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Tweet - "Today, our nation marks 58 years of the #EqualPay Act, which enshrined "equal pay for equal work' into law. This vital principle is foundational to our democracy's promise of full equality and imperative for our nation's economic success."

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Date: June 10, 2021
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action

"Today, our nation marks 58 years of the #EqualPay Act, which enshrined "equal pay for equal work' into law. This vital principle is foundational to our democracy's promise of full equality and imperative for our nation's economic success."

"While we have made some progress over the last six decades, #EqualPay is not yet a reality: women are still paid only 82 cents for every dollar paid to men. For women of color, the gap is far worse: Black women make 63 cents, Native women make 60 cents and Latinas make 55 cents."

"That's why Dems are fighting to enact the Paycheck Fairness Act. Although Republicans in the Senate are blocking this bipartisan & overwhelmingly popular bill, we will not relent until we secure the wages that working women deserve. Read my full statement: https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/61021"

@SpeakerPelosi


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