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Washington U.S. Rep Pramila Jayapal: "On average, women make 83 cents for every dollar a man makes and it's worse for women of color. Today,..."

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Pramila Jayapal tweeted the following:

"On average, women make 83 cents for every dollar a man makes and it's worse for women of color.
Today, on Equal Pay Day, the Senate must end the filibuster and pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. It's time to close the wage gap."
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Here are other recent tweets from Pramila Jayapal:

"The average monthly student loan repayment is $460.
With the cost of food and gas on the rise, we cannot ask people to restart these crushing payments. It's time to cancel at least $50,000 of student loan debt per borrower."
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"Equal Pay Day may fall earlier this year than it has before but it is still three months into the year.
While we should celebrate how far we've come, we cannot stop fighting to close the wage gap.
washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022"
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"Not only has the pandemic exacerbated pay disparities it pushed women out of the workforce in droves and nearly a million still haven't returned.
THIS is why it's critical that we invest into child care and home care so women can return to work.
cnbc.com/2022/03/15/the"
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