Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Woman Shafted By Super Marjority Rule

Senate GOP blocks Democrats' equal pay bill - CBS News

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a Democratic bill calling for equal pay in the workplace. But President Barack Obama and his congressional allies aren't finished appealing to women on the No. 1 concern for all voters: the cash in their wallets on the heels of recession.

As expected, the pay equity bill failed along party lines, 52-47, short of the required 60-vote threshold. But for majority Democrats, passage wasn't the only point. The debate itself was aimed at putting Republicans on the defensive on yet another women's issue, this one overtly economic after a government report showing slower-than-expected job growth...

Note: In a real democracy, this bill would have passed by a two vote margin.

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