i didn't care anything at this point, and it did not occur to me that it could be in the door open, and i said "oh, reeva" and i cried. i don't know. i don't know how long -- i don't know how long i was there for. [ sobbing ] she wasn't breathing. >> we will take an adjournment. court will adjourn. >> now, oscar pistorius is still choosing to testify off camera with only the audio that you heard available. he described waking up to hear the noise that made him feel that an intruder had climbed through the bathroom window of his home. >> my lady, that is the moment

that the everything changed. i thought that there was a burglar that was trying to gain entrance into my home. i think that initially i froze, and i heard a noise and i interpreted it as being somebody climbing into the bathroom, and the first thing that ran into my mind was that i needed to arm myself, and that i needed to the protect reeva and i, and i needed to get my gun. >> before recounting the shooting, he recounted text messages between he and steenkamp and talked about the various stages of the relationship, and the various arguments they had had. mike taibbi is there, and tell us what was the scene as the judge had to ajourn as oscar pistorius could not speak through the sobbing? >> well, he could not speak at all, tamron. and in fact, he continued to wail on the stand for many, many minutes. his sister came up, and the psychologist came up to try to comfort him, and then he was

finally able to leave the courtroom, and it is gripping in the courtroom, and everybody hanging on every word that he said. and june steenkamp had to bow her head, and she could not watch him testify when he walked down the passageway and turned the corner to the bathroom and opened fire. he said a number of things in the testimony that opened up the door for the prosecutors to question whether or not what he is saying and the account in the details is believable. for example, now he says that both he and reeva had awakened in the middle of the night, and so she is awake, and then he says that he does not know where she is, and he is screaming for her, and telling her to phone for the police, and there is an intruder in my house, and screaming for reeva to call the police, and never confirmed where she was, and filled with terror, and turned the corner, and pulled the trigger, and he said that before he knew it, he

had fired four shots at the bathroom door. >> and so pistorius has changed from the suit and tie to the t-shirt and shorts, the type of clothing he was wearing the night of the shooting, and he was allowed the walk from the witness box to the bathroom door which they have set up in court to illustrate the actions that nig night. >> yeah, barry roux, the chief advocate or attorney was trying to make the point that he was off of the prosthetics and on the stumps to confirm the height where the shots were fired and roux has been doing it throughout, and the ear witnesses who said that that their heard screaming and arguing for a man and woman before a volley of shots, and what happened in the testimony today is that roux had pistorius discover that once he discovered that it was reeva he shot

instead of an intruder, and he said that he went out to the balcony to scream to my god and to the reeva and like he had never before, and what the witnesses heard was pistorius screaming and not a woman screaming and this is the groundwork that barry roux is setting up getting this testimony from pistorius. >> and as you said, mike, he took off the prosthetic legsons the difference of the height difference in the door and the height difference when he is not wearing the prosthetic legs. >> my guess is that because roux did not take it any further, is going to talk about the sequence of the wounds of reeva could have been in the sequence that his own pathologist said it and not the way that the prosecution said it. and another way that the police investigation and the prosecutor

were not precise and mistaken in key points. >> joining me is paul rothstein, professor at the georgetown university law school, and prof professor, thank you for joining us. ap i want to pick up where mike taibbi left off, and perhaps the openings in the testimony given by oscar pistorius today, and specifical specifically, the calling out of reeva once he determined or believed he said that an intruder was in the home. let me play a little of what he said recalling calling out our name. >> i kept on shouting for reeva to phone the police. i was still scared to retreat, because i was not sure if there was somebody on the ladder or if there was somebody on the toilet. i don't know -- i don't know how long i stood there for. i shouted for reeva.

at some point i decided to walk back to the room, because i cou couldn't hear anything, because my ears were ringing. >> do you see anything in the testimony there that the prosecution would seize on tomorrow? >> well, one thing that i heard in some of the excerpts that you played was that he seemed to be saying that the door was open to the toilet stall, and i believe that the police findings were that the door was locked. so that is going to provide some problem. what the issue will be is whether his story squares with the evidence that the prosecution introduced although they are saying that the prosecution botched the collection of the evidence, and whether it squares with the statement that he made to the police, and whether it is believable, and on that last point, i think that if you just listen to the testimony, and the way he is giving it, it is pretty believable.

