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Reid to Romney: Tell Republicans that opposing fair pay is ‘shameful’
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Tuesday called out presumptive Republican presidential nominee for refusing to support the Paycheck Fairness Act, a measure that Republicans eventually blocked by filibuster. “For many families in Nevada and across the country, a woman is the only income generator in that family,” Reid…
Republicans Block Paycheck Fairness Act; Debunking their Talking Points
Now that the Paycheck Fairness Act was defeated, 52-47, you can expect the Republicans to jump-start a meme that they started a few weeks ago. I wrote about it yesterday, but it was buried in another post, so I thought I’d do a quickie re-post that explains exactly why that meme…
Paycheck Fairness Act: Let’s See Where the GOP Stands on the #WaronWomen
Republicans have been trying desperately to reframe the GOP’s relentless assault on women’s rights as a war being waged on women by Democrats. Last week’s shenanigans with PRENDA (the “don’t abort all the girls” bill) was a perfect example. The wingnuts claim that President Obama and the Democrats blocked PRENDA…
Perino: Equal pay issue is a ‘distraction’ for just ’48 hours’
Former White House press secretary Dana Perino felt on Fox and Friends Monday morning that the discussion around the Paycheck Fairness Act for equal pay for women is a “distraction” for likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to discuss. The legislation, which Senate Democrats will soon bring up for a…
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