"For every man out there working, women earn 77 percent of what men earn in these areas."
"That's why I was such a strong supporter of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act that restored a worker's ability to fight for her rights in court."
"The Paycheck Fairness Act and the Fair Pay Act will not end discrimination in America."
"On average, women earn just 78 cents for every dollar paid to their male co-workers."
"The gap is even larger in the African-American and Hispanic communities."
"Presidents of both parties, have typically not sent letters as they do when servicemen and women are killed."
"The rate of young veterans committing suicide continues to rise at alarming rates."
"Solving this credit crisis on Main Street is going to require multiple strategies."
"We need to enact aggressive policies that ease the credit conditions facing small businesses and get our economy back on track."
"How do we help manufacturers who want to do that in these more difficult credit times?"
"We have to do more to make sure that companies like Kitchen Kaboodle can gain access to credit."