if you don't try to match it up with some of the other things. so we will have to see how it squares and what is pointed out about these perhaps inconsistencies here. >> and what he said eregarding the door though is that he h did take the cricket bat once he realized that reeva was in there, and broke down the door with the cricket bat, but what is intriguing is that as mike taibbi pointed out that pistorius said that he and reeva heard what was they thought was an intruder in the home. it is so perplexing to many that someone would call out for the girlfriend and yell for her to call 911 and never hear her response, and then move forward to opening fire. >> well, it does seem unbelievable that she was up and he was up, and then, it would not occur to him where is she, and he would not have known that

she had gone from the bed to the bathroom, and it is a little bit inconsistent with something that appeared to have been earlier in the story that she was asleep. so on the face of it, the thing is going to revolve around whether what he says actually lines up with the evidence, with the prosecution's evidence of his statement to the police, and he is presenting it very convincingly in this emotional way. i think that it looks pretty convincing that he really does feel upset. now, whether that proves anything or not, and of course, you can fake being upset, but it is coming off very genuinely. >> and professor, thank you so much for your time, and we greatly appreciate it. >> thank you, tomran. >> and developing right now, we are keeping an eye on where the president will speak right now, and keeping a mind on two executive orders to narrow the pay gap. and it is dubbed equal payday. and if you are a working woman,

this is how far you have to work into year to catch up to the salary of a man who worked the same job last year. and lilly ledbetter whose name has come to signify the equal pay issue, which is the first law that the president signed when coming into office was the lilly ledbetter law. and so the president is going to push to pass the paycheck fairness act. and it could be brought up tomorrow. and so joining me now is senior political news editor mark murray, and federal advocacy coordinator at the national law project, lois reed. and so mark, you have talked about it from the counter port of the gop. >> well, it shows you how important the female vote is going to be to the democrats in the tough electoral environment for them. and when they do well, they are winning the female vote by high

single digits, and when they lose, it is an even steven type situation looking at the exit bolls or any contest, so it is not surprising that the democrats are emphasizing equal payday and they want to talk about contraception, and always to win over the female voters, and the republicans when you mention the counter programming, they are pointing out that the white house is not exactly practicing what it preaches and the women who are white house staffers earn on average 88 cents to the dollar to the male counterparts and of course, the national average is 77 cent, and you go up on capitol hill, and the disparity also exists in any republican or democratic office as well. that is the terrain right now, but there is a huge political focus. >> and to your point, jay carney was asked about the white house and the republicans saying that the white house has its own pay gap and that the female staffers make $9,000 less than the men, and let me play to you what jay carney said in response to that. >> for example, we have two

deputies chief of staff, and one man and one woman, and they are in the same. and we have department heads male and female who all make the same adds their counterparts. >> and judy, some of the numbers that you know very well, and the economy could produce an additional $412 billion in income if the women received an equal play, and there is another statistic that women's median income, and -- well, we can talk to any topic as it relates to politics to win a particular vote here, but the numbers don't lie. when you look at the disparity between men and women and pay. >> you are absolutely right. this is one of the circumstance s where good politics and good policy coincide 100%. the house democratic leaders led by nancy pelosi have a great initiative going on has a great

tag line which is when women succeed, so does america. and so when women are the main supporters and breadwinners of the family, they are not working because they want a little hobby outside of the home. they are working because in this economy where the bottom 60% of the wage earners have stagnant wages, the women need to work to support themselves and the families and provide that letter of economic activity, and mobility for people. so, it is a really important movement in our country to make sewer that we have an economy that works for everybody. >> well, mark, and that is, i want to go back to the politics of it, and specifically, this response from the republican party, the rnc says that the truth is that the paycheck fairness act is a cynic ploy and the democrats betting that americans are not smart enough. lit cut flexibility in the workplace for working moms and end merit pay to reward good work, the very important things to us.

