President Trump Endorses Staten Island Rep. Malliotakis’ Push for Women’s History Museum

Trump Endorses Malliotakis Push for Women’s History Museum

Makes Announcement at Kick Off Of Republican Women’s Caucus at the White House

Editor’s note: With regard to Women’s History Month and the rights of women, Staten Islander News had a conversation about the Equal Rights Amendment, which faces controversy right now, as it’s overcome all hurdles aside from the time limit, and the ABA recommends its addition to the Constitution.  We also covered Rep. Malliotakis’ celebration featuring the original Wonder Woman. We also covered the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibit hosted by Staten Island’s Alice Austen House earlier this year.  

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Yesterday, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis joined female members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate at the White House to officially launch the Republican Women’s Caucus alongside President Donald Trump. At the event, President Trump backed Malliotakis’ push to build the museum he authorized in 2020 on the National Mall in Washington DC.

Following historic gains among women voters in 2024, the bicameral group will rally behind legislation that advances key priorities for women in the 119th Congress, including legislation to strengthen families, protect women, economic empowerment, workforce development, healthcare, medical freedom, national security, and public safety.

The Republican Women’s Caucus aims to elevate the role and voice of women nationally, and to advance key legislative wins. The group also rallied for greater representation in leadership roles, and support Republican women at the national, state, and local levels.

Some of the key legislation highlighted includes H.R. 633, the Take It Down Act introduced by Rep. Maria Salazar, which requires covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions. Also highlighted was the Nest Act introduced by Rep. Kat Cammack, which creates tax-free savings accounts to help individuals and families save for a 20% down payment on their first home. Additionally, Rep. Cammack alongside Rep. Jodey Arrington introduced H.R. 842, The Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, which seeks to expand Medicare coverage for early cancer detection through multi-cancer screening tests. Malliotakis is also cosponsoring the HOPE with Fertility Services Act, which would require private insurance to cover fertility treatments, and this bill is expected to be reintroduced soon.

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“I am pleased to join my colleagues at the White House and stand with President Trump to promote our legislation that advances key priorities for women this Congress,” said Rep. Malliotakis. “The Republican Party today is the party of opportunity, security, and freedom. It was Republican Susan B. Anthony who led the suffrage movement. It was a Republican Senator who sponsored the 19th Amendment to give women voting rights that was passed by a Republican-led Congress and ratified by a majority [of mainly] Republican states. It was a Republican President, Richard Nixon, who signed Title IX into law to eliminate sex discrimination in education and athletics. Our party is protecting females in sports, making cities safer for America’s women, empowering parents to shape their children’s education, and electing more Republican women to office than ever before.”

Congresswoman Malliotakis is leading the effort to transfer the land on the National Mall to the Smithsonian Institution so the museum first authorized by President Trump in 2020 can be built. She is joined in this bipartisan effort by Reps. Judy Chu (D-CA), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Emilia Sykes (D-OH), Mike Carey (R-OH), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The bill, H.R. 1329, has strong bipartisan support, with over 95 cosponsors.

At yesterday’s event, President Trump expressed his strong support for building the Women’s Museum on the National Mall. In reference to Congresswoman Malliotakis’ bill, he called her a “driving force” behind the effort and said, “…we’re going to back it 100%.”

Watch The President’s Remarks HERE.

Earlier this month, Congresswoman Malliotakis hosted a Women’s History Month celebration at the U.S. Capitol alongside the House Bipartisan Women’s Caucus, where she serves as Vice Co-Chair. The House Bipartisan Women’s Caucus is led by Chairs Rep. Monica De La Cruz and Rep. Emilia Sykes, with Rep. Janelle Bynum also serving as Vice Co-Chair.

Banner Image: On this 204th Anniversary of Greece’s Independence from the Ottoman Empire, I’m happy to join Greece’s Ambassador to the United States Ekaterini Nassika, Cyprus’s Ambassador to the United States Evangelos Savva and my colleagues Rep. Mike Haridopolos and Rep. Chris Pappas to celebrate our heritage and freedom, liberty & democracy. Image Credit – Rep. Malliotakis

Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis

Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis was sworn in on January 3, 2021 to represent Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn. Prior to serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 2, 2010, defeating a two-term incumbent. In the Assembly, she served as Minority Whip and the ranking minority member of the Assembly Committee on Governmental Employees. For five terms, Congresswoman Malliotakis fought to restore ethics in Albany, expand transit service in her district, improve programs for senior citizens, reform education and improve New York’s economic climate by reducing the tax burden on small businesses and residents. A cornerstone of her tenure was helping her community recover and rebuild following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. In addition to advocating for these same issues in Washington, Congresswoman Malliotakis is acutely focused on securing New York’s fair share of federal mass transit funding, which would go towards expanding transportation services and easing traffic congestion, while also championing public safety by supporting our nation’s law enforcement officers. Congresswoman Malliotakis is the daughter of immigrants, her father from Greece and her mother a Cuban exile of the Castro dictatorship. She is currently the only Republican member representing New York City in Congress, representing a district spanning the boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island. She is a passionate advocate for animal rights and the strengthening of animal cruelty laws, and in her spare time, enjoys spending time with her chihuahua, Peanut.