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Senate GOP Blocks Bill to Stiffen Pay Discrimination Rules
Jun 09 2021, 5:30 AM
June 09 2021, 4:48 AM
June 09 2021, 5:30 AM
(Bloomberg) Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill that would impose tougher standards and bigger penalties on companies over claims of pay discrimination based on sex.
(Bloomberg) Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill that would impose tougher standards and bigger penalties on companies over claims of pay discrimination based on sex.
The bill, H.R. 7, failed to advance on a 49-50 vote that was well short of the 60 needed. It marked the second time Senate Republicans used the filibuster to block legislation since President Joe Biden took office.
By Susan Jones | June 9, 2021 | 7:30am EDT
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) - As you look to what the majority leader has in mind for June, it s pretty clear the era of bipartisanship is over, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told a news conference on Tuesday.
For Democrats, McConnell said, June is a check-the-box month.
We passed six bills so far this year, significant bills on a bipartisan basis, bills that came out of committee that had buy-in from both sides.
But I think that s coming to a screeching halt this month because the majority leader is starting with the so-called Paycheck Fairness bill late this afternoon, which is essentially a giveaway to the plaintiffs’ lawyers in America, a series of totally partisan bills designed to get no Republican support.
Among the comments: “Can we have Al Franken back in exchange for Kirsten Gillibrand?” and “Gillibrand MIA unless it involves demanding Al Franken resign.”
“Yesterday, the Senate failed to advance the Paycheck Fairness Act, as it required 60 votes,” said Duty to Warn, a popular progressive account with 139,000 followers. “This was legislation to fix [the] wage gap by gender. All 8 female GOP Senators voted against. Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand didn’t show up. You know who WOULD have shown up to vote? Al Franken.”
Tweeted screenwriter Philip Morton: “How did Al Franken vote on Paycheck Fairness Act? Oh, right. He’s gone thanks to @gillibrandny. How did she vote? Oh, right. She didn’t show.”