Political Quotes

“Mr. President, as my friend, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, is leaving the floor, I want to thank him so much. I think the example of women's soccer is so perfect. People do not understand this disparity. Some say that many more people follow the women's soccer than the men's. I want to thank him for his leadership on that. I also want to say that when it comes to equal pay for equal work, you need to remember three numbers--just three numbers: 79 cents--that is one number. Remember that one and $11,000 and $400,000. OK. Remember 79 cents, $11,000, and $400,000. And 79 cents on the dollar is what the average woman makes compared to the average man. So the man makes $1; the woman makes 79 cents for the same work. We are not talking about different jobs; we are talking about the same. It costs the average woman and her family $11,000 a year. When you add up that disparity, it is $11,000 a year. Think of what that could buy for a family. And $400,000-plus is what the penalty is for the average woman against the average man in a lifetime--$400,000. That could translate into a retirement that is not stressful. We are going to be here later today talking about this. The Mikulski bill will resolve a lot of these problems. I hope we can get the Republicans to help us. You know, this Senate has a rating of about 18-percent approval. Well, it is because people don't see us doing anything to help the average person. Most women work.…”