Today, the Senate Republican minority filibustered to block passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act in a 52 to 47 tally, successfully killing the bill.

 

The act would have helped to decrease the current pay gap between women and men by increasing protections for women filing gender discrimination lawsuits, creating a federal grant program to improve salary negotiating skills for women, and rewarding employers who have fair pay practices, among other steps.

“Republicans are standing against public opinion, common sense, and fifty years of advances in gender equality,” said Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chair Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ).