Political Quotes

“I support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. This legislation is important to ensure that Americans from all walks of life have a realistic opportunity for recourse if they are victims of pay discrimination. We are considering this bill because of the Supreme Court's interpretation, in Ledbetter vs. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Court's 5 to 4 ruling makes it almost impossible for many victims of pay discrimination to find an adequate legal remedy under the Civil Rights Act. The legislation we are considering today will correct that. The Civil Rights Act established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC, to enforce title VII. The EEOC is empowered to protect against employment discrimination based on sex, race, national origin, religion and disability by receiving complaints of discrimination, investigating discrimination, conducting mediations to settle complaints and filing law suits on behalf of employees. Despite the efforts of the EEOC, the United States still suffers from significant pay iniquities.”