Congress

House Passes Measure To Close Pay Gap

White women make on average 82 cents to every dollar a man makes. The disparities are even larger for minority women.

House Passes Measure To Close Pay Gap
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A measure passed the House aimed at closing the pay gap between men and women.

But there's not much hope it'll pass the Senate because of Republican opposition.

White women make on average 82 cents to every dollar a man makes.

The disparities are even larger for minority women.