Durbin Issues Statement On Filibuster of Paycheck Fairness Act

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after Senate Republicans filibustered the Paycheck Fairness Act:

“The Paycheck Fairness Act would close loopholes that allow for pay discrimination and empower women to hold employers accountable when they’re being underpaid. Senate Republicans blocked this common-sense measure from consideration. The women who helped carry America’s families through this pandemic should not have to wait any longer for equal pay.”