condescending about supporting equal pay for equal work, but republicans may learn that lesson the hard way when voters go to the polls in november. joining me now congresswoman donna edwards, democrat for maryland. she co-chairs the congressional women's caucus and chair of the democratic women's working group. thanks for being here, congresswom congresswoman. >> thank you, reverend. wow, shocking statements there from the republican kol colleagues. >> i've got to ask you. do you find it condescending to say women should get equal pay for equal work? >> they're talking about politicizing equal pay. we don't want to politicize it, we just want to pay women equal to what their male colleagues make in the same jobs, the same experience, working alongside them. and this is really an issue that's important to women and to families who are deprived of the income that women would normally be entitled to if they were paid