Received this e-mail today from Natalie Tennant's (D. WV) U.S. Senate campaign:
When you grow up on a farm with five brothers and a sister, you learn pretty quickly to work hard and play fair.
My sister and I were raised to believe we could do anything our brothers could, and my husband Erik and I have raised our daughter, Delaney, to embrace these same principles.
So the fact that women in West Virginia make 70 cents for every dollar paid to men goes against every value my mom and dad taught me.
Over the course of her lifetime, a West Virginia woman will earn $558,000 less than a male counterpart. That huge pay gap affects all of us.
If we want to get serious about our economy and ensuring that all West Virginia families have the chance to prosper, then we have to get serious about paycheck fairness.
That's why I'm joining with lawmakers across the country to demand that Congress do the right thing for all Americans by passing paycheck fairness immediately.
Click here to stand with me and tell Congress that West Virginia needs paycheck fairness and we need it now. Our families deserve a fair chance in today’s economy.
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When you care as much about West Virginia as I do, you'll do whatever you can to improve our state’s economic outlook and ensure an equal playing field for all West Virginians.
Congress has made great strides for paycheck fairness in passing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, but there's still a long way to go.
It's time for Congress – and Congresswoman Capito – to step up and do right by West Virginia families. Please join me and thousands of others across the country in calling on Congress to pass paycheck fairness right now.
Tell Congress: Equal work deserves equal pay. It's time to pass paycheck fairness so all families have a fighting chance.
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Thanks for standing up for West Virginia values.
- Natalie
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