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Today, the House passed H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which uses women’s “equality” as a pawn to bog employers down with limitless lawsuits.
 
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) said on the House floor prior to the vote: 
 
“Women, in terms of employment and pay, have made great strides in this country. When I was graduating from high school, basically, there were three open professions for women: nursing, teaching, and being a secretary. We’ve come a long way.
 
“We’ve also come a long way in terms of wages. Do we have ways to go in this country in terms of the way everybody thinks about people who are different than them? We certainly do.
 
“Republicans and Democrats both agree that pay discrimination is repugnant and illegal. I’ll say it again and again- it’s repugnant and illegal. Despite misguided claims from the other side, this underlying principle is not up for debate.
 
“Women should not be paid less than men for equal work; however, Republicans are not in the business of passing radical and prescriptive bills just to get flashy headlines and score cheap political points. We are equally committed to promoting both fairness and strong policymaking, and when judged by these standards, today’s bill falls woefully short. 
 
“Pay discrimination is illegal. You know, we’ve really heard nothing about the inadequacies of the current law or the current processes. What we’ve heard is that we need new legislation. Republicans disagree with that. Again, we want pay discrimination to be illegal and we want any such cases to be treated seriously and to be looked at. This bill offers no new protections against pay discrimination in the workplace, however.
 
“H.R. 7 is nothing more than a trial lawyer payout at the expense of hardworking women.”