PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT


Howard "Buck" McKeonU.S. Representative
[R] California, United States

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00:00:00 SOURCE LOOK AT THIS.
00:00:01 AND I THINK THE SECRETARY OF LABOR SHOULD DO THIS STUDY, SO WE DON'T DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
00:00:07 I THINK THIS IS A GOOD AMENDMENT.
00:00:10 I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR OFFERING IT.
00:00:13 AND I URGE SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT.
00:00:15 MR. PRICE: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR HIS COMMENTS.
00:00:17 AND I WOULD SAY IN CLOSING THAT IN FACT THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT 70 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR MAY NOT BE AN ACCURATE FIGURE.
00:00:24 I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ACCURATE FIGURE IS, BUT THERE IS DISAGREEMENT ABOUT WHAT IT IS.
00:00:29 I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO PUT IN THE RECORD AN ARTICLE FROM "INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S FORUM" TALKING ABOUT JUST THAT.

Mr. McKEON. I thank the gentleman for yielding.

I think that we have heard in this debate today, 70 percent, 77 percent, over and over and over and over. And when we had a hearing last year, we had a lot of different figures that were given. It seems to me that it is important to have an outside source look at this, and I think the Secretary of Labor should do this study so that we don't do more harm than good.

I think this is a good amendment. I thank the gentleman for offering it, and I urge support of the amendment.

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