[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5691]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           PAYCHECK FAIRNESS

  (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BERKLEY. Madam Speaker, it's hard to believe that in the 21st 
century women in Nevada are still making only 83 cents for every dollar 
that a man makes.
  What does that mean in real terms? It means a difference of $7,326 a 
year. It is not fair. In most cases, working women in Nevada are either 
the primary or the sole breadwinners of their families.
  That's why I'm calling on the Speaker to follow the Senate's lead and 
to schedule a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, which is legislation 
that will help close the unacceptable wage gap between men and women in 
this country. Unfortunately, far too many in the House and the Senate 
are still living in the Dark Ages when it comes to basic fairness for 
women.
  Women in Nevada are still shaking their heads in disbelief that in 
the year 2012 one of the major debates in this Congress has been 
whether to restrict access to birth control, and now there are those in 
the House and Senate who have voted time and time again against 
enforcing equal pay for equal work.
  It is time for this Congress to join the rest of us in the 21st 
century. Let's get the paycheck fairness bill on the floor, and let's 
vote ``yes.''

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