Kelly Ayotte on Jobs

	Kelly Ayotte on Jobs

Voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act addressing pay gap

In 2012 and 2014, Ayotte voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would have made it easier for victims of sex discrimination to fight back against their employers. According to a 2014 Boston Globe report, she claimed the bill would be a giveaway to trial lawyers and lead to too many lawsuits. In a floor speech that year, she incorrectly asserted that addressing the pay gap between men and women might mean that employers could not offer merit pay. Source: American Independent on Governor New Hampshire Senate race , Jul 24, 2023

Government won't create jobs; it's our small businesses

As for the controversial stimulus spending that supporters argue kept a recession from becoming a depression, Ayotte believes the government's role should be one of support through pro-growth policies and lower taxes. "It's not the government that's going to create jobs in this country, it's our small businesses. It's the private sector," said Ayotte. "Many of the so-called jobs that were created under the stimulus were essentially temporary jobs, government jobs, not private sector growth."

Hodes defended the spending and argued the stimulus funds created needed jobs for teachers, fire fighters and police officers. "It was certainly necessary to stabilize our economy that was in absolute free fall," said Hodes. "At the time the recovery act was passed we'd lost almost 4 million jobs, the financial markets were locked, the economy was in a free fall."

Source: Fox News coverage of 2010 N.H. Senate debate , Sep 23, 2010

No minimum wage increase; no card-check; no mandatory leave

Hodes endorsed raising the minimum wage to include increases in cost-of-living, giving unions the option of organizing by collecting names of supporters rather than through a secret ballot vote and mandating employers offer paid sick leave to their workers.

Ayotte opposed all three proposed changes in federal labor laws.

Source: Nashua Telegraph coverage of 2010 N.H. Senate debate , Sep 23, 2010

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