[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8015]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT

  (Ms. MATSUI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of equal pay for 
equal work for women.
  June 10 marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act. In 1963, 
when the Equal Pay Act was passed, women made 59 cents to the dollar 
that men made. Fifty years later, women are still paid significantly 
less than men for their same work. Today, women earn 77 cents for every 
dollar men make.
  Equal pay should not only be viewed as an issue of fairness; it is 
also an economic issue. The yearly gap of $8,200 the Sacramento women 
face could have been put to use paying off student loans, as part of a 
down payment for a new home, or invested for their retirement.
  Paycheck fairness puts the money that women have rightfully earned 
into their pockets where it belongs. That's why I support the Paycheck 
Fairness Act and urge my colleagues to support this important 
legislation as well.

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