in hancock michigan. kerry said it was heartbreaking, it was embarrassing, it was infuriating, and it will affect me for the rest of my life. can you imagine madam president, first you're out of a job, you have to go to court just to get your paycheck and then adding insult to injury you find out you've been discriminated against for years without even knowing it. kerry lost out on thousands of dollars in pay and benefits simply because she is a woman. like most people, she really could have used that money. she said she would have used it to help pay the co-pay for her husband's heart surgery which instead she had to put on her credit card. her story underscores why we need to pass this vital legislation before the senate. kerry not only lost out on her pay at her job week after week month after month, she will lose out on social security benefits for the rest of her life as well. this is not fair, it's not how things should work. kerry deserves a fair shot, and she has not been getting it. we've heard o