families increasingly rely on women's wages to pay grocerie groceriesers, owe on grocery, pay the bills. in order to help women and all working families get ahead, i'm very proud to be a sponsor of the paycheck fairness act. the paycheck fairness act provides transparency and support for women who are being paid less than their male colleagues. it protects women from retaliation for discussing salary information with their coworkers and allows women to join together in class action lawsuits. and it prohibits employers from seeking salary history so the cycle of pay discrimination cannot continue. as president trump now continues to roll back worker protections and prioritize corporate profits over working families' wages, i think it's time for congress to act and pass the paycheck fairness act because workers do deserve to be paid fairly. no matter their gender. mr. president, i want to turn to the nomination before the senate today, the nomination of john ring for the national relations board. i first have to object to the unprecedented nature in which we are jamming this nominee throu