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Megan Rapinoe to testify before Congress Wednesday on gender pay gap

ABC NewsBy BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News

(NEW YORK) — Soccer star Megan Rapinoe will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday in a hearing focused on pay inequities between men and women — and the proposals Democrats have put forward to close the gender pay gap.

The U.S. women’s soccer team captain, who also plays for the OL Reign of the National Women’s Soccer League, has long advocated for equal pay for female athletes, and used the national team’s World Cup run and victory to draw attention to the unequal distribution of prize money and resources between the men’s and

 

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