Tweet - "Nearly six decades ago, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, enshrining the principle of "equal pay for equal work' into federal law. Today, Americans proudly commemorate this momentous step forward in the fight for workplace justice."

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"Nearly six decades ago, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, enshrining the principle of "equal pay for equal work' into federal law. Today, Americans proudly commemorate this momentous step forward in the fight for workplace justice.

However, with women still receiving 83 cents for every dollar made by their male colleagues -- a gap that is even wider for women of color -- we also recognize that the fight for gender equality remains as urgent as ever.

Closing the gender pay gap is both a moral and economic imperative.

That is why @HouseDemocrats are leading the charge to remove barriers to prosperity -- twice passing Chair @RosaDeLauro's Paycheck Fairness Act to strengthen and modernize the Equal Pay Act.

In 1944, as women helped power America's economy through World War II, Congresswoman Winifred Stanley introduced one of our nation's first equal pay proposals. She argued: "This battered old universe needs and will need the best brains and ability of both men and women.'

As we face the immense challenges of our own era, let us continue fighting to achieve full gender equality so that our nation may draw from the strength and talents of all Americans -- because when women succeed, America succeeds."

@SpeakerPelosi

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