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Inequality, and it is spoken of as if the government should step in and make sure people are on the same playing field. is that what the framers meant by equality? >> no, i dont think so. i think it was put best by my late colleague and very, very famous economist milton friedman. he said that those people who put equality before liberty are not likely to have much of either, but those people who put liberty before equality are likely to have a large measure of both. and so when people talk abou...

Im nasty like the battles my grandmothers fought to get me into that voting booth. im nasty like the fight for wage equality. scarlett johansson, why were the female actors paid less than half of what the male actors earned? last year, see, even when we do go into higher paging jobs, our wages are still cut with blades sharpened by testosterone -- >> thats ashley judd, bringing the fire. ♪

Government funds itself. i think you can come at this issue from many points of view. from partisan points of view. but i think theres some common ground around what most americans think the federal government should do for us. this bill is designed to completely snap the purse strings and separate the citizens of the united states from their government and the governments ability to deliver things to them like infrastructure. like wage equality. like sensible deficit management. funding of publ...

The energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, its californians its me and its you. dont stop now, its easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. politicians talk about wage equality, but my father has made it a practice as -- at his company throughout his en...

Gut the one policy she touted during the campaign. >> at my fathers company, there are more female than male executives. women are paid equally for the work that we do and when a woman becomes a mother, she is supported not shut out. politicians talk about wage equality but my father has made it a practice at his company throughout his entire career. he will fight for equal pay for equal work and i will fight for this too right along side of him. >> but reports in the wall street journal newswee...

In this weeks "american opportunity," academy award winning actress and activist, patricia arquette. you might remember her 2015 oscar speech talking about the gender pay gap and calling for true equality for women. today she is keeping up that fight opening up to our own poppy harlow about her struggle as a young single mother living paycheck to paycheck. >> at the oscars in 2015, you won for "boyhood." congratulations. you took that moment when the eyes of the world were on you to say this -- ...

>> people think that youre going to be part of the administration, ivanka. >> im -- no. im going to be a daughter. but ive said throughout the campaign that i am very passionate about certain issues and that i want to fight for them. wage equality, child care. these are things very important for me. im very passionate about education. really promoting more opportunities for women. so there are a lot of things i feel deeply strongly about but not in a formal administrative capacity. >> eli remain...

Your own jean gegenes but, yeah nasty woman. a loud, vulgar proud woman. im not nasty. like the combo of trump and pence being served up to me in my voting booth. im nasty like the battles my grandmothers fought to get me into that voting booth. im nasty. like the fight for wage equality. scarlett johansson, why were the female actors paid less than half of what the male actors earned last year? see, even when we do go into higher paying jobs our wages are still cut with blades. >> thats ashley ...

That. >> we do. we dont yet know what the trump administration will achieve, we do know that one of his closest confidantes has been and will be his daughter ivanka who says these passionate about fighting for wage equality, child care. i know one thing, women from all different spectrums will be watching and listening. finally today, spotted in washington, a moving van outside of the new home of the obamas. its in the kalarama neighborhood where they plan to stay until their younger daughter ...

Things that are very important to me. >> she softened her fathers image in the wake of the "access hold wool," tame. >> he will provide tax credits for child care. >> she helped insert language into her fathers platform that would appeal to the average democrat in fact, she and her brothers could not vote for their father in the new york primary because they were still registered democrats. >> politicians talk about wage equality but my not has made eight practice as he added the companies throu...