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‘If we are going to grow our economy, we need to focus on legislation which will create jobs – not put undue hardships on job creators’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks Thursday on the Senate floor regarding the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act:
“We’ve heard a lot of debate over the past few days on fairness. Every member of this body supports equal pay for equal work.
“The Ledbetter bill isn’t about fair pay. Pay discrimination has been illegal since 1963.
“This bill is about effectively eliminating the statute of limitations on pay discrimination.
“It unfairly targets business owners, who in many cases will no longer have the evidence they would need to mount a just defense.
“Job creators have enough to worry about. We shouldn’t add the threat of never-ending lawsuits.
“Republicans have a better idea to ensure fairness in the workplace.
“Sen. Hutchison has crafted a commonsense proposal that says the clock shouldn’t run out on someone who’s been discriminated against until he or she discovers the alleged discrimination. That’s fair to both sides.
“If we are going to grow our economy, we need to focus on legislation which will create jobs – not put undue hardships on job creators.”
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