[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 16 (Monday, February 4, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       PASS PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, last week on the fourth anniversary of the 
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, I met with women leaders in my district 
to discuss the importance of ensuring women earn equal pay for equal 
work.
  The women I met with told personal and powerful stories of how 
continued wage disparities have affected their families. In cities like 
Flint, Saginaw, and Bay City, women still only earn about 74 cents for 
every dollar that men do. That is unacceptable.
  Mr. Speaker, the time is long overdue for women to be paid equal pay 
for equal work. Women make up half of our workforce, yet they are not 
paid the same as men for the same work. This means women have less 
money for groceries, for rent, for child care, and for the everyday 
needs of their families.
  Mr. Speaker, that's why I have cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act, 
which seeks to close disparities in pay. It's time to pass the Paycheck 
Fairness Act. Until women receive equal pay for equal work, we will not 
be the just society that we ought to be.

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