How they Voted: The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

by: Jason Springer

Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 11:15:00 AM EST

Take two. Leonard Lance had the opportunity to make up for his vote against women getting fair pay a few weeks ago, and took the opportunity to change is stance. Lance and Chris Smith provided two of the three Republican votes for the bill.

Frank LoBiondo once again took a ride with Scott Garrett and Rodney Frelinghuysen opposing fair pay for women. I'm sure women are very thankful for the lack of support:

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
YES NO
Adler
Andrews
Holt
Pascrell
Payne
Rothman
Sires
Lance
Smith
Frelinghuysen
Garrett
LoBiondo

Democrats are in blue, and Republicans are in red.

Frank Pallone voted for the bill on Jan 9, but did not vote this time. Both Senators Menendez and Lautenberg supported the legislation in the Senate. Capitol Quickies shed some light on why they needed a second vote in the House:

The House of Representatives on Tuesday had to vote a second time on the bill, after the Senate broke out from the bill a more controversial, related proposal the House had lumped in that would allow women to get compensatory and punitive damages if the equal-pay law is violated.

It now heads to President Obama's desk for signature.

Jason Springer :: How they Voted: The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Tags: Rodney Frelinghuysen, How they voted, Frank LoBiondo, Leonard Lance, Scott Garrett, Chris Smith, Rob Andrews, Rush Holt, John Adler, Frank Pallone, Bill Pascrell, Donald Payne, Steve Rothman, Albio Sires, Paycheck Fairness Act, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, (All Tags)

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How they Voted: The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act | 1 comments

Wyka to Frelinghuysen: THANKS!!! (0.00 / 0)

Rodney is an asshole. This vote seals his fate in 2010. That may sound harsh, but there's no other way to put it in the space allotted here. You really have to be a complete shit to vote against this bill. Lilly Ledbetter got the shaft. Our ideologically driven Supreme Court made a ruling that, on it's face, was contrary to common sense, fairness and common human decency.

This bill corrects the Supreme Court's perverse interpretation of the law. Equal pay for equal work....even that fundamental right is too much for the extremist Republicans like Garrett and Frelinghuysen. He thinks that just because he was recently re-elected that people will forget this vote in 2010......let's prove that he's underestimated the mental and moral capacity of the women and good men of his district!!!

by: Nick Lento @ Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 11:25:39 AM CST