[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4069]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             EQUAL PAY ACT

  (Ms. McSALLY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McSALLY. Mr. Speaker, in 1963, the Equal Pay Act was signed into 
law, making it illegal for an employer to pay women less than a man for 
the same work. Yet the reality is today, over 50 years later, women are 
still making less than men. This is unacceptable and something which we 
all have a stake in fixing.
  Here in the House, we are working on putting forward new ideas and 
solutions to empower women to fight for equal pay. We must also 
continue to encourage young girls to enter STEM and other higher-paying 
fields and to make sure they know they can be whatever they want to be.
  Lastly, we must do a better job recognizing that caring for aging 
parents or children is a responsibility for women and men in our 
society.
  Mr. Speaker, I have been fighting my whole life for women's rights 
and equality. I know we still have work to do, and I am committed to 
making equal opportunity for women a reality. After all, this is 
America, where we pick the best man for the job, even if it is a woman. 
And that means making sure she is getting paid what she deserves.

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