Reply #2: Re-introduction of Paycheck Fairness Act [View All]

[redqueen]

On April 19, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) will reintroduce the Paycheck Fairness Act to strengthen equal pay protection through better enforcement. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will file the Fair Pay Act to address the problem of lower wages in fields dominated by women and people of color. After four decades since the passage of the Equal Pay Act, the Democratic Party is fighting side by side with women workers to keep paychecks from coming up short.

While Democrats work to enable women to receive equal pay, Washington Republicans and the Bush administration refuse even to acknowledge that there is a pay gap, eliminating programs to train women for higher paying jobs, and trying to cut back on equal pay enforcement.