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Senate GOP Blocks Paycheck Fairness Act

HeadlineSep 16, 2014

Senate Republicans have again blocked a measure aimed at narrowing the pay gap between men and women. The Paycheck Fairness Act would let workers compare salaries without the threat of retaliation and force companies to explain pay disparities. Republicans voted unanimously to block the bill on Monday in their latest effort to defeat the measure over the past four years.

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