[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 65 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1797]
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                       MAKING EQUAL PAY A REALITY

  (Mr. HORSFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Paycheck 
Fairness Act.
  This morning, women across America drove to jobs where they will be 
paid lower salaries for equal work. Today, Black women make 63 cents 
and Hispanic women make 55 cents for every dollar earned by a White 
man. Over a lifetime, that gap grows to $400,000, enough to pay off the 
mortgage and put two kids through college.
  The Paycheck Fairness Act will not fix the systemic racism and sexism 
that are embedded in our Nation's treatment of women, but it will take 
us a step closer to making equal pay a reality.
  I am proud to be voting, once again, to pass the Paycheck Fairness 
Act. I am calling on all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to 
join me and pass this long-overdue bill into law.

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