This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he will once again try to bring the Paycheck Fairness Act up for a vote that Republicans unanimously blocked in 2010:
The Paycheck Fairness Act is a logical extension of protections under the Equal Pay Act. It will help close the pay gap by empowering women to negotiate for equal pay and creating strong incentives for employers to obey the laws already in place.
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Senate Democrats are planning to bring the Paycheck Fairness Act to a vote, Greg Sargent reports. The bill, which expands on the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to make it easier to address gender discrimination, was blocked by Republicans in... Read Post
Harry Reid seems to be threatening to almost, possibly, maybe think about invoking the nuclear option on the filibuster again, but he does that all the time. So he's probably just trying to pressure Republicans to quit stalling on s... Read Post
Shocker: Today, Senate Republicans voted unanimously against legislation to close the pay gap between women and men. The Senate voted 58-41 against allowing debate on the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would help end discriminatory pa... Read Post