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Andy Harris: “I agree with the gentleman. Pay disparities exist, but we need a precise tool. If we are going to give the Federal…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2017
I agree with the gentleman. Pay disparities exist, but we need a precise tool. If we are going to give the Federal Government a tool with which to investigate and punish employers, it should be a surgical tool. This is not a surgical tool. This is an imprecise tool. The EEOC, again, Mr. Chairman, has 3,360 data points. It groups high- wage professionals with low-wage professionals, and has nothing to do with discrimination. It is an imprecise tool. We should retain the language in the bill. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania). The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.
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Andy Harris
Republican · Maryland
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Sep 12, 2017

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