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Pay for women is more than a talking point for senator mcconnell. it's something he's worked to achieve his entire career. hmm. his whole career? what about senator mcconnell's vote against the historic lilly ledbetter act? >> this time for the ledbetter vote. >> fair pay for women is a special interest? he doubled down on that again a year later. once again voting against fair pay. >> but this so-called ledbetter bill is really a trial lawyer's bailout. it's not about fair pay. as we all know, job creators have enough to worry about these days. we shouldn't add the threat of never-ending laws...

Grandparents forced to take cover under a pier with five grandchildren to escape flames from burning wildfires in the country. they were there for more than two hours until they found a small boat and made it out of harm's way. >>brian: klein's military could be -- china's military could be getting a big boost from u.s. technology. guess what? you helped pay for it. stuart varney is outraged this morning. let's talk about a-123 out rage. >> that is a green battery company. american taxpayers put money into it, up to $250 million. the army put in $21 million to develop military-style batteries....

Were to blame for not including women. then it turned out that mitt romney hired more women than any other state. >>brian: it was put out that in the white house women made less than men. if you look at the campaign, the president promised women contraceptives and abortions. he didn't promise them a table at power. >>gretchen: he wasn't in favor of that bill that would be equal pay, ledbetter bill. >>steve: we have secretary of state john kerry still in. the new secretary of defense is a man. the nominee any way. and the new c.i.a. director is a man. and not that i'm anti-man. but if they do n...

Working women and their families across this nation. it's not right. it's a simple bill. >> is it insane -- what is it on his part, is it tom donahue, the u.s. chamber of commerce, what pressure is he doing not to do what seems to be the reasonable thing to do, equal pay? why would romney, who is not an idiot, why would he take that position? >> well, the united states chamber of commerce probably is pushing for that because they sent in a lawyer to argue against lilly ledbetter. the two times i testified in the house and the two times i testified in the senate. so they are not for the ledbett...

Mate, paul ryan, voted against it and mr. ryan has been out on the campaign trail talking against the ledbetter bill, saying it wasn't needed, and i can assure you it was needed and the house and the congress and the senate, they passed it. they knew it was needed. it had been there for many years, and i don't think that he's ever going to commit and it's so simple because it's just a fundamental american right, and the men in this country, like yourself, they all understand it now because their wives, their daughters, their daughter-in-laws, their granddaughters are all working. it takes two ...