and when does that respond fly when you put it pound per pound again against the numbers quite easy to find, and in some states staggering differences in what men make in comparison to the female counterparts. >> and there is a counterpart to what the republicans are doing, and the policy announcement, and mentioned that policy and politics do intertwine, and one of the places that the republicans are on the defensive goes into the lilly ledbetter act, and the republicans are emphasizing that the white house staffers are paid women, females get 88 cents on the dollar to the male counterparts and what is so strike thing about the lilly ledbetter act is that she was complaining in her time, and brought the lawsuit that they were doing the exact same job and making less and many of the republicans voted against the lilly ledbetter act, and many republicans like mitt romney on the defensive and democrats want to keep putting the republicans on the defensive on this issue. >> thank you, mark. great pleasure, judy to have you on, and we will hope to speak to

you again soon. and on this equal payday, the civil rights summit opens today, and commemorating the signing of the civil rights act of 1964. >> let us close the springs of racial poison. let us pray for wise and understanding hearts. >> well, how far have we come since then? coming up, i will talk with rock and roll hall of famer graham nash about how music has played a pivotal role in the fight for social justice. plus, 250 u.p.s. workers walked off of the job for 90 minutes to protest the firing of a fellow employee, and now u.p.s. is in the process of firing all of them, and 250 workers. joining me in studio, the driver who was originally let go, and one of the co-workers who stood up for him, and what u.p.s. is saying about all of this, and plus -- >> the huskies once again are in basketball heaven!

>> basketball heaven, uconn wins the ncaa tournament, and getting buzz this morning, surprising comments from one of uconn's star players over the weekend to have efforts to allow college athletes to unionize. shabazz napier says that he goes to bed hungry at night because he cannot afford food. join us the with the conversation on twitter at t tamron hall, and my team at news nation. r fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. r fiber. they're delicious, and a good source of fiber to help support regularity. wife: mmmm husband: these are good! marge: the tasty side of fiber. from phillips. [ telephone rings ] [ shirley ] edward jones. this is shirley speaking. how may i help you? oh hey, neill, how are you? how was the trip? [ male announcer ] with nearly 7 million investors... [ shirley ] he's right here. hold on one sec. [ male announcer ] ...you'd expect us to have

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♪ teach your children well >> teach your children well, a beautiful song with a powerful message behind it. the song comes to us from a time when people looked to popular music as a source of strength and inspiration, and the

struggle for social change. ale long with songs like "ooh change is going to come" and "people get ready" and "teach your children" and so music was used as a sense of peace and to d tod today, graham nash is going to be a guest for the summit to commemorate the signing of the civil rights act by president jo johnson. president obama will deliver the keynote thursday and the first lady is attending as well. but today, it is all about the music, and graham nash is going to join us from the great state of texas and the wonderful city of austin. thank you for joining us today, and it is quite an honor the speak to you. >> you are very welcome, tamron. how are you this morning? >> very well. it is interesting, because i said in the script na whthat wh heard the lyrics "teach your children well" it is a time when

the music intertwined with the social mes a sajs and a -- messages and a power it to, and are we just cynical old people thinking that it happened then and not happening now? >> well, it is happening now, but the people who own the world's media you could count on two hands. they don't want the protest songs on the media, but they want cheap, and want you to lie down to be quiet and buy another pair of secrets or soft drink, and shut up while we rob you. it is all bread and circus, and it is still going on, but there are many, many people working for peace and justice in the world through music and i'm glad to be a part of it. >> and we look back at the song, the song that you wrote "chicago" about the violence and the arrests in 1968 democratic national convention, a city that i lived in, chicago, for many years, and you think of the lyrics of that, and what you were able to say, and discuss freedom and justice and you are there today, and the messages that resonate at this point in

