14
Oct
2014
While Braley has paid his female employees $1.02 for every dollar paid to his male employees and fought to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, Ernst has troubling record on pay equality
Des Moines?Today, Braley for Iowa blasted a new ad from Priorities for Iowa, a super PAC with a highly suspicious connection to Joni Ernst's campaign, that lies about Bruce's record of fighting for equal pay for equal work in order to hide Ernst's troubling record on pay equality.
Here are the facts: Bruce Braley has paid female employees on his Congressional staff $1.02 for every dollar earned by their male colleagues, and women on his campaign staff are paid 40% more than men due to the number of women in senior positions. Bruce was also an original co-sponsor of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and he has sponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act that was blocked by Sen. Ernst's Tea Party allies in the U.S. Senate.
Meanwhile, according to FEC reports, Ernst's campaign pays women just 55 cents on the dollar compared to what she pays men. And during her time as Montgomery County Auditor, state Sen. Ernst paid two female deputy auditors less than a male deputy auditor. Furthermore, State Sen. Ernst has made it clear that she opposes an increase to the federal minimum wage -a move that would primarily benefit working women, who make up more than half of workers who would see a wage increase.
"Joni Ernst and her allies are falsely attacking Bruce Braley to hide Ernst's own troubling record on pay equality. The truth is, Bruce has paid female employees $1.02 for every dollar paid to male employees in his office and has fought for legislation to ensure women are paid equally as men for the same work. In contrast, Sen. Ernst hasn't supported paycheck fairness laws, pays female campaign employees just 55 cents for every dollar their male coworkers make, and as Montgomery County auditor, paid two female deputies thousands of dollars less than a male deputy. We are more than happy to talk about which candidate in this race can be trusted to fight for pay equality," said Braley for Iowa Campaign Manager Sarah Benzing.
Des Moines?Today, Braley for Iowa blasted a new ad from Priorities for Iowa, a super PAC with a highly suspicious connection to Joni Ernst's campaign, that lies about Bruce's record of fighting for equal pay for equal work in order to hide Ernst's troubling record on pay equality.
Here are the facts: Bruce Braley has paid female employees on his Congressional staff $1.02 for every dollar earned by their male colleagues, and women on his campaign staff are paid 40% more than men due to the number of women in senior positions. Bruce was also an original co-sponsor of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and he has sponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act that was blocked by Sen. Ernst's Tea Party allies in the U.S. Senate.
Meanwhile, according to FEC reports, Ernst's campaign pays women just 55 cents on the dollar compared to what she pays men. And during her time as Montgomery County Auditor, state Sen. Ernst paid two female deputy auditors less than a male deputy auditor. Furthermore, State Sen. Ernst has made it clear that she opposes an increase to the federal minimum wage -a move that would primarily benefit working women, who make up more than half of workers who would see a wage increase.
"Joni Ernst and her allies are falsely attacking Bruce Braley to hide Ernst's own troubling record on pay equality. The truth is, Bruce has paid female employees $1.02 for every dollar paid to male employees in his office and has fought for legislation to ensure women are paid equally as men for the same work. In contrast, Sen. Ernst hasn't supported paycheck fairness laws, pays female campaign employees just 55 cents for every dollar their male coworkers make, and as Montgomery County auditor, paid two female deputies thousands of dollars less than a male deputy. We are more than happy to talk about which candidate in this race can be trusted to fight for pay equality," said Braley for Iowa Campaign Manager Sarah Benzing.
