Steve Stivers: Against Fair Pay for Women

Former bank lobbyist, Steve Stivers, a Republican candidate for Congress, has a new website that shows how he would have voted if he had been elected in 2008.  On the website, Stivers says he "...will work to ensure American prosperity."



I'd like to amend his statement to this:

Steve Stivers will work to ensure American prosperity for men.

The website shows that Stivers would have voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act.

 Stivers website:
Vote on H.R. 12, the Paycheck Fairness Act (Roll Call No. 8).

 Stivers would have voted against this bill. 

We can assume that Stivers is in favor of pay discrimination on the basis of a person's sex.  

_____

According to his website:

Vote on Senate-passed S. 181, the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (Roll Call No. 37). 

Stivers also would have voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Act.

We can assume that Stivers does not support you being able to sue your employer when you find out that you were a victim of pay discrimination.

Stivers has revealed himself as a sexist. (Remember this?) I don't care if he claims he is protecting businesses.  The problem is that women are paid far less than men even when women are more qualified than their male counterparts.  Stivers thinks it is okay to discriminate against women and that women should have nothing to do about it.



Stivers would also have voted against the following:
Vote on H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (Roll Call No. 477).
Vote on H.R. 3269, the Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act (Roll Call No. 686).

Vote on H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (Roll Call No. 887). 

Vote on H.R. 5175, the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act (Roll Call No. 391).


Vote to adopt the conference report on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (Roll Call No. 413). 

If Steve Stivers had his way,
- - - - women should not be able to complain if they are paid less than men.
- - - - affordable health care isn't needed. Leave it to the free market.
- - - - banks and corporations should be able to interfere in elections.
- - - - contributions from banks and corporations to candidates should not be revealed.
- - - - Wall Street doesn't need more regulations.
- - - - Consumers don't need protection from corporations, banks, and Wall Street.

I don't think we can count on Steve Stivers to protect us.