"I have no doubt that the men and women working at the power plant are indeed going to exert every human effort to make sure that they resolve this, " he said.

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And yes, I know some women feel like they have no choice, they have to work.

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Guys like Peyton Manning lead by example and I can imagine no better example than his standing up for the working men and women who have always been there to support him, the game and the National Football League.

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What I will say is that the President is committed to ensuring that women have access to these services no matter where they work, and that all women are treated equally in regard to this in terms of no co-pays and no costs for the services provided.

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And I also want to salute another remarkable group of women who I know here today -- the women, who for nearly 40 years, have made sure that no American is ever buried alone at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Since I wrote about professional moms on the sidelines, I have been overwhelmed by the stories of talented professional women who chose to opt out yet found they had no choices at all when they wanted to return to work.

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It is by no means an easy goal, nor is its success ensured, but the majority of Syrian women I have met over the last two years through my reporting are not going to sit silently by and watch while their freedoms are stolen from them or their future dictated to them.

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