Hillary watches Ledbetter fair pay bill signed into law

Posted By Megan Carpentier Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 4:26 PM Share

This morning, Hillary Clinton attended a White House ceremony to watch Barack Obama sign his first bill into law: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. That act reverses a 2007 Supreme Court decision that narrowed the statute of limitations on filing pay discrimination suits.

Hillary Clinton was one of the initial co-sponsors of the Senate legislation (later blocked by Republicans) that sought to change this decision and, in one of her few official acts before being confirmed as Secretary of State, signed on as an original co-sponsor again this year. She appeared with Lilly Ledbetter to rally for the legislation, spoke about the act on the floor of the Senate, and proclaimed its importance during her speech at the Democratic National Convention. She's no doubt delighted at the bill's success. Also in attendance: Nancy Pelosi and Michelle Obama.

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DOODLE

6:59 PM ET

January 29, 2009

support

she will continue to quietly guide the conversations..she knows it does not matter WHO gets credit, as long as it gets done..for the good of the people..truly inspiring..

 

NYDEM12

8:08 PM ET

January 29, 2009

Well said

Well said. It's good that HRC is above who's getting credit because she certainly isn't getting it in the press. The so called progressive media is completely omitting her. This is Huffpo's version:

"Obama Signs First Bill, Lilly Ledbetter Act: "For My Daughters"

President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Act, the first he signed as president. Ledbetter, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and First Lady Michelle Obama were all present"

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Not one mention of HRC's involvement, not one mention of her presence at the signing. While I know it shouldn't really matter who gets credit, HRC worked very hard to get this bill passed and it still gets under my skin that they could so blatantly misreport a story.

 

STILL4HILL

9:04 PM ET

January 29, 2009

Uniform

Looks like the girls all "called each other." What are you wearing? Hill stands out in that magenta - same color family different branch (now). She should wear that color more often. It's beautiful on her.

 

FOGGY.BOTTOM

9:26 PM ET

January 29, 2009

It does matter...

I am sorry but it does matter who gets credit-Hillary should have been mentioned!

She worked so hard and please tell me what Michelle Obama had to do with it-

 

DOODLE

10:24 PM ET

January 29, 2009

credit

it does matter.to a certain degree..she knows she had a lot to do with it..she can't overshadow the president right now..we ALL know it..it got done..lets keep her doing the peoples work..not happening wasn't worth not getting "credit"...

 

ANNE

2:01 AM ET

January 30, 2009

Hillary is so psyched in that

Hillary is so psyched in that picture. That is awesome. What a milestone. :)

 

NYCGIRL

5:14 PM ET

January 30, 2009

Hillary looks so lovely. I

Hillary looks so lovely. I hope she is happy. She worked hard for this legislation, and she most certainly DOES deserve credit for it.

 

GUYVER

8:08 PM ET

January 30, 2009

What about fair pay for the Foreign Service?

Secretary Clinton should push congress to fix the injustice faced by junior Foreign Service Officers working overseas. Because of the overseas pay gap, JOs lose 23% of their income simply by working overseas rather in DC.

http://www.afsa.org/congress/paygap09.pdf

 

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