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Barack Obama: Change is the first bill I signed into law, the Lilly Ledbetter Act, that says women deserve an equal day's pay for an…

On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
Change is the first bill I signed into law, the Lilly Ledbetter Act, that says women deserve an equal day's pay for an equal day's work.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at an Obama Victory Fund 2012 Fundraiser in San Francisco

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