Arlen Specter: “I object. Mr. REID addressed the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader.”

The priority was to protect the family at all costs.

Regrettably, we did not move ahead on the Paycheck Fairness Act yesterday.

This Convention has been ratified by 186 of the 193 countries involved, and it is a very important statement of international policy to respect the rights of women and to advance the cause of women.

last year I introduced the Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009, H.R. 1504. As I explained in my accompanying floor statement, my objective was to restore the pleading standard that had governed federal civil practice if not since the…