Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Signing

Jan 29, 2009

White House

President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which effectively ended a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision saying employees had only 180 days to file a pay-discrimination lawsuit. While signing the Act, President Obama noted that it was not only his first bill signing, but the first time he had used multiple pens to sign an official .. Read More
President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which effectively ended a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision saying employees had only 180 days to file a pay-discrimination lawsuit. While signing the Act, President Obama noted that it was not only his first bill signing, but the first time he had used multiple pens to sign an official document, although he had been practicing with multiple pens.

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00:07:21 Obama, BarackPresident

All right. Everybody please have a seat.

AUDIENCE MEMBER: (Off mike.) (Laughter.)

Well,...
00:08:53 Pelosi, NancyU.S. Representative

Thank you.
00:08:53 Obama, BarackPresident

-- for your extraordinary work, and to all the

sponsors and members of Congress and leadership...

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