look at what it took uto get the lilly ledbetter law enacted in order to report discrepancies in pay, when a women discovers that her male counterpart is earning more than she is earning. that took a major effort in congress and a new president to expend fairly significant new capital in order to get this legislation passed. so we really do have a struggle. i think that the big part of the reason for women not joining together and marching in the streets against what should be a no-brainer is that there is a perception that "it's just me. maybe it's in my mind." >> hinojosa: well, isn't it because women are never talking about this? it's not like we're sitting there and saying... >> and we don't talk about violence against us. it's the great... there's a great stigma, a great secret that women keep to themselves. they don't acknowledge it until often it's too late, and their physical being is threatened or in some cases actually killed. >> hinojosa: so is it about women who just, at that moment when they're talking with their boss about the raise, that they just don't know how to... b

and together they passed health reform, they passed wall street reform, they passed the lilly ledbetter pay act, they reformed credit cards, ratified start treaty. they got a lot done, which is what you would expect to when one party controls the branches. then in 2010, as is wont to happen, the pendulum swung back in the other direction and the republicans took control of the house. once republicans got sworn in january 2011, we started this new game that we do now as a country. republicans were sworn in the house in january. by early april, just a few short weeks later, a couple of months after taking over the house, they were already veering within less an hour of a government shutdown. house speaker john boehner announces the deal just before 11:00 p.m. the agreement comes together in a few frantic hours at the capitol with a mid light deadline looming. that was the drama, remember? the first government shutdown fun times fight of the new congress. that's the one where just about the last republican demand standing which they ultimately let go of was shutting down funding for planne

i spoke earlier today about the lilly ledbetter case. that was one where i could, even though i spoke in defense for myself that three of my colleagues, i was able to create a better understanding of what lilly ledbetter's problem was. so i hope that answers your question in part. >> thank you. >> justice ginsburg, let me start also by thanking you for your appearance here today. and welcome back to thomas jefferson school of law. it's been a decade since we've seen. it's great to see you and we are honored to have you here. in keeping with the theme of the conference, i'd like to start off my questions with a kind of two-part question. the first part is, what qualities do you think a president should seek any supreme court justice? particularly at this time in our history. and then secondly, what do you think of the practice that has sometimes been prevalent in recent years, of appointing easily confirmable justices without a track record that might invite controversy? >> [inaudible]. someone who drives in the study of the law, someone

host: was the lilly ledbetter case did it go through the national labor relations board? >> no -- guest: no that was a wage and hour case. she said she got a lower wage because she was a woman. she didn't know about it, she heard rumors, when you finally decided to file a charge with the equal employment opportunity commission, more than 300 day the statutory limit, had gone by it went to the supreme court. the supreme court decided -- in a prior case, involving race discrimination in compensation, they had held that was a continuing violation because every time they get paid, you're under paying me because of my race or gender. in 1972, congress amended title 7 to make it clear that where you have a continuing violation involving compensation, back pay could not go back more than two years prior to the time you fileded the charge with the equal employment opportunity commission. but the supreme court all of a sudden the sided no, you had to challenge this when it first took place and what congress did was enacted the lilly ledbetter fair pay act and what that said is eve

congress enacted the lilly ledbetter fair pay act.t said that every time you get paid, if you are underpaid because of your race, gender, you have a violation. you can file a charge at any time. host: this is an informational segment. as a former labor law lawyer and a law professor who teaches labor law, is the nlrb effective? does it have a effective powers? is it to politicize? guest: it is very effective. yes, it is political. if you have a democratic board, it tends to be more liberal. i want testified before the senate labor committee where you say if you listen to the unions, they say the bush administration was pro-employer. it is almost like the pendulum inside the grandfather clock. it slowly moves back and forth but always stays in the box because almost all of the basic rules under the statute have been well defined by supreme court decisions and court of appeals decisions. it is not as if they can simply amend the statute. if they do, the court of appeals would reverse him. there are close cases where you tend to vote for

