Obama signs executive order that will enforce pay equity for women

Republicans argued that the Senate legislation would hurt women by restricting job flexibility and merit pay.

At a news conference, 5 male Democratic senators said the issue of equalizing pay for men and women was more than a women’s issue.

“Rebuilding the middle class begins with good-paying jobs. And those good-paying jobs won’t happen if women are systematically denied fair pay simply based on their gender,” said Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I.

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, the Senate’s No. 3 Democratic leader, said equalizing pay for men and women was a popular issue and warned Republicans opposing the measure, “We’re going to come back to this issue several times this year.”

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