Political Quotes

“America has come a long way in addressing discrimination in the workplace since the days my ancestors faced "No Irish Need Apply" signs. Yet discrimination today still exists. Even now, women still earn on average 77 cents for every dollar a man earns performing the same work. This is not fair. And with a record 70.2 million women in the workforce, this wage discrimination hurts American families across the country. Since passage of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, working women have been able to challenge discriminatory pay. Most appellate courts, including the Third Circuit that incorporates Delaware, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission operated under a rule that gives workers a reasonable time limit to file complaints and receive a fair hearing in our country's courtrooms. Last year, the Supreme Court in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., ignored the basic reality of how--and indeed, when--workers discover that they have been the victim of paycheck discrimination.”