[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 70 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2092-H2093]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PAY PARITY FOR WOMEN

  (Mr. MRVAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MRVAN. Madam Speaker, as a proud father of two daughters, 
Genevieve and Scarlett, I was honored to join my colleagues last week 
in voting to support the passage of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. 
It is deeply regrettable that despite the enactment of the Equal Pay 
Act in 1963, there remains serious wage gaps based on gender.
  According to the American Association of University Women, in the 
First District of Indiana, a woman earns just 63 cents for every dollar 
that a man earns for performing the same job.
  There must be equal pay for equal work, and I am pleased that the 
House has taken action to right this wrong.
  I encourage our Senate colleagues to move forward with addressing 
this

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wage gap so that every individual, regardless of gender, can receive a 
fair wage for work they do.

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