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Ξ January 26th, 2009 | → | ∇ Uncategorized |

DeLauro’s Equal Pay Bill Put Off a While

As the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act sailed through the Senate last night on its way to President Barack Obama’s desk, it left behind a companion bill authored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro — the Paycheck Fairness Act.

The two related bills — both dealing with equal-pay issues for women — had flown through the House as a package deal. In the Senate, Ledbetter found traction while DeLauro’s effort(actually a companion bill introduced in the Senate by then-Sen. Hillary Clinton) apparently won’t come around again until the spring, according to DeLauro’s staff.

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We had reported earlier that DeLauro’s bill may have been one of the first signed by the new president, but it looks like that won’t be the case now.

[DeLauro has been working on this for years, so I guess a couple of months might not make much difference.]

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