ms. delauro. the gentleman from california, mr. honda. the gentlewoman from california, miss ma suey. the gentleman from california mr. takano. the gentleman from hawaii, mr. takai. the gentlewoman from colorado ms. degette. the gentleman from washington, mr. mcdermott. the gentleman from texas, mr. castro. vice president biden: appoints the following senators and members of the committee on the part of the senate to escort his excellency shinzo abe into the chamber. senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell. the senator from texas, mr. cornyn. the senator from utah, mr. hatch. the senator from wyoming, mr. barrasso. the senator from missouri, mr. blunt. the senator from mississippi mr. economicer. the senator from tennessee, mr. corker. the senator from illinois, mr. durbin. the senator from washington, miss murray. the senator from maryland, mr. cardin. and the senator from hawaii -- the senator from hawaii, ms. hirono. the speaker: members of the escort committee will leave through the lobby doors. >> mr. speaker the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the president's ca

ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized for three minutes. ms. delauro: i rise to ask members to defeat the previous question so the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, can offer an amendment to the house to consider the fairness pay check act. my bill would finish the job started by the equal pay act some 50 years ago. it would end require that pay disparities are not based on gender and passing the bill gives teeth to the principle, men and women in the same job deserve same pay. it passed the house twice already with bipartisan support, i might add. it has come two votes shy of passing in the other body. president obama has called on us to pass it. the american people know the importance of paycheck fairness. in october, a poll asked americans to identify the top issue. equal pay was the most common response among menace well as women. all across the country today working families are in trouble. their wages are stagnant. they are in jobs that just don't pay them enough to be able to pay their bills. they are struggling to heat the

ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for 3 1/2 minutes. ms. delauro: i thank the gentleman and i rise to ask members to defeat the previous question so the gentleman from colorado can offer an amendment for the house to immediately consider the pay check fairness act. yesterday, we marked yet another equal pay day. what is equal pay day? that means that it took 104 days for the average woman's earnings to catch up with what the average manmade last year. 104 days. that is exactly 104 days too long. 52 years since the equal pay act became law and the woman still makes only 78 cents on average for every dollar earned by a man. that is almost $10,000 a year or almost half a million dollars over the course of the average career. and the gap has barely changed in over a decade. even in nursing, a profession that is more than 90% female, a study last month showed that men earned $5,100 more per year on average than women, when you control for education, experience and other factors. clearly, we must do more to close the gender pay gap. i re-introduce

ms. delauro. -- connecticut, ms. delauro. it ms. delauro: -- ms. delauro: let me say thank you to my colleague from new jersey. i appreciate her kind words, but it's also true she has been a strong, strong supporter of what this trade agreement might do to working families in the united states because where her heart and soul and values are is what is going to strengthen the middle class in this country. not which is going to take their jobs away. not which is going to lower their wages, but make sure they can take care of themselves and their families. i was so pleased to see another colleague from new jersey here as well. i'm proud to join this effort. let me just -- on monday, beginning of this week, i went to a town in my district and i went to a place called the ansonia copper and brass company. and there i was with the gentleman, john bar toe, who was -- bartow, who was former-l the vice president. john used to work there. alongside of hundreds of others. he made specialty metal products, products that were used by u.s. industry and our milita

ms. delauro: i ask unanimous consent to insert my statement into the record, that the house should focus on the real priorities of americans instead of another attack on women's health care. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from new york for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert my statement into the record, that the house should focus on the real priorities of americans instead of another attack on women's health care. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlewoman from california for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. ms. chu: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert my statement in the record that the house should focus on the real priorities of americans instead of another attack on women's health care. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlewoman from michigan for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. mrs. lawrence: mr. speaker, i ask

ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for 3 1/2 minutes. ms. delauro: i thank the gentleman and i rise to ask members to defeat the previous question so the gentleman from colorado can offer an amendment for the house to immediately consider the pay check fairness act. yesterday, we marked yet another equal pay day. what is equal pay day? that means that it took 104 days for the average woman's earnings to catch up with what the average manmade last year. 104 days. that is exactly 104 days too long. 52 years since the equal pay act became law and the woman still makes only 78 cents on average for every dollar earned by a man. that is almost $10,000 a year or almost half a million dollars over the course of the average career. and the gap has barely changed in over a decade. even in nursing, a profession that is more than 90% female, a study last month showed that men earned $5,100 more per year on average than women, when you control for education, experience and other factors. clearly, we must do more to close the gender pay gap. i re-introduce