Political Quotes

“This year marks the 58th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act. Despite the goal to ensure equality for women in the workplace, nearly 60 years later, the pay gap still exists. Women today, on average, make 82 cents for every dollar earned by a man. For women of color, the disparity is worse, with Black women making 63 cents on the dollar, AAPI women making 60 cents, and Latinas making 55 cents. This disparity is unacceptable, and it is unfair. Let us come together right now to pass H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. When women get equal pay, our families and our entire economy will do better. I include in the Record a letter from the United Church of Christ in favor of H.R. 7. United Church of Christ Dear Representative: We are writing to ask for your support in passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7), and to ensure that passage in the House is done without amendments that diminish the protections provided by the bill. There is ample evidence to show that despite equal pay laws, the gender pay gap exists. These lost earnings add up to a loss of over $400,000 in a lifetime. The wage gap is even more significant for women of color with Black women working full time making only 63 cents for every dollar paid to men, Native American women only 60 cents, and Latinas only 55 cents, for every dollar paid to their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts. As people of faith, we believe that each person deserves to be treated with dignity and humanity.…”