E170 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -- Extensions of Remarks January 28, 2009
Case of Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., by the narrow 5-4 vote, greatly impaired the ability of women and others to challenge pay discrimination. The passage and enactment of this act will restore prior longstanding law which will enable women and others to challenge instances of pay discrimination within 180 days of a discriminatory pay check. For too long women have performed the same tasks and have been unequally compensated.
Unequal pay is not merely a women's issue but a disparity that affects all of us.
Though there is still more work to be done in the fight for equality this legislation is an important step.
f SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference.
This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest-designated by the Rules Committee-of the time, place, and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur.
As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
Meetings scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2009 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's RECORD.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED FEBRUARY 3 10 a.m.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To hold hearings to examine modernizing the United States financial regulatory system.
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Madam Speaker, Lahori Ram was a passionate and progressive leader of the IndoAmerican community. He founded North America's first Sri Guru Ravidass Temple in Pittsburg, California in 1984. He tirelessly spread his message of equality for all humankind and encouraged education, hard work and love of family, community and country.
Lahori Ram was a mentor for Indians wanting to get involved in the American political process and was the first Indo-American to be appointed to a statewide commission in California. At the time of his passing, he served on California's Economic Development Commission. Previously he served on the state's Technology, Trade and Commerce Committee and the Transportation Commission.
Lahori and Prito Ram bought their first home in San Bruno in 1979. While he built a fortune-eventually owning more than 100 apartment units in the Bay Area-the family remained in their adopted community. His unexpected and sudden passing leaves many mourning the loss, but soon the mention of his name will bring only smiles as his many friends and relatives remember this good man, known worldwide for his grace, hard work and kindness. I am proud to have represented Lahori Ram and prouder still to have been his friend.
f LILLY LEDBETTER FAIR PAY ACT OF 2009 SPEECH OF HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 181, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is critical in the struggle for financial equality. Even in 2009 women still on average earn 78 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts in a nation where 41 percent of women are the sole income providers for their families.
Economic equality is not an issue that should be based on gender but on fairness and the quality of ones hard work. The Supreme Court
the case with Dionne Warwick and Chuck Jackson who starred at the Apollo years ago and will be with us this week participating in the 75th Anniversary Season Kick-Off.
Once again, I congratulate the Apollo Theater and join in its celebration. Our district is proud to serve as the home of the Apollo and deeply appreciates all it has done for the community. We look forward to a 75th season filled with amazing talent and memorable performances.
f IN RECOGNITION OF THE INSPIRATIONAL LIFE OF LAHORI RAM HON. JACKIE SPEIER OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, our nation lost a shining light when Mr. Lahori Ram passed away earlier this month.
Mr. Ram was born in 1944 in the village of Lalwan, Punjab, India and came to America in 1972 with $308 in his pocket. He toiled in the fields of the Central Valley, picking almonds and peaches for seventy-five cents an hour while putting himself through school, eventually earning a Master's Degree in Economics and landing a job with the United States Postal Service at San Francisco International Airport.
When Lahori Ram arrived in America, he didn't know a single person. When he left us-far too soon-his friends were legion. Known as Uncle Ji to his extended family of Indian immigrants and their children, Lahori built a real estate empire in the Bay Area by buying and renovating rental properties.
A staunch supporter of his adopted country, Lahori and his beautiful wife, Pritam Kaur, raised three delightful children and saw to it that they received a stellar education and embraced their parents' dual affection for both America and the ``old country'' of India. His two sons, Jagdev (Jack) and Ajaipaul (Paul), are practicing attorneys and daughter Jagdish (Jackie) is on her way to an MBA. In addition, he always had time for his daughters-in-law, Ramitpal and Nelam and doted on his only grandchild, Jasmyne.
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