Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am pleased to join Senator Murray on the floor to stand up for America's women because it is time for a tough conversation about the economics of being a woman. I applaud her leadership, and I am very pleased she is bringing the women of the Senate to the floor today. Women are working hard, earning their own way, and supporting their families, but they are not getting the same pay, the same security or the same respect. Take a look at the minimum wage. Two out of every three minimum wage workers are women. Women make up about three- quarters of all tipped minimum wage workers. A woman who works minimum wage can work full time and yet she will not earn enough to keep herself and a baby out of poverty. Minimum wage workers have not received a wage increase in 7 years. This is bad for women and it does not reflect America's value. CEOs got raises, managers got raises, but the women who cook and clean and care for our children are still stuck at the same $7.25 an hour they earned 7 years ago. We could change this. If Congress would pass a bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, more than 15 million women and their families would have more economic security, but Republicans have blocked this bill. They say they care about women, but they will not help the women who earn minimum wage or consider equal pay for equal work.…”