it wasn't until lily announced her retirement that one of the employees came to her and said, lily, you know, for many years now you've been paid less than the man you were working next to even though you had the same job title and the same job assignment. this company was paying less to women doing the same job as men. and she thought that was unfair after a lifetime of work that she wouldn't receive equal pay for equal work and so she filed a lawsuit under a federal law asking that she be compensated for this discrimination against her, the reduction in pay which she had faced and the requirement reduction which she faced as a result of it. it was a well-known law that she filed her case under giving each american the right to allege discrimination in the workplace and set out to prove it. her case made it all the way to the supreme court of the united states, across the street, the highest court in the land. and this conservative, strict construction court departed from all the earlier cases. the earlier cases had said something that was, i think, reasonable on its face. they looked

and lily ledbetter said that is expeact what i did when i learned i was discriminated against i filed. but the supreme court across the street reach add different conclusion. their conclusion was that the law didn't mean that. the law meant that she had to file the law within six months after the first act of discrimination. in other words, the first time she was paid less than the man working next to her she had a clock starting to run. she had six months to file the lawsuit. well, those of us who have worked outside of government and even those working in government, for that matter, to some extent, but those working in the private sector know that it's a rare company that publishes the paychecks of every employee. so you may be working next to someone for years and never know exactly what they're being paid. that was the case with lilly ledbetter. she didn't know the man standing next to her down the same job was being paid more. she didn't discover it until several years later. the supreme court said, unfortunately, you distant file your case in tie, we're throwing it out of court

this one lady, lily ledbetter, took her case all the way to the supreme court. they heard it and they concluded that she had -- was aware of the unfair wage practices that she alleged long before the statute of limitations -- long before and that by the time she filed her complaint, it was way too late. and, in fact, one of the key witnesses had already died. so it was years after. and so they concluded that, okay? the congress fulfilling its proper role was unhappy about it. and has passed a law that i think unwisely muddles the statute of limitations on these kinds of cases dramatically but it would give her a chance to be successful or another person in their circumstance to be successful. so the supreme court -- this wasn't a conservative activist decision. it was a fact-based analysis by the supreme court by which they concluded that she waited too long to bring the lawsuit and it was barred. and congress thinking that was not good, passed a law that changed the statute of limitations so more people would be able to prevail. it's not wrong for the court to

let me tell you about one case the lily ledbetter cases used to study this. five justices struck a severe blow to the rights of working families across the country. 40 years ago congress put in place a lot to outlaw discrimination in the workplace so that men and women will receive equal pay for equal work. now, what they did the supreme court did in, and active as scourge, the court native people talking about judicial modesty and judicial restraint during their confirmation hearing and say the accord that basically struck down equal pay for women and i was very proud to be standing with lilly ledbetter, standing right behind the president's obama and that you were there when you sign the lily ledbetter long as his first act and that is going to change us. you know, those who care about the constitution, we should ask judge sotomayor after those conservative activists on the court now who have good legislation designed to protect americans from their jobs and voting, was meant to guarantee the access of americans to health care and education, was meant to pr

from the signing of the lily ledbetter act or schip to tobacco regulation, this is what it means. standing there with the president when he assigning these, yesterday with him signing the memorandum on extending benefits in same-sex couples. people are in tears. people are impacted by this. this change is not abstract, it is real. the problems in national security are very difficult and people are working on them. some of this -- helpless and give us your ideas and stay with us as we work through them. >> i appreciate noel's candor although i am not so sure about the elected thing eight years ago. [applause] [laughter] >> i was trying not to use that word knowing the crowd i was in. >> not over it yet. look, i do think that it is hard to add to what was said about what president obama's presidency means. i will say that to see -- what this presidency means is change but change at a time when the nation so desperately needs to change. it is the combination of the man, the agenda, and the moment that are so powerful for me and so moving for me. why i am willing to get up early in th

