BY NBC'S DAVE CARL
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) joined Chuck today to react to the defeat of the "Paycheck Fairness Act" in the Senate. Boxer has argued strongly for the bill, but Republicans unanimously opposed it, preventing it from getting the 60 votes needed to move forward.
Here’s all the bill info word-for-word.
TDR pal Ari Shapiro of NPR says President Obama is courting the female vote with his support of the Equal Pay Act.
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Chuck if this bill were to pass what would be the impact on those Right To Work For less states? The right wing, right to work states, have lowered wages of male workers this Pay equity bill if it were to pass would put teeth back in to the labor movement for not only women but men also. We have been told for years by Republicons you have to think outside the box, maybe its time we took there advice.