our lives, do you have confidence that the young people are hearing it? even if the music is there, why aren't we seeing the protests, and those who are willing to take a stand and lie in the streets so that the wrongs can be made right? >> i think that we were lulled into a false sense of serenity. we have been teaching our children that it is much better to have a bmw and new mercedes than to take care of your fellow citizens. i mean, if you don't stand up for the community, you don't have a community. >> right. >> it is that simple. and we must stand up against all of the problems that are facing america right now. this is an incredible country. i became an american citizen over 30 years ago, because i wanted to be a part of this country. it is a tremendous country. does it have problems? of course, it does. does it have a way to get out of the problems? of course, it does. and the kids today, will take up

the challenge. it is hard to pull the wool over their eyes and they understand what is going on and they understand what is going on with the citizens unite and what is going on with the money and the politics, and they are, they will do something about it, no question. >> and why was it so important for you to be there today? >> i'm honored to be here. 50 years ago when the civil rights act was first signed, wow! why did it take so long. yes, it is 50 years ago, and 50 years goes in a, by in the blink of an eye, but why did it take so long? >> absolutely. and to your point, the politics of today where you have groups, minoritie minorities, women, for example, who have an effort to believe that there is an effort to suppress the vote and not encourage it, and you are also involved with the no nukers for safe energy and organized musicians and kconcerts to remid

us not to forget the urgency of that issue as well? >> well, there are many, many issues to face, tamron and it is ongoing battle, but i look at it through the eyes of the children and the grandchildren and i have to work and make it a better place for myself, my family and everybody else. >> well, graham nash, an honor the speak with you, and of course sh, the music as they sas the sound track of our lives, and it is wonderful to know that you continue to make that music for change and awareness. thank you so much for joining us today. we greatly appreciate it. i love that. >> peace. >> i just got a piece sign from graham nash and my life is wonderful. we want to hear from you, and what does the civil rights act mean to you? to me, it means my total existence as a professional african-american woman in this country. and without the acts of so many others, i obviously would not be standing here today. and holding out hope, the search for time, and the search for malaysian airlines flight 370.

we continue to be optimistic. the longer this goes, the harder it gets, but we have eliminated a lot of the area. >> well, crews fail to detect what could be pings from the plane's black box after hearing something this weekend. nbc's tom costello has a point by point update on where the situation is at this point, and the hope of recovering this aircraft. plus, despite the millions of dollars involved in college sports, a uconn basketball player says that sometimes he goes to bed at night quote starvi starving. now the evident to allow college athletes to unionize could go beyond northwestern. and here is a look at what is happening today. the special legislative committee with the bridge scandal will meet today, and the panel could consider whether to demand documents from chris christie's attorney, and whether to call more witnesses to testify under oath. former president bill clinton will make a remark at the naval

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meantime, more celebrating there tonight, as uconn will take on notre dame for the ncaa women's national championship. and uconn's star point guard shabazz napier was named the mvp of the final four, and scored 22 points last night in helping to lead the huskies to the championship, but he is also getting attention for the surprising comments that he made recently when he entered the debate over whether student athletes should be paid. >> and the best to get the scholarship to the universities, but at the end of the day, it does not cover anything. money is needed. so i don't think that you should stretch it out to hundreds of thousands of dollars for the players, because that is not a lot of times the guys don't know how to handle themselves and money. there are hungry night s ths th go to bed and starving and some things can change and should change. >> and those remarks got the attention of state lawmakers in connecticut who are exploring legislation to allow athletes at uconn to unionize similar to what is happening at

northwestern university. joining me is a accoostia kenne. and he is saying, i am not saying thousands of dollars or hundreds of thousands of dollars, but he goes the bed starving. for clarification, the dining hall, they can go the residence hall and eat between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., a nd what is the point that he was trying to make here. >> well, there is not a lot of flexibility for him. and obvious ly, they have the same access to the meal plan that other students have, and at the maximum allowed by the ncaa. >> and it is free, and it is part of the scholarship. >> yes, exactly. and so, you know, what i think that he is getting at is that sometimes, some kids, first of all if you are an athlete, you might want more or need more. >> and you might miss dinner, because you have practice until the after, and you might miss it. and you need money to buy the

