President Obama supports passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which Congress puts to a vote on June 5.
The Paycheck Fairness Act was passed last year and revisited recently in a March hearing, according to the report.
Employers would be banned from doing this by the Paycheck Fairness Act, which has failed to pass in congress twice.
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You can learn more about the Paycheck Fairness Act, and check out some e-cards that explain how income inequality affects American families here.
And I ask this Congress to declare that women should earn a living equal to their efforts, and finally pass the Paycheck Fairness Act this year.
Working with Barbara Mikulski and others, we want to -- I want to sign the Paycheck Fairness Act into law so women can fight for fair pay.
The Administration has looked at issues from workplace flexibility to wage inequality, and taken action by passing the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and supporting the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act.
If working women and men across this country want to see fairness returned to the American workplace, they should reach out to their elected officials and put pressure on them to support the Paycheck Fairness Act.
We're also continuing to make progress on several other fronts-- providing vital preventive health care services for women through the Affordable Care Act, furthering STEM education for girls, and advocating for the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act.
Other measures in the speech included a paycheck fairness act intended to make it easier for women to fight salary discrimination without losing their jobs, and new proposals to develop alternative energy hubs in the country, and help people refinance their mortgages at today's lower interest rates.
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