"By blocking the Paycheck Fairness Act from receiving the simple vote it deserves, Senate Republicans have … joined House Republicans, who just last week voted" against the bill. Pelosi, D-Calif., also said the Republicans' vote "stood against
"The paycheck fairness act is not just about women, and it is not just about fairness. It is about the economy." The debate has Republicans on the defensive, arguing that stabilizing the economy is the best way to ensure equal treatment and that the
By LAURIE KELLMAN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his allies in the Senate pushed Tuesday for a bill that calls for equal pay in the workplace, an election-year effort to merge
"By blocking the Paycheck Fairness Act from receiving the simple vote it deserves, Senate Republicans have … joined House Republicans, who just last week voted" against the bill. Pelosi, D-Calif., also said the Republicans' vote "stood against
Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) is busy promoting the Paycheck Fairness Act, scheduled for a Senate debate Tuesday. In a telephone conference call with the press, Mikulski said the act advances pay equality beyond measures established in the Equal Pay Act of
