In Fla., Obama calls for equal pay for women
Source: AP-Excite
By NEDRA PICKLER
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Amid grappling with crisis in Ukraine, President Barack Obama made a pitch for women's pocketbook issues Thursday, calling for legislation requiring equal pay for equal work and saying Congress would get more done if it had more women.
Obama left for the event at Orlando's Valencia College after announcing additional sanctions against Russian officials from the White House's South Lawn, a public juggling of his duties as the country's chief executive and the Democratic Party's leader.
With Obama and his health care law a political liability in some parts of the country, the president is trying to help his party's effort to win November elections by leading a debate on economic issues and bringing in campaign funds.
Florida has one of the country's most competitive gubernatorial races with incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott facing Democratic former Gov. Charlie Crist. But Crist did not appear publicly with Obama and only planned to see him at a private fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee.
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President Barack Obama shakes hands after speaking at Valencia College in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Obama is visiting the school to highlight women's economic issues. He will also then travel to Miami for a pair of fundraisers for the democrats before returning to Washington later tonight. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Good for him. 