"At the WH fighting for equal pay b/c for every $1 paid to white fathers, moms make the following: Latina moms: 46 cents Native American moms: 50 cents Black moms: 53 cents White moms: 71 cents Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander moms: 90 cents"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Nydia M. Velázquez:
"Happy Birthday to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A champion of justice, her time on the Supreme Court would help to shape a more fair and just nation for all. May we continue to honor her memory by continuing to fight for equal justice for all."Read on Twitter
"The #EqualPay Act was signed into law 59 years ago today.While we have made great progress, our fight to close the gender pay gap still continues..@SenateGOP must stop blocking the Paycheck Fairness Act, so that their daughters and granddaughters get equal pay for equal work."Read on Twitter
"In the 1880s, New Yorkers built the largest suspension bridge in the world. Today, standing in front of this bridge, I joined @SpeakerPelosi, @RepJeffries, @RepYvetteClarke, to celebrate a new era of American ingenuity & innovation thanks to the infrastructure law!" on March 14Read on Twitter
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