Honorable Deb Fischer
United States Senator, Nebraska, Republican
Senator Fischer was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012. She served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2005 to 2013. She sits on the following committees: Armed Services; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Environment and Public Works; Indian Affairs; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The following is from the April 8, 2014, Senate floor debate on S. 2199, the Paycheck Fairness Act. I strongly affirm the principle of equal pay for equal work. Both the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which were passed on a bipartisan basis, have helped increase career opportunities for women…
