PointsofInterest:
Ø TammyisastrongsupporteroftheLillyLedbetterFairPayActandthe
PaycheckFairnessAct.WhileahelicopterpilotintheArmy,sheearned
equalpayforequalworkandbelievesasanationwearestrongerwhen
peoplearepaidthesameforcarryingoutthesamejobs.
Ø InCongress,Tammyintroducedlegislationtostrengthencivilrights
protectionsandprotectfederalemployeesfromdiscriminationbasedon
sexualorientationorgenderidentity.
Ø Tammytothisday,haspainfromtheinjuriesshesustainedincombatand
herdisabilityshapeshereverydayexistence.Tammywouldnevervoteto
takeawayfrompersonsinjuredinacaraccidentorattheworkplacetheir
opportunitytoexplaintheirexperiencetoajuryofpeersorcurtailthe
justicesystem’sabilitytomakethemwhole.
Ø IntheHouseofRepresentatives,TammyhasstoodupagainstRepublican
effortstolimitdamagesforpainandsuffering.
Ø TammyvotedagainstaRepublicanbillthatwoulddenyaccesstothe
courtsbymakingitprohibitivelyexpensiveforinjuredpartiestobring
suit.
Ø Tammy’sopponent,RepublicanMarkKirk,saidthatequalpaylegislation
wasamongthemostsexistlegislationagainstwomenbecause“thisvery
well-connected,IwouldsaylikelyDemocraticParty-connectedlawyer,
comesinandtakescontrolofyourcase...andarighttoone-thirdofyour
recovery,thatwouldbetheultimatesexism.”Kirkvotedagainstboththe
LillyLedbetterFairPayActandthePaycheckFairnessAct.
Ø Kirksaidthatclassactionlawsuitsonlytakerightsawayfromplaintiffsand
wantstocurtailtheiruse.
Ø Kirkvotedtocapdamagesonmedicalmalpracticecasesandcappainand-damageawardsincivilsuits.