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Heinrich Statement On Senate Republicans Blocking Vote On Paycheck Fairness Act

Statement

Date: Nov. 17, 2010
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action

U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich (NM-1) issued the following statement today on the Senate Republicans blocking a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act:

"I am disappointed to inform you that Senate Republicans blocked a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act today, which passed the House nearly two years ago.

"The Paycheck Fairness Act gives teeth to the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and is designed to combat wage discrimination on the basis of gender.

"The fact that there is still not equal pay for equal work in this country is unacceptable. In an economic climate where every penny counts, rewarding work fairly is critical. We must close the gender wage gap by ensuring equality in the workplace - creating a fairer, more just society and strengthening the economic stability of our families.

"It is time for Congressional Republicans to stop playing politics with something as fundamental as equal pay for equal work. Americans want and deserve concrete and immediate action to improve the economic security of working families, not political grandstanding."


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