dinner. >> and the rules to keep more than 340 division i schools, and you need something to the keep the chaos under control, and some of them are arcane and for a athlete to get or a student to get food off of the mealplan after 7:00 p.m., and so he is not starving to go to bed. >> but he seem ed to -- and supportive and said that the idea of unionizing was kind of a good idea here, and the conversation is not what time the meal plan allows you the eat, but if there is momentum following northwestern? >>, and yes, as you pointed out lawmakers in ckentucky are looking into it, too, and whether that leads to the bi-weekly paycheck is a long way to go from step a to b. but clearly, there are certain needs that athletes have that

are not heard, and mainly heard through the media and not heard in the official or the legal setting, and this is something that would be welcomed. >> and it is heard from mostly the unions or the people who want to see the athletes be able to be called employees here, but listen, we are watching the final four last night, and we have been watching this entire journey of the march madness, and we see the bodies on the court, and we see the bodies in those seats, and we know that there is a lot of money that is coming in -- >> no question. >> and it exceeds the cost of their studies if that is the priority. >> well, yes, and so again, to think about it, we are seeing the final game or the final four and we see the national championship game, and the other big games in college football, but there are a lot of schools operating under much less scrutiny and making less money, and all that, and their athletic programs are making less money, and so no question that they are bringing a lot of fund, and maybe there is a way to incentivize some kind of incentive program to keep the people there for four years and

maybe vested money or something like that, but it is clear that as a discrepancy beyond the scholarship. >> and when the mvp of the winning team says and a strong choice of words but who am i to say says he is going to bed hungry. >> and this is not acceptable and not ookay. but, again, it is just a big leap from that to paying everybody. but something like that should be looked at, and as i said, to unionize, it is really just giving them a real voice, an actual voice, and here are the needs, and we are not trying to make a bundle, and not trying to -- we need food here. >> and if you need tickets to some friend of the university's president of the university, then why can't my parent be flown here, because they can't afford the e see me play without, you know, borrowing money. >> and some of the ncaa rules need a real dose of common sense. and they are lacking it. >> we will see s and hear more comments from some of the players. kostya, how did you do? >> not well. 7 seed and 8 seed in the final,

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well, u.p.s. is refusing to backdown on the decision to fire 250 employees in new york city who took part in what their union calls a protest, and the company calls unauthorized work stoppage. the 250 union workers walked off of the job for 90 minutes in february to protest what they

claim was the unfair firing of a driver who had worked for u.p.s. for 24 years. well, just last week, there was a rally at city hall in new york for support of the workers who will be fired. all of that, excuse me, some top city officials threatened to cancel contracts with u.p.s. to give them breaks on parking tickets and tax breaks. they said that we cannot jeopardize our ability to reliably service our customers and order in our delivery operations. for this reason, we are releasing employees involved in the work stoppage. but they say that the work order 840 specifically authorizes work stop theages in situations where the company does not abide in the procedure prescribed for in the procedure of disputes and differences. a lot of words, but here, we

will have the driver who was fired by the company who worked there for 24 years. why were you fired? >> i was fired for leaving early even though i was okayed by my manager to do that. >> is you went in and clocked in and then left early. >> yes, i was authorized by my manager to do that. i have been there 24 years and i enjoyed working for u.p.s. and i have given wholeheartedly of myself to u.p.s. and i have loved and cherished my customers out there, and i enjoyed my job. >> did the company or the supervisors say insubordinate or not following the rule s s in place, and you say it is authorized, but how could they fire you if that is the case? it is shocking to me. i don't understand why they would say it was not authorized and why would things come out after something that could have been so simply said.

