Just 56 years ago, Congress took the monumental step of passing the #EqualPayAct of 1963 because women deserve equal pay for equal work. At the time, women were paid just 59% of what men made and while the gender gap has decreased, it is still far too wide. 1/
In 2017, women were paid just 80% of what men were paid.
Until everyone in our nation receives equal pay for equal work – regardless of gender, sex, age, ethnicity or language – our fight isn’t over. 2/
Until everyone in our nation receives equal pay for equal work – regardless of gender, sex, age, ethnicity or language – our fight isn’t over. 2/
That’s why I support the #PaycheckFairnessAct to help put an end to gender-based wage discrimination and I urge Senate Republicans to stop blocking it and finally bring it up for a vote. 3/3
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