Equal Pay Day Unites Senate Women

Tomorrow marks the very important PA primary, but it's notable for another reason ... Equal Pay Day. And the cause is uniting some of the Senate's female Dems who have been on opposing sides during the contentious presidential primary contest.

Led by Sen. Barbara Mikulski, these senators will renew their call for passage of the Fair Pay Restoration Act (S. 1843), which ensures equal pay for women and minorities in the workforce. Mikulski will speak at 10 a.m. Scheduled to follow are: Sens. Patty Murray, Claire McCaskill and Amy Klobuchar.

Murray and Mikulski are backing Hillary Clinton. McCaskill and Klobuchar support Barack Obama.

The bill, which is co-sponsored by Mikulski and currently being considered by the Senate, would overturn Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. A divided Supreme Court held in the case that workers must sue for pay discrimination within 180 days after the original pay-setting decision, no matter how long the unfair pay continues.

(JENNIFER SKALKA)