House Proceeding on Jan 9th, 2009 :: 1:17:35 to 1:18:40
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Betty Sue Sutton: has and and i yield to the gentlelady f issued employment lawyer, ms. sutton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentwoman is recognized for one minute. ms. sutton: i thank the gentleman from california, mr. miller and the gentlewoman from from connecticut for their

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Speech By: Betty Sue Sutton

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Betty Sue Sutton: unyielding advocacy on this legislation. i rise in strong support of this bill. last november, people across this country voted for change and with passage of this legislation, we'll finally change the wage gap that has persisted between men and women. we know 9 statistics, 77 cents on the dollar that women earn as

1:18:16 to 1:18:36( Edit History Discussion )

Betty Sue Sutton: opposed to men. but this is about more than statistics. it's about people. it's about women and it's about their families. and it's about fairness. with every paycheck of these affected women, they are cheated and their families are cheated. it robs families of earned income. it robs their pensions.

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Betty Sue Sutton: it robs their social security benefits and robs them of fairness and justice.