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Barbara Mikulski: “Now it is time to fight for Lilly Ledbetter and the 150 million women in her position. The CBS poll on women says the…”

On the recordApril 23, 2008
Now it is time to fight for Lilly Ledbetter and the 150 million women in her position. The CBS poll on women says the No. 1 issue they face is equal pay for equal or comparable work. If in fact this is not a problem, why does every woman in every poll make this a No. 1 issue? I ask that we make it a No. 1 issue in the Senate. We are now on a vote, as we faced with Anita Hill. I have a terrible feeling that tonight the Senate will not get it, but the women will get it and we are going to start a revolution as Abigail Adams asked us to do.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

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Addressing the need for equal pay legislation during a Senate debate.

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