Barbara Mikulski: “I oppose Senator Enzi's amendments to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Those amendments strike the words 'affected by'…”

“I oppose Senator Enzi's amendments to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Those amendments strike the words 'affected by' from sections 3 and 4 of the bill. These amendments, I believe, are not necessary, and I am concerned that they could lead courts to mistakenly read this legislation in too narrow a framework. The Senator from Wyoming argues that his amendments are necessary because the bill somehow expands the category of persons who may sue for discrimination under the civil rights laws referenced in the bill. His concern and his claim is that the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act would allow spouses and other relatives of the workers who suffer discrimination to file their own lawsuits, claiming that they have been affected by the discrimination of their relative.”