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U.S. House Representatives Pat Schroeder (D-CO), Mary Rose Oakar (D-OH), Corinne Claiborne “Lindy” Boggs (D-LA), and Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY) discussing “Women’s Issues” within context of the Jobs Bill and Social Security payouts. Ferraro and Schroeder discuss concerns with potential deficiencies in jobs bill. Ferraro thinks that for the women supporting families, bill doesn't give them "their piece of the pie." Schroeder states message being sent out is that "filling pot holes is the most important thing and maybe home health care should be at least as high a level." Oakar adds you don't want to pit unemployed man against unemployed woman, cites Bureau of Labor Statistics that in households with an unemployed man, the woman is just as likely to be unemployed. She turns to issue concerning her: delay in cost of living adjustment noted in Social Security Commission Report, which would cost elderly women a large amount of income, put pressure on the poor; Rep. Barbary Bailey Kennelly (D-CT) joins meeting.