1/3 Hillary Clinton @ Equal Pay Rally for Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, Washington DC 7/17/08

The two most influential women in Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), rallied outside the Capitol Thursday with women lawmakers and dozens of howling supporters.

The event marks the first time Pelosi and Clinton have staged a joint appearance since the divisive Democratic primary came to an end. And it's part of an ongoing Democratic effort to shore up women support by touting a so-called "checklist for change" calling for equal pay, among other things.

The Democrats are trying to use the equal pay issue to show a contrast between the two parties. Senate Republicans blocked a bill this year to overturn a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling against Lilly Ledbetter who claimed she was the victim of gender pay discrimination.

Clinton introduced Ledbetter, saying "We owe a great debt of gratitude to this great women."

Ledbetter said, "This is not a Democratic or Republican issue, this is a fairness issue."

http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/07/17/clinton-and-pelosi-rally-for-equal...

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