; Whereas equal pay strengthens the economic security of families and enhances retirement savings; Whereas when women are paid fairly, families are stronger, businesses prosper, and American values and the economy are strengthened; Whereas if women in the United States received equal pay with comparable men, poverty for working women in 2016 would be reduced by half and the economy would have added $512,000,000,000; Whereas, April 10, 2018, is Equal Pay Day, marking the day that symbolizes how far into 2018 women must work to make what men were paid in 2017 alone; and Whereas numerous national organizations have designated Tuesday, April 10, 2018, as Equal Pay Day to represent the additional time that women must work to compensate for the average 20 percent lower wages paid to women last year: Now, therefore, be it