John Kopp
Delaware County Daily Times
Fresh off delivering the Republican Party rebuttal to the State of the Union address, Cathy McMorris Rodgers joined fellow U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan to host a Women in Business roundtable discussion Friday at Main Line Health.
McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Meehan, R-7, of Upper Darby, spearheaded a discussion that examined ways to expand business and how to balance a career and a family. The forum was attended by about a dozen local businesswomen.
McMorris Rodgers acknowledged these difficulties in her own career.
Now in her fifth term on Capitol Hill, McMorris Rodgers is the highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress. She started her congressional career as a single woman but has since married and has three children, including an infant.
“I don’t think it’s any different than any other working mom,” McMorris Rodgers said. “There’s some days that go smoother than others.”
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