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Pelosi: Tonight, Congress Sent a Message to Women Across the Country: 'Your Work is Valued'
August 1, 2008Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement tonight after the House passed the Paycheck Fairness Act by a vote of 247 to 178. The bill closes loopholes that have allowed employers to avoid responsibility for discriminatory pay. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, women continue to make only 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man. "Tonight, Congress sent a message to women across the country: 'your work is valued.'" Full release
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