distraction, and i think you ve got to get back to the point we re making here. lily leadbetter, i think you had her on your show. she s phenomenal. for years she worked and was manager at a tire plant and doing the same, exact job as her male counterparts and she was paid far less and when she went to sue it was years because she couldn t find out and when she found out the supreme court said you waited too long. so we fixed the statute of limitations there, but we had to also make other fixes and i think bob mccluskey is right. we ll go out there and we ll tell the truth to the people that we stand for equal pay for equal work. republicans don t think, they give every excuse for the world. their vote speaks volumes and issue they think is key, it s the war against women and it continues in one form or another. okay. this is one latest chapter in it. let me ask you another question.
senator mccluskey s bill says you can t be reprimand order punished because you re trying to find out if you re being paid fairly. that s why we have to pass this law and anyone voting against it is taking a stand against women, is taking a stand against fairness, is taking a stand against justice and is taking a stand against our families. that was california senator barbara boxer who is pleading on behalf of the pay equity act and failed to vote any republicans who voted unanimously to keep it from advancing. the bill is supposed to strengthen fair labor standards by requiring employers to and