[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 61 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H2192-H2193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           PAYCHECK FAIRNESS

  (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BERKLEY. Madam Speaker, it's hard to believe that in the 21st 
century women in Nevada are still making only 83 cents for every dollar 
that a man makes.
  What does that mean in real terms? It means a difference of $7,326 a 
year. It is not fair. In most cases, working women in Nevada are either 
the primary or the sole breadwinners of their families.
  That's why I'm calling on the Speaker to follow the Senate's lead and 
to schedule a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, which is legislation 
that will help close the unacceptable wage gap between men and women in 
this country. Unfortunately, far too many in the House and the Senate 
are still living in the Dark Ages when it comes to basic fairness for 
women.
  Women in Nevada are still shaking their heads in disbelief that in 
the year

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2012 one of the major debates in this Congress has been whether to 
restrict access to birth control, and now there are those in the House 
and Senate who have voted time and time again against enforcing equal 
pay for equal work.
  It is time for this Congress to join the rest of us in the 21st 
century. Let's get the paycheck fairness bill on the floor, and let's 
vote ``yes.''

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