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




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                         PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 50th 
anniversary of the Equal Pay Act. This law was the very first step to 
closing the gender wage gap. It was also a statement about our values--
that women and men deserve equal pay for equal work. But 50 years 
later, women continue to be devalued.
  Equal pay is not only a women's issue, it's a family issue. Families 
rely on women's wages to make ends meet, and the extra $11,000 a woman 
would make each year if she was fairly compensated has real value. It 
could pay for a year and a half of child care, or feed a family of four 
with money to spare. Every dollar matters for hardworking women and 
families.
  What's better than the Equal Pay Act's 50th anniversary? A Paycheck 
Fairness Act birthday. It is time the Paycheck Fairness Act got a vote.

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