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vegotsomeresistancefromsomefolksonthisissueuponcapitolhilljustfitswiththislargerproblem,thisvisionthatthecongressionalrepublicansseemtobecontinuallyembracing--thisnotionthat,youknowwhat,yoursquo;rejustonyourown,nomatterhowunfairthingsare.youseeitintheirbudget.thebudgettherepublicansincongressjustputforwardlastweek,itrsquo;slikeabadrerun.itwouldgivemassivetaxcutstohouseholdsmakingmorethanamilliondollarsayear,forcedeepcutstothingsthatactuallyhelpworkingfamilieslikeearlyeducationandcollegegrantsandjobtraining.
and,ofcourse,itincludesthatnovelideaofrepealingtheaffordablecareact.(laughter.)fiftiethtimetheyrsquo;vetriedthat--whichwouldmeanthemorethan7millionamericanswhorsquo;vedonetheresponsiblethingandsigneduptobuyhealthinsurance,theyrsquo;dlosetheirhealthinsurance;andthe3millionyoungadultswhorsquo;vestayedontheirparentsrsquo;plan,theyrsquo;dnolongerhavethatavailable;takeusbacktothedayswheninsurerscouldchargewomenmorejustforbeingawoman.
onminimumwage,threeoutoffouramericanssupportraisingtheminimumwage.usuallywhenthreeoutoffouramericanssupportsomething,membersofcongressarerightthere.(laughter.)andyethere,republicansincongressaredeadsetagainstit,blockingapayraisefortensofmillionsofamericans--amajorityofthemwomen.thisisnrsquo;tjustabouttreatingwomenfairly.thisisaboutrepublicansseeminglyopposinganyeffortstoeventheplayingfieldforworkingfamilies.
andiwasupinmichiganlastweekandijustasked--idonrsquo;tunderstandfullythetheorybehindthis.idonrsquo;tknowwhyyouwouldresisttheideathatwomenshouldbepaidthesameasmen,andthendenythatthatrsquo;snotalwayshappeningoutthere.ifrepublicansincongresswanttoprovemewrong,iftheywanttoshowthatthey,infact,docareaboutwomenbeingpaidthesameasmen,thenshowme.theycanstarttomorrow.theycanjoinusinthis,the21stcentury,andvoteyesonthepaycheckfairnessact.(applause.)voteyes.
andifanybodyiswatchingorlistening,ifyoucareaboutthisissue,thenletyoursenatorsknowwhereyoustand--becauseamericadeservesequalpayforequalwork.
thisisnotsomethingwersquo;regoingtoachieveinaday.therersquo;sgoingtobealotofstuffthatwersquo;vegottodotoclosethepaygap.wegottomakeitpossibleformorewomentoenterhigh-payingfieldsthatupuntilnowhavebeendominatedbymen,likeengineeringandcomputerscience.womenholdlessthan6percentofourcountryrsquo;scommercialpatents--thatrsquo;snotgoodenough.weneedmoreparentsandhighschoolteachersandcollegeprofessorsencouraginggirlsandwomentostudymathandscience.weneedmorebusinessestomakegenderdiversityaprioritywhentheyhireandwhentheypromote.fewerthanfivepercentoffortune500companieshavewomenatthehelm.
ithinkwersquo;dallagreethatweneedmorewomenincongress.(applause.)fewerthan20percentofcongressionalseatsareheldbywomen.clearly,congresswouldgetmoredoneiftheratiowas--(laughter)--evenedoutalittlebit.sowersquo;vegottoworkonthat.
andwersquo;veallgottodomoretomakeourworkplacesmorewelcomingtowomen.becausethenumbersshowthatevenwhenmenandwomenareinthesameprofessionandhavethesameeducation,therersquo;sstillawagegap,anditwidensovertime.sowersquo;regoingtokeepmakingthecaseforwhythesepoliciesaretherightonesforworkingfamiliesandbusinesses.andthisisallgoingtoleaduptothisfirst-everwhitehousesummitonworkingfamiliesonjune23rd.
so,ultimately,equalpayisnotjustaneconomicissueformillionsofamericansandtheirfamilies.itrsquo;salsoaboutwhetherwersquo;rewillingtobuildaneconomythatworksforeverybody,andwhetherwersquo;regoingtodoourparttomakesurethatourdaughtershavethesamechancestopursuetheirdreamsasoursons,andwhetherornotwersquo;rewillingtorestoretotheheartofthiscountrythatbasicidea--youcanmakeit,nomatterwhoyouare,ifyoutry.
andthatrsquo;spersonalforme.irsquo;vesaidthisbefore--irsquo;vegottwodaughtersandiexpectthemtobetreatedjustlikeanybodyrsquo;ssons.andithinkaboutmysinglemomworkinghard,goingtoschool,tryingtoraisetwokidsallatthesametime.andithinkaboutmygrandmothertryingtoworkherwayupthroughhercareerandthenhittingtheglassceiling.andirsquo;veseenhowhardtheyrsquo;veworked,andirsquo;veseenhowtheyrsquo;vesuckeditup.andtheyputupwithstuffandtheydonrsquo;tsayanything,andtheyjusttakecareoftheirfamilyandtheytakecareofthemselves,andtheydonrsquo;tcomplainalot.butatacertainpoint,wehavethepowertodosomethingaboutitforthenextgeneration.andthisisagoodplacetostart.
so,foreverybodyouttherewhorsquo;slistening,askyoursenatorwhereyoustandonpaycheckfairness.(applause.)iftheytellyouthattherersquo;snotapaygapoutthere,youtellthemtolookatthedata,becausethereis.itrsquo;stimetogetthisdone.andirsquo;mgoingtodomysmallpartrightnowbysigningthisexecutiveorderandpresidentialmemoranda.(applause.)
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