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Dorchester Democrats respond to Rep. Murphy’s ‘Equal Pay’ delay (Press Release)

3/22/2017

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​On March 22, South Carolina began moving one step closer to joining 46 other states with “equal pay” laws, which prevent companies from paying women a lesser rate than men for the same work. Until Rep. Chris Murphy – a Republican state legislator representing House Dist. 98 in Summerville and North Charleston – slyly tripped that step, that is.
 
On Tuesday morning, H.R. 3599 (“South Carolina Equal Pay for Equal Work Act”) was heard by the House Judiciary subcommittee, which is chaired by Murphy.
 
When another member of the subcommittee called for vote on the bill, Murphy delayed, even moving discussion on to another bill, according to The Post & Courier’s Maya T. Prabhu, who reports the state representative from Dorchester County used a “series of procedural moves designed to put off voting” on the bill. 

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Rebekah Patrick tears Chris Murphy a new one

10/21/2014

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Okay, Chris. Time to answer up for your self-representation instead of constituent representation. 

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