McCain Votes Against Equal Pay Protections for Women at WorkMcCain Voted Twice Against Equal Pay For Women.Twice, McCain voted to deny equal pay rights for millions of women in America, as part of a supposed overhaul of minimum wage laws that would have actually removed existing protections for many workers.<1>
McCain Skipped Important Vote On Pay Discrimination To Attend Campaign Events.McCain aide Brian Rogers said McCain will not come back for a vote to change civil rights law to make it easier for workers to sue for pay discrimination long after the initial act of alleged discrimination. Sens. Obama and Clinton are expected to return for the vote.<2>
McCain Said He Does Not Support Equal Pay Law.McCain, who did not return to Washington for the vote, said "I am all in favor of pay equity for women, but this kind of legislation, as is typical of what's being proposed by my friends on the other side of the aisle, opens us up to lawsuits for all kinds of problems. This is government playing a much, much greater role in the business of a private enterprise system."<3>
McCain Said Women Need More "Education And Training."McCain also said, "They need the education and training, particularly since more and more women are heads of their households, as much or more than anybody else. And it's hard for them to leave their families when they don't have somebody to take care of them. It's a vicious cycle that's affecting women, particularly in a part of the country like this, where mining is the mainstay; traditionally, women have not gone into that line of work, to say the least."<4>
McCain's Recent Rhetoric Doesn't Match His RecordMCCAIN SAID: Complained that Women Earn Less Than Men and Promised More Women to His Administration. MCCAIN’S VOTING RECORD: Consistently Voted Against Wage and Employment Discrimination Issues. 2008: McCain Skipped Important Vote On Pay Discrimination To Attend Campaign Events. McCain aide Brian Rogers said McCain will not come back for a vote to change civil rights law to make it easier for workers to sue for pay discrimination long after the initial act of alleged discrimination. Sens. Obama and Clinton are expected to return for the vote. <5>
2008: McCain Said He Was More Concerned With “Clogging” The Courts Than Protecting Women’s Rights To Sue Employers In Equal Pay Cases. McCain, who did not return to Washington for the vote, said “I am all in favor of pay equity for women, but this kind of legislation, as is typical of what's being proposed by my friends on the other side of the aisle, opens us up to lawsuits for all kinds of problems. This is government playing a much, much greater role in the business of a private enterprise system.” According to an Editorial in the Grand Rapid Press, “John McCain let it be known that he opposed the Ledbetter legislation because it "opens us up to lawsuits for all kinds of problems." This is a little like saying we shouldn't have any laws because they only clog up the courts. <6><7>
2008: Defending His Vote Against Pay Discrimination, McCain Said Women Need More “Education And Training.” McCain also said, “They need the education and training, particularly since more and more women are heads of their households, as much or more than anybody else. And it's hard for them to leave their families when they don't have somebody to take care of them. It's a vicious cycle that's affecting women, particularly in a part of the country like this, where mining is the mainstay; traditionally, women have not gone into that line of work, to say the least.” <8>
2006: McCain Voted Twice Against Equal Pay For Women. Twice, McCain voted to deny equal pay rights for millions of women in America, as part of a supposed overhaul of minimum wage laws that would have actually removed existing protections for many workers. <9><10>
2002: McCain Didn’t Think Female Farmers Deserved “Socially Disadvantaged” Status. McCain mocked, “There are interesting things in here. There is one, No. 110: Adds ‘gender’ to the list of socially disadvantaged groups covered by section 2501, the outreach program for socially disadvantaged farmers.” <11>
2000: McCain Voted Against Allowing Victims Of Wage Discrimination To Claim Punitive And Compensatory Damages. McCain voted against an amendment to allow workers who won their wage discrimination claims in court to collect punitive and compensatory damages in addition to back wages. (CQ) <12>
1998: McCain Favored Ending Gender-Based Set-Aside Programs for Women-Owned Businesses, But Voted Against Amendment That Would Have Eliminated Them. “Mr. President, I'm not a supporter of race-based or gender-based set-aside programs. This amendment goes too far. It eliminates a program that, while seriously flawed in its current focus, was designed to provide opportunities for historically disadvantaged businesses to compete for Federal highway construction dollars. . . . We must recognize that poverty and economic disadvantage do not confine themselves within a certain race, gender, or ethnic group. . . . I suggest we target the root of the problem--lack of economic opportunity, not race, gender, ethnicity, and the like. . . . A needy American is a needy American, no matter their race, creed, color, or gender.” <13>
1990: McCain Twice Voted Against Legislation Overturning Supreme Court Rulings Limiting The Rights Of Persons Alleging Discrimination By Their Employers. Adoption of the conference report and the override of President Bush’s veto on the bill which overturns a number of recent Supreme Court cases limiting the rights of persons alleging discrimination by employers; and authorizes compensatory and punitive damages in discrimination case under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. <14><15>
1990: McCain Voted To Lessen The Burden Of Proof For Employers In Cases Where Practices Are Technically Fair But May Still Discriminate Against Women. McCain voted for motion to recommit to the conference committee the bill, with instructions to report it back to the Senate with provisions lessening the burden of proof for employers defending practices that are fair in form but have the effect of discriminating against women and minorities. (CQ)<16>
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