[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 26, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H2805-H2806]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                  WHEN WOMEN SUCCEED, AMERICA SUCCEEDS

  (Ms. WEXTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

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minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WEXTON. Madam Speaker, today in America, women still make only 
$0.80, on average, for every dollar a man makes, and that disparity is 
even greater for women of color.
  Women are the sole or co-breadwinners in two-thirds of American 
families with children. When we pay women less, we hurt American 
families, and we hurt our economy.
  The pay gap isn't a myth. It is math. For a woman working full time, 
the current wage gap represents a loss of more than $400,000 over the 
course of her career.
  Tomorrow, the House of Representatives has a real opportunity to tell 
women in America that they deserve equal pay for equal work. Tomorrow, 
we can send a message that when women succeed, America succeeds.
  Let's bring America into the 21st century. Let's pass H.R. 7, the 
Paycheck Fairness Act.

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