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REP. UDALL VOTES TO ENSURE EQUAL PAY FOR NEW MEXICO WOMEN
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July 31, 2008
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Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M. (3rd CD), issued the following news release:
The House today passed the Paycheck Fairness Act, cosponsored by U.S. Representative Tom Udall, D-N.M., which would make it easier for employees to enforce laws against pay discrimination. The Act passed by a vote of 247 - 178.
"Women deserve equal pay for equal work," said Udall. "Over the last 45 years, the wage gap has narrowed by less than half a cent a year. At this rate, it would take roughly another 50 years before men and women reach equality. Women, their children, and our communities should not have to wait that long."
Although the wage gap between men and women has narrowed since the passage of the landmark Equal ...
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