meyer and ms. eshoo for their work on thment i hope the senate acts quickly and will send it to the president. i strongly urge my colleagues to vote yes and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. pitts: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i have no additional colleagues to speak. i would simply urge members to join me in supporting passage of h.r. 307 and hope that our senate colleagues will move forward on the bill's passage so we can get@the bill to the president's desk. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. pitts: i have no other speakers. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation, it has strong bipartisan support, and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: both sides having yielded back their time the question is, will the house suspend the rules and ps the bill h.r. 307? those in favor say aye. those opp

ms. eshooat comes out to about $137 for every white woman per paycheck and approximately $300 for every woman of color who are doublely discriminated against. these women are not going to put their money into a cayman islands bank account. instead, they'll spend it and this will boost our economy, create jobs and help families. with a record number of women in the work force, wage discrimination hurts the majority of american families, both in terms of their economic security today and their retirement security tomorrow. the institute of women's policy research found that wage disparity will cost women anywhere from $400,000 to $2 million over a lifetime of lost wages. that means fewer resources to pay the mortgage, send kids to college or have a decent retirement. that's why i support the paycheck fairness act. it ensures that employers who try to justify paying a man more than a woman for the same job must show the disparity is not sex-based. the house of representatives should address this i