When I wrote about Equal Pay Day earlier this week, I said the 80 cents/$1 stat applies to men and women doing the same job. That last part—comparing particular job categories—wasn’t quite right. And I’m glad @PolitiFact reached out to me for clarification.
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But I want to be clear: to the millions of women in this country who should be taking home more than they do right now, the pay gap is a huge problem.
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That’s why I’m proud to be a cosponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would help put a stop to this inequity. I’m going to continue fighting to get that important measure passed in the Senate.
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This entire argument has already been proven false. What kind of representation are you providing? When you make inaccurate arguments to push forward more government control, in what is supposed to be a society of free people, you weaken the people at large. Uphold your oath.
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Why don’t you come clean about equal pay? You are only interested in increasing taxable income, which gives you more money to steal!
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@SenTinaSmith do you have a source for this tweet?pic.twitter.com/cpYP6pzEq0
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