Republicans have once again rubber-stamped Trump's extreme, corrupt agenda—this time giving billions of dollars to out-of-control agencies and green-lighting his self-serving slush fund and gold-plated ballroom.
Statement from New Dem Leadership.
Despite these efforts, gender pay disparities persist, with women earning 20% less than what men earn on average for equal work. The gap is even worse for women of color.
In Congress, I’m co-sponsoring the Paycheck Fairness Act to eliminate gender-based wage discrimination and ensure equal pay.
63 years ago today, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, forbidding employers from paying men and women different wages or acquiring different benefits for the same amount of work or skills.