if somebody would have said somethi something, and they said something to me after 24 years of u.p.s., it would be out of my concern that i would go against the company? i have been there 24 years ark and i have always done everything on and beyond the support the company in every way and aspect they have. >> and you say it is a slap in the face, and now here now, some 250 of your coworkers who stood up for you, and in support, dominic, now one of them, and the company says that it will eventually fire all of those people who participate d in wha u.p.s. calls a work stoppage. and dom mick nick, you were fired and what were you told? >> i am still working? >> so you are not fired? >> i have been fired. i think th-- they gave me the s. i am still working until they decide that i can't work at u.p.s. anymore. >> so you are in limbo where it decides to them if you go in tomorrow or a week from today, and they say, this it is, this is your last day. >> yep. >> and why did you feel it was

so important to stand up for him? >> well, the same way i explained it to the 13-year-old twin boys, i'm in a union and we stand united and we work together. he was unfairly treated. so we are standing up with him. >> and the union acknowledges that those who chose to take part of the rally on february 26th, they were warned that they would be fired. did you believe the warning or did you think that, you know, there is power in numbers and the right will prevail here if that is the case. >> there is power in numbers. the company constantly violates the contract everyday. i come to work to work. i don't come to walk. i come to work and deliver the packages on my route. it is what i do. >> what is the next step here sh, hiro? >> well, it is to continue the o

outpouring from the general public and we put up a petition of 150,000 signatures and it was givetone the company by the advocate, and i think that they should do it right. for 250 people to stand up for one person, and it is a message that there is something wrong and something occurring that is not fair or just, and that is the message. just do the right thing. >> and again, u.p.s. says that they cannot allow employees' misconduct that jeopardizes their ability to serve customer, and we will see where it goes next, and we know where the union stands, and i know that you risked a lot to come here, and especially you, dominic, because you don't know when that is going to be, and it may affect what happens to you coming on television, but we wish you the best. >> well, i enjoyed my years at u.p.s. and i enjoyed working for the company, and taking care of the customers. it is not just 250 people, but 250 families, and wives and children that we take care of.

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and now to the latest for the flight search malaysian flight 370. there have been no new pings heard. the sound detecting aboard an australian naval ship last heard the signals sunday. the officials leading the search called the pings the most promising lead yet. nbc's tom kcostello has the latest on the search for the missing airliner mh-370. >> 37 days after the plane d disappeared the pings picked up by the ocean shield nafl ship sounds much like the pings that a black box would emit when

submerged in water. >> we have a positive lead, and it is a herculean task over a wide, wide area, and the water is extremely deep. >> reporter: while the pingers are to last 30 days, the manufacturer says they could go longer. >> they do vary, and 30 days is the minimum, and they could operate as much as 45 days. >> reporter: and now a u.s. pinger locator is being there to methodically traverse an area three miles by three miles to listen to the pings, and each sweep takes eight hours and c e complicating the matter, the indian ocean in that area is two the three miles deep. if they can triangulate it, the next step is to drop the bluetooth unmanned submarine into the area. >> we have a wide area of ocean floor to search. and with the device we have got, it will take a long, long time. >> reporter: and if the search

teams will spot the wreckage, they will deploy a remotely operated robot to retrieve the black boxes much like they did with air france 447. and crucially, the flight data recorder holds the plane's last 25 hours even if it sits in salt water for years. and the ntsb's erin gormley says that the data should be preserved. >> we should be able to build it back, and you won't lose all of the data. >> reporter: and all it is critical to piecing together what happened to flight 370, but first, they have to find the wreckage. >> and now the experts say that even in the best case scenario, it could be a month or more before the seerch crews retrieve the black boxes. and developing, we are awaiting live remarks from the president at the white house. he is about to sign two executive actions on equal pay for women. lilly ledbetter is going to be introducing the president, and we will bring you the remarks as soon as they begin.

