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Senate GOP Uses Filibuster, Blocks Democrat-Backed Paycheck Fairness Act

Senate GOP Uses Filibuster, Blocks Democrat-Backed Paycheck Fairness Act Senate Republicans on Tuesday used the filibuster to block a Democrat-backed bill that would address the “wage gap” that allegedly exists men and women. The Paycheck Fairness Act, which faced significant opposition, failed by a vote of 49-50, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome the filibuster. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) missed the vote. The bill, according to its text, would “provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex” and would “amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.”

Pennsylvania s Fetterman knocks Manchin: Naive to think GOP will act in good faith

© Courtesy Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a leading Democratic contender in the state’s Senate race, went after Sen. Joe Manchin Fetterman specifically targeted Manchin over his opposition to the For the People Act, a sprawling voting rights bill that has the support of the remaining 49 Democrats in the Senate. Manchin said he opposes it because it lacks bipartisan support.  “Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is wrong to choose to vote against the For the People Act, a bill that would increase election security and access to voting and reduce the influence of big money in politics. To pretend that former President Donald Trump

Chris Wallace Grills Joe Manchin Over Naive Hopes for Bipartisanship

Al Drago for The Washington Post via Getty Images Sen. Joe Manchin reiterated his opposition to killing the filibuster in an op-ed Saturday. On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace pressed Manchin on his hopes for bipartisan cooperation. Haven t you empowered Republicans to be obstructionists? Wallace asked. Fox News anchor Chris Wallace pressed Sen. Joe Manchin Sunday over his strategy and hopes for bipartisanship in the Senate. Democrats continue to express increasing interest in scrapping the filibuster, a rule that allows the minority party to block measures from being brought to a vote, but Manchin is one of the few standing in the way of his colleagues wishes.

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