A report from Politico today said that US Soccer has hired two lobbying firms to convince lawmakers in Washington, D.C. that the women’s claims in their equal pay fight are incorrect, and that this should be taken into account by anyone proposing legislation to pay the women and the men equally.
Politico listed the two firms as FBB Federal Relations and Van Ness Feldman. They also provided a presentation they obtained that was prepared in order to further USSF’s position that they are not underpaying the WNT.
The presentation shows slides comparing the WNT and MNT contract structures (guaranteed base salary vs payment for making rosters/winning games), showing that the WNT receives some benefits that the MNT does not get like health care and maternity leave, comparing World Cup prize money between men and women, and then at the end brags about how much USSF has already invested in the women’s game.