[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 57 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E469]
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                           EQUAL PAY DAY 2016

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                           HON. JOYCE BEATTY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2016

  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, April 12, 2016, our nation marked Equal Pay 
Day, a day that symbolizes when, now four months into the new year, 
women's wages finally catch up to what their male counterparts earned 
during the previous year.
  On June 10th, 1963, President John F Kennedy signed the Equal Pay 
Act, which established the principle of equal pay for equal work for 
women in the workforce.
  Yet, sadly, more than 50 years later, women on average earn 79 cents 
for every dollar earned by men.
  African-American women fare even worse, earning only 64 cents for 
every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men.
  Today, families rely increasingly on women's wages to make ends meet, 
and with less take-home pay, women have less money to cover the 
everyday needs of their families.
  In the spirit of Equal Pay Day 2016, I call upon Congressional 
Republicans to work with Democrats in getting the long-overdue Paycheck 
Fairness Act, H.R. 1619, enacted into law.
  Mr. Speaker, When Women Succeed, America Succeeds and our economy 
succeeds.

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