Nydia M. Velazquez: “while the Republicans are trying to give huge tax breaks to the rich, working people struggle to make ends meet. While…”

“while the Republicans are trying to give huge tax breaks to the rich, working people struggle to make ends meet. While the Republicans attempt to deny the minimum wage to women trying to move from welfare to work, the challenge for working women to achieve pay equity becomes more difficult. For Hispanic women, the challenge is greater still. Tomorrow, June 21, will mark the day when Hispanic women earn what white men earned the year before for comparable work, and Hispanic women, they pay payroll taxes. That is taxes. We know that discrimination is wrong, but employers continue to get away with wage discrimination despite the passage of the Equal Pay Act 30 years ago. Today I rise in support of the Fair Pay Act, which requires employers to pay equal wages for compatible work. While the Republicans try to keep women from even earning the minimum wage, the Democrats are fighting to provide fairness for working women.”