Kuster Visits Woman-Led Business On Lilly Ledbetter Anniversary

New Hampshire Congresswoman Ann Kuster stopped by Milford to talk to a local manufacturer about how the federal government can help businesses.

Kuster met with Milford-based electronic contract manufacturer Cirtronics on Tuesday for her “Congress at Your Company” series. She sat down with Gerardine Ferlins, owner and president of Cirtronics, to talk about how Washington can support job creation and economic growth for companies like hers.

The visit fell on the fourth anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which made steps to close the pay gap between men and women in the workplace. Cirtronics is an employee-owned company with a high percentage of women working for a female owner.

“We are celebrating the fourth anniversary of this act, but obviously we still have a way to go,” said Kuster on Tuesday.

She said that women make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns, and bridging this gap can help lift thousands of New Hampshire families out of poverty. Cirtronix is a great example of a successful business that treats all of its employees fairly.

“We need to make sure business can grow in New Hampshire and give both men and women good paying jobs so their families can thrive here.”

She said that politicians on both sides are doing a better job of working together this time around to address such issues of inequality. Kuster is also impressed with the bipartisanship she has seen on other topics such as immigration and the economy.

Kuster began her district-wide visits with local companies on Monday with Microspec Corporation in Peterborough. Her latest visit was with Harbor Homes, Inc., in Nashua, a non-profit organization that serves vulnerable, low-income community members and veterans throughout the state, on Tuesday.