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On the recordJanuary 29, 2009
It is fitting that with the very first bill I sign – the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act – we are upholding one of this nation’s first principles: that we are all created equal and each deserve a chance to pursue our own version of happiness.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act

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