[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 6055]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                             EQUAL PAY DAY

  (Ms. FRANKEL of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, during this week, we sadly 
recognize and commiserate Equal Pay Day, which marks the number of 
extra days in 2014 the average woman has to work to earn as much as her 
male counterpart did in 2013, so I rise for the women who are not here 
today because they are working hard to take care of themselves and 
their families.
  I am going to keep it simple, Mr. Speaker. Equal pay is about 
fairness, and as important, it is about survival. Equal pay means safe, 
secure housing. Equal pay means saving for a child's college education. 
Equal pay means building a pension that allows for a dignified 
retirement. Equal pay means that everyone, regardless of their gender, 
gets a fair shot at living their American Dream.

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