Senate Republicans Again Block Pay Equity Bill By JENNIFER STEINHAUER, Published: June 5, 2012 WASHINGTON — A bill that would pave the way for women to more easily litigate their way to pay equality failed to clear a procedural hurdle in the Senate on Tuesday, as Republicans united against the measure for the second time in two years. As Lilly M. Ledbetter, the woman whose name was attached to prior legislation to ensure equal pay for women, watched from the gallery, the Senate voted 52-to-47 to open debate on the legislation, eight votes short of the 60 required. "It’s a very sad day here in the United States Senate," Senator Barbara Mikulski, Democrat of Maryland, said after the vote. ... more here
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