In his continued war on equal rights for women, Republican Congressman Buck McKeon voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which will allow women to challenge pay discrimination by effectively asserting their rights under the existing federal anti-discrimination laws.
Buck McKeon called the bill a "boondoggle." His argument is that if women are allowed to sue for pay discrimination, it will lead to frivolous lawsuits.
The majority of the House of Representatives, however, do not think women's complaints are frivolous. The law passed today with a vote of 250-177.
In an interesting demonstration of how this is a gender issue rather than a political party issue, all female Republican senators voted in favor of the senate version of the bill.
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