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On the recordOctober 3, 2017
I wanted to just pick up on something that Congressman Veasey said, but first let me just thank the gentleman from California for his relentless push to make sure that we have good jobs in America, that that is part of our better deal. We are not just talking about jobs. We are talking about good jobs. I wanted to just say that when it comes to women, if women want equal pay for equal work now, join a union. There aren't any union contracts that say: Oh, we are going to pay men up here and women over here, not 79 cents on the dollar for a woman in a labor union. So I encourage my friends--my sisters--to join a union. Marc Veasey and Brendan Boyle are both the co-chairs of what we call the Blue Collar Caucus. I am part of it. Notice my blue collar today.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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