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a deadly flooding situation tops our look at stories around the "news nation" today. searchers found the body of a 9-year-old girl last seen playing outside her home. she was discovered blocks away. it is the second death in this round of severe flooding in the south. in washington state, crews have started building a structure that will help drain the site of that deadly mud slide. rescuers are hoping once the massive field of mud and debris that runs 20 feet deep in some spots drains they will be able to find the bodies of 12 people still missing. at least 33 people died in the slide. hard news to take for owners of a mid-sized suvs. only two of the nine vehicles tested by the institute for highway safety got the top rating, the chevy equinox and

gmc terrain and mazda got a poor raining from the insurance institute. san francisco police are trying to find out who is behind a series of smart car flippings. three of the tiny vehicles were turned on their sides in less than 24 hours, one witness said he saw a group of eight huddling around the smart cars and just lifted over. police are investigating the crimes and it is actually a felony. i want to take you now to the white house where the event has started there. let's listen in. >> because of the gender pay gap. my personal story of unfair pay began in 1979 when i started at good year tire and rubber company. i thought a job at goodyear could help put my two children through college and enable my husband and i to have financial security in retirement. as the only female supervisors, i per severed through daily harassment and took as little leave as possible because i

never knew if my job would be waiting when i returned. almost two decades into my career at goodyear, i received an anonymous note that said, i was being paid thousands of dollars less than my male counterparts. all i could think about was how much my family had done without and how hard it had been over the years and how i would never catch up to my male co-workers salaries nor have the level of retirement benefits. my legal battle for fair pay soon began after and wound its way to the u.s. supreme court. when the supreme court decided in 2007 that goodyear had been paying me unfairly long enough to make it legal, i knew i wasn't ready -- i knew i wasn't ready to give up my fight for fair pay.

less than two years later, congress passed the lilly ledbetter fair pay act -- [ applause ] >> and president obama -- [ applause ] >> president obama made history with his signature on the bill. it was a very first bill -- first bill he signed, sending a clear message about his priorities. standing behind the president as he signed my name sake bill into law was one of the greatest moments of my life. yet i knew and the president knew that my bill was just an important first step in the fight for fair pay.

in the five years since, we've seen my bills companion legislation, the paycheck fairness act stall in congress. with little movement in the fight for fair pay. that is until today. folks often refer to me as the face of fair pay. but for today at least, that title belongs to president barack obama. [ applause ] >> today president obama will sign an executive order that will ban federal contractors from retaliating against workers who discuss their pay and their salaries. not only is this a critical piece of the stalled paycheck

pairness act, but this action gets at what was my largest barrier for all of those years ago. i didn't know i was being paid unfairly and i had no way to find out. i was told in no uncertain terms that goodyear then and still a government contractor, fired employees who shared their salary information. it was against company policy. whoever left me that anonymous note did so bravely, knowing that he or she could face retaliation if they were found out. for my namesake bill through today's executive orders, president obama has been the outspoken leader, women and families need on fair pay. i urge congress to join the president on the right side of history, bypassing the paycheck fairness act. [ applause ]

>> i thank president obama for his continued courage and vision and am deeply moved to be the one to introduce him today. please join me in a very warm welcome of president barack obama. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you, everybody. all right. well, thanks to my friend lilly ledbetter. not only for that introduction but for fighting for a simple principle. equal pay for equal work. it's not that complicated.

and lilly, i assure you you remain the face of fair pay. people don't want my mug on there. they want your face. as lilly mentioned, she did not set out to be a trailblazer. she was somebody who was working every day, going to work, doing her job, best that she could. then one day she finds out, after years, that she earned less than her male colleagues for doing the same job. i want to make that point again. doing the same job. sometimes when you -- when we discuss this issue of fair pay, equal pay for equal work and the pay gap between men and women, you'll hear all sorts of excuses. well, they are child bearing and their choosing to do this and they are this and that and

other. she was doing the same job, probably doing it better. same job. [ applause ] >> working just as hard, probably putting in more hours, but she was getting systemically paid less. and so she set out to make sure the country lived up to its founding, the idea that all of us are created equal. when the courts didn't answer her call, congress did. the first time lilly and i stood together in this room was my tenth day in office and that's when we signed the lilly ledbetter fair pay act, first bill i signed into law. [ applause ] >> some leaders who helped make that happen are here today, including leader pelosi. senator mikulski,