"I am pleased and proud that the first piece of legislation that President Obama signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, but that was only the first step."
"I am confident that there is no member of this committee who would tolerate paying a woman less for the same work simply because she is a woman."
"I believe the goal of this committee should be to find solutions, and I have two solutions to offer for this potential problem."
"But as significant an achievement as that law was, we still need to act to eliminate that pay discrimination."
"Put simply, the Paycheck Fairness Act is a modest, common-sense reform that closes numerous longstanding loopholes in the Equal Pay Act."
"I welcome this opportunity to argue in favor of equal pay for women in the workforce as a proven means to strengthen American families and to grow our middle class."
"Unfortunately, pay discrimination is a harsh reality in today's workplace, but it doesn't have to be that way."
"Congress has put two laws on the books to combat such discrimination--Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay Act of 1963."
"I am so proud that the first law President Obama signed was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act."
"Making sure that every woman earns a fair day's pay is increasingly important to family economic well-being."
"Congresswoman DeLauro talked about women over the age of 70 are the poorest sector of our society."