Schakowsky Statement on Passage of Lilly Ledbetter Bill

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SCHAKOWSKY STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF LILLY LEDBETTER BILL

U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), the Democratic Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues, released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act again by a vote of 250 to 177. The Ledbetter bill will now be sent to the President's desk for his signature later this week.

"Today's vote is a huge victory for every woman in America. Under the Ledbetter bill, companies will no longer be able to run out the clock or suppress information to avoid paying women equally," said U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). "I am proud that the Democratic-led Congress under the leadership of the first woman Speaker made passing this bill a top priority and that we finally have a President that has put women's issues at the forefront of his agenda. I am looking forward to joining President Obama for his first bill signing when he signs the Ledbetter bill into law on Thursday morning."

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