[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H9102]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING LATINA EQUAL PAY DAY

  (Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Mr. Speaker, today we recognize Latina Equal Pay 
Day. I want to start by emphasizing that the gender pay gap is real, 
and it hurts Latina women and families.
  We know that Latinas make only 54 cents for every dollar that a White 
non-Hispanic male makes for doing the same job. Let that sink in for 
just one moment. In 2019, Latina women get paid 54 cents for every 
dollar a non-Hispanic man makes for the same work.
  In fact, a Latina must work an additional 35 years to catch up to the 
earnings of a 60-year-old man, averaging to about $1.1 million in loss 
of earnings during a 40-year career. Continuing to ignore this 
disparity has repercussions in many aspects of our economy, and it 
leaves over 40 percent of families that are headed by a Latina in 
poverty.
  We must find a way to close the wage for the sake of our mothers, our 
sisters, our daughters, and our families.

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