Excellent news. From The Hill:
The Senate on Thursday flexed its bolstered Democratic majority and passed an equal pay measure that Republicans blocked last year. The bill could be the first measure signed into law by President Obama.
Senators voted 61-36 for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, after a day of beating back eight GOP amendments by decisive margins.
“We
have now overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill to correct an
injustice that has been prevailing,” said Sen. Barbara Mikulski
(D-Md.), who led the floor debate on the bill.
All four female
GOP senators crossed over to support the Democratic measure: Kay Bailey
Hutchison of Texas; Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine; and Lisa
Murkowski of Alaska. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) also approved the
legislation.
Every voting Democrat backed the bill.
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