i spoke about the lilly ledbetter case. that was one where i could to create a better understanding of what lily ledbetter's problem was. i hope that answers your question in part. >> thank you. >> at me start off by thanking you for your appearance here today. welcome back to thomas jefferson school of law. it is great to see you. we are honored to have you. in keeping with the fame of the conference, i will like to start with a two-part question. the first part is this -- what qualities do you think a president should seek in a supreme court justice, particularly in our history? secondly, what do you think of the practice that has been prevalent in recent years of appointing easily comfortable justices without a track record that may invite controversy? >> someone who thrives in the study of the law, someone who is able to read and inform quickly mass amounts of material. someone who likes the life of thinking. speaking, writing. i think those are the qualities the president should seek. it is the best and hardest job i h

this is the week in which we celebrate the fourth anniversary of the signing of the lilly ledbetter act into law, and we are hopeful that that act along with future legislation that we are working on will begin to decrease the wage gap that exists between men and women. but until that happens, obviously it is clear that women earn less and therefore that affects the capability of saving for retirement. a report by the joint economic committee released this week chaired by our colleague on the committee senator casey stays there for women over 65 years of age, social security accounts for two-thirds of their total income while for men over the age of 65 is roughly 64%. in your written testimony, you reference the importance of the national education and research center on women and retirement planning and educating women on how to plan for retirement. a program funded by the administration on aging. so one quick -- it's my understanding that if sequestration precedes the administration of beijing would see a decrease in its discretionary budget of about $121 million in 2013 alone. i wond

medical leave act shortly after his inauguration, so did -- so too did president obama sign the lilly ledbetter legislation, right as the first bill that he sign, focus on families in the workplace and how they are affected. last week under the leadership of the national partnership, we had a tremendous george miller was the hero there because he had been a leader in passing. the babies were adorable as they are here today. and so i thank you, deborah, last night deborah and judy, judy, the national treasurer, and that was 20 years ago, imagine now her value. [laughter] hosted a celebration from the senate side and here we are now. they will go to the labor department for further acknowledgment of how important this is. and why do we make such a fuss? well, vivian and matari told us why. but i want to also acknowledge the mothers who are here. wendy and her son julian. [applause] there. vickie and her son jasper. there. hey, jasper. give a wave. give a wave, jasper. all right, jasper! erica and baby keira. and baby keira is two months -- 2 months old. and in case you didn't notice, a large numb

years later, president obama's first bill that he signed was the lilly ledbetter. again, talking about women in the workplace, families in the workplace. and at his inaugural, he declared in his stiring address, our journey is not complete until our wives, mothers and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. this isn't just about women, but about families and men, too, who have taken family medical leave for the good of their families. so here we are to celebrate -- how could it be 20 years later? we'll hear from george miller, who is really a champion in that effort at the time and from some of our other colleagues to address the issue. but our very special important guests will tell us their real leave experiences. i don't know what george is going to say, but i know i want him to say we want family and medical leave paid. are you going to talk about that? [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you for bringing us together to celebrate the 20 years that have remarkably changed the landscape for millions of families and gives us an opportunity to think

i spoke about the lilly ledbetter case.that was one where i could -- even though i spoke in dissent to create a better understanding of what lily ledbetter's problem was. so i hope that answers your question in part. >> thank you. >> let me start off by thanking you for your appearance here today. that justice ginsburg. welcome back to thomas jefferson school of law. it has been a decade since we have seen you. it is great to see you. we are honored to have you. in keeping with the theme of the with a two-part question. the first part is this -- what qualities do you think a president should seek in a supreme court justice, particularly at this time in our history? secondly, what do you think of prevalent in recent years of appointing easily confirmable justices without a track record that may invite controversy? >> what qualities should a president seek? someone who thrives in the study of the law, someone who is able to read and absorb quickly vast amounts of material, someone who likes the life of thinking, speaking, and

i spoke about the lilly ledbetter case. that was one where i could -- even though i spoke in dissent -- to create a better understanding of what lily ledbetter's problem was. so i hope that answers your question in part. >> thank you. >> let me start off by thanking you for your appearance here today. that justice ginsburg. welcome back to thomas jefferson school of law. it has been a decade since we have seen you. it is great to see you. we are honored to have you. in keeping with the theme of the with a two-part question. the first part is this -- what qualities do you think a president should seek in a supreme court justice, particularly in our history? -- at this time in our history? secondly, what do you think of prevalent in recent years of appointing easily confirmable justices without a track record that may invite controversy? >> what qualities should a president seek? someone who thrives in the study of the law, someone who is able to read and absorb quickly vast amounts of material, someone who likes the life of