Reid Celebrates Lilly Ledbetter Bill-Signing Anniversary, Launches Women for Harry Reid
LAS VEGAS – On the first anniversary of the signing of the historic Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Sen. Reid’s campaign launched Women for Harry Reid, bringing together a bipartisan group of Nevada women from all regions of the state in support of Sen. Reid’s re-election campaign. From now until Election Day, the group will highlight Sen. Reid’s long track record standing up for issues important to Nevada women and families.
“Especially during these difficult economic times, there is no stronger advocate for Nevada’s women and families than Sen. Harry Reid,” said former Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa. “One year ago today, it was his leadership that finally got the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act signed into law, a giant step toward ensuring equal pay for equal work. From ensuring health care for children to combating domestic violence, Sen. Reid has proven time and again his leadership is crucial as Nevada’s voice in the United States Senate.”
“I am so grateful for the broad, bipartisan support my campaign is receiving from Nevada’s women and families,” said Sen. Reid. “We must continue building on the progress we have made to ensure gender does not determine the size of a paycheck. I am proud of what we have achieved so far, and am determined to continue fighting for full equity in the workplace.”
The launch was accompanied by a new web site and Facebook page.
Sen. Reid’s long track record standing up Nevada’s women and families includes:
- Leading the Senate to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, legislation ensuring that if a worker discovers disparities between his or her salary and another worker who performs the same work, the time in which that worker can take action resets with each unfair paycheck, rather than starting and ending after the first instance, whether the worker was aware of the disparity or not.
- Championing the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would go even further than the Ledbetter legislation to provide more effective remedies for victims of wage discrimination based on gender. He has co-sponsored the legislation for more than a decade.
- Helping pass the Family and Medical Leave Act, historic legislation that requires businesses with 50 or more employees to provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave for illness, to provide aid to a sick family member or to care for a newborn child.
- Pushing for a greater focus on preventing and treating breast cancer. In 2008, Senator Reid passed the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act, which will help to establish a national strategy to study the potential links between the environment and breast cancer and would authorize funding for such research. The legislation included $40 million in funding for the work.
- Working to end domestic violence against women, recently securing hundreds of thousands of dollars for domestic violence programs in Nevada. In September 2009, Sen. Reid announced $350,000 to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in Douglas County. Additionally, in December 2009, he secured $125,000 for the Rape Crisis Center in Las Vegas. The Center has partnered with the Clark County School District to educate children about ways to prevent and identify sexual assault.
- Ensuring women not only serve at the highest levels of government, but to promote leadership skills among younger generations of women. As Senate Majority Leader, Senator Reid led the confirmation of Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Additionally, he nominated the first woman to the Federal Bench of Nevada, Clark county Assistant District Attorney Johnnie B. Rawlinson. In 1998, she became the first woman and first minority member to be a federal judge in the state. Furthermore, he worked hard to ensure young women can attain leadership positions, securing $150,000 for UNLV’s Women’s Research Institute of Nevada and the National Education for Women’s Leadership Program.
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Reid Celebrates Lilly Ledbetter Bill-Signing Anniversary, Launches Women for Harry Reid
LAS VEGAS – On the first anniversary of the signing of the historic Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Sen. Reid’s campaign launched Women for Harry Reid, bringing together a bipartisan group of Nevada women from all regions of the state in support of Sen. Reid’s re-election campaign. From now until Election Day, the group will highlight Sen. Reid’s long track record standing up for issues important to Nevada women and families.
“Especially during these difficult economic times, there is no stronger advocate for Nevada’s women and families than Sen. Harry Reid,” said former Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa. “One year ago today, it was his leadership that finally got the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act signed into law, a giant step toward ensuring equal pay for equal work. From ensuring health care for children to combating domestic violence, Sen. Reid has proven time and again his leadership is crucial as Nevada’s voice in the United States Senate.”
“I am so grateful for the broad, bipartisan support my campaign is receiving from Nevada’s women and families,” said Sen. Reid. “We must continue building on the progress we have made to ensure gender does not determine the size of a paycheck. I am proud of what we have achieved so far, and am determined to continue fighting for full equity in the workplace.”
The launch was accompanied by a new web site and Facebook page.
Sen. Reid’s long track record standing up Nevada’s women and families includes:
- Leading the Senate to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, legislation ensuring that if a worker discovers disparities between his or her salary and another worker who performs the same work, the time in which that worker can take action resets with each unfair paycheck, rather than starting and ending after the first instance, whether the worker was aware of the disparity or not.
- Championing the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would go even further than the Ledbetter legislation to provide more effective remedies for victims of wage discrimination based on gender. He has co-sponsored the legislation for more than a decade.
- Helping pass the Family and Medical Leave Act, historic legislation that requires businesses with 50 or more employees to provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave for illness, to provide aid to a sick family member or to care for a newborn child.
- Pushing for a greater focus on preventing and treating breast cancer. In 2008, Senator Reid passed the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act, which will help to establish a national strategy to study the potential links between the environment and breast cancer and would authorize funding for such research. The legislation included $40 million in funding for the work.
- Working to end domestic violence against women, recently securing hundreds of thousands of dollars for domestic violence programs in Nevada. In September 2009, Sen. Reid announced $350,000 to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in Douglas County. Additionally, in December 2009, he secured $125,000 for the Rape Crisis Center in Las Vegas. The Center has partnered with the Clark County School District to educate children about ways to prevent and identify sexual assault.
- Ensuring women not only serve at the highest levels of government, but to promote leadership skills among younger generations of women. As Senate Majority Leader, Senator Reid led the confirmation of Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Additionally, he nominated the first woman to the Federal Bench of Nevada, Clark county Assistant District Attorney Johnnie B. Rawlinson. In 1998, she became the first woman and first minority member to be a federal judge in the state. Furthermore, he worked hard to ensure young women can attain leadership positions, securing $150,000 for UNLV’s Women’s Research Institute of Nevada and the National Education for Women’s Leadership Program.
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