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Latina Equal Pay Day

Floor Speech

Date: Nov. 21, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action

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Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speaker, yesterday, we observed Latina Equal Pay Day. Latinas across the country made our voices heard, demanding an end to the gender pay gap that affects Latinas the most.

We Latinas are ``luchadoras''--fighters. Yet, on average, Latinas make 53 cents to the dollar earned by White, non-Hispanic men. We are talking about our ``madres, our abuelitas, our hijas, y tias''-- mothers, grandmothers, daughters, and aunts.

Hardworking Latinas deserve better. We should not have to work 23 months to make what White, non-Hispanic men make in 12 months.

We must level the playing field. It is not only the right thing to do, but America works best when women are empowered and treated equally.

I won't stop fighting until Latinas and all women receive equal pay for equal work.

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