Barbara Lee: “I thank Chairwoman DeLauro for her persistent leadership for so many years, as well as Chairman Scott and the Speaker.…”

“I thank Chairwoman DeLauro for her persistent leadership for so many years, as well as Chairman Scott and the Speaker. We must put an end to the wage gap and pay discrimination. Let me tell you, as you have heard, the wage gap for women of color is so much worse. I am reminded today of our heroine, Fannie Lou Hamer. She said, ``I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.'' Black women earn 63 cents, indigenous women earn 60 cents, Latinas earn 55 cents, White women earn 82 cents, and AAPI women are paid as little as 52 cents on every dollar paid to the White man. That is outrageous. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from the Equal Pay Today! campaign urging Members to support the bill. Equal Pay Today, April 14, 2021. Re Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) and vote no on harmful amendments. Dear Representative(s): As the House votes on the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7), we strongly urge you to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 7, without amendments that would limit its scope or undermine its critical protections. As members of the Equal Pay Today Campaign, we represent a broad coalition consisting of both national and state based organizations from all across the country, that are dedicated to challenging the legal, policy, and cultural barriers at the local, state, and national level that keep women from being paid equally.…”