On the recordApril 1, 2019
Many of my colleagues voted against equal pay for equal work, notwithstanding the fact that women are paid approximately 80 percent of what men are paid for doing the same job.
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congress.govHakeem Jeffries: “Many of my colleagues voted against equal pay for equal work, notwithstanding the fact that women are paid approximately…”
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Jeffries criticizes colleagues for opposing equal pay legislation.
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