Political Quotes

“Today we rise in support of Equal Pay Day. Equal Pay Day symbolizes when more than 3 months into the year women's wages finally catch up with what men were paid in the previous year. It's unconscionable that women today continue to be blatantly discriminated against in the workforce in terms of their pay and the treatment that they receive. In 2011, women working full time made only 77 cents to every dollar made by men over the course of a year. The landscape is even worse for women of color. In 2011, African American women earned 64 cents to every dollar earned by white males, and for Latinas it was only 55 cents and 42 cents in my home State of California. On average, the wage gap costs women roughly $11,000 annually, and at this rate the wage gap will not close until 2057. Can you imagine that, 2057? We must support Congresswoman DeLauro's Paycheck Fairness Act. This addresses the serious economic disparities which women still face. Women and their families cannot afford to continue paying the cost of our inaction in the face of injustice. I hope the Speaker will bring this bill to the floor right away. ____________________”