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Tammy Duckworth stated on March 15, 2022 in a tweet:
“An extra 2 whole months and 15 days. That’s how long it takes for white women to make the same amount men made in the same job last year. And it's even worse for women of color.”
By Analisa Trofimuk• April 1, 2022
Viral BuzzFeed stated on April 20, 2015 in video:
Women make only 78 percent of what men make for the same job.  
By Nancy Badertscher, Jim Tharpe• April 22, 2015
Jimmy Carter stated on March 24, 2014 in Television interview :
Women in the U.S. get 23 percent less pay than men for the same exact work.
By Jim Tharpe• April 4, 2014
Hillary Clinton stated on April 23, 2015 in a speech at the Women in the World conference:
"The United States is 65th out of 142 nations and other territories on equal pay."
By Louis Jacobson• May 5, 2015
Kamala Harris stated on May 22, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert":
"In America today, women on average are paid 80 cents on the dollar of what men are paid for the same work."
By Louis Jacobson• May 23, 2019
Jim Barksdale stated on September 15, 2016 in On his campaign website:
In Georgia, women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men.  
By Jim Tharpe• September 16, 2016
Bobby Scott stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech.:
"Women earn on average 80-cents on the dollar compared to white men doing similar jobs."
By Warren Fiske• March 13, 2019
National Women's Law Center stated on September 21, 2012 in press release:
"In every state, women are paid less than men."
By Janel Davis• October 1, 2012
Connie Stokes stated on August 27, 2014 in a fundraising email:
Women still do not get paid as much as men, even "for the same work, period."
By April Hunt• September 15, 2014
Tim Kaine stated on June 06, 2012 in a fundraising letter.:
Virginia women earn "only 79 cents to each dollar earned by men..."
By Nancy Madsen• June 15, 2012
Kathy Hochul stated on May 25, 2017 in a speech at City & State’s State of NY Women forum:
"We have pay equity. When you think about that wage gap, we all know it's 78 cents to the dollar. Well, in New York state it's 90 cents to the dollar."
By Dan Clark• June 9, 2017
Terry McAuliffe stated on June 18, 2013 in a video.:
"Women still earn about 77 cents for every dollar a man earns for working the same job."
By Sean Gorman• July 15, 2013
Wendy Davis stated on July 29, 2013 in an email blast.:
"Texas women make an average of $8,355 less per year than men doing the very same job."
By Andra Lim• August 7, 2013
Michelle Nunn stated on April 10, 2014 in statements:
"On average, women make 77 cents for every dollar men make."
By Eric Stirgus• April 18, 2014
Diana DeGette stated on September 05, 2012 in a Democratic National Convention speech:
Women "receive only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."
By Katie Sanders• September 6, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 08, 2013 in in a press release:
Chris Christie "cut equal pay for women, calling it 'senseless bureaucracy.' "
By Julie Kliegman• October 17, 2013
Tim Kaine stated on March 15, 2022 in a tweet.:
“Virginia women are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to Virginia men.”
By Warren Fiske• March 18, 2022
Donald Trump stated on May 24, 2016 in an Instagram post:
"Hypocrisy at the Clinton Foundation: Top male staff made on average $218,029 while top female staff made $153,014 from 2010-2014."
By Louis Jacobson• May 27, 2016
Tammy Baldwin stated on December 08, 2022 in Twitter:
"Latina workers make 54 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men."
By D.L. Davis• December 16, 2022
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address:
Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."
By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2014

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