[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 65 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1798]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TAKING ACTION TO CLOSE PAY GAP

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her 
remarks.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong 
support of the Paycheck Fairness Act.
  On average, women are paid just 82 cents for every dollar paid to 
men. The gap is even larger, almost double, for women of color. 
Compounded over a lifetime, the pay gap becomes a wealth tax, costing 
women thousands and thousands of dollars in lost wages.
  Longstanding workplace discrimination sets women back in pay, 
benefits, hiring, and promotions. Closing the pay gap will provide more 
financial stability for women, especially those who are hardest hit by 
the pandemic.
  At a recent Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Equal Pay Day, 
soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe testified: ``One cannot simply 
outperform inequality.''
  Combating pay discrimination requires deliberate action, and that is 
what the Paycheck Fairness bill does. I urge a ``yes'' vote on this 
important bill.

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