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that was the case with lily. she did not discover that until many years later. the supreme court said, unfortunately you did not file your case in time, we are throwing it out of court. and they did. they departed from the previous court's decision which had given her and people like her the right to recover and limit that right to recover. and her name, we change the law to make it clearer said that no supreme court in the future would have any doubt that it is six months after the discovery of the discrimination not after the first act of discrimination. it was one of the first will stick caught -- that president barack obama -- it was one of the first bills that president barack obama signed. lilly had the satisfaction to know that this congress and this president would not allow the injustice created by the supreme court decision to continue. some have said we do not need judges with empathy. if we told her, she missed it and she was out of luck, that is not a fair and just resort -- results. i want to know the particle decisions -- practical decisions that

of things hour own experience as barbara spoke of writing about her father i wrote to about my aunt lilythese bases i was looking for the face of rosa parks because several women in this book had their own bus stories but it's amazing how one person can stand out as the example but the millions of others who have the same story i realize that story i wrote about my a and delete it was that she and i together had a bus a story and i said she told stories of the bitter segregation ofñr theçó south bui saw it firsthand i sought when a white bus driver told us to were not far enoughñr behind the white linebacker he said all i could not have to seize even though i was too big to sit on her lap but we had to stand and she refused and the driver came to us and threatened to throw us but she never budge he shouted and she shouted back. i have been baking pies all morning i will be watching 50 bedsheets to tonight and right now while the sitting here until we got off. with fear choking me and lilly turned my head to the window we rode home silent but we one [applause] so we find other women right

ted lily. >> johnny: lannan delivers to gonzalez. fouled back. count is even at 2-2. reds are 6-7 against opponents from to the national league east. the nationals looking for their 10th win at home this year. 16th overall. rob, we were talking before this ballgame, you were comparing this year's record at the same time compared to last year. and this is a much, much better ball club. line-drive to left field, base hit for gonzalez. and it is hard to believe it is a 15-42 team. >> rob: it is. and this team was nine games better last year with the wins. but, you know what, it comes in cycles. they can still with a 66-29 flurry at the end of the season finish 500. >> johnny: right. >> rob: that is when you look at numbers and you have to start with small goals. try to win series. obviously we are not going to win this series against the reds. but when you go down to tampa, say we have to take two out of three. go up to new york and try to take two out of three. start small with your goals and build upon that. i think one of the smaller goals that this team has had over

you mention your aunt lily and i-- was a europe and lilly that gave an affirmation for michelle?> yes. [inaudible] >> yeah,. >> do want to read the rest of it? >> yeah, i will do that. i mean, let me just read, okay. my wonderful el lilly passed away a few years ago it live for a century. her grandfather had been a slave on the plantation in virginia. for more than 40 years she worked at a bakery in the miller and roose department store in richmond virginia. when i was a child to made me many visits to my home. whenever my family fell on hard times, and it was often, my mother would send rle. she would always come. we would meet her at the greyhound bus station. she never travel light. she had several platts cases with leather buckles tied together with assorted straps to secure the contents. fill to bursting, the suitcases had apples and pears from her front yard and virginia. she also had a smoked shoulder of pork placed inside a burlap bag. this was a prized possession. aunt lilly had come to feed a hungry family in baltimore and she was always right on time. because the way t

why does the lily family in coughman, texas, that need money to pay health care premiums on their insurance, why do they have to pay for it? i don't understand that, mr. chairman. and i don't think it's right. i don't think it is right at a time of economic crisis. we are losing small businesses by the thousands. the average small business is capitalized by $25,000. this $200,000 expenditure right here, that could mean the difference of saving eight small businesses and the jobs they represent in this great nation of ours. but instead it's going to be spent on the maine lobster research and in shore troll survey. no doubt it's important to maine. no doubt they are doing good work. but, mr. chairman, again is it worth borrowing money from the chinese, sending the bill to our children and grandchildren, and maybe being the first generation in america's history to leave the next generation with a lower standard of living? it's not fair. it's not smart. it's not right. it needs to be rejected. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. for what

official told me two days ago, is guilding the lily. i think it's a very unnecessary, useless part of the federal government and of this by but overall, i think it's a very fine bill. i particularly want to thank chairman price and ranking member rogers for the work they're doing in regard to cybersecurity. from everything i have read over these last few years that is going to be one of the areas that is going to be the most troublesome to this country in the years ahead. so madam speaker, i will yield back the balance of my time just by simply saying i want to express my appreciation to chairman price and ranking member rogers and particularly the staff that's work sod hard on this legislation. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from north carolina. >> i yield two -- mr. price: i yield two minutes to ms. kirk palt rick. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. kirkpatrick: i rise to engage mr. price in a colloquy. mr. price: i'm pleased to engage in a colloquy with the gentlelady. mrs. kirkpatrick: over the last