making accomplishments are certainly laudable, particularly considering her background.  As one of nine children, and a one-time recipient of welfare, Moore went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in political science from Marquette University, despite being a single mom.

Rep. Gwen Moore meanwhile shared a very different personal story. Responding to Rep. Paul Brown’s claim that Planned Parenthood killed “more black babies,” Moore said, “I know all about black babies. I’ve had three of them. I had one at the ripe old age of 18.” Her description of her struggles raising those children drew

And here’s Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) speaking about having a child at 18 and the consequence of “unplanned parenthood” — and wondering where the Republicans’ concern for “black babies” is once they’re born. {qtube vid:=j5GOCfpE4RQ w:=580 h:=360 b:=1 c1:=0b8241 c2:=16cc68 ap:=0 rel:=0} >Read More<

And via Akiba Solomon’s Gender Matters column, Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wisconsin) ethers the oft-repeated right-wing claim that Planned Parenthood is some sort of modern-day eugenics movement. “I can tell you I know a lot about having black babies. I’ve had three of them,” she says, and the rest is just as must-listen. >Read More<

Another Power Woman in last night’s heated debate was Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin. When Rep. Paul Brown of Georgia argued that because most clinics are in ethnic neighborhoods “more black babies are killed” by Planned Parenthood, she countered, “I know all about black babies. I’ve had three of them. I had the first one