Barbara Mikulski said "first I wish to say to my colleague from Georgia that I appreciate the tone of civility in which he has offered his amendment, and that has been characteristic of the whole day. I hope it signals a new tone. Although I appreciate the tone, I still disagree with the amendment. The Lilly Ledbetter Act does not go back to the inception of the Civil Rights Act. It goes back only to the Supreme Court decision of May 28, 2007. So I continue to disagree with the Isakson amendment because I do believe it would create an arbitrary and unfair cutoff for those who would benefit from this bill. I yield the floor." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 22, 2009

first I wish to say to my colleague from Georgia that I appreciate the tone of civility in which he has offered his amendment, and that has been characteristic of the whole day. I hope it signals a new tone. Although I appreciate the tone, I still disagree with the amendment. The Lilly Ledbetter Act does not go back to the inception of the Civil Rights Act. It goes back only to the Supreme Court decision of May 28, 2007. So I continue to disagree with the Isakson amendment because I do believe it would create an arbitrary and unfair cutoff for those who would benefit from this bill. I yield the floor.

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Barbara Mikulski

Democratic · Maryland

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Lilly Ledbetter Act and opposing an amendment during Senate floor debate.

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