July 12, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 117 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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             EQUAL PAY FOR THE WOMEN'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM

  (Ms. HAALAND asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HAALAND. Madam Speaker, I stand in support of equal pay for equal 
work and in celebration of the women's national soccer team.
  The team's World Cup victory highlighted a stark reality: There is 
still work to be done to ensure equal pay for the same work.
  Last week, my colleagues and I in the Democratic Women's Caucus wrote 
to the U.S. Soccer Federation with a simple argument: Our most 
successful U.S. soccer team in history deserves equal pay.
  The work of the women soccer players, coaches, and staff should not 
be worth less simply because they are women.
  The women's soccer team is inspiring young girls everywhere to dream 
big. We must make sure those girls don't have to worry about equal pay. 
You shouldn't have to be a record-breaking world champion to get the 
same pay as your male counterparts.
  As Megan Rapinoe said at the victory parade on Wednesday, ``We have 
to be better.''

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