House Proceeding 01-27-09 on Jan 27th, 2009 :: 0:30:45 to 0:31:50
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Chaka Fattah: from the -- indeed received funds from the equal pay act. that's how the act was enforced when i chaired the equal employment act. that is how it was enforced before i chaired the pliment opportunity commission. and that is how we return it today. i ask that this settlement agreement be entered into the

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Speech By: Chaka Fattah

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Chaka Fattah: record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from california continue to reserve his time? mr. miller: i yield one minute to the gentleman from pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise in support of this act, i like many of my

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Chaka Fattah: colleagues find it important that we right the wrong of the supreme court decision and allow access to courts for those who have been discriminated against. lilly ledbetter and the act that is before us today, i want to thank chairman george miller for his leadership and hard work on this in his committee

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Chaka Fattah: for their relentless pursuit of correcting this, it's one of the very first acts of this new congress, and i just want to rise in support of it and hope it gains an extraordinary vote here in the house today because it will send a message to not only my